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.
The gardens can be admired throughout the summer until September.
Looking forward to the 2025 programme
find out what happened in the 2024 edition
Mi.Ma in Bloom - preview of Cervia Garden City
25th-26th May
MIILANO MARITTIMA - Rotonda 1° Maggio and Viale Gramsci
The second edition of Mi.Ma in Fiore (Mi.Ma in Bloom), the flower market enriched with displays and installations, returns as a preview of Cervia città Giardino.
Tuesday 28th May
Cervia Garden City Opening Ceremony
CERVIA - Viale Roma, Rotonda della Pace
Opening Ceremony of the 52nd edition in the presence of the national and international delegations taking part in the event.
Guest of Honour H.E. Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna and President of the Italian Bishops' Conference.
Friendship Concert
Big Band der Musikschule Aalen
CERVIA - Piazza Garibaldi
9.00 p.m.
In concert the Big Band of the Aalen Music School (Germany).
In Cervia, Milano Marittima, Pinarella e Tagliata.
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
Related documents
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Cervia Garden City, flyer 2024
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Official Tourist Information Site of Cervia