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Lemon Festival In Menton 2024: The Famous Citrus Carnival Of France

What do you do at the Menton lemon festival?

The lemon festival is commemorated with the construction of lemon and orange sculptures and floats decorated with lemons that are paraded through the streets with folk groups and baton-swinging majorettes. It involves over 300 people and necessitates the use of 145 tonnes of citrus fruits.

The Lemon Festival celebrates its 90th anniversary.

The Lemon Festival takes place from February 17 to March 3, 2024.
Fanfares, orchestras, dancers and folk troupes will be on hand.
Stroll among giant lemon sculptures.
The 11-meter-high sculptures can be seen at night in the “Gardens of Light”, or during the day.
Night-time events are organized on Thursdays, culminating in a fireworks display.
At the same time, the city offers free admission to the Handicrafts Fair and Orchid Festival. Both are located in the Palais de L’Europe.
For 2024, Menton celebrates lemons with the theme “The Olympic Games from antiquity to the present day”.

Discover the details of the program, the prices, and :
– the night corsos
– the gardens of lights
– the corsos of the Golden Fruits
– the Gardens of Bioves