Excitement builds for Longford Flower Festival

Longford's festival season is in full swing and one of the most colourful offerings is Longford Flower Festival.

Longford Flower Festival hosts a series of events for all ages to celebrate together the power of flowers and local musicians and entertainment will enhance the festivity of the day.

The main organiser behind the event is a Spanish woman and visual artist, Raquel Montero Calero who has made north Longford her home

Raquel, wanted to recreate a May tradition from her home town of Cordoba, where families decorate their houses with many flowers planted in beds and pots, which either hang from the walls or are placed on paving stones

For twelve days at the beginning of May, the city of Cordova celebrates the Fiesta of the Patios. The patio houses are communal, family or multi-family dwellings or sets of individual houses with a shared patio, located in the city’s historical quarter.

Raquel said there are a number of events organised as part of the Flower Festival: “Tomorrow we're at the Latin School doing flower felting from 10 am to 3pm. Around 20 people will join together to create a sculpture for the festival. Everyone is welcome to join in.”

Next Thursday, May 16 St Christopher's services is the venue for a flamenco dance workshop and the following week Clondra will be the venue for the Latin dance workshop.