The city of Tomohon is the only city in Indonesia that is holding a Tournament of Flowers, namely the International Flower Festival in the form of an international Float Float Competition, with participants from all over the archipelago and foreign countries. Through this activity: With Flowers, Tomohon City Greets the World. The birth of Tomohon City as the City of Flowers and as the organizer of the International Flower Festival, was designed by the first Mayor of Tomohon namely Jefferson M. Rumajar, SE and the Indonesian Flower Association (ASBINDO) driven by Mrs. Karen Tambayong and her staff on August 8 2008 In the same year the ASBINDO Tomohon City. At that time, almost all farmers in Tomohon City planted various kinds of cut flowers such as the native chrysanthemum flowers of Tomohon, namely the Kulo chrysanthemums (standard white chrysanthemums) and Riri chrysanthemums (standard yellow chrysanthemums), both of which were quite large, as big as drinking plates. coffee. In addition, spray chrysanthemums (also known as aster chrysanthemums) of various colors, kerk lilies, daisies of various colors, peacock flowers (white, purple, pink, blue) gladiolus with various colors, hen crowns and marigolds are also planted.

This year, preparations for holding the Tomohon International Flower Festival (TIFF) have been started by the Tomohon city government, through the Tomohon Agriculture & Fisheries Service, at the end of April asking the flower growers gathered in the Tomohon City ASBINDO container to plant standard chrysanthemum and spray chrysanthemums of various colors, kerk lilies, daisies, peacocks, gladiolus, roses, hydrangaeas, and other flowers that will be used to decorate and decorate all the floats (FLOAT) participating in the Tournament of Flower (Fresh Flower Float Competition) at the Tomohon International Flower Festival (TIFF) on 8 - 12 August 2023.