Cervia Garden City
Preview 2025
53rd edition Cervia Garden City
from May to September
Floral installations in Cervia, Milano Marittima, Pinarella and Tagliata transform the town into an open-air floral work of art.
The gardens, with their colours and numerous installations, become an expression of art and respect for the environment, a symbol of peace and solidarity, a celebration of Rights and Sport.
The event is possible thanks to the participation and collaboration of numerous national and international delegations from different countries and regions of Italy and Europe. Cervia will be transformed into an explosion of colours and scents thanks to the commitment of over sixty teams of gardeners, architects, and masters of greenery.
A rich programme of side events will accompany the Cervia summer, offering engaging experiences for adults and children alike
The 53rd edition of Cervia Garden City opens its doors with the Green Market
from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th May 2025
Nurseries, plants and flowers, bonsai, succulent plants and natural products are the protagonists of this market exhibition in the heart of Cervia.
Also on offer are workshops for children, young people and families, honey extraction, meetings with experts, show cooking, performances, artistic and handicraft creations, and much more.
An appointment dedicated to lovers of gardening, herbalism and natural products.
Inauguration on Wednesday 28th May
The inauguration of Cervia Garden City is scheduled for 28th May 2025, when the work realised by all participants during the month of May will be presented to the city.
This will be an opportunity for Cervia to publicly thank all the participants for their commitment in the realisation of their work and to share together, one of the most important events in our territory.
The gardens can be admired throughout the summer until September.
A little history of the event
The event, now known as Cervia Città Giardino, was born in 1972 under the name 'Maggio in Fiore' (May in Bloom) around a theme that was decidedly ahead of its time at the time: safeguarding greenery and nature.
Born from an idea of Germano Todoli and carried on by his son Riccardo, it has taken on an increasingly international character over the years, becoming the largest open-air floral art exhibition in Europe and considered among the most important events dedicated to green architecture.
The proposal to take 'Cervia Garden City' as the new name was favourably received by the Municipal Administration in the 1990s, at the suggestion of the then municipal manager Renato Lombardi, during the relaunch phase of 'Maggio in Fiore' (May in Bloom). The proposal was aimed at broadening the time span of May in Bloom to embrace almost the entire year and link it to the historical roots of the 'Garden City'.
Over the course of five decades, masters of greenery from hundreds of Italian and foreign cities, organisations, associations and companies have given free rein to their creativity, creating true works of art in the open air.
The event has propelled Cervia onto national and international stages, so much so that it has won prestigious awards such as the Medal of the President of the Republic, the Gold Medal of the 'Entente Florale Europe' competition, the 'City for Green' award, the 'International Challenge-Communities in Bloom' award, and the 'Flower Town Quality Mark' award.
When
from May to September 2025
Where
Cervia, Milano Marittima, Pinarella, TagliataFree
Yes
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