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Subiaco council approves contract for 2027 flower festival

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 09:19 · Archive

Subiaco's Mother's Day flower festival Subi Blooms will return in 2027 with a $265,800 contract awarded.

Subiaco's Mother's Day flower festival Subi Blooms will return in 2027, with the City of Subiaco council voting unanimously at its Tuesday night meeting to award a $265,800 contract to Fox and Rabbit Premium Flowers, operating as Gather. The company has run the event in both 2025 and 2026. The contract includes an option for two further one-year extensions at the city's discretion.

The multi-award-winning event features a walkable trail of large-scale floral displays throughout Subiaco town centre and has grown from a small place activation project in 2018 into one of the city's major events. More than 35,000 people attend annually, and the festival generated about $1.46 million in economic benefits, according to city staff.

The 2027 event has $300,000 allocated in the budget, with an additional $100,000 from the public art reserve to support larger ephemeral artwork, which the event has featured for the past three years. The total cost is expected to be around $400,000. The contract was reduced to $265,800 after city officers chose to manage public relations, marketing, media, printing and photography themselves, rather than including these in the tender scope.

Subiaco council approves contract for 2027 flower festival
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