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  • Bordeaux Fête le Fleuve

    The Bordeaux River Festival will be welcoming one of the most famous and prestigious international singlehanded sailing competitions: La Solitaire…

  • Cassel Carnival

    Special Easter celebration that blends traditional folklore with family traditions The small town of Cassel reverberates with the din from…

  • Bordeaux fête le Fleuve (Bordeaux…

    Born of a river – the Garonne – the city of Bordeaux pays tribute to it every two years by…

  • TEMPO’RIVES

    One of the highlights in the Angers entertainments calendar; a selection of world music, classical music, chanson, dance and humour,…

  • Marseille Provence 2013 and “le…

    In 2013, Marseille-Provence will be the European Capital of Culture. Over 400 events will take place, including: • 60 exhibitions,…

  • Wine, beer and artisan food…

    Wine, beer and artisan food fair weekend From 25th to 28th October, the Dunkirk Conference hall welcomes more than 220…

  • Children’s Weeks

    From 22nd April to 10th May & from 28 October to 1st November 2013 Are you looking for a holiday…

  • Festival of Sea Imagery

    Nausicaá, National sea Centre, located in Boulogne sur Mer, will organize on Easter weekend, the 22nd “Festival of Sea Imagery”…

  • Sancerre wines Fair

    In the convivial setting of the “Caves de la Mignonne”, the 14 villages of the Sancerre appellation as well as…

  • Les Régates Impériales, Pescadori in…

    June 2nd: Ajaccio celebrates the fishermen Patron Saint: Saint Erasme. For several days, early june, the town lives on the…

  • Open International de l’ile de…

    lle de Ré International Wheelchair Tennis Open from the 18th to the 22nd of September 2013 at the Tennis Club…

  • Les Zaccros d’ma rue –…

      Each summer, circuses, shows and concerts take the streets of Nevers by storm, each one is crazier than the…

  • Millévin, la fête du Millésime…

    « Millévin » – A Thousand Wines – AVIGNON - (Every third Thursday of November) On the programme : Tasting…

  • 6th edition of the Gastronomic…

    End of July, Savoie wine producers as well as local associations organize a day walk through the vineyard with food…

  • Le Printemps des Saveurs

    Held at Six fours les Plages, La Seyne sur mer and Ollioules, by the Office du Tourisme de l’Ouest Var,…

  • Light Festival – Lyon, Rhône

    On the evening of 8th December, the people of Lyon put candles in their windows as they have done for…

  • The festival Jazz at Montauban…

    From 2 till 10 July Through the summer in various premises and historical sites around the department (and therefore perhaps…

  • The Bull of the Camargue

    From April to June, and then again in September during the local festival, the bull runs of the Camargue (the…

  • Rio Loco, Toulouse

    Diverse and cosmopolitan, Rio Loco in Toulouse is an absolute must in the round of summer festivals. Every year this…

  • FISE – International Extreme Sport…

    The FISE (the biggest extreme sports gathering in Europe) host the best riders in the world today, challenging the laws…

  • Histoire d’Iles Nausicaà The National…

    History of Islands is an exhibition to dream, travel, disorient visitors with spectacular animals or unusual events and a multimedia…

  • Festivini…Good wine, good food and…

    In Anjou, harvest time is always a time for celebrations. Each year for the past 4 years, Festivini has played…

  • Country Music in Mirande, Gers

    This is Europe’s leading Country Music festival, and it takes place in the lovely village of Mirande in Gers, transformed…

  • The twelfth edition of het…

    The twelfth edition of het Lindeboom, the festival for traditional music, takes place from 18th to 21th July. At the…

  • French Gourmet Days (Franco gourmandes)…

    The second edition of the French Gourmet Days with novel combos of music and gastronomy. Where top artists and renowned…

  • Trail des Vignes

    « TRAIL des VIGNES » de Ré across the vine yards and dunes of Ile de Ré 4th edition of…

  • International humoristic drawing and caricature…

    St Just le Martel, a dynamic town near Limoges, has been organizing its humoristic-press cartoon and caricature festival for the…

  • Unlock the secrets of the…

      Specialised in industrial, technical and scientific tourism for 20 years, Manatour opens the doors of the fascinating world of…

  • International Sailing World Cup Hyères

    Hyères port – 20 to 27 of April One of the major regattas on the international Olympic sailing circuit, the…

  • Throughout Europe and the world,…

    In 1999, Nancy invited the public to come and celebrate Art nouveau (1999, the Year of school of Nancy) and…

  • Bénodet en Fête

    Bénodet en Fête from June to September! This is the unmissable evening of the summer! A varied programme of music…

  • Le Grand Atelier du Midi

    This major exhibition brings together around two hundred masterpieces paying tribute to the Midi – the south of France –…

  • Classic car Tour de France…

    Now in its 22nd year, the Tour de France Auto is a unique rally and recognised throughout the world, combining…

  • Si le Touquet m’était conté

    For the Christmas festivities, the ‘Si Le Touquet m’était conté’ (‘Once Upon a Time in Le Touquet’) event transforms the…

  • Quicksilver Pro surf competition Hossegor

    The famous seaside resort of Hossegor, in the south of the Landes area, is the place to be to admire…

  • LA GALERIE DU TEMPS

    An unprecedented avenue through the history of art Unlike other museums, the Louvre-Lens has no proprietary collections. The Galerie du…

  • Normandy impressionist festival

    Pissarro and the Ports – Rouen, Dieppe, Le Havre The motif of the industrial port triumphantly burst into modern painting…

  • Kid’s Folies Festival

    - From 14 April – 5 May Kid’s Folies, the 23rd edition of this children’s festival based on the theme…

  • ESTIVADA : THE festival of…

    The Festival of Occitan Culture, the Estivada, gathers every year in the Rouergue, bringing together eight regions, thirty-two départements, three…

  • Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne

    Active since 1998, Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne has become a major international event aimed at professionals as well as the…

  • Contemporary art biennial

    This year, just as they do every other year, from the end of May until the end of August, artists…

  • Z’Arts Up in Béthune

    Z’Arts’Up! in Béthune creates a new living space … in the street Huge fun and a huge success, Z’Arts’Up! takes…

  • Natural Games

    The world’s biggest outdoor sports festival will take place from Thursday 27 June 2013 to Sunday 30 June 2013, in…

  • European Shark Week

    Every October, members of the Shark alliance in Europe run a week of activities to raise public awareness about sharks.…

  • CHARLES RATTON L’INVENTION DES ARTS…

    Through the evocation  of art dealer and collector Charles Ratton, the exhibition pays tribute to the eye of an expert…

  • The hat festival in Caussade

    The hat festival at Caussade invites milliners from France and everywhere in the world to be present in large numbers…

  • Normandy Impressionist Festival

    EVENT Normandy Impressionist Festival – 27th April–29 thSeptember 2013 Pissarro and the ports – Rouen, Dieppe, Le Havre Musée d’Art…

  • La Route du Rock- August…

    Every August since 1991, pop is in the air around Saint-Malo. The Route du Rock is back, entirely dedicated to…

  • Les Médiévales de Gourdon

    The medieval Festival of Gourdon, which takes place on the 4 and 5 August 2013, is a cultural and festive…

  • Musical Fountains Show

    From March, 29 to October, 27 2013 Saturday and Sunday : Paying entrance from 9 am to 6:30 pm –…