Thursday 24 March 2016

History - Horticultural Expos... since 1960

International Horticultural Expos are a type of International Exhibitions and they are held under the joint auspices of the BIE and the AIPH (the International Association of Horticultural Producers). 

The Horticultural Expos are recognized by the BIE after the following steps are taken: the project is examined and approved by the AIPH; the government of the country in which the exhibition would be held submits a request for recognition to the BIE, and the BIE General Assembly approves the project’s general regulations.

  • These events can last a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 6 months and can take place every 2 years in different countries, and once a decade in the same country
  • The size of the site must be over 50 hectares. 

1960 ROTTERDAM – Netherlands
Floriade Rotterdam 1960 (The Netherlands)
26/03 – 25/09/1960
« International Horticulture »
Specialised Exposition
3 000 000 visitors

1963 HAMBURG - Germany
IGA 63 International Horticultural Exhibition
Hamburg 1964 (Federal republic of Germany)
26/04 – 13/10/1963
“All categories of the Horticulture: economic and cultural”
Specialised Exposition
2 760 000 visiteurs

1964 VIENNA - Austria
WIG 64 International Exhibition Vienna 1964
(Austria)
16/04 – 11/10/1964
“International Horticulture”
Specialised Exhibition
2 115 797 visitors

1969 PARIS - France
Floralies International Paris 1969 (France)
23/04 – 05/10/1969
“Flowers of France and Flowers of the World”
Specialised Exhibition
2 400 000 visitors

1972 AMSTERDAM – Netherlands
Floriade Amsterdam 1972 (The Netherlands)
26/03 – 01/10/1972
“ Effort accomplished by international horticulture”
Specialised Exhibition
4 300 000 visitors

1973 HAMBURG - Germany
IGA 73 Special Exhibition of Horticulture, Hamburg
1973 (Federal Republic of Germany)
“ International Horticulture”
Specialised Exhibition
5 800 000 visitors

1974 VIENNA - Austria
WIG 74 International Horticulture Exhibition,
Vienna (Austria)
18/04 – 14/10/1974
“International Horticulture”
Specialised Exhibition
2 600 000 visitors

1980 MONTREAL - Canada
Floralies de Montreal 1980 (Canada)
17/05 – 01/09/1980
“Relationship between man’s socio-cultural activities and his physical environment”
Specialised Exhibition
1 500 000 visitors

1982 AMSTERDAM – Netherlands
Floriade Amsterdam 1982 (The Netherlands)
08/04 – 10/10/1982
« International Horticulture »
Specialised Exhibition
4 600 000 visitors

1983 MUNICH - Germany
IGA 83
International Horticulture Exhibition, Munich, 1983
(Federal Republic of Germany)
28/04- 09/10/1983
« International Horticulture »
Specialized Exhibition
11 600 000 visitors

1984 LIVERPOOL – Great Britain
The United Kingdom’s 1st Garden Festival
02/05 – 13/10/1984
« The Progress accomplished by International and
National Horticulture »
Specialised Exhibition
3 380 000 visitors

1990 OSAKA - Japan
The International Garden and Greenery Exposition,
Osaka, Japan, 1990
01/04- 30/09/1990
“Relationship of gardens and greenery to human life helping in the creation of a rich 21st century society”
International Specialized exhibition
23 126 934 visitors

1992 THE HAGUE – Netherlands
Floriade 1992 (The Netherlands)
09/04- 12/10/1992
« Horticulture is being involved in a continuous process of renewal in the field of quality, technique, science and management »
International Specialized Exhibition
3 355 600 visitors

1993 STUTTGART - Germany
IGA Stuttgart Expo 93 (Germany)
23/04 – 17/10/1993
« City and Nature - Responsible approach »
International Specialised Exhibition
7 311 000 visitors

1999 KUNMING - China
Expo’99 Kunming, China
May 1 - October 31, 1999
“Man & Nature – marching INTO TH 21st CENTURY”
International Specialized Exposition
9 400 000 visitors

2002 HAARLEMMERMEER – Netherlands
Floriade Haarlemmermeer 2002 (The Netherlands)
06/04 – 20/10/2002
« The contribution of the Netherlands horticulture and International Horticulture in the quality of life in the 21st century »
International Specialised Exhibition
2 300 000 visitors

2003 ROSTOCK - Germany
IGA 2003 Rostock (Internationalen Gartenbauausstellung 2003 Rostock) (Germany)
25/04 – 12/10/2003
« A Seaside Park – A new flowered world »
International Specialised Exposition
2 600 000 visitors

2006-07 CHIANG MAI – Thailand
Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 (Thailand)
01/11/2006 – 31/01/2007
« To Express the Love for Humanity »
A1 International Horticultural Exhibition
3 800 000 visitors

2012 VENLO – Netherlands
FLORIADE VENLO 2012 (The Netherlands)
05/04 – 07/10/2012
« be part of the theatre in nature ; get closer to the quality of life »
A1 International Horticultural Exhibition
2 000 000 visitors

2016 ANTALYA – Turkey
Expo 2016 Antalya
« Flowers and Children »
23/04 - 30/10/2016
Over 8 million expected visitors

2019 BEIJING - China


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