Fruit Corso in Tiel

I was sent a Powerpoint Presentation of the 2007 Fruit Corso held in a Dutch town called Tiel in the province of Gelderland. I was unaware of this annual event and immediately did some research online to find out more.

It turns out that it is a huge celebration held in early September of local produce where vegetables, fruits and seeds are used to create beautiful art pieces. Many of the towns and villages work for months putting together magnificent floats for this unique event made entirely of fruits and vegetables and the results are extraordinary.

Naturally, I particularly fell in love with the ‘Zebra’ float and the amount of detail in this design is mind boggling. You have to remember that this is only ONE float that I am focussing on, the others in the parade are just as creative and detailed!!!

If I was travelling to the Netherlands, I would most definitely time it to be there for this festival. Seeing these enormous works of art in person would be a memorable experience. I  very much doubt anyone would see so many fruits, vegetables and seeds gathered on such scale in the one place at the one time as in the Fruit Corso in Tiel.

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