The Fruit Festivals are international gatherings where the main theme is fruit, seasonal and local.
Generally they go from one to two weeks, with the possibility of staying overnight in the surroundings, of contributing to the event with volunteering (organization, logistics, cooking, cleaning, workshops, etc.), and to participate in the numerous courses and activities organized within it, often free.
Over time, thanks to the success of this formula and the great interest in fruit and raw food, the organization of these international Fruit Festivals has been improving, so much so that they often host music concerts, theatrical performances and all that what is expected of a real Festival.
However the central theme is and remains the raw fruit and silver products, which, depending on the country, are from time to time unique experiences: the dates in Israel, the mangoes in India, the various wild berries almost unknown in America, the zapote in Mexico, the northern Australian wines, oranges in Sicily.
We present better some of these Fruit Festivals.
Belfiore nursery, Florence
In Italy we are still tied to our festivals and we do not have a fairly developed fruitarian or raw food culture, therefore tourists interested in these products pass through our country, enjoying it like a true paradise, without our noticing it.
For those who pass through Tuscany in September, a good opportunity to taste fruits of many different varieties is the event that the Belfiore nursery organizes on a day in which you can taste many forgotten fruits (raspberries, mulberries, barberries, loquats, just to name a few) and very fine varieties of the most common fruit, such as figs, plums, apples, peaches.
It is not a real Fruit Festival but it is really worth to delight and take part in the always interesting conferences.
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May and June in Thailand
Thailand is undoubtedly one of the most organized nations for this type of experience: abundant and delicious fruit, ease of movement for the tourist, wonderful landscapes, low prices, open spirit.
The months of May and June in Thailand are a garden of Eden: the fruit season coincides with the various local agricultural festivals and with some excellent international Fruit Festivals, three of which are the Durian Festival, the Chanthaburi Festival and the Wonderfestival .
Chanthaburi, in particular, hosts in that season numerous sub-festivals in which the fruit harvest season is celebrated, and where we can try durians, mangosteens, jackfruit, rambutan, longsat, santol and more in cheap prices put it more.
The Wonderfestival, organized in Pattaya, is perhaps the most complete, where in addition to fruit and raw food, there is the possibility of doing a thousand different sports, attending concerts, camping and practicing an infinite number of wellness courses.
Woodstock Fruit Festival, Usa
Perhaps the most famous and popular Fruit Festival around the world. In the state of New York, on the shores of a beautiful lake, this wonderful non-profit festival is held every year in August, where an average of 8, 000 people turn up over the course of a week.
It's a unique experience: people from all over the world gather to eat all kinds of fruit and raw food ; the Festival is also filled with top-level conferences held by the highest authorities in the sector: dietetic experts, farmers, fruit hunters, cooks, fitness experts, Ayurveda experts, yoga masters, university professors, researchers, journalists, writers.
Not only: the festival hosts many games and group activities, music, bike rides, group yoga, massages, boat rides and a thousand other surprises.
The Woodstock Fruit Festival is open to volunteering, and by choosing this formula you can participate without paying the entrance fee.
Mango Festival, India
Delhi, India . If you come here in July, after the heat has reached unbearable peaks for Europeans, don't miss the Mango Festival . Hundreds and hundreds of varieties of mango, one of the most nutritious and pleasing fruits in the world.
Thousands of people from all over the world come for this occasion. It is generally organized inside a stadium, where we can try mangoes of all colors, shapes, sizes and flavors. Not only that, we could taste many rigorously mango recipes and watch the hilarious Indian auctions!
