Flower parades and carnivals on the French Riviera

Le Lavandou Flower parade March 2027Bormes Flower parade February, 2027Cavalaire Corso du mimosa February, 2027Sainte-Maxime Corso du mimosa February, 2027Nice Carnival February 09-28, 2027 "Vive l'Amour"93nd Lemon Festival in Menton February 2027Mandelieu-La Napoule Mimosa Festival February, 2027

Flower parade in Bormes-les-Mimosas - February, 2027

March 2027's Lavandou Flower parade

The Lavandou Flower Parade takes place over a period of two days. Sunday is when the traditional highlight of the event, the 18-float parade, will take place with the famous flower battle at 4:30 p.m. Saturday will include an exhibition, entertainment village, and a visit to the tank construction hangars.

Nice Carnival "Vive l'Amour" February 09-28, 2027

Lemon festival in Menton - in February, 2027

Carnival's history and tradition

The flower carnival originates from Egypt and Greece. These countries coming from paganism used to celebrate the Apis bull and the Bacchus bull; they were being immolated while people danced and screamed of joy. Before that, a human victim replaced the bull. From 1420 the carnival consisted of a bull adorned with feathers and dazzling objects and clothes, and a child, King of the butchers, that was perched on its back. This practice was abolished in 1790 and restored in 1805. After that, the king of the butchers was replaced by a float full of young girls wearing mythological ceremonies of love (hence the Queen's float). Then the Corso got its inspiration from Italy with floats decorated by leaves and branches, pulled on the main street by participants allowed to make fun of the local key figures. From 1950 the courses in the South became a tourist show with majorettes, bands, flower battles, paying stands, tractors, amusement rides... losing all their villager and religious roots.


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