Le Dîner en Blanc – Jacksonville Returns on October 22, 2022

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Aug. 4, 2022 - PRLog -- Le Dîner en Blanc returns to Jacksonville for its 3rd edition on October 22, 2022. As always, the venue will remain secret until the last minute.

Le Dîner en Blanc is like an uplifting holiday in our own city thus making you feel like you are on vacation in the south of France! The festive and community feel of this long-standing French picnic tradition will take over the River City.

Participation to this unique event happens in three stages: Phase 1 is for members from the previous year; Phase 2 is for new members who are referred by Phase I attendees; and Phase 3 is for people who signed up on the waiting list.

Register: register.dinerenblanc.com/jacksonville/en/register.

To maintain the uniqueness of Le Dîner en Blanc as well as staying true to tradition, certain requirements must be followed:

• Dress code: elegant and white only. Originality is encouraged as long as it is stylish and tasteful.
• Table setting:  all white!
• Champagne and/or wine. Beer and hard liquor are prohibited.

o   As per Florida regulations, guests cannot bring their own alcohol. Guests wishing to enjoy wine or Champagne, must reserve online through Le Dîner en Blanc's e-store. However, guests are welcome to bring their own non-alcoholic beverages.

• To ensure that the location secret is kept undisclosed until last minute, guests meet at assigned departure location and are escorted by a Dîner en Blanc volunteer.
• In order to leave the event location as clean as when they arrived, guests are required to leave with all their belongings, leftovers and litter.

Guests must bring

• A table, two white chairs, white tablecloth.
• A picnic basket comprising fine food and proper stemware and white dinnerware.

About Le Dîner en Blanc

Over the years, Le Dîner en Blanc has become a worldwide epicurean phenomenon. What was a "friends and word-of-mouth only" event has grown into an international sensation celebrated on six continents. Launched in Paris in 1988 by François Pasquier and a handful of friends, Le Dîner en Blanc de Paris marked its 30th anniversary in 2018 with a record 17,000 guests from Paris and around the world. Dîner en Blanc International is responsible for developing this secret posh picnic in over 120 cities in 40 countries around the world.  For more info, photos and videos of Le Dîner en Blanc events from around the world, visit dinerenblanc.com.