Annual Events in France |
The Bayeux Tapestry, the Louvre, Champagne... France surely offers some of the most iconic European highlights. From Paris to the Perigord, below is our guide to some of the favourite french sights, sounds & attractions... |
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JANUARYInternational Snow Polo Meeting - Megeve, France
January
British Royal Navy Alpine Ski and Snowboard Championships - Les Menuires,
Trois Vallees, France
January
International Comic Strip Festival - Angouleme, France
January
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FEBRUARYInternational Short Film Festival - Lille, France
February
Chamonix
Carnival - Chamonix, France
February
Games Festival - Cannes, France
February
Mimosa Festival - Mandelieu la Napoule, France
February
Orchid Festival - Tarascon, France
February/March
Paris Fashion Week - Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
February/March
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MARCHInternational Flamenco Festival - Paris, France
March
French Language Week - France and French speaking countries
March
Printemps du cinema (Cinema Spring Festival) - Paris, France
March
Bayeux Half Marathon - Bayeux, France
March
Night of Star Gazing - Paris, France
March
Martial Arts Festival - Paris, France
March
Paris Venetian Carnival - Paris, France
March
Russian Festival - Marseille, France
March/April
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APRILBayonne Ham Fair - Bayonne, France
April
Vendome
International Guitar Festival - Vendome, France
April
Gay and Lesbian
Film Festival - Grenoble, France
April
Somme Bay Bird Festival - Abbeville, France
April
Classical Music Festival - Val d'Isere, France
April
Lyon Marathon - Lyons, France
April
Citadels Open Days - north France, Arras,Lille, France
April
Scarecrow Festival - Moringhem, France
April
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MAYFoire aux Geraniums (fair) - Beuvron en Auge, France
May
Saint
Tropez Bravades - St Tropez, France
May
Jazz sous les Pommiers -
Coutances, Normandy, France
May
Sand Sculpture Festival - Cap d'Agde,
France
May
Vivonne World Folk Music Festival - Vivonne, France
May
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JUNEInternational Showjumping - Parc Pommery, Reims, France
June
Romantic
Music Festival - Nohant, France
June
Cannes International Advertising
Festival - Cannes, France
June
Lyon Pride - Lyons, France
June
Orleans
Jazz - Orleans, France
June
Festival de Marseille - Marseille, France
June/July
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JULYJapan Expo - Paris, France
July
New Orleans Jazz
Competition - Saint Raphael, France
July
Trans'Urbaines Hip Hop
Festival - Clermont Ferrand
July
Baroque Music Festival - Aix en
Provence, France
July
Bastille Day celebrations - Carcassonne, France
July
Auvergne
Cheese and French Wine Fair - Besse, France
July
Radio France
and Montpellier Festival - Montpellier, France
July
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AUGUSTPink Garlic Fair - Lautrec, France
August
Le Gua Oyster
Festival - Le Gua, France
August
Sorcerers Fair - Bue en Sancerre,
France
August
International Marionnette Festival - Mirepoix, France
August
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SEPTEMBERCoup de Chauffre - Cognac, France
September
Techno
Parade - Paris, France
September
Medieval Market - Perpignan, France
September
Bordeaux
Heritage Days - Bordeaux, France
September
Tomato Festival - Chateau
de la Bourdaisiere, Mountlouis-sur-Loire, France
September
Inter Island Windsurf Race - Club de Voile de Bonifacio, Plantarella, France
September
Pottery Festival - Malicorne, France
September
Chasselas Grape Festival - Moissac, France
September
Poitiers Heritage Days- Poitiers, France
September
Burgundy Wine Press Festival - Bourgogne, Chenove, France
September Paris Manga - Paris, France
September Piano aux Jacobins
Festival - Toulouse, France
September International Rose Competition -
Paris, France
September Paris Versailles Walk - Paris, France
September Italian
Film Festival - Annecy, France
September/October Festival of Maritime Film
and Exploration - Toulon, France
September/October
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OCTOBERFestival des Plantes - Versigny, France
October
Festival
International de Musique Militaire(Military Music) - Nice, France
October
Banyuls
Vendange - Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
October
Bric a Brac market (Foire a la Brocante) - Bordeaux, France
October
Reading Festival - Paris, France
October
Antibes Cote d'Azur Motor Rally - Juan les Pins, France
October
The Magic of Orchids - Vascoeuil, France
October
Jazz en Tete International Music Festival - Clermont Ferrand, France
October
The Italian Job. Mini Cooper rally across the Alps to Italy - France
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NOVEMBERHerring Fair - Lieurey, France
November
French
Winegrowers and Farmers Fair - Marseille, France
November
Lifestyle
Fair - Bordeaux, France
November
Antiques and Gastronomic Fair - La
Rochelle, France
November
Avignon Blues Festival - Avignon, France
November
Brest
Short Film Festival - Le Quartz, Brest, France
November
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DECEMBERCartoon Festival - Boulogne sur Mer, France
December
Calais
Christmas Parade - Calais, France
December
Christmas Day Swim - Nice,
France
December
Christmas Markets - Brest, Grenoble, Toulouse,
Mulhouse, Rouen, France
December
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