Listing of events in France
The town of Sens (89 Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte) has a remarkable heritage, including the gothic Cathédrale Saint-Etienne, the first gothic cathedral; the Archbishops Palace (Palais Synodal); the parks and gardens, one…
The pretty Alsace town of Colmar (68 Haut-Rhin, Grand Est) is regarded as the Wine Capital of Alsace. In mid-summer 26 July - 4 August 2024 the town hosts a…
The wine town of Chateauneuf-du-Pape (84 Vaucluse, Provence PACA) holds an annual wine festival 4 - 6 August 2023 to celebrate the onset of the grape ripening season (veraison) with…
Every summer the Côtes du Rhône wine village of Seguret celebrates its Rosé Wine with an evening wine festival Le rosé by Séguret on 6 July 2018 (19h00-23h00) in the…
Lying within the boundaries of the City of Nice (06 Alpes-Maritimes, Provence PACA) the wine appellation of Bellet AOC is only small and lies between the lower slopes of the…
The Pyrenean city of Pau (64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle Aquitaine) is home to 2 motor racing Grand Prix events in May: 12 - 14 May 2023 - Grand Prix de Pau -…
Côtes de Bourg, one of the larger Bordeaux wine appellations holds its Open Doors Festival (Portes Ouvertes) over the weekend in 11 - 12 May 2024 "Tous Ô Chais" -see…
A Côtes-du-Rhône wine Festival is held in Avignon on 21 November 2024: Millévin marking the official release of the new Côtes-du-Rhône vintage.#Winegrowers, merchants, brotherhoods, wine lovers and fans of good…
Nantes (44 Loire-Atlantique. Pays de la Loire) holds its annual Nantes Jazz Festival (Nuit du Jazz) 23 November 2024 For more on the Nantes Jazz Festival see www.nuitdujazz.com/ Nantes -…
On the weekend of 14 - 15 October 2023 the vineyards of the Graves wine area of Bordeaux open their doors to the public Journées portes ouvertes for the Graves Wine Weekend. From la Brède to Langon (33 Gironde, Nouvelle…
La Rochelle Jazz Festival (Jazz entre les deux Tours) in October 9 - 13 October 2024 (translated as Jazz between the 2 Towers, the 2 towers being the 2 towers…
Another example of the French passion for their food, the villages in the high Pyrenees celebrate the return of the local sheep and shepherds from the high summer pasture so…
A Basque Soup Festival Championnat international de garbure or La Garburade is held in Oloron Sainte Marie(64 Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Nouvelle Aquitaine) 7 September 2024 Basque Soup Festival Known as Garbure this…
In the Perigord there is a Knife Festival (Fete du Couteau) 5 - 6 August 2023 at Nontron (24 Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine) This event brings together artisans and collectors from across Europe to celebrate the skill…
At Bonaguil (47 Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) 1 - 6 August 2024 there is a Theatre Festival (Festival de Bonaguil) which encompasses both plays and performances e.g flamenco dance etc. The Theatre Festival celebrated its 54th…
The Champagne wine village of Ay (51 Marne, Grand Est) holds an bi-annual celebration of its wines with its King Henri IV Festival in July (2 - 3 July 2022),and…
24 July 2016 sees the Montauban Foodies Festival or Festival of Taste and Flavours (Fete du gout et des saveurs) in Montauban (82 Tarn-et-Garonne, LRMP) About 50 producers, selected for…
Route de Champagne en Fete 20-21 July 2024 With your champagne-glass ‘passport’ in hand, take the Champagne tasting route in the Côte de Bars Champagne sector near Bar-sur-Aube (10 Aube,…
As Bordeaux prepares to open its Cité des Civilisation des Vins de Bordeaux, the smaller Côtes de Bourg appellation is launching an ambitious construction project around wine-tourism: Maison des Vins…
A dramatic setting for an outdoor jazz festival is the Roman amphitheatre (one of the biggest in Europe) at Vienne which hosts the main acts, which in 2016 included Imelda…