- Georgios Polychronidis
Blumencorso - The flower parade in Kirchberg in Tirol
Blumecorso
Blumencorso, or else Blumenkorso, are an annual festival of flower parades. The roots of this custom in Austria date back to the late 19th century but are also popular in other countries such as Germany and the Netherlands. Its original name was Frühlingscorso (spring parade) but as the venue dates changed, so did the event's name to Blumencorso (blumen = flowers).
Where flowers turn into work of art
Blumencorso of Kirchberg
August the 15th is in Austria a national holiday and although I liked to explore other destinations on these day, I ended up to see this festival over and over every year. What makes it unique?
The Blumencorso of Kirchberg in numbers.
The art works are decorated with more than 500,000 dahlias, carnations, gerbera and sunflowers
30 colourfully decorated classic cars and vintage tractors are used to carry the artworks
Every year more than 8.000 people are arriving at Kirchberg to see this spectacle!
After the parade a lively summer night's festival is following!
The Blumencorso as well as the Almabtrieb (cattle drives), are two of the most spectacular traditional festivals held in Kirchberg and you should definitely add them to your bucket list.
Blumencorsos in the Austrian Alps
The most famous ones in the Austrian Alps are the following three:
Kirchberger Blumencorso (Tirol) - Every 15th of August
Blumenkorso in Fissbach (Steiermark) - Start of September
Blumenkorso Ebbs (Tirol) - End of August
Accommodation
If you don't want to miss and the night festival you should find a proper place to overnight. Take a look at our selected accommodation partners.
Hotel Bechlwirt 3* (information here), Haus Dirol (information here)
3 προβολές