Suzdal Cucumber Festival

The Cucumber festival is held each year in the month of July in the own of Suzdal in Russia, to celebrate the versatility and economic importance of the humble cucumber.

The Cucumber festival helps people enter into the “high” spirit of Cucumber. Townfolks gather on the “cucumber backyard” and play the best folklore groups of Vladimir region. Artists from other Russian regions are arrive to take part in this festival. Every year guests take away new souvenirs from this festival - cucumbers made of wood, loam, patcher and paper. Some of the delicacies on display included cucumbers on toast and cucumber jam.