Fougerolles (70 Saone, ARA) on the edge of the Vosges mountains southwest of Alsace holds its annual Foire aux Beignets de Cerises (Cherry Doughnuts)and Kirsch (Cherry eau-de-vie) tastings - annually…

Roscoff (29 Finistere, Brittany) celebrates its famous pink onions with a 2 day festival (Fete de l’Oignon Rose de Roscoff). The local onion was the basis for a major trade…

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In addition to strong regional influences which derive in large part from tradition and local availability of fresh produce, there are three main cooking styles you may encounter en France:-…

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In the sleepy backwaters of the Hautes Pyrenees département the village and Appellation of Madiran (65 Hautes Pyrenees, Midi-Pyrenees) holds its annual wine festival organised by the impressively titled Syndicat…

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Fete de l'Assomption (Assumption Day)

Vinsobres, Cotes du Rhone-Villages AC is one of the crus of the southern Rhone, and celebrates the beginning of the Harvest (Ban des Vendanges du Cru) For more info see…

St Peray (07 Ardeche, Rhone-Alpes) holds its annual Fête des vins et du jumelage (Festival of Wine and Twinning (with towns in Germany and Italy) - which includes a Rhone…

The Ban des Vendanges de la Jurade de St Emilion is a festival to formally announce the beginning of the harvest of the wines of St Emilion (33 Gironde, Nouvelle…

St Remy-de-Provence (13, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence) holds it Fête du Vin et de l’Artisanat - featuring the local wines of Les Baux de Provence and Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence and local crafts -…

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The village of Lautrec (81 Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees) near Albi holds its annual Pink Garlic Festival - La fête de l'Ail Rose de Lautrec.The highlights include the free tasting of the…

Normandy is rightly famous for its cheeses - indeed think of Normandy and I immediately think of apples, cows and lush green fields, thatched cottages and cream - cider and…

The pretty Provencal seaside town of Cassis (13 Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence) - east of Marseille celebrates the local wine (Cassis AC) - not the blackcurrant liqueur which traditionally comes from Dijon…

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In the centre of Hyeres (83 Var, Provence) the winemakers of the Cotes de Provence hold thier annual festival - honouring some local dignities and generally promoting the virtues of…

  Jazz in Marciac, (32 Gers, Occitanie) This normally tranquil bastide town in deepest Gascony hosts a world-class Jazz festival during the first three weeks on August every year 22…

28-31 July 2022 - a Festival of Afro, Cuban, Salsa and Latin music and dance, in the middle of the otherwise sleepy département of Gers (32, Occitanie) - snazzy website…

"Montelimar Couleur Lavande" Festival at Montelimar (26 Drome, Rhone-Alpes) - more famous for its nougat - see www.frenchduck.com