Editing Bloemfontein (section)

===Activities===
[[Horticulturalists]] are invited to participate in competitions to design and improve unkempt gardens around the city. 
Festival activities occur in private gardens all over Bloemfontein as city residents open their gardens to the general public.<ref name= "sleeping-out.co.za"/>

====Loch Logan Waterfront====
Most festival activities occur at the Loch Logan Waterfront, the largest shopping centre in central South Africa. It spans about 80 000 m<sup>2</sup> of space and is the hub of shopping, entertainment, sport, and culture in Bloemfontein.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloemdirectory.co.za/home/shopping-centres/loch-logan-waterfront/loch-logan-waterfront-centre|title=Loch Logan Waterfront Centre - Bloemfontein Directory|last=Ane|website=www.bloemdirectory.co.za}}</ref> The waterfront displays flowers created by local nurseries as well as the official municipal display created by the parks department, which the Mangaung Municipality organises.<ref name= "sa-venues.com"/><ref name= "sleeping-out.co.za"/> The Free State Rose Society's champion Rose Cut Competition, with approximately 700 entrants every year, is also hosted at the Waterfront, along with the Miss Volksblad Rosebud competition for girls aged 3–4 years old, organised in conjunction with the [[Volksblad]] daily newspaper.<ref name= "showme.co.za"/>

====Rose Morning High Tea====
The Rose Morning High Tea usually occurs at the Urth Garden Centre, where tea and treats are served. The Urth Garden Centre is a retail and wholesale nursery that is located on Kenneth Kaunda Road in Bloemfontein.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seda.org.za/Happening/LatestNews/PressReleases/Cazelles/Urth.aspx |title=Urth Garden Centre |access-date=22 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529165248/http://www.seda.org.za/Happening/LatestNews/PressReleases/Cazelles/Urth.aspx |archive-date=29 May 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The crowning of the King and Mangaung in the year of nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za/first-king-queen-roses/|title=Are you the very first King or Queen of Roses? - Bloemfontein Courant|last=Maricelle|date=7 September 2016}}</ref>

====Mangaung Rose Classic Cycle Tour====
The Mangaung Rose Classic Cycle Tour is a road race that takes place during the festival every year. The event is organised by AfriCycle Tours, and the dates are announced annually. The race starts at the Urth, and the race distances include 22&nbsp;km, 56&nbsp;km, and 106&nbsp;km.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bicycling.co.za/event/bizhub-rose-classic/ |title=Home |access-date=22 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106070543/http://www.bicycling.co.za/event/bizhub-rose-classic/ |archive-date=6 November 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://afriadventures.co.za/event/mangaung-rose-classic/|title=Mangaung Rose Classic|accessdate=11 March 2023}}</ref>

====Let's Green Bloem Expo====
This expo forms part of the Mangaung/Bloemfontein Rose Festival and gives 'green' and organic local businesses an opportunity to promote their businesses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Mangaung-RoseFestival-Lets-Green-BLOEM-Expo|title=Lets Green BLOEM Expo|website=www.wherevent.com}}</ref> This includes showcasing different products and services that support a green environment, such as solar power, grey water systems, vegetable tunnels, JoJo tank systems, etc.<ref>{{cite web|author=Monster Family Fun Competition 1 March 2018 |url=http://www.bloemskou.co.za/events/1401/Go-Green-Expo/ |title=Go Green Expo – Bloemskou {{pipe}} 26 April – 05 May 2018 |publisher=Bloemskou.co.za |date=2018-03-01 |access-date=2018-06-07}}</ref>