The Dahlia Festival is not only flowers – but decorated floats in annual parades called Corso. In fact we saw more than 20 of them in this little town. They were really well made down to the finest detail. The people here start in April with ideas and sketches, then they make the figures and paint them. When the Dahlia season arrives in September, the floats are decorated with flowers the same colours as they were painted in.
I’ll post a couple of the floats, and also a video I made on one of the most impressive ones. You will see that the actors take their work seriously!
First there was a children’s parade, where the floats were drawn by children as well.
Then came the bigger floats made with impressive reality look.
And of course they also were more and more architecturally impressive.
Anubis was one of my favourites.
And finally, the great lion – well, they couldn’t have made it more fascinating than this!
I hope you enjoyed the show!
Leya 
I love the sneakers!
I loved them too – quite well made!
wow nice
Ann-Christine, I enjoyed the show very much! The floats created with flowers are fantastic! What fun to see in person.
Thank you, we enjoyed it very much!
Wow!
This is really amazing
I thought so too, thank you!
What a marvellouss set of creations! Loved the lion
In August their is the cutflower corso in Rijnsburg, and in March/April the corso in the Bollenstreek
These are extraordinary. What skill. I thought the quirky birds were my favourite, but actually they are all amazing.
I must agree, Jude. Half a year’s work over in two days is a bit sad, but they were amazing.
Amazing!
❤️
Wow. That’s quite a spectacle. I wonder how long those lovingly made figures last?
I heard they run the corso the next day as well. Two days of glory. Depressing when you think of all the work and ambition put into it.
And yet it will have left a glow in the creators’ hearts for months. And built a community too.
True!
Enormous fun, Ann-Christine! And a lot of work!
Yes!
Very impressive Ann-Christine!
Thank you, we had great fun!
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Wow! The work is very detailed. Thanks for including the video. Impressive!
Glad you enjoyed it, Egidio!
Fun!
Yes!
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