Fete du Citron Menton ★ 4.4
Fete du Citron Menton runs in parallel with Carnaval de Nice every February, 40 minutes east on the train and the Menton lemon parade the longest running.
Carnaval de Nice is a food festival in Nice.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Place Massena, 06000 Nice
Fete du Citron Menton runs in parallel with Carnaval de Nice every February, 40 minutes east on the train and the Menton lemon parade the longest running.
Festin des Cougourdons runs in the gardens of the Arenes de Cimiez every March, the Nicois cougourdon gourd festival and a traditional fairground food day.
Nice Jazz Festival runs four nights in late July on Place Massena and the Theatre de Verdure, Europe's oldest jazz festival since 1948 with Riviera apero.
The Fete du Citron in Menton is the two-week citrus festival on the French Riviera, drawing 200,000-plus visitors to the lemon and orange parade floats and the Jardins Bioves citrus sculptures.