2024 Philadelphia Flower Show Theme Is “United by Flowers”
December 5th, 2023
The world’s biggest and longest running indoor flower show, the Philadelphia Flower Show, is set to bloom next March 2-10, and the 2024 theme will be “United by Flowers.”
“United by Flowers” is the theme of 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show.
Credit: Pa. Horticultural Society
Show officials say visitors can expect a “massive, immersive, and flower-filled entrance garden,” plus large-scale floral creations and gardens designed by florists and garden artists from Philadelphia, the United States, and around the world.
Lowee’s Group Tours and I will be running five day trips to see the 2024 show, leaving from a choice of five different locations. Now that I’ve mostly retired, these are the only garden trips I’m still doing.
We leave for Philadelphia later in the morning than most bus tours (avoiding the rush at opening) but also stay longer (giving you less-crowded time to see the show later in the day).
The bus drops you off at the main entrance, and you’ll have ticket included and in hand so you can hit the flowery ground running. I’ll give you show-seeing details and other show insights on the way down.
As with last year, the first three day trips – Mon., March 4, Tue., March 5, and Wed., March 6 – leave from Sam’s Club (Silver Spring Twp.) at 9:30 a.m. and from Weis Markets (Linglestown) at 10 a.m., arriving at the show around noon. Departure is 6 p.m.
On Thur., March 7, pickups are at 9 a.m. at the South Middleton Twp. building in Boiling Springs and at 9:30 a.m. at Sam’s Club in Silver Spring Twp. Show arrival is around noon, and departure is 6 p.m.
And on Fri., March 8, pickups are at 9 a.m. in Springettsbury Twp., York County, and at 9:30 a.m. at Clearview Bowling in Mt. Joy. Show arrival is around noon, and departure is 6 p.m.
Prices for each of the trips is $99.
More information is posted on my Talks and Trips page, or you can book directly through Lowee’s website. Lowee’s phone is 717-757-9658 and email is ckelly@lowees.com if you prefer to go those routes instead.
If you’ve never seen the Philadelphia Flower Show, it’s a huge and diverse event that takes place over 10 acres inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th and Arch streets, Philadelphia. It’s timed to happen at winter’s end when people (gardeners in particular) have had enough of cold weather and are ready to see greenery and smell flowers.
One of the display gardens from the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show.
This will be the 195th running of the show. It’s back inside for the second year in a row after two COVID-related years outside in the city’s FDR Park.
See George’s PennLive post on 14 cool sights from the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show
The show revolves around a theme each year, and the 2024 theme of “United by Flowers” reflects on how gardening, flowers, and plants is a glue that can connect a wide diversity of people.
“In a world where loneliness has become an epidemic, the Philadelphia Flower Show brings people together to connect over their shared love of gardening and floral beauty,” said Seth Pearsoll, vice president and creative director of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, which produces the show. “It is a place where magic happens, and where people from all walks of life come together as one.”
Besides the flower-filled entrance garden and colorful main gardens, the 2024 show will bring back the world’s largest houseplant and indoor plant competition in its Hamilton Horticourt and feature artistic floral exhibits and a large gardener’s marketplace.
If you’re going on your own, the 2024 show will add several new options to ticket pricing.
One is a $5 discount for weekday attendance, another is twilight discounts for those who arrive after 4 p.m., and a third is “family fun pack” discounts for adults who attend with at least one child.
Regular advance adult admission is $39.99. Advance tickets are $30 for students aged 18-24 (with ID), and $25 for ages 5-17. Children 4 and under are free.
Tickets are on sale now on the show’s online ticketing page.
Show hours are March 2-9 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on closing day, March 10.