Photo Gallery: Yanbu Flower Festival 2017

Joy Generoso March 23, 2017 54 Comments

Yanbu did it again. Just like in 2014, they were honored by the Guinness World Records of having the ‘Largest Carpet of Flowers’ in this year’s Yanbu Flowers and Gardens Festival. This record was previously held by Mexico.

The prestigious award was announced during the commencement program of the festival last March 14, 2017 and was awarded to the committee who organized the event. .

The largest carpet of flowers/plants is 16,134.0 m² (173,665 ft² 115 in²), and was created by Yanbu Flower Festival (Saudi Arabia), in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on 14 March 2017.

The carpet of flowers comprises some 1.8 million flowers of 14 different types. The Yanbu Flower Festival is hosted by the Royal Commission of Yanbu. –

Guinness World Records

The theme of this year’s festival is the Saudi 2030 vision. These words can actually be seen right at the middle of the flower carpet when viewed at a higher altitude. Unfortunately, I don’t have any means to capture the whole area of the carpet.

To those of you who haven’t visited the festival yet, the event will run through from March 14 to April 8, 2017. The park is open from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Below are some photos of the flower festival and things you should expect during your visit. Have a glimpse of our version of this year’s spring in the desert.

CategoriesMiddle East, Saudi Arabia, Travel

TagsBlogging, events, festivals, flowercarpet, flowerfestival, Flowers, Gallery, Gardens, ksa, largest flower carpet, photo gallery, Photography, Saudi Arabia, saudi blogger, travel blogger, Yanbu, yanbuflowers

54 Comments

Johnny Bravo March 23, 2017 at 10:20 PM

Nice.pictures… it made those flowers look more beautiful than what it actually is… 😁

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1. Joy Generoso March 24, 2017 at 9:22 PM
  
  Hahaha… thanks, Johnny! 🙂
  
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  1. jia April 4, 2017 at 6:46 AM
    
    When is last day i heard till 8th or 14th april plx confirm
    
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    1. Joy Generoso April 4, 2017 at 1:13 PM
      
      Hi Jia, last day is 8th of April. According to the Festival’s schedule written at the entrance. However, I’m not sure if they have extended it.
      
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Mel & Suan March 24, 2017 at 4:19 AM

Wow, imagine the effort in putting this together. And no less in a desert!
It did not look very crowded though.

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1. Joy Generoso March 24, 2017 at 9:28 PM
  
  Hello Mel, yes it is actually a whole year preparation, from the design down to every little details of the festival. It is really amazing to see different flowers thriving in the dessert.
  
  It’s not advisable to take photos with many people in this place, so we made sure to beat the crowd and took photos before the place will be filled with visitors.
  
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  1. Mel & Suan March 25, 2017 at 5:21 AM
    
    Ah good point. Yes the crowds would “photobomb” the pictures!
    Wow. One full year to prepare. But that will surely take a lot of water to maintain!
    
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Farrah March 24, 2017 at 5:57 AM

Love it! 🙂

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1. Joy Generoso March 24, 2017 at 9:30 PM
  
  Thanks, Farrah! 🙂
  
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The Moment Keepers March 25, 2017 at 4:27 PM

Wow Joy! gaganda ng pictures mo! Galing! 🙂

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1. Joy Generoso March 26, 2017 at 9:13 AM
  
  Hehe! Maraming salamat sa inyo! 🙂
  
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PinaySkattebasse March 25, 2017 at 8:20 PM

Uhhh love those flowers!

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1. Joy Generoso March 26, 2017 at 9:13 AM
  
  Thank you, Angela! 🙂
  
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The Travel Bias (@thetravelbias) March 26, 2017 at 10:59 AM

Wow, this looks so beautiful with all those colours! I never heard of this flower carped record… but it must be impressing to see it in front of you. Love your pics by the way 😉

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:25 PM
  
  Thanks for dropping by. You are right. The flower carpet is definitely impressive once you see it in the flesh… 🙂
  
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travelwithtarah March 26, 2017 at 3:56 PM

Your pictures are amazing! This is so ascetically pleasing to look at haha I feel like I could scroll through those pictures all day. Love the colors and everything about it!

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:26 PM
  
  Thanks for the kind compliments Tarah… 🙂
  
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Stella the Travelerette March 26, 2017 at 7:04 PM

I’ve never heard of this flower festival! But your photos are unbelievably stunning! I love the amazing colors of the different kinds of flowers. Well done!

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:28 PM
  
  Thanks for dropping by Stella. The flowers are more stunning once you see it with your own eyes. 🙂
  
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Kim March 26, 2017 at 9:26 PM

So incredibly beautiful…I LOVE flowers and those are just gorgeous.

