Mimosa Festival - Tanneron

The mimosa capital celebrates

Tanneron is known as the French capital of mimosa: its massif hosts the largest mimosa forest in Europe, blazing golden yellow from January to March. Every last Sunday of January, the village celebrates this exceptional bloom with its Mimosa Festival.

A rich traditional program

• Provençal artisan market: mimosa bouquets, local products, jam, honey, olive wood objects.
• Flower parade with floats decorated in mimosa.
• Folk dances in traditional Provençal costumes.
• Provençal mass with songs in Provençal language.
• Mimosa aperitif (champagne and orange juice cocktail).

Mimosa, golden treasure of Tanneron

Imported from Australia in the 19th century, mimosa found exceptional soil in Tanneron.