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The National Garden Show (BUGA) takes place every two years in a different city and places its main focus on people. It combines future-oriented urban development, new green spaces and innovative ideas in order to create a high standard of living and to generate sustainable added value for society, the economy and the environment. At the same time, it strengthens societal cohesion by better connecting disadvantaged urban areas and also by integrating them into the overall fabric of the city. In Dresden, as part of BUGA 2033 (the National Garden Show), areas throughout the city will be reimagined and developed over the course of almost ten years. This, in turn, will create long-term benefits for both the city and its residents. The development process will culminate in a nationally and internationally significant major event in 2033, which will take place from spring to autumn.

BUGA Dresden 2033 will take place from April to October 2033 and will offer visitors the chance to discover its diverse set of exhibitions, events and areas over the course of many months.

No, there hasn’t been a BUGA here before. Saxony is one of the few federal states in which since 1951- when the National Garden Show first began taking place- there has not yet been a BUGA or an International Garden Exhibition (IGA).

Thanks to an extensive amount of financial support spread out over a period of nearly ten years, innovative
urban development projects with long-term benefits extending far beyond 2033, the year of the event, are
going to be created in Dresden. National Garden Shows, historically speaking, have always had positive economic, ecological, social and urban planning effects that last for years and even decades. Thus, the BUGA is not just an exhibition that will be in bloom over the course of several months. It will also create sustainable, profound and visible
changes to the cityscape. Large urban areas, for instance, are going to be reimagined or developed for the very first time. Social spaces are going to be better connected and ecologically valuable areas will be newly created or, as the
case may be, further developed.

The end of the National Garden Show (BUGA) isn’t really the end – in fact, quite the opposite is the case: this is when what is most important to many people will actually begin. The areas, paths, parks and squares that were redesigned for BUGA will remain in the city and will be put into permanent use. What currently appears like it is unused or uninviting will in the future become vibrant spaces for everyone: for walking, relaxing, playing, cycling or for public art and cultural experiences amidst nature. Many of these newly created places will become an integral part of everyday life – for instance, as a park around the corner, as a new town square or as a green connection between different parts of the city. Even after the exhibition has come to an end, the added value will remain: the city will end up benefiting in the long term from all the investments, ideas, and new open spaces – often for many decades to come.