The first festival of the flowers was in the cathedral of Medellín (note: in order to construct this cathedral they needed 1′120.000 bricks), this fest was the 1 of May of 1957 under the initiative of Arturo Uribe, member of the tourism meeting and promotion, the festival only consist of 40 farmers of the village of Santa Elena.
The festival change from the month of May (month of the flowers) to the month of August because this is the month of the independence of Antioquia, and that was the 11 of August of 1813.
List of events:
- Concurso mujeres talento (Women talent contest)
- Festival nacional de la trova ciudad de Medellín (national Festival of trova city of Medellín)
- Humorcity
- Zona que suena (Zone that sounds)
- La familia flores (the family flowers)
- Parque cultural nocturno (nocturnal cultural Park)
- Tablados artísticos y culturales (rartistic and cultual stands)
- Desfile de caballos feria de las flores “cabalgata” (Parade of horses festival of the flowers “cavalcade”)
- Desfile de autos clásicos y antiguos (Parade of classic and old cars)
- Arrieros, mulas y fondas (Carriers, mules and boardinghouses)
- Orquídeas, pájaros y flores (Orquídeas, birds and flowers)
- Caravana de chivas y flores (Caravan of “old colored buses with ornaments” and flowers)
- Feria nacional equina (equine national Festival)
- Caminata canina (canine walk)
- Campeonato nacional de sonido sobre ruedas (national Championship of sound on wheels)
- Desfile infantil de silleteritos en la floresta (infantile Parade of silleteritos in the floresta)
- Festival del recuerdo y la canción popular (Festival of the memory and the folksong)
- Santa Elena de fiesta (Santa Elena ‘s celebration)

Feria de las flores (en espanol)