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:28 PM
  
  Thanks for dropping by Kim. The flowers were indeed gorgeous… 🙂
  
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2. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:29 PM
  
  Thanks for dropping by Kim… The flowers are indeed gorgeous… 🙂
  
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hal March 26, 2017 at 9:49 PM

this would be a dream come true for me to visit – this makes the flower show in Philadelphia – which i love btw – look like childs play

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:30 PM
  
  Thanks for dropping by Hal. Not that familiar with the flower show in Philadelphia. Hopefully, I’ll get a chance to see it. 🙂
  
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Indya | TheSmallAdventurer March 27, 2017 at 7:07 AM

Oh my, I have never seen anything so gorgeous! I can just imagine how lovely all those flowers must have smelt too. I really hope I can attend a flower festival sometime in my life!

http://www.thesmalladventurer.blogspot.com.au/

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:32 PM
  
  The flowers smell really good. Hope you’ll get a chance to see a flower festival soon. Thanks for dropping by… 🙂
  
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Sam Sparrow March 27, 2017 at 7:50 AM

Oh my goodness this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen! Honestly, so so pretty and your photos really pop! I’d love to see this for real.

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:33 PM
  
  Thanks for the compliment Sam. 🙂 I’d really wish you’ll get to see our flower festival here in Yanbu, KSA. Who knows… 🙂
  
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gokulr27 March 27, 2017 at 9:09 AM

Those flowers look so cute. I hope the whole had smelt good with so many flowers around.

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:34 PM
  
  The entire area smell really good. Even with so many people around. Thanks for dropping by… 🙂
  
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Baskets Life Travel March 27, 2017 at 10:55 AM

Wow what a long process and so much work that must go into making something incredible like this happen. The colors are gorgeous and the flowers that look a like a carpet are magnificent looking. I would love to see this in person!

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:36 PM
  
  As they say, “good things take time… if you are made to wait, it is to please you and serve you better”… 🙂 Thanks for dropping by and yes that flower carpet looked amazing… 🙂
  
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Miriam Ernst March 27, 2017 at 2:05 PM

This is so beautiful!! I love to see so many flowers, this is stunning!

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:37 PM
  
  So glad to have pleased you with the article Miriam. Thanks for dropping by… 🙂
  
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Travellersfoodboxx March 27, 2017 at 3:51 PM

Saudi surely knows to push the level up. The efforts they put are commendable. Thanks for sharing their efforts 🙂

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:38 PM
  
  Well the Saudis do have a lot of resources to devote to such endeavor and this flower festival is indeed commendable. Thanks for dropping by… 🙂
  
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AllGudThings March 27, 2017 at 8:25 PM

The carpet of flowers is so huge and colorful. In your pictures, it looks incredible, then how will it look in reality. Awesome. I wanna see it someday myself.

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:40 PM
  
  You are definitely right on that. The flower carpet is indeed huge and colorful in the flesh. I do hope you’ll get a chance to see it… 🙂
  
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KawaiiLovah March 28, 2017 at 3:59 AM

Yellow po~ haha..
I was just gathering pictures for our project about Yanbu.. and Mashaa Allah.. I can’t.. I just can’t..
leave without saying anything.. =))

I LURV the way how you took those amazing pix! X3

Thank you soo much for showing them how nice this place can be.. keke..

TC always @}-

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:42 PM
  
  Thanks for the compliment. Hope to have been of assistance to you one way or another… 🙂
  
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Karen March 28, 2017 at 6:38 AM

I have never heard of something like this. But, this seems interesting! The flowers are so beautiful. I love your photos ❤ I wish I could take a picture like that.

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:42 PM
  
  Thanks for the kind words Karen… 🙂
  
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Bhushavali March 28, 2017 at 11:28 AM

Looks gorgeous! Its too bad that there isn’t a facility to climb any tall building there to have a look at it with all its glory! Reminds me of Brussels Flower Carpet. That has a balcony access ticket issued to the buildings around it!

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:45 PM
  
  You are right on that. It would be nice if there was a tall structure somewhere where we could take a better picture of the carpet. But this place is so open and no such structure exist as of now. You’ll be needing a drone with a camera installed in it to be able to take that picture. You have to get permission from the organizers to be able to do that though. Thanks for dropping by… 🙂
  
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Jenn Wang March 28, 2017 at 3:49 PM

This is absolutely gorgeous! You did such a great job capturing the event’s beauty. Totally jealous and wish I was there!

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:46 PM
  
  Thanks for the compliment Jenn… Hope you do get a chance to see this festival in the flesh. 🙂
  
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gilian March 29, 2017 at 7:56 PM

Beautiful. I think it is more beautiful now than when I went there last year. The water part made it more beautiful. 🙂

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1. Joy Generoso March 29, 2017 at 10:00 PM
  
  Hi Gilian, mas malaki lang ngayon pero mas gusto ko yung last year. Maganda naman pero yung color ng flowers mas marami last year.
  
  Thanks for taking time reading some of my articles. 🙂
  
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Ana Ojha March 29, 2017 at 8:08 PM

The place looks absolutely paradise! It reminds me of Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival at Walt Disney World, Orlando!

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1. Joy Generoso April 13, 2017 at 9:48 PM
  
  Haven’t been to Orlando… but hopefully I do get a chance to see that flower festival too… 🙂 Thanks for dropping by Ana… 🙂
  
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dakilanglaagan October 22, 2017 at 6:04 AM

So beautiful 😍😍😍

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1. Joy Generoso October 22, 2017 at 8:35 AM
  
  Thank you! Looking forward to another Flower Festival here in our place. 🙂
  
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