12/02/2007 - Every April, Madeira’s flower festival

Flower Festival April 05th to April 06 / 2008
 
Every April, Madeira’s flower festival fills the main streets of Funchal with floats displaying a multiplicity of different flowers.
The day before the parade, thousands of children gather in Praça do Município to lay a flower to build the so-called “Wall of Hope”.

There are also other activities in Funchal at the same time, like making carpets of flowers in the streets which this year was sponsorship by Windsor Hotels Group, performances by folklore groups, flower shows, classical music concerts and variety shows.

There are also other activities in Funchal at the same time, like making carpets of flowers in the streets, performances by folklore groups, flower shows, classical music concerts and variety shows.