Activities
Visit the Botanical Gardens during Floraliën
During the Floraliën, GUM & Botanical Garden becomes a vibrant meeting place for plant lovers, urban gardeners and curious visitors. The Ghent Botanical Garden, with more than 12.000 plants, takes you on an inspiring walk past micro greenhouses with the latest bedding plants. Along the way, you will get concrete ideas for any urban garden, right into the iconic Palmarium. Especially for the Floraliën, the Palmarium is being transformed into a lush green oasis where new cultivars and innovative techniques for sustainable cultivation and monitoring take centre stage.
We explore how the natural intelligence of plants influences architecture and living environments, and shows how plants actively control the microclimate. Green plants also make their measurable impact on air quality visible.
More than twenty innovations from Flemish horticulture illustrate how innovation, drones and AI are leading to the plants of tomorrow. You will also receive practical tips on how to attract pollinators. In the tropical and subtropical greenhouses, you will discover where coffee, cocoa, sugar cane and chocolate come from. A free visit to our botanical garden combines inspiration, innovation and nature experience in the heart of the Floraliën.
To reach the Botanical Garden from the Floralies Hall, simply cross the N60.
Visit the GUM in May 2026 for €6 on presentation of your Floralies ticket and be surprised by the BORDERS exhibition.
Activities calendar: grab your diary!
Flowers in ink, flowers in crystal
Advantage
200 years of Floraliën and 200 years of Val-Saint-Lambert. They are celebrating their anniversary together with a joint exhibition at Liberas in Ghent. The exhibition is free on presentation of your Floraliën ticket. Without a Floraliën ticket, you pay 10 euros.
Enflowered Art
Free
To enflower: an old, poetic English verb meaning “to cover or decorate with flowers”. Our artists – who have mental or physical disabilities – work on their floral artworks with intense focus and dedication.
Ontdek de wondere wereld van bestuivers in de BeeOsfeer!
Free
Tijdens de Gentse Floraliën nodigen we je graag uit in de BeeOsfeer, een unieke, inspirerende belevingsserre. Ontdek hier welke onmisbare ecosysteemdiensten de natuur levert aan de mens en hoe we de biodiversiteit samen een handje kunnen helpen.
Welcome to the Provincial Government Building: East Flanders is thriving
Free
At the Provincial Government Building in Ghent, you will discover why East Flanders is known as the province of ornamental horticulture.
Heritage route Floraliën
Free
Join us on a walk through the history of the Floraliën. From the very first modest plant exhibition to the spectacular displays that put Ghent on the map today.
Unforgettable Women artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam
Advantage
The Museum of Fine Arts Gent connects art, memory and transience through the exhibition Unforgettable: Female Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam.
De kunstenaar die detective wilde zijn. Koen Broucke
Voordeel
In de expo 'De kunstenaar die detective wilde zijn' stap je binnen in een wervelend universum waar kunst, geschiedenis en mysterie elkaar kruisen.
Abdijtuin van de Sint-Pietersabdij tijdens Floraliën
Gratis
Achter de gevels van de Sint-Pietersabdij schuilt een weelderige abdijtuin.
Combiticket: Tuindagen Beervelde x Floraliën Gent
Advantage
A double treat of flowers and greenery! With a combined ticket for Floraliën Ghent and the Beervelde Garden Days, you can enjoy a discounted price to visit both events.
❥ Valid only when purchasing a combined ticket
Discover Ghent
After your visit to the Floraliën, the enchantment doesn’t have to end. In Ghent, you can effortlessly continue your journey through a city that bursts with colour, creativity and charm. Stroll along the atmospheric Graslei, discover lively squares and hidden courtyards, or enjoy a local beer on a sunny terrace.
Want to make your day even more memorable? Explore everything Ghent has to offer on the Visit Gent website.
Join us: create moss balls with us!
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Floraliën Gent 2026 has connection as its theme. Connection between green and floral art, between the city and urban greenery, and between you and your environment. That is why we would like to work with you to create a unique and large-scale work of art that will be exhibited at Floraliën Gent 2026.
Are you a Ghent-based organisation looking for a fun activity for young and/or old? Then this is the ideal way to get your members excited about Floraliën Gent 2026. Join us!
