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Jersey Summer Events 2012 |
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Jersey Maritime Festival. 
August 2012
Jersey Battle of Flowers Parade. 
September 2012
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Jersey Battle of Flowers
The Grand Parade - 9th August 2012
The Moonlight Parade - 10th August 2012
The traditional annual 'Jersey Battle of Flowers' carnival was established in 1902
and has been held in the second week of August each year ever since. Created to
celebrate the Coronation of Kind Edward Vll and Queen Alexandra, the Jersey Battle
of Flowers is also a major community project where everyone gives their time freely
to create the visual feast.
In the early days the floats were mostly horse-drawn and covered in floral decorations
and the tradition was to tear a flower off the float and throw it to a lady in the
crowd. Flowers were sometimes thrown back and hence the battle aspect began.
One of Jersey's premier tourist attractions, there is far more than just the parade
of flower covered floats, there is music, funfairs, dancers, majorettes and various
street entertainers. The Jersey Battle of Flowers is also enhanced by many Bands,
both local and from overseas. In 1964 it was decided to drop the 'Battle' aspect
of the Parade.
Competition at the Jersey Battle of Flowers is fierce, with large floats up to 45ft
in size, and islanders working for weeks as they compete for the major award 'Prix
d'Honneur'. There are other prizes in numerous categories for floats of different
sizes and types.
In 1989 a Moonlight Parade was introduced, held as the name suggest, at night. This
is a chance to see a parade of the flower covered floats decorated with thousands
of illuminated lights creating a truly magical sight. With a large firework display
at the end as well, it is a great finale to the floral extravaganza each year
When: Thursday 11th August 2011 and Friday the 12th August 2011
Where: St Helier
Official Website: http://www.battleofflowers.com
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