Lemon Festival® in Menton

LEMON FESTIVAL® 2025: A ZEST OF AGRUME THROUGHOUT THE CITY

Theme of the 2025 edition: “Journey(s) to the stars”

Citrus compositions on the theme “Voyage(s) to the stars” await you in the Jardins Biovès, accompanied by numerous events throughout the city. Numerous activities, excursions and guided tours are also being organised to help everyone discover the Lemon Festival. Don’t miss the open-air exhibition on the rich history of the Menton lemon, organised by the Heritage Department. The exhibition of great citrus motifs in the Jardins Biovès will be free with free access!

Furthermore, local producers will be present all over town: a great opportunity to fill your baskets with vitamins and chat around their stands about their passion for the Golden Fruit.

Extend your stroll through the shopping streets, where the Menton Sourire association has organised a shop-window competition, and finish on the Francis-Palmero esplanade. Here you’ll find all the specialities of Menton: jams, olive oil, lemon oil, limoncello, fougasse mentonnaise, and much more.

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DAY OR EVENING, TAKE PART IN THE CORSO AT
LA FÊTE DU CITRON®!!

Just like grown-ups, children can discover citrus fruits in a different way.

The lemon floats will make little ones’ eyes sparkle! When the weather is fine, the lemon is magnified and we discover the beauty of the product.

During the 15 days, the city lives to the rhythm of corsos, parades in the centre, night corsos, exhibitions, etc, representing different Olympic disciplines.

You can also meet producers and taste the many varieties of the product. Like its cousin, the Carnaval de Nice, the Fête du Citron® de Menton is a unique event in the world that celebrates the country’s citrus fruit every year: the Menton lemon.

Colours are instilled in the evening, to the delight of adults… and children alike!