In addition to various flower display-oriented events and contests, the festival includes musical performances, an antique car parade, and an 11km bike ride.

The first silleteros parade also took place with some 40 men from the corregimiento of Santa Elena carrying on their backs flower arrangements to the exposition site.

Since then, other events have been added like the International Pageant of the Flowers, the cavalcade, Guinness Records in 1996 and 1999, classic automobiles parade, Orchids exposition, among others.

[4] At the beginning of the 20th century, in the month of May with the arrival of spring, it was common for homes and altars of churches to be decorated with native flowers in honor of the Virgin Mary.

Maria Isabel Lopez, spokeswoman for the Convention Center Bureau of Madrid, described this new category: "these are the Pioneers, who will show all their Silletas making experience, but will not participate in the contest.