The Race around the world
Born in France in the 1920s, the Race of Waiters appeared to be then a tradition rooted exclusively in France. Today, the race has traveled around the world and now attracts crowds every year, where thousands of spectators support “their” Garçon de Café. The race does exist in all the five continents and adapt itself to the local customs: for instance, in South America, races include obstacles; in China or Spain it takes place on the shores of sunny beaches; in Australia, it is run in the small streets of a market; in Iceland on a lush green lawn of a park and in Scandinavia even on a cruise boat.
The Race, favourite of the media
The waiters’ race is an attractive subject for all media and perfectly fit to local or national TV news, Press and Magazines. The race presents the advantage of being a festival well known and celebrated throughout the world, conveying traditional values like culture, sport and elegance that media appreciate. Watchers and readers are fond of such popular events especially during summer time. The various media are now present every year on the starting lines to collect the interviews of the competitors and the spectators’ forecasts.
The race, a recognized tourist attraction
The race of waiters allows municipalities and local tourist offices to attract tourists into their city but is also an entertainment for the residents. People gather themselves as soon as they see waiters and you can always notice a lot of smiles in view of the competitors who often have familiar faces. In short, more and more cities and even neighborhoods of huge cities are interested in organizing a race of waiters in their prestigious streets and squares. We should therefore continue to see the number of races increasing every year, for our pleasure!