Festin des Cougourdons ★ 4.0
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.
Fete du Citron Menton is a food festival in Nice.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Esplanade des Sablettes, 06500 Menton, Nice
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.
Carnaval de Nice runs mid-February to early March each year on Place Massena, with flower battles, illuminated parades and the canonical Carnaval ganses.