Every year in March or April the village of Gimmeldingen hosts its annual Almond Blossom Festival. The date is set just a few days before the festival as they have to wait for the blossoms to come out before the festival can occur. This festival symbolizes the beginning of wine festival season here in the Pfalz and as the first wine festival of the year it's quite popular. Yes that's right it's called the Almond Blossom Festival but it's really just another wine festival! So, lots of booths selling wine, some game booths and a merry-go-round for the kids, plus the usual sausage, flammkuchen, and crepe booths. With pretty trees all around.
While there are a lot of almond trees in the area, Gimmeldingen has a higher density of them. I think it would be nice to visit here and enjoy all of the trees either the day before or after the festival takes place so you don't have the big crowds and can just enjoy the trees and nice weather (and bring a picnic since you won't have the benefit of all the food booths if you go outside of the festival times). We did have a gorgeous 75-degree sunny day when we went yesterday. Here are some pictures of the blossoms, crowds, and views of the surrounding countryside:
I actually think this is a cherry tree instead of an almond tree. The flowers were a darker pink so I took some pictures of it.
Who the heck wants to deal with all of these people on a hot day? I know I didn't, but my friend Kara and I toughed it out for awhile anyway.
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