Rain threatens to thin Floriade crowds after busy long weekend

Floriade volunteers and sisters, Janet Anderson, left, and Joy Urquhart, work on the main gate welcoming and advising the thousands of Floriade visitors on a sunny Canberra public holiday. Picture by Karleen Minney

Springtime in Canberra is synonymous with Floriade, an annual bloom of colour luring people from across the country to the capital.

However, the tulip festival may be in for a drenching as predicted thunderstorms threaten to thin crowds currently on track for record attendance.