FLORIADE will return to Commonwealth Park tomorrow (September 17) for its 35th anniversary.

Running until October 16, the flagship tourist attraction will this year be celebrated with a “Sounds of Spring” theme.

The event hasn’t run at full capacity since 2019 due to the pandemic and this year is set to bring visitors more than one million blooms, a diverse program of music, cultural celebrations, food and beverages, horticultural workshops, market traders, artistic displays, entertainment, special guests, recreational activities and more.

In 2019, Floriade attracted a record 507,550 attendees, but Head Gardener Tim Howard says he’s expecting to see a high number of attendees again.

“This is my first year as Floriade’s head gardener and I’m so excited to see how the park is looking,” says Howard.

“It takes 18 months for a design to become what you’ll see in the park, we’re going to have over a million blooms here at the park over the four-week period.

“We’ve used over 90 different varieties of flowers this year, 50 varieties of tulips alone.

“Canberra is going to be covered in flowers, you can smell the perfume from so far away and it’s gorgeous.”

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