Zundert flower parade attracts 70,000 visitors
The annual flower parade in Zundert attracted 70 thousand visitors on Sunday - a new record, according to the organizers. "Until the last moment on Sunday, many people still bought tickets", a spokesperson said to ANP.
The parade involved around 20 floats - one from every Zundert neighborhood - covered in dahlias. Each float counted at least 400 thousand flowers. Hundreds of volunteers helped construct the floats over the past weeks.
A float featuring an iguana was named the winner this year, second place went to Plague Doctor and third to Out of Space.
The Zundert flower parade dates back to 1936. As the parade did not take place for five years during the Second World War, this was the 77th edition.
The winnaar of BLOEMENCORSO in Zundert!!!!! And they deserve it so much!!!!! Congratulations team het stuk in #Zundert #BLOEMENCORSO pic.twitter.com/4gLyaGeqKt
— wilma heeren/Moon pictures (@wilmalovesjules) September 2, 2018
Weer record aantal bezoekers voor Bloemencorso Zundert. Wist je dat dit het grootste corso ter wereld is en officieel deel uit maakt van 't Nederlands Immaterieel Cultureel Erfgoed? Lees hier het bijzondere verhaal van @corsozundert https://t.co/p1lSglVT8g https://t.co/uQVj8oZW35 pic.twitter.com/rGMpNqeGdV
— overbrabant (@overbrabant) September 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/JCLegierse/status/1036276449920135169
Zojuist aan @BStStuk 1e prijs uitgereikt in bloemencorso Zundert. Fantastische prestatie van hen en alle buurtschappen. pic.twitter.com/1jgfqFrrnL
— Henri Swinkels (@HenriSwinkels) September 2, 2018
Luguber maar indrukwekkend: ‘de pestdokter’ van buurtschap Klein Zundert #ob #bloemencorso pic.twitter.com/MmvQL0oi24
— Imke van de Laar (@imkevandelaar) September 2, 2018
BLOEMENCORSO in Zundert it's tradition to go there. Loving it. #BLOEMENCORSO #Zundert pic.twitter.com/zkb5kZug66
— wilma heeren/Moon pictures (@wilmalovesjules) September 2, 2018
Tijd van de builenpest. Zwarte rat, Pestina vlo. 1300 en 1600 op zijn ergst.
— Rob van Veldhuijzen (@RobvVeldhuijzen) September 2, 2018
Vandaag 2 september 2018 als praalwagen in bloemencorso.
De 'Pestdokter' van buurtschap Klein Zundert. pic.twitter.com/kcgkEqW0bh
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BLOEMENCORSO in Zundert pic.twitter.com/RnsphnCmhr
— wilma heeren/Moon pictures (@wilmalovesjules) September 2, 2018
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Today is the 77th edition of the #bloemencorso in Zundert, which uses flowers to decorate floats which are paraded around the city. With twenty floats, 50,000 spectators, and over 700 volunteers, the #bloemencorso is the biggest parade of flowers in the world. 🌼🌻🌹#NL #Tourism pic.twitter.com/t2c2p7tAvr
— NL Embassy in Kuwait (@NLinKuwait) September 2, 2018