page_title: Jersey Battle of Flowers
section_title: 2013
hierarchical_section_title: Jersey Battle of Flowers / Prizes / 2013
caption_attribution_description: English: Optimists Club 2013 Prix d'Honneur Winning Entry 'Beyond the Barricade' at Moonlight Parade - Best Illuminated Float over 25ft
context_page_description: The Jersey Battle of Flowers is an annual carnival held in the Channel Island of Jersey on the second Thursday of August. The festival consists of music, funfairs, dancers, majorettes and a parade of flower floats alongside various street entertainers. It was inaugurated in 1902 to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The largest attendance to date is thought to be that of 1969 when 60,000 people were present. Current spectator numbers are around 20,000.
  The major floats are usually produced by the parishes of Jersey.
  The 'Battle' itself originally consisted of dismantling the floats to provide floral ammunition for a literal battle of flowers between participants and spectators, but this aspect has long been abandoned. Since 1989, a nighttime Moonlight Parade with the floats festooned in lights has been introduced. The Moonlight Parade ends with a fireworks display. Recent years have seen higher turnouts to the moonlight parade, which attracts locals as well as tourists possibly due to its party atmosphere.
context_section_description: Winners at the 2013 Battle included:
  Prix d'Honneur: The Optimists Club ‘Beyond the Barricade’
  Prix d'Excellence: St Brelade’s ‘Chang’
  Grand Prix des Paroisses: St Clement’s ‘Elephanta’
  Grand Prix des Fleurs: Rob Adrian and Friends ‘Who's Who’
  Prix de Mérite: Friends of Galaad ‘Sweeps ‘N’ All’
  Prix Décor: St Saviour’s ‘Never Ending Stories’
  Spectators' Award: The Optimists Club ‘Beyond the Barricade’
  Best Illuminated Float (over 25 ft): The Optimists Club ‘Beyond the Barricade’
  Best Illuminated Float (under 25 ft): Parish of St. Peter Juniors ‘Mary Poppins'
caption: Optimists Club 2013 Prix d'Honneur Winning Entry 'Beyond the Barricade' at Moonlight Parade - Best Illuminated Float over 25ft
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