Menton: 86th Fête du Citron® – “des mondes fantastiques” (Fantastic worlds) ]Photo gallery]

The Fête du Citron® (Lemon Festival), an unique event in the world, attracts  240,000 visitors every year – a number which is constantly rising.
With processions of floats, gardens of lights and the exhibition of giant designs, come and discover this fantasy world, and move to the rhythm of a simply unforgettable event.
More than 300 professionals work on the project and 145 tons of citrus fruits are used.

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The main events

• Saturday 16 February at 11.00 am: opening of the 86th Fête du Citron®
•  Saturday 16 February at 2.00 pm: opening of the Exhibition of Citrus patterns
• Saturday 16 February, 8.30 pm: Les Jardins de Lumières (The Gardens of Lights)
• Sunday 17 February, 2.30 pm: Golden Fruit Parade
• Thursday 21 February, 9 pm: The night-time parade, (followed by fireworks)
• Friday 22 February, 8.30 pm: Les Jardins de Lumières (The Gardens of Lights)
• Sunday 24 February, 2.30 pm: Golden Fruit Parade
• Thursday 28 February, 9 pm: The night-time parade, (followed by fireworks)
• Friday 1 March, 8.30 pm: Les Jardins de Lumières (The Gardens of Lights)
• Sunday 3 March, 2.30 pm: Golden Fruit Parade

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The event in numbers

• 20 days of festival
• 240, 000 spectators on average each year
• 10 floats and 13 decorated displays in the gardens
• 200 artists (dancers, musicians)
• 400 participants (warehousemen, cashiers, screening staff)
• Over 20, 000 hours worked by crews, primarily municipal
• 12 people in charge of changing any fruit which has deteriorated each day
• 140 tonnes of citrus fruit for the gardens and floats
• Up to 18 tonnes of fruit for the most magnificent designs
• 45 kg of oranges or 30 kg lemons are needed to cover 1 m²
• 5 tonnes of additional fruit to replace any damaged fruit
•  Over 750,000 elastic bands for attaching the fruit
• 15 tonnes of steel

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https://www.fete-du-citron.com/?lang=en