Floriade Canberra: A Celebration of Springtime Blooms

The Floriade Canberra festival is a major event that is held in the Australian capital city of Canberra every spring. The festival celebrates all things floral, with a huge range of displays, exhibits, and activities on offer. There is something for everyone at Floriade Canberra, from kids’ activities and entertainment to food and wine tastings.
The Floriade Canberra festival is a major event that is held in the Australian capital city of Canberra every spring.
The Floriade Canberra festival is a major event that is held in the Australian capital city of Canberra every spring. Photo credit: Russell Charters
One of the main highlights of Floriade Canberra is the stunning flower displays. Visitors can wander through beautiful gardens filled with blooming flowers of all shapes and sizes. There are also many interactive exhibits where you can learn more about the world of plants and gardening.
The festival celebrates all things floral, with a huge range of displays, exhibits, and activities on offer.
The festival celebrates all things floral, with a huge range of displays, exhibits, and activities on offer. Photo credit: Pixabay
If you’re looking for something to do during your visit to Floriade Canberra, be sure to check out the festival’s busy schedule of events. There are workshops, talks, concerts, and more to enjoy. And don’t forget to sample some of the delicious food and wine on offer at the many stalls and restaurants.
Visitors can wander through beautiful gardens filled with blooming flowers of all shapes and sizes.
Visitors can wander through beautiful gardens filled with blooming flowers of all shapes and sizes. Photo credit: John O’Neill
This is the largest flower festival in the Southern Hemisphere, with over 300,000 visitors each year. In 2018, nearly 482,000 people attended, and 2019 had a record attendance of 507k people, beating 2014’s previous records by more than 100%.
So if you're looking for a fun and festive way to spend your spring, be sure to check out Floriade Canberra.
So if you’re looking for a fun and festive way to spend your spring, be sure to check out Floriade Canberra. Photo credit: Ashishlohorung
So if you’re looking for a fun and festive way to spend your spring, be sure to check out Floriade Canberra. The flower-filled gardens and exciting program of events make it one of the top festivals in Australia. This year, the blooms in Floriade garden beds were designed to reflect a diverse range of themes. Explore each bed’s details for an amazing appreciation of how these different colors and shapes came together as if they were one entity!
The flower-filled gardens and exciting program of events make it one of the top festivals in Australia.
The flower-filled gardens and exciting program of events make it one of the top festivals in Australia. Photo Credit – Maksym Kozlenko
For more information on Floriade Canberra, visit the festival’s website at www.floriadeaustralia.com.au  Floriade is an annual event that started in 1988 as a one-off celebration of Canberra’s 75th anniversary. It has since run with new themes every year due to its success!
When the first Floriade festival was announced in 1987, it struck people as an exciting new event to look forward to. The word “Floriade” is said by some sources to mean “to decorate with floral designs.” However, according to a later version of events, this term comes from the Latin verb form ‘floworet?’ which means both ‘to dress’ and also has ties back to our English words like flourish or blossoming so maybe we could say that its original intent was more about celebration than just plain old beauty?
Floriade is an annual event that started in 1988 as a one-off celebration of Canberra’s 75th anniversary,
Floriade is an annual event that started in 1988 as a one-off celebration of Canberra’s 75th anniversary. Photo credit: Maksym Kozlenko