Here are some useful dates for the three different types of Bloom campaign in Bath:
| Competition | Description | Judging categories | Judging Date 2025 | Awards presentation 2025 |
| Local: Bath in Bloom | Local Bloom competition of residents and businesses. Bath in Bloom also prepare an entry for Bath in the city category of South West in Bloom | Business premises with planted containers Business premises with a garden Pub with floral display – containers or garden | Deadline 14th June for Bath businesses to enter. Judging between 21st and 29th June https://bathinbloom.org/bath-in-bloom/bath-in-bloom-competition | 29th August, Bath |
| Regional: South West in Bloom | Regional version of national competition with 15 categories. | City category – arranged by Bath in Bloom volunteers | 11th July | 8th October, Torquay |
| BID category – arranged by Bath BID in Bloom | 2nd July | |||
| Commercial, Leisure and Tourism (Milsom Place & Southgate) | 2nd July | |||
| ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ (21 small areas in Bath ) | 11th July | |||
| National: Britain in Bloom | National competition which towns and cities get to enter if they have won their regional competition the previous year | City category –arranged by Bath in Bloom volunteers | Bath won City category and overall Britain in Bloom last year. Not entered this year | |
| BID category – arranged by Bath BID in Bloom | 13th August | 31st October, Brighton | ||