Listing of events in France

Brittany Jazz - Every year the town of Coutances (50 Manche, Normandie) on the western side of the Cherbourg peninsula holds a Jazz festival enticingly entitled Jazz sous les Pommiers…

For many the black and white photos of Robert Doisneau encapsulate a vision of France as we romantically wish to remember it in the 1950s. In Avignon this summer (18…

The city of Nantes (44 Loire-Atlantique. Pays de la Loire) holds its Floral Festival (Floralies) 17 - 26 May 2024 at Le Domaine de la Chabotterie in 85260 MONTRÉVERD (85…

The Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival runs from 14-21 July 2011. A glorious summer combination of the delights of the Cote d'Azur and a top rate Jazz Festival are on offer at…

Aix-en-Provence (13 Bouches-du-Rhone, PACA) is staging an exhibition of 20th Century masters this summer with the Picasso - Cézanne Exhibition which is open from 25 May – 27 September 2009.…

Known as the Ile de Beauté in french - Corsica offers glorious scenery and the island also produces some interesting wines, which Yapp Bros are now stocking - and Yapp…

Part of our series featuring places for a short stay in the in France we visit the Gers, South West France (32 Gers, Occitanie) Le Weekend in...Eauze Where to stay?…

Every year the Association Tour de Normandie des Vehicules Historiques (Classic Tour of Normandie Association) organises a rally of vintage cars through the back roads of Normandie. The Tour de Normandie takes…

The towns of the French Riviera have been synonymous with wealth and sophistication since the mid nineteenth century. The pretty town of Nice, cradled by mountains that curve around to…

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The traditional Monte Carlo Rally runs 22 - 28  January 2024 For more info see www.acm.mc With 14 passes on the way, in 17 special stages spread over 5 French…

Despite being several hundred kilometres from the Spanish border, Nîmes (30 Gard, Occitanie) has strong Spanish/Catalan links, most visibly with the annual Feria bull-fighting festival. From 10 - 20 January 2024…

The Somme evokes images of World War I and battlefields, but it has much more to offer. The magnificent Gothic cathedral at Amiens is well-worth seeing, although to my mind…

Throughout 2009 the Chateau d'Angers (49 Maine-et-Loire) in the heart of the Loire Valley, celebrates the 600th Anniversary of King René, Duke of Anjou and "Knight of the Arts" who…

Le Havre (76 Seine-Maritime, Normandie) offers a variety of diversions over the Christmas season, the highlight of which is probably the Christmas Market in the square in front of Notre…