Flower Parade Corso in Zundert 2020

By Paola Zuber

The Corso of Zundert is the biggest summer Corso (flower parade) in the world. All the work is done voluntarily. Twenty heralds compete against each other to build the most beautiful float, judged by a professional jury.

It has been done so for over eighty years. Every year, Corso Zundert is being held on the first Sunday of September. In 2020 the parade is on Sunday 6 September. On Monday 7 september you can visit the exhibition of the floats.

If you’ve not yet heard of Corso Zundert, it’s a legendary parade of giant floats, adorned with thousands of dahlia flowers, that makes its way through the streets of Zundert, Netherlands.

Launched in 1936, the annual parade celebrates the region’s reputation as a global supplier of dahlia flowers, an area now covering 33 hectares of 600,000 dahlia bulbs in fifty different species.

As you can imagine, the first Corso Zundert parades were modest compared to today’s event, featuring horse-drawn carts or bicycles covered in flowers. But over the years, it has grown dramatically, exploding into an impressive show that draws thousands. Here are just a few snippets for you to enjoy.

The Corso of Zundert is the biggest summer Corso (flower parade) in the world. All the work is done voluntarily. Twenty heralds compete against each other to build the most beautiful float, judged by a professional jury.

It has been done so for over eighty years. Every year, Corso Zundert is being held on the first Sunday of September. In 2020 the parade is on Sunday 6 September. On Monday 7 september you can visit the exhibition of the floats.

Program Corso Zundert 2020 (provisional program)

The parade starts at 01:30 PM at the exhibition grounds. Through the Molenstraat the floats ride across the streets of Zundert. On the page Parade you can find a map of the route and the times at which the floats will about pass.

 

10.00 uur: First theatre street acts

13.30 uur: Start Corso (Flower Parade)

14:00 uur: First presentation at the Markt.

16.30 uur: Second presentation at the markt Markt.

18.00 uur: Exhibition floats and party!