Held each February in the heart of Aix-en-Provence, the annual Stamp Fair and Philatelists Festival is a must for all collectors. Attracting stamp collectors...
Taking place each February, the main event of the popular festival is the procession of floral floats and "flower battles" which sees budding gardeners...
Over its two-week duration, La Fete du Citron attracts an incredible 200,000 visitors who descend on the town of Menton to celebrate the joys of the humble...
Nice comes alive each February with this top winter festival that attracts more than a million visitors over its two-week run. Highlights include colourful...
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Food & Drink
, Dance
, Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, Music
, Other
Hosting some of the best contemporary music acts from across Europe, La Route du Rock - Winter Collection is one of France's best-loved pop, rock and...
The Foire du Trone is one of the largest country fairs in France that attracts a staggering 5 million visitors each year. Its origins date back to 957...
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Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
The films of Scandinavia are often ground-breaking or innovative, and consequently find themselves the subject of imitation by Hollywood directors. See...
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Theatre & Film
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
The Paris Book Fair is a great event to simply immerse yourself in books of all shapes and sizes. It brings together authors from around the globe and...
The annual Altitude Festival features fantastic live stand-up comedy, live music, international DJs, slopestyle competitions and much more. With its picturesque...
The annual Paris Marathon begins at the top of the Champs Elysees and finishes at the bottom of Avenue Foch. It is in the form of an elongated lap on...
Dedicated to books and writing with a maritime theme, this fun festival attracts literary enthusiasts and writers from all over the world. The event features...
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Art & Literature
, Kids' Stuff
, Theatre & Film
The annual 'Spring in Bourges' music festival is one of the biggest events of its kind in the region and attracts legions of music fans, young and old....
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Entertainment
, Art & Literature
, Exhibitions
, Music
, Spectacle
The beautiful region of Deauville in Lower Normandy celebrates Easter in style with its Festival de Paques. Visitors flock to the picturesque coastal...
Covering the three areas of 'Home and the Environment', 'Well-being and Leisure' and 'Cultures of the World', the annual Paris Trade Fair takes place...
This traditional spring festival celebrates the revival of nature after the long, cold nights of winter. As legend has it, the Goddess Cybele, who represents...
The Iberian influence and lively atmosphere of the Nimes Pentecost Festival has gained notoriety throughout Western Europe. Famed for its bullfights and...
This relatively new festival is already establishing itself as something of an institution amongst Lyon's clubbing crowd. Held each May, the Nuits Sonores...
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Spectacle
, Art & Literature
, Music
, Entertainment
In 1939 the French government chose Cannes as the suitably sunny location for its inaugural Film Festival. From what was originally an opportunity for...
From 16-18 May, the glitzy city of Saint Tropez celebrates its military history and its patron saint Tropes (after whom the city is named). The origins...
The Le Mans French Moto Grand Prix is one of a series of 17 races that make up the Grand Prix motorbike championships. Competitors race on state-of-the-art...
Taking place at various locations throughout France, the annual Get Afloat Weekend aims to introduce newcomers to the country's waterways through a number...
For one night each year, over 1,000 museums throughout France take part in this event which allows visitors access to museums free of charge from sunset...
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Kids' Stuff
, Exhibitions
, Art & Literature
, History
, Religion
Each year, thousands of locals, gypsies, pilgrims and tourists travel to the picturesque seaside town of Saintes Marie de la Mer to participate or witness...
Tennis first became popular in France at the end of the 19th century. The first national men's competition was held in 1891 with the ladies' following...
Held at one of the city's toughest race courses, the Great Paris Steeplechase at the Auteuil Hippodrome is the only Parisian course devoted solely to...
Taking place in the fashionable Saint-Denis on the outskirts of Paris, this annual event presents an exciting programme that is sure to delight classical...
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Dance
, Art & Literature
, Theatre & Film
, Music
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in this city and, in memory of the much-loved heroine and patron saint, Rouen stages a medieval festival in the cathedral...
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Entertainment
, Spectacle
, History
, Food & Drink
Mortemer Abbey hosts a programme of summer festivals amidst its stunning gardens. The season culminates in the Grand Medieval Fair with medieval costumes...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Theatre & Film
, History
On a wide curve of the lower Seine River, and beneath an impressive castle (Chateau Gaillard), the little town of Les Andelys replays a bit of its history...
Themes:
Culture
, Kids' Stuff
, Entertainment
, Music
, Spectacle
, Exhibitions
, History
, Food & Drink
, Theatre & Film
Each summer the beautiful Parc Floral de Paris hosts the Paris Jazz Festival in a series of concerts with performers ranging from established jazz legends...
