With Independence Day around the corner, the Lalbagh Flower Show in Bengaluru will be held during Independence Day week, a few days before and after August 15th. The dates for the Lalbagh Flower Show 2024, around Independence Day, are likely from August 09th, 2024, to August 19th, 2024. The theme for the Lalbagh Flower Show 2024, around Independence Day, will be ‘The Life & Times of Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’.
Highlights of Lalbagh Flower Show 2024 on account of the Independence Day
- The horticulture department has effectively arranged to manage the expected 10 lakh visitors till the end of the show, especially during the weekends.
- The horticulture department has additionally organised competitions in Ikebana, vegetable and fruit carving, Pushpa Bharati, and Bonsai to enthral the visitors.
- Rs 2.5 crore was used in decoration for the flower show where most of the flowers were grown in Lalbagh itself. A few other kinds of flowers were secured from Pune.
- Ticket price: Adults Rs 80, Children Rs 30 during weekdays. During weekends, adults will be charged Rs 100 and children will be charged Rs 30.
- School children who visit the flower show in their uniforms are allowed entry free of charge.
- The flower show is open from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Namma Metro will issue paper tickets for the return journey from Lalbagh metro station.
Lalbagh Flower Show 2024 Republic Day Details
The previous Lalbagh Flower Show in 2024, on account of the Republic Day, was held from January 18th to 28, 2024. The theme for the Republic Day Flower Show 2024 in Lalbagh was ‘Vishwa Guru Basavanna and Vachana Sahitya,’ highlighting the teachings and literature of the 12th-century social reformer and Lingayat saint Basavanna. Siddaramaiah, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, inaugurated the Iconic Lalbagh Flower Show for the Republic Day.
Lalbagh Flower Show 2023, Independence Day Details
The theme for the previous Lalbagh Flower Show for Independence Day (August 2023) was Vidhana Soudha, the prime legislative building in Bengaluru and Kengal Hanumanthaiah, who was instrumental in building it.