Flower Carpet Brussels 2017

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

Flower carpet brussels 2017.

The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium. From 14 to 18 august 2019 at the city hall of brussels and the grand place. He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet.

The carpet is made up of nearly one million begonia flowers. The event takes place biannually alternating with the flower carpet. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet.

Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. The brussels flower carpet occurs every other year at the grand place in downtown brussels near most tourist hotels and attractions. Tapis de fleurs de bruxelles in 1971 the belgian landscape architect e. The city of brussels and the association of the brussels flower carpet join forces for flowertime an international plant and flower arrangement event.

Discover the flowertime 2019. The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with ne. Brussels flower carpet once every two years the rectangular shaped square at the grand place turns into a carpet of fresh flowers dubbed the flower carpet or flowercarpet. City hall and grand place flowertime transforms the city hall and grand place into a floral dream.

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. 1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. The elaborate patterns and colours are planned well ahead of time and then displayed in a single tableau on the cobblestones of the town square.

The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986. Discover the flowertime 2017 press release. 13 august 2015 10am to 10pm flowertime 2015. Each year the city picks a theme for the carpet and unveils the design at a nighttime opening ceremony.

Every other summer in alternation with the flower carpet of the grand place the city hall of brussels receives flowertime. The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day. The flower carpet is 70 m long by 24 m wide. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels.

A hundred volunteers assemble the carpet in less than eight hours.