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The flower calendar

119 days and seasons of the year in which flowers are the point: festivals, parades, shows, bloom seasons, holy days and days for giving. Dates are worked out afresh every day.

KindAllFestivals and paradesFlower and garden showsBloom seasonsReligious daysNational daysRemembranceDays for giving flowers

January 2027

16 Jan 2027National Tulip DayDutch growers open the tulip season by laying out a free picking garden in the middle of Amsterdam.

February 2027

7 to 9 Feb 2027TếtVietnamese New Year: pink peach blossom in the north, yellow apricot blossom in the south. 14 Feb 2027Pohela FalgunThe first day of spring in Bangladesh, when Dhaka wears yellow and women put marigolds in their hair.

March 2027

1 Mar 2027St David's DayThe national day of Wales, when people pin a daffodil or a leek to their coats. 21 Mar to 2 Apr 2027NowruzPersian New Year at the spring equinox, with a pot of hyacinth on every haft-sin table.

April 2027

13 to 15 Apr 2027SongkranThai New Year. Before the water fights, scented water with jasmine is poured over the hands of elders. 25 Apr 2027Freedom DayPortugal remembers the Carnation Revolution of 1974 with red carnations.

May 2027

20 May 2027World Bee DayA United Nations day for bees and other pollinators, a reason to plant flowers that feed them.

June 2027

11 Jun 2027King Kamehameha DayHawaii drapes the statues of its first king in very long lei and holds a floral parade. 23 to 24 Jun 2027Līgo and JāņiLatvian midsummer: flower crowns for women, oak leaf crowns for men, and a night without sleep.

September 2027

1 Sept 2027Wattle DayAustralia welcomes spring on 1 September with a sprig of golden wattle. 12 Sept 2027EnkutatashEthiopian New Year, when the rains end and the highlands turn yellow with Meskel daisies.

Dates marked "around" shift from year to year with the weather or the organisers. Check before you travel.

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