Then it finally happened, after two years without a flower festival, that we were allowed to hold the 25th Bangsbo Flower Festival, and after two years of hard work to inaugurate the area for Denmark's Wild Plants with the kind assistance of Mayor Birgit S. Hansen and Director of Spar Nord Morten Kock. This landmark event was attended by around 70 people, plus all those who listened to Kanal Frederikshavn during this time. As something quite extraordinary about this anniversary festival, Kanal Frederikshavn had arranged a live broadcast for two hours from the inauguration of the area for Denmark's Wild Plants, and subsequently from the festival area itself, where some of the exhibitors were interviewed and had a little advertising for their products.
The steering committee had put in the effort to arrange a really good and exciting festival with a nice selection of exciting plants for sale. And as something very special, after a break of a few years, there were orchids for sale. There were both common and unusual orchids for sale – they were not exactly cheap, but incredibly beautiful. Bulb plants, alpine plants, perennials, geraniums, herbs, etc. were of course also offered for sale, just as there were a lot of exciting garden accessories, including English luxury garden tools and creative decorative items.
There was no shortage of musical entertainment, and a competition with well-known Frederikshavn residents competing for the Frederikshavn Championship in rubber boot throwing attracted a large crowd. Keld Rye provided entertainment for the many children, and 10 trees decorated with flowers from the city's daycare centers lit up the park area. The usual selection of food and drinks was a hit, and in the good weather there were sometimes queues at the food stalls.
Subsequently, it can be noted that there have been significantly more visitors to this year's festival than we had budgeted for and hoped for - taking previous years into account, so it certainly gives us something to look forward to when organizing the Flower Festival 2023 - there have already been many inquiries about stalls, and there are already thoughts about how the Flower Festival 2023 might take place.
Thank you for this year – and see you again in 2023
