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Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba
Australia's longest-running floral festival transforms Toowoomba's parks, streets and private gardens each spring, anchored by the Grand Central Floral Parade of flower-covered floats. Open garden competitions, night markets and food events spread the celebration across several weekends in the cooler Garden City climate. Running since 1949, it has become a genuine civic institution, with local gardening clubs and the regional council coordinating much of the volunteer-driven program.
Toowoomba earns its nickname as the Garden City in full during this floral festival, Australia's longest-running celebration of its kind, which fills parks, private gardens and the main street with spring blooms each September.