The Flower Carpet In Grand Place Brussels Belgium

The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours.

The flower carpet in grand place brussels belgium. A hundred volunteers assemble the carpet in less than eight hours. Although they originated in the west indies 80 of the carpet s begonias are cultivated in ghent. Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres carpet. 1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark.

Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. Scents colours lights and sounds. 600000 begonias are used to make this year s flower carpet in grand place begonias continue to be the preferred flower of the brussels flower carpet although other blooms such as carnations are also used.

Two events the flowertime and flower carpet occur biennially altering with one another. In just one morning belgian begonia cultivators decorate 1 800 m 2 of brussels grand place with a beautiful floral carpet using over 600 000 begonias depicting a theme in 2018 the theme was be guanajuato cultural pride of mexico. In 1971 the belgian landscape architect e. The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day.

In the even years they assemble the flower carpet on the grand place and in the odd years the town hall becomes the focus of the flowertime celebration. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. Nowadays numerous festive or cultural events are organized on the grand place. The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986.

Brussels flower carpet is an event taking place in brussels every two years during the third week of august to coincide with the assumption day. The flower carpet 77 x 24m event organized every 2 years in mid august and with more than 500 000 begonias the ommegang which commemorates the tribute created in 1549 during the coming of charles the fifth in brussels to present it his son the future philippe ii. Every august a team of florists brings magic to the centre of brussels. This event has already passed.

From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. The flower carpet is a biennial event in belgium where volunteers from around the country get together at brussels grand place to weave a carpet like tapestry out of colorful begonias the. The flower carpet is a biennial event in brussels in which volunteers from around belgium convene at the grand place the historic centre of the city to weave a carpet like tapestry out of colorful begonias.