McLean Community Center Offers Trip to Philadelphia Flower Show

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Already getting tired of this wintry weather? The McLean Community Center is offering a day trip in March to see the Philadelphia Flower Show. The trip is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15, from 6:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here's a description about the trip, provided by the McLean Community Center:

The theme of the 2017 Philadelphia Flower show is “Holland” but there will be much more than just tulips on display. This is the world’s oldest and largest indoor flower show and the longest running show in North America. The Philadelphia Horticultural Society promises creative Dutch landscapes, previewing Holland’s top landscape architects as well as Holland’s history, art and culture. Just picture windmills, canals, wooden shoes and so many other tributes to the Netherlands and their diverse gardening techniques.

As in years past, garden shoppers will be thrilled with the more than 180 dealers selling everything from garden furniture to unique plants and flowers. Horticulture, artistic culinary lectures and demonstrations by world-class experts are all free to show visitors.

Lunch will be on your own. Feel free to sample from the plentiful food vendors at the Convention Center or across the street at the Historic Reading Terminal Market, where the selections range from Philly cheesesteaks to home baked Amish goods.

Sign up early! This day trip fills up quickly.

Activity No. 7002.317
$136 per person/$131 MCC district residents, which includes deluxe motor coach transportation, tickets to the Flower Show, a morning snack and driver’s tip. Please arrive at MCC at 6:45 a.m. Bus departs promptly at 7 a.m. Tour returns at approximately 8 p.m. Please make checks payable to Excursionaire. Any flower show questions, please call Maureen Cyron at 703/323-9040.

Online registration is not available for tours and day trips. Please contact the registrar at 703-790-0123, TTY: 711, for registration options

Day Trip Guidelines

Tour Refund/Cancellation Policy: Patrons who submit refund requests in writing to registrar@mcleancenter.org 14 days or more before the date of the trip will receive a full refund. Due to the costs associated with meal reservations, tickets and chartered transportation, refunds will not be granted to patrons who submit requests less than 14 days before a day trip date, unless a substitute is provided in their place.

Refunds/Cancellations may be granted only for medical reasons or for extenuating circumstances as determined by the General Programs Director and the Registrar. Medical requests must be accompanied by doctor’s note.

Please Note: Most of our tours require a fair amount of walking. Participants should be fit and able to handle the activities included in the tour. Someone who can and will be totally responsible for providing all required assistance must accompany participants who require extraordinary care.

PHOTO courtesy of Philadelphia Flower Show