Experience the Mimosa Festival

In Mandelieu-La Napoule

Dates 2027 to come

More concentrated, more festive, always joyful and popular, the Mimosa Festival will take place in the town’s neighbourhoods, where the colourful, flower-filled corsos will parade past. In the heart of Mandelieu – on the Place de France – festival-goers will be able to meet up, without forgetting the historic mimosa district: Capitou and the seaside district of La Napoule.

On the programme: parades, light parades, flower corsos, children’s carnival, entertainment, strolls, exhibitions, lively squares, street and market flower displays, etc. Five days of intense festivities to share, enjoy and celebrate the mimosa, the symbol of winter sunshine on the Côte d’Azur.

The Tourist Office will be the meeting point for a host of suggested hikes, discoveries of the Tanneron – Europe’s largest mimosa forest – sales of mimosa-related products, ticket purchases for the corsos… The mimosa specialities offered by Mandolod’s talented culinary creators will be in season. The programme will be rounded off with heritage tours of the Château de La Napoule and botanical tours of Mandelieu’s parks and gardens. At the same time, Mandelieu-La Napoule is stepping up its mimosa flower display on the town’s main thoroughfares.

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THE MIMOSA, THE WINTER FLOWER OF THE CÔTE D’AZUR!

Before you come and celebrate this emblematic Côte d’Azur flower at the Fête du Mimosa, we’ll tell you all about its origins…

Did you know? The English, botanical enthusiasts, were particularly present on the Côte d’Azur in the 19th century.

Seduced by their holidays on the Côte d’Azur, they brought the mimosa with them. The mimosa itself, imported from Australia around 1850, decorated the gardens of their sumptuous residences.

This winter plant is still worked by five mimosa growers in Mandelieu, who harvest two million stems each year.

Part of this production – twelve tonnes in all – is traditionally used for the Fête du Mimosa, starting with the flower corsos.

Mandelieu-La Napoule‘s reputation as the Mimosa Capital grows year on year.

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MIMOSA FOR VALENTINE’S DAY!

Mandelieu is the ideal destination for celebrating Valentine’s Day! Mandelieu has everything you need for a perfect day out for your loved one:

• Send bouquets of mimosa through the Tourist Office,
• Discover the Château de La Napoule, often called the Lovers’ Château because of the history of its American owners and lords,
• A guided walk along the seafront on the Sentier du Littoral, which runs alongside the Château,
• A mini-cruise in an electric boat on the banks of the Siagne,
• A drive through the Tanneron hills in a charming 2CV driven by Mademoiselle Riviera,
• An overnight stay in one of Mandelieu’s romantic hotels and restaurants on the seafront or on the Siagne.

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