MyRehovot TV: "Touching an Orange" Festival Opens in Rehovot

Big Orange Officials Open Orange Festival at the Spot of Citrus Plantation of early 1900s.

100 statues of oranges designed by Israel artists, celebrities and public personalities, are placed around the city that symbolizes the birth of citrus growing in Israel. The “Touching an Orange” exhibition was initiated by the city of Rehovot, and takes place at Minkov Pardesanut Museum. The video below presents the fragment of the official opening ceremony that took place Thursday, July 26, at about 7 pm.

This is Rehovot Orange Festival Opening Ceremony Fragment

The festival to be open daily 5 pm to 11 pm till September 1st, and is a true "Must See" scene. Its' lovely atmosphere well reminds the spirit of a Disney (Six Flags or other) Theme Park corner somewhere across Atlantic. Admission is free. Light refreshments are served. The soundtrack of an invitation by Rehovot mayor Shuki Forer is available at this link.

To view daylight pictures of Orange statues, follow this link. However, please make a note that at night and colorfull illumination statues look different. Come and see it yourself!