Love flowers and plants? We’re sharing our list of the top events in the UK and Europe!
Be aware that many of these sell out long in advance, and some must be booked with tour guides.
| 20 March – 11 May 2025 | Keukenhof Gardens open (best time to visit is April) | Lisse, Netherlands |
| 09 – 13 April 2025 | Bloemencorso Bollenstreek Flower Parade & pre-activities | Netherlands |
| March-November | Les Chemins de la Rose | Doue-la-Fontein, France |
| May | Best time for bluebell woods UK | UK & parts of Europe |
| 04 April – 02 May 2025 | Floralia, Groot-Bijgaarden | Brussels, Belgium |
| 24 – 27 April 2025 | Harrogate Spring Flower Show | Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK |
| 01 – 05 May 2025 | RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show | Wisley, Surrey, UK (just outside Woking) |
| 08 – 11 May 2025 | RHS Malvern Spring Festival | Malvern, Worcestershire, UK |
| 20 – 24 May 2025 | RHS Chelsea Flower Show | London, UK |
| 01 – 25 May 2025 | Madeira Flower Festival | Madeira, Portugal |
| 10 – 18 May 2025 | Temps de Flors | Girona, Spain |
| 31 May 2025 | Rose Festival in Karlovo | Karlovo, Bulgaria |
| 06 – 08 June 2025 | Kazanlak Bulgarian Rose Festival | Kazanlak, Bulgaria |
| 12 – 15 June 2025 | BBC Gardener’s World Live NEC | NEC Birmingham, UK |
| Mid-June – end-July | Best time for Lavender in Provence | France |
| 21 June 2025 | Karlovo Lavender Festival | Karlovo, Bulgaria |
| 21 – 22 June 2025 | Le Infiorate Corpus Domini Festival | Spello, Italy |
| June – September | International Garden Festival | Chaumont-sur-Loire Castle, France |
| 27 – 29 June 2025 | Blenheim Palace Flower Show | Woodstock, UK |
| 01 – 06 July 2025 | RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival | Just outside London, UK |
| 16 – 20 July 2025 | RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse* | Wentworth Woodhouse, Rotherham, UK |
| 08 – 09 August 2025 | Shrewsbury Flower Show | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK (N-W of Birmingham) |
| 14 – 17 August 2025 | Southport Flower Show | Southport, Merseyside, UK (between Liverpool & Blackpool) |
| 14 – 17 August 2025 | Flowertime Brussels at the Grand-Place** | Brussels, Belgium |
| 19 – 21 September 2025 | Harrogate Flower Show Autumn | Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK |
| 26 – 28 September 2025 | Malvern Autumn Flower Show | Malvern, Worcestershire, UK |
| 02 – 12 October 2025 | Folie’Flore | Mulhouse, France |
| *RHS Flower Show Tatton Park will take place again in 2027. The RHS Hyde Hall Flower Show is currently on hold. **The Flower Carpet at the Grand Place in Brussels will take place again in 2026. |
Please note that all events are correct at time of writing (January 2025) with information provided to British TIPS, but are subject to change or cancellation at any time at the behest of the organisers. It is the traveller’s responsibility to check information prior to visiting any event.
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