Beckenham Place Park Show

We are pleased to announce the fourth annual Beckenham Place Park Show.

Come along and enjoy our friendly, community-focused flower show and art exhibition for free. This is an all-inclusive event and we encourage all to have a go and enter something, so start planning, creating and growing your entries!

Behind the Mansion, you can expect a summer fete atmosphere with stalls relating to nature, flowers and the park. There will also be delicious food traders and an art exhibition inside the Mansion on the theme of Park Life, all by local artists.

As last year’s attendees have come to expect, there will be a marquee containing flower show entries which is open to all, a fun dog show at 3pm and free arts & crafts activities for children with live music throughout the day.

You can also pick up refreshments from the Mansion bar.

Entries

Flower show

Register now

You can submit your flower show entries online until 5pm on Tuesday 27 July. You will also be able to enter on the day, between 9:30am and 11:30am.

Entry costs £2 per category and will be payable on the day in cash (please bring correct change). Full details of the entry process will be released nearer the time. Save the date and join the email list or follow us on social media for updates.

Adult categories:

1. Vase of mixed garden flowers
2. Vase of roses
3. Floral display on theme ‘rainbow’ (can be flowers you have grown or bought flowers)
4. A fragrant rose (1 bloom) – judged on scent only
5. Any single pot plant (can be flowering or not)
6. A basket or trug containing a minimum of five varieties of fruit and/or vegetables (maximum size 60cm x 60cm)
7. Dish of soft fruit (any variety)
8. Best ‘look-alike’ misshapen home-grown vegetable (eg naturally looking like an animal or person)
9. Bunch or vase of craft flowers (paper, fabric, recycled or any other materials in a vase)
10. Knitted or crocheted fruit / vegetables (displayed on a plate, in a basket or similar)

Children’s Categories:

1. Flowers in a mug or vase
2. Garden on a plate
3. Tallest sunflower (in a pot)
4. Best vegetable creature (person or animal made out of vegetables – can be shop bought veg)
5. Best ‘look-alike’ misshapen home-grown vegetable (eg naturally looking like an animal or person)
6. Bunch or vase of craft flowers (paper, fabric, recycled or any other materials) in a vase

All categories can be entered by individuals or by community groups or growing collectives. They will be judged together for each category.

Children’s categories are each judged 7 years and under, 8–12 years and 13–18 years.

Dog show

The Dog Show will take place at 3pm. Entries to the dog show will be made on the day between 12:30pm and 2:30pm.  The cost is £2 per dog per category (with half the proceeds going to charity). Please bring the correct cash. More details including the dog show categories will be announced nearer the time – join the email list or follow us on social media for updates.

Each dog can enter one category only.

Categories:

1. Kid’s best friend (child handler)
2. Waggiest tail
3. Best trick
4. Golden oldie
5. Cutest puppy
6. Separated at birth (best owner-dog lookalike)
7. Best rescue
8. Hey good lookin’ (prettiest bitch and handsome dog combined)

Art Show

If you are an artist and wish to submit work to the art show, please email bppflowershowart@gmail.com or follow @bppartexhibit on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.