The yearly horticultural festival bids goodbye to the fierce winter storms as it brings Paris to Philadelphia.

Themed “Springtime in Paris,” the Philadelphia International Flower Show welcomed visitors with over 25,000 tulips displayed under an artificial Eiffel Tower on Sunday.

The colorful floral exhibits overwhelm the senses of tourists as they mingle with mimes and musicians going around the 10-acre field. Artists also adore the re-created Parisian gardens as they try to capture its beauty through paint.

The eight-day event, which is considered as the largest indoor flower show in the world, is expected to attract almost 250,000 people. It draws both plant and flower enthusiasts, as well as individuals exhausted from the snowy winter.

The flower show has become a warm place to break away from the remains of the winter season. Now, most people are looking for leisure activities to indulge in the fragrant and vibrant blooms as spring time officially opens.

This year, the horticultural extravaganza include a tableau presenting the “Phantom of the Opera,” wedding scenery at Notre Dame, floral carousels, a small Centre Pompidou and Arc de Triomphe, as well as a scene from the cemetery in Paris.

Event organizers coordinated with suppliers to display new and fascinating plants. This year, the plants include the newest colors of Gerber daisies, new kinds of roses from Colombia, as well as orange kinds of Oncidium orchid, said Sam Lemheney, the show design director.

However, the flower exhibit gives a boost of $61 million to the city’s economy. It also serves as a fundraising and educational event for its sponsor- the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.