Ravenna in Bloom
The plant and flower market that transforms Ravenna's historic centre into an open-air garden
About Ravenna in Bloom
A widespread garden in the heart of Ravenna
Every spring, Ravenna in Bloom transforms the historic centre of the Romagna capital into an open-air garden. For an entire weekend, the most beautiful squares in Ravenna, in the heart of Emilia-Romagna, fill with colours and scents: from the monumental Piazza del Popolo to the lively Piazza XX Settembre, to Piazza Garibaldi, the entire city centre becomes a market exhibition dedicated to quality floriculture.
Nursery gardeners and producers from all over Italy
The heart of the event are the nursery gardeners and direct producers who come from every Italian region. Not just simple sellers, but experts available to give practical advice and suggestions to visitors. The offer is very wide and designed for every need: ideal solutions for gardens, terraces, balconies, and indoor spaces. Among the most requested plants are flowering and budding plants such as hydrangeas, begonias, and geraniums, also available in large sizes.
Not just flowers
Alongside ornamental, garden, and fruit plants, visitors will find a rich assortment of aromatic herbs — over two hundred varieties of culinary and medicinal herbs — along with botanical rarities, collector's plants, and the first blooms of the year. The exhibition is completed by pots, containers, furnishings, and accessories for green spaces, as well as a selection of themed crafts, for those who want to take home not just a plant but also the idea of a new green corner.
A spring event for the whole city
Organized by Piazze in Fiore with the patronage of the Municipality of Ravenna, the event is part of a circuit of floricultural market exhibitions that touch several cities in Emilia-Romagna. In Ravenna, the event falls during the Easter period and attracts thousands of visitors: a walk among the stands is also an opportunity to discover the city's historic centre, famous for its UNESCO World Heritage Byzantine mosaics. Admission is free and the open-air format makes the visit enjoyable for families, gardening enthusiasts, and the simply curious.
Ravenna in Bloom — edition 2026
The 11th edition of Ravenna in Bloom was held from Saturday, April 4 to Monday, April 6, 2026, in the heart of the Easter weekend. The big novelty of the year was the expansion of the exhibition space to three squares in the city centre: Piazza del Popolo, Piazza XX Settembre, and Piazza Garibaldi.
The stands offered a wide selection of plants for every need — for gardens, terraces, balconies, and indoor spaces — with a large focus on flowering plants such as hydrangeas, begonias, and geraniums, also in large sizes, in addition to over 200 varieties of aromatic herbs and numerous botanical rarities. Following the success of the previous edition, organizers estimated over 20,000 visitors for 2026.
Programme Ravenna in Bloom 2026
Three days of market exhibition
The event took place over three consecutive days with continuous opening from 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM.
- Saturday, April 4 — opening of the market exhibition in the three squares of the historic centre.
- Sunday, April 5 — main day, with the highest visitor turnout.
- Monday, April 6 (Easter Monday) — closing of the event.
The squares
- Piazza del Popolo — the monumental heart of the exhibition.
- Piazza XX Settembre — stands of nursery gardeners and producers.
- Piazza Garibaldi — new square added in 2026.
Along the routes: nursery gardeners and direct producers from all over Italy, ornamental, fruit, and indoor plants, over 200 varieties of culinary and medicinal aromatic herbs, collector's rarities, pots, furnishings, and accessories for green spaces.
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Practical information — Ravenna in Bloom
Where
Historic centre of Ravenna (Province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna): Piazza del Popolo, Piazza XX Settembre, and Piazza Garibaldi.
Opening Hours
Continuous opening from 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM on all days of the event.
Admission
Free.
How to get there
By train: Ravenna station is a short walk from the city centre squares. By car: the event takes place in the historic centre's limited traffic zone; it's best to use the city's ring car parks. By plane: the nearest airports are Bologna and Rimini.
Tips
Visit during the Easter period: it's better to arrive in the morning to avoid the larger afternoon crowds. Bring a sturdy bag or trolley to transport your purchased plants.
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Where does it take place — Ravenna in Bloom
Piazza del Popolo, Piazza XX Settembre, Piazza Garibaldi
Piazza del Popolo, 48121 Ravenna