May 24
Opening
The flower parade
A 10-kilometre flower parade from the airport to Babur Park — 200 vintage and modern vehicles, each decorated with around 30,000 fresh flowers.
Flower Festival 2026 — 65th international edition · Namangan
May 24, 2026 – July 12, 2026
Flower Festival
65th international edition · Namangan
In Namangan since 1961. The longest edition ever — 50 days, around 150 million flowers, 250+ florists, 100+ events, and a Guinness World Records attempt.
65
Edition
50
Days long
150 M
Flower seedlings · target
120
Flower species
About the festival
The celebration that brings spring to Namangan
The Namangan International Flower Festival traces its roots to August 1961, when the city's Gulzor mahalla flower-growing traditions inspired the first organised celebration. It became an annual official Soviet-era event and was elevated to international status in 2018, growing into the largest flower festival in Central Asia.
The 65th edition in 2026 will be the longest in history: 24 May – 12 July, 50 days in total. The 8-hectare exhibition footprint at Babur Park will host floral compositions while around 150 million seedlings are planned across the city — a Guinness World Records attempt.
Programme highlights
100+ events in 50 days
From the opening parade to the Lavender Festival — a celebration uniting the brightest moments of spring and summer.
May–June
Exhibition
Floral compositions across 8 hectares
On 8 hectares of Babur Park, 250+ florists and designers present 100+ large compositions. Guests from Yunnan, the Netherlands, Türkiye and Japan.
May–July
Celebration
Fashion Week, drone show, Lavender Festival
100+ cultural events: Fashion Week, drone show, “World Cuisine in Namangan”, Lavender Festival, Maqom conference and Bollywood Days.
History
1961 to 2026
From a few-day local celebration to a 50-day international festival — the journey of 65 years.
1961
First festival
On 24–27 August, the first flower festival is held in Namangan's Park of Culture and Recreation.
2018
New name
“Flower Holiday” is renamed “Flower Festival”, ahead of receiving international status.
2019
International status
On a presidential recommendation, the festival officially gains international status.
2021
Decree PP-5209
A presidential decree institutionalises the festival; 10 million seedlings are planted for the 60th edition.
2024
63rd edition
36 days, 45 million flowers across the city, over 6 million visitors including 200,000+ from abroad.
2026
65th edition
Longest edition ever — 50 days. 150 million seedlings and a Guinness World Records attempt — 120 species of flowers.
Opening ceremony
10-kilometre flower parade
On May 24, opening day, 200 vehicles travel the 10 km route from Namangan International Airport to Babur Park — modern and vintage cars, tractors, ambulances and fire trucks — each decorated with around 30,000 fresh flowers.
10 km
Route length
200+
Vehicles
30 000
Flowers each
Gallery
From past editions
Guest countries
Kazakhstan✦Kyrgyzstan✦Tajikistan✦Turkmenistan✦Belarus✦Russia✦Azerbaijan✦China · Yunnan✦Japan✦South Korea✦India✦Pakistan✦Bangladesh✦Netherlands✦Germany✦Italy✦Poland✦Czech Republic✦Bulgaria✦European Union✦Türkiye✦Iran✦Oman✦UAE✦USA✦Kazakhstan✦Kyrgyzstan✦Tajikistan✦Turkmenistan✦Belarus✦Russia✦Azerbaijan✦China · Yunnan✦Japan✦South Korea✦India✦Pakistan✦Bangladesh✦Netherlands✦Germany✦Italy✦Poland✦Czech Republic✦Bulgaria✦European Union✦Türkiye✦Iran✦Oman✦UAE✦USA✦
Visit
How to get to Namangan
Babur Park sits in the city centre — a 53-minute flight from Tashkent, 5 hours by train, or 4 hours by road. Festival entry is free.
Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur Park of Culture and Recreation
Babur Street, Namangan, Uzbekistan
Plane
Tashkent (TAS) → Namangan (NMA) · 53 minutes · Uzbekistan Airways and Silk Avia · from $48.
Train
Tashkent → Namangan · 4 h 57 min · via the electrified Pop–Angren line · $11–16.
Car
286 km from Tashkent · ~4 h 6 min · via the Kamchik Pass.
Locally
City buses 8, 17, 21, 31, 35, 45 — "Babur Park" stop. Parking available next to the park.
Contact
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