Debrecen Flower Carnival in Pandemic Format

The Carnival of Flower, held annually in the eastern Hungarian city of Debrecen on the national holiday of August 20th since 1966, was different this year due to the COVID-19 situation.

Every year, dozens of carriages decorated with hundreds of thousands of fresh flowers made of compositions altogether pass through the streets of Debrecen. The parade is accompanied by Hungarian and foreign dancers and folk groups.

This year, however, due to the pandemic, the traditional procession was canceled. Instead, the carriages of different themes were displayed to visitors on the main square of the city.