Grand Place Brussels Flower Carpet 2017

Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias.

Grand place brussels flower carpet 2017.

Scents colours lights and sounds every other summer on the weekend of august 15th the flower carpet offers a chance to stroll across the grand place a jewel of gothic architecture to inhale the fragrant. The event takes place biannually alternating with the flower carpet. Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico.

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 entry hall the corridors the offices meeting and reception rooms are adorned with dozens of floral arrangements. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. Summery flower magic in the heart of brussels brussels 11 august 2017 over 100 000 flowers 19 first class belgian florists 13 historic rooms three flower and vegetable carpets on the grand place and some hidden pieces of juicy fruit.

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 spectacular unesco site of grand place in brussels. Refer to my earlier post.

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. The enchanting building is transformed into an idyllic place for a stroll. From 14 to 18 august 2019 at the city hall of brussels and the grand place. These are the main ingredients of the third edition of flowertime.

The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours. City hall and grand place flowertime transforms the city hall and grand place into a floral dream. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. The city of brussels and the association of the brussels flower carpet join forces for flowertime an international plant and flower arrangement event.

The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986.