Embrace the Garden Noir theme by dressing in your best black outfit and a masquerade-style mask.

Let loose at the 21-plus Flowers After Hours event, where the lights go down and the music goes up.

Explore the show with leashed four-legged friends during Fido Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.Get crafty during hands-on elevated crafting classes led by horticultural artisans along Artisan Row (available every day).Check out Butterflies Live!, a welcoming habitat for native butterfly species where visitors can safely interact with the beautiful winged creatures and learn how to attract fluttery friends to their home gardens (available every day).Get an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the Flower Show before other guests arrive during an exclusive early morning tour (available March 5-12, 2023).Visitors looking for a little more can put the (ahem) petal to the metal with a number of special tours and interactive experiences: Photo courtesy Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

The theme for 2023: “The Garden Electric,” showcasing vibrant designs from diverse creators and immersing visitors in 360-degree displays meant to mimic the feeling of being outdoors.īeyond the garden displays, the Flower Show hosts a major juried competition in horticulture and floral arranging, as well as tons of gardening talks and demonstrations, special events, a sprawling market, live performances, and plentiful food and drink options. This year, the spectacular display runs from March 4 to 12, 2023, returning indoors to the Pennsylvania Convention Center for the first time since 2020. One of the city’s can’t-miss annual events, the show brings together hundreds of florists, landscapers and designers who create wondrously eye-catching displays that celebrate the majesty of horticulture. A staple in Philadelphia since 1829, the annual Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) Philadelphia Flower Show - the nation’s longest-running horticultural event - typically draws tens of thousands of people to the city each year.

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