The Shrewsbury Flower Show is an annual event held in mid-August over two days (in recent times Friday & Saturday) at The Quarry

The Quarry

The Quarry is the main recreational park in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The park was created in 1719 and encompasses...

, the main park in the town of Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...

, the county town of Shropshire

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, England

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. The show is organised by the Shropshire Horticultural Society and is one of the largest events of its type in the United Kingdom

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. It is also one of the longest-running shows in the country and featured in the 2005 Guinness Book of Records as the "longest-running flower show" in the world.

Show features

The show is set out under a large number of marquees over the 29 acres (117,358.9 m²) land area of The Quarry and notable features include: the display of flowers, fruit and vegetables; the sale of arts and crafts and three military bands, show jumping, various forms of music and entertainment, which includes a large firework display on both evenings. The show typically attracts around 60,000 visitors over two days.