Lemons festival
Every year the city of Menton (also known as “Cité des Citrons” (City of Lemons), in the Alpes-Maritimes celebrates this local product. The Fête du Citron is unique in the world, featuring giant designs made exclusively from citrus fruits and floats decorated with oranges and lemons.
Ever since the 15th century, Menton has been a major producer of lemons. At the beginning of the 20th century, this Mediterranean city became the biggest producer of this fruit on the continent. In 1929, an hotelier came up with the idea of organizing a flower and citrus fruit exhibition. It proved so successful that the following year, the festival spilled out into the streets with carts carrying orange and lemon trees. It became increasingly successful over the following few years and so in 1934, the municipality decided to create the Fête du Citron.
COPENHAGEN LIGHT FESTIVAL
Copenhagen Light Festival is an annual light festival that transforms the quiet and cold winter darkness into a unique celebration of light art, lighting design and illumination in the center of Copenhagen.
In three weeks of February the festival presents a wide range of light based works – such as sculpture, installation, projection mapping, event and illumination created by both established and upcoming light artists, lighting designers, students and organizations.
AMSTERDAM LIGHT FESTIVAL
Every year, the city of Amsterdam organizes the Amsterdam Light Festival. From late November until January the canal belt of Amsterdam lights up with spectacular light sculptures, projections, and art installations. The Amsterdam Light Festivals is best enjoyed on a canal cruise, a guided walking tour or bike tour.
International and national artists have created 25 spectacular light sculptures especially for the light exhibition in the canals of Amsterdam. Every year the theme is different. The light art installations illuminate every day from 5 pm until 11 pm. The Festival for Light Art in Amsterdam is in open air and so free for everyone. Great opportunity to take impressive photos!