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{{toplink|url=http://theflowershow.com/|name=theflowershow.com}}[[File:PhilaFlowerShow.jpg|300px|thumb|Philadelphia Flower Show 2023.]]Now in its 195th year, the award-winning '''PHS Philadelphia Flower Show''' is '''a one-of-a-kind marquee event known the globe over''' for its exquisite and immersive floral exhibits, world-class plant competitions, family-friendly activities, educational offerings, and shopping.
  
The PHS '''Philadelphia Flower Show''', a program of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, is an annual event that was first held in 1829 in an 82-by-69-foot building called Masonic Hall on Chestnut Street. Twenty-five PHS members showed off their horticultural treasures, including a variety of exotic and native plants.  
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With week-long programming like Flowers After Hours and Fido Friday, plus free education sessions featuring floral and gardening experts, this gathering of all levels of gardeners and "flower flirts" delights in the traditions and connections that are made each year across a vast network of interests, backgrounds, and experience.
  
In 1966, the Show was presented in the lower level of the Civic Center and, in 1968, the PHS became the official producer. The Flower Show remained in the Civic Center until 1996, when it moved to its current location at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. In this Center City venue, the Show encompasses 33 indoor acres, with exhibit space taking up 10 acres of the main exhibit hall. The Show now entertains more than 265,000 people each year.  
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''Note:''  The above descriptive information came from the event's [https://phsonline.org/the-flower-show/about-the-show About The Show] page.
  
 
==In The News==
 
==In The News==
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*[https://www.philasun.com/local/this-years-phs-philadelphia-flower-show-focuses-on-the-community-in-this-traditional-city-of-neighborhoods/ This year's PHS Philadelphia Flower Show focuses on the community in this traditional 'City of Neighborhoods'], Philadelphia Sunday Sun, January 26, 2024.
 
*[http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-15/how-do-you-fight-poverty-with-the-world-s-biggest-flower-show How Do You Fight Poverty? With the World's Biggest Flower Show], Bloomberg, March 15, 2016.
 
*[http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-15/how-do-you-fight-poverty-with-the-world-s-biggest-flower-show How Do You Fight Poverty? With the World's Biggest Flower Show], Bloomberg, March 15, 2016.
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==Info==
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*Alternate URL: [https://phsonline.org/the-flower-show phsonline.org/the-flower-show]
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*Facility Rentals: [https://phsonline.org/the-flower-show/plan-your-visit/host-event Host An Event]
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*Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwAr_0tbVzA 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show "United By Flowers. Coming Soon!"] (YouTube, 0m29s)
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*Volunteer: [https://phsonline.org/the-flower-show/participate/volunteer Volunteer]
  
 
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*[[Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 30 January 2024

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Philadelphia Flower Show 2023.

Now in its 195th year, the award-winning PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is a one-of-a-kind marquee event known the globe over for its exquisite and immersive floral exhibits, world-class plant competitions, family-friendly activities, educational offerings, and shopping.

With week-long programming like Flowers After Hours and Fido Friday, plus free education sessions featuring floral and gardening experts, this gathering of all levels of gardeners and "flower flirts" delights in the traditions and connections that are made each year across a vast network of interests, backgrounds, and experience.

Note:  The above descriptive information came from the event's About The Show page.

In The News

Info

See Also