Floriade
This year they’ve made some exciting changes. You can enjoy even more flowers, enhanced food and beverage options including local produce and craft beer, extended opening hours into the twilight, two weekends of illuminated brilliance at NightFest as well as more than 100 performances, demonstrations and workshops.
Floriade this year will offer an exclusive opportunity for visitors to see the flowers before the gates open at the Floriade Opening Concert on Friday 15 September, featuring an open air performance by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and David Bowie tribute act The Ziggy Band. Get your tickets now from Ticketek.
For further Floriade 2017 information, stay updated via the official Floriade website, App and social media accounts.
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See a range of competition garden spaces designed by landscape teams -
Relax with the best Spring views in Canberra
DETAILS
DATES
16 Sep - 15 Oct 2017
OPENING HOURS
Daily: 10am - 7pm
COSTS
Free
Location
Floriade
Commonwealth Park, Regatta Place, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Reviews
TripAdvisor traveller rating
Ranked #18 of 224 things to do in Canberra on TripAdvisor
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“Massed flowers and...?”
A bit underwhelming - colourful garden beds but they are downplayed by all the surrounding tents full of knick-knackeries.
655peterK655
“Disappointing”
This festival of flowers was sadly lacking. Even though it has free entry I got the feeling of being in a cheap carnival. There were lots of stalls but most not all however were selling cheap...
rmp26
“Downward trend”
We visited Floriade again this year. It is still well below its best flower wise (22 September) but the forecast warm weather should encourage the bulbs to flower. Compared to the Tulip Farm (near...
Stephen J
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