The Flower Carpet - Brussels - Brussels - Belgium

The Carpet of Flowers event in the centre of Brussels took place again in 2022, the event is biennial so the next event is scheduled for 2024.

Two events — the Flowertime and Flower Carpet—occur biennially alternating with one another. Every August, a team of florists brings magic to the centre of Brussels: 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.

The Grand-Place in Brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. 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 2022 theme of the flower carpet was Mexico. The Flower Carpet was dedicated to Guanajuato, a Mexican region with a particularly rich floral culture and tradition.

As soon as we know the theme for the 2024 event we will let you know.

This is a great time to visit the bustling city of Brussels and all the delights it has to offer.

 

This event brings visitors from all over the world to admire the display on show in the Grand-Place, an spectacle that certainly catches your interest!

 

Officially, the first Floral Carpet in its present-day form was created in 1971 on the Grand-Place by the landscape architect E. Stautemans, but in fact, it was the culmination of a whole series created in various towns in Flanders. The beauty and diversity of all these carpets is largely due to their main component, the famous begonia. Chosen above all for its qualities of robustness, resistance to bad weather and strong sunshine, the begonia guarantees the long life and freshness of the carpet. This event happens every two years.