Presented by the National Bank of Canada, Fleurs de Villes NOËL will be returning to Vancouver December 10th – 19th. Now in its third year and hosted by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association and Robson Street Business Association, the spectacular floral art trail will decorate Vancouver’s downtown core with over 40 festive floral art displays, designed by Vancouver’s top local florists.
The floral trail will begin in the lobby at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, where visitors can see one of Fleurs de Villes’ signature mannequins and pick up a map or scan a QR code on the adjacent signage. From there the trail will travel up Robson Street, loop back down Alberni Street, and finish at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Fleurs de Villes NOËL is free and visitors can safely walk the self-guided trail while adhering to COVID safety protocols.
Fleurs de Villes NOËL will feature floral couture mannequins, beautifully adorned entryways, colourful candy canes at National Bank Private Banking 1859 on Alberni, a huge floral snowy mountain at Bentall Centre, Santa’s sleigh bursting with holiday blooms at Park Place, as well as giant floral presents at Arthur Erickson Place and a large floral peace sign at the Vancouver Art Gallery, and more.
“We are thrilled to be returning to our hometown of Vancouver with Fleurs de Villes NOËL for a third year in a row. This stunning celebration of the holiday season brings together community partners, local businesses and talented florists to create a magical and enchanting experience for visitors, just in time for the holidays,” says Karen Marshall, Co-Founder of Fleurs de Villes.
Along the Fleurs de Villes NOËL floral trail,various local restaurants will be featuring special menus and pop-up
Along the floral trail,various local restaurants will be featuring special menus and pop-up patios for trail walkers to stop and enjoy a warm beverage or snack:
- Visitors can take a break and warm up inside the gorgeous and calming Holts Café to enjoy their Fleurs de Villes NOËL Afternoon Tea.
- PAUL Bakery, Café & Restaurant will be hosting a Baileys Winter Patio featuring Baileys and Hot Chocolate, Baileys Red Velvet & PAUL Hot Chocolate, and Baileys Apple Pie Chai Tea.
- Hawksworth Restaurant will be featuring festive Johnnie Walker cocktail menu serving a Purple & Black Espresso Martini, Orange Blossom Highball, and The Dark Walker
- JOEY Bentall One will be serving Baileys cocktails
- The 1931 Gallery Bistro at the Vancouver Art Gallery will be serving up a Fleurs de Villes NOËL Lavender Milk Chocolate Fondue paired with Kim Crawford Pinot Noir, Mulled Wine and Apple Rose Cake.
Each unique floral art display will be designed by local florists, including Arbutus Florist, Botany & Bloom, Dushan Flowers, Flower Factory, Granville Island Florist, Southland Floral, Arizel Studio, Écorce Flowers, Faux Floral, Gardenia Flowers, Get a Bouquet, Gilligan Girls Flowers on Main, J Events, Lotus Flower Boutique, Niche Boutique Florals, Nogori Flowers, Plush Floral Studio, Port Moody Flowers, ROA Floral and Event Designs, Rogue Florist, Shadow Jiang, Simply Perfect Flowers, Stems at Stong’s Market, Tila Flower Boutique and Vivió Flower Gallery.
Floral display sponsors include National Bank of Canada, the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA), the Robson Street Business Association (RSBA), Kim Crawford, Hudson Pacific Properties, Mobi by ShawGo, Peterson, Carmana Plaza Hotel, QuadReal Property Group, Colliers, Holt Renfrew, Oliver Peoples, PAUL Bakery, Café & Restaurant, JOEY Bentall One, Hawksworth Restaurant, 1931 Gallery Bistro, Baileys, Johnnie Walker, Blue Ruby, Arthur Erickson Place, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Cadillac Fairview, Ladurée, the Blue Horizon Hotel and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
“National Bank is thrilled to return as the presenting sponsor for this year’s Fleurs de Villes NOËL. Each year the event infuses our community with a unique and festive energy that brings people together. We are proud to be a part of it and can’t wait to see this year’s spectacular floral installations,” says Darwin Schandor, Regional President, British Columbia, National Bank.
“We are so excited to be partnering with Fleurs de Villes NOËL again this year and see some of our favourite downtown locations festively decorated throughout this 10-day event,” says Nolan Marshall III, President & CEO of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA). “This is the 3rd annual NOËL floral trail in the downtown core and arriving at an exciting and optimistic time. A lot is going on downtown this holiday season, and Fleurs de Villes NOËL is the perfect event to get people in that festive spirit and showcase our beautiful city.”
“Now in its third year, Fleurs de Villes NOËL has become a beloved holiday tradition in the city, and we are thrilled to co-host such a unique event that brings beauty, joy and season’s greetings to the streets of downtown Vancouver. We look forward to welcoming visitors to experience this year’s festive floral trail and to creating many merry moments #onRobson,” says Teri Smith, Executive Director, Robson Street Business Association.
Vancouver-based Fleurs de Villes is an international luxury experiential brand that creates bespoke floral events, partnering with top local floral designers to showcase each city’s world class talent and create stunning displays of art.
Fleurs de Villes NOËL will be in Seattle December 17th-27th.Fleurs de Villes FEMMES, a floral celebration of remarkable women, launches in Bal Harbour, Miami, in March 2022 and will tour five countries and over 15 different cities globally including Vancouver from June 3rd–12th, 2022.
For more information visit fleursdevilles.com.
