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Fiest’A Sète
It was about 20 years ago ... the ti punch was more fashionable than the mojito, and Wim Wenders had not yet infatuated with Cuban granddads who would soon, in the wake of the Buena Vista Social Club , to capsize the biggest international stages. But the young Métisète association already swore by the Afro-Cuban rhythms. Stunned with a little sea breeze, those few local locos have decreed that Sète Corniche well worth the Havana Malecon, and the weather was perfect waves make the festival Fiesta Latina. The Latin sailing then pushed them to other shores of the Indian Ocean to Africa through the Balkans: a whole world of music that the festival, aptly renamed Fiest'A Sète, never ceases to explore since for you to share the wealth.
Festival d'Avignon
A popular and contemporary artistic adventure. Founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, the Avignon Festival is today one of the most important contemporary performing arts events in the world.
Every year in July, Avignon becomes a city-theater, transforming its architectural heritage into various performance venues, majestic or surprising, welcoming tens of thousands of theater-lovers (over 130,000 admissions) of all ages. Its legendary space is the "Cour d'honneur" (main courtyard) of the Popes' Palace, the heart of outdoor performances, before nearly 2,000 spectators, on summer nights in Provence. The spectators, often on vacation and far from home, spend several days in Avignon and see a few of the 40 or so shows, mostly plays and dance recitals and occasionally concerts or plastic arts events.
The Festival successfully brings together a general public and international creation for an original alliance. Avignon is also a state of mind: the city is an open-air forum where festival-goers discuss the shows and share their experiences as spectators. For a month, everyone can have access to a contemporary and living culture.
Festival de Nîmes
Since 1997, the Festival de Nîmes (organized by FM Productions in collaboration with the city of Nîmes) invests in July the sumptuous surroundings of Nimes Arena for an appointment of contemporary music. Programming style without exclusivity in a priviliged setting.
This festival is a highlight of the summer, such as those that generate large summer gatherings.
Fête de la cerise à Mons-La-Trivalle
In early spring, the Jaur valley is covered with beautiful white flowers ... Cherry trees in the Jaur valley give good sweet cherries and ready to enjoy late May, early June ! A treat ........
Cherry trees are part of the landscape. In the spring, white flowers give a nice shine to the Jaur valley to give place to the white and red cherries.Cherry is an important crop in the Jaur valley. The farms are mostly family run.
The two main varieties are used to make white cherry fruits in syrup and jam, and the red cherry are distribued on French markets.
This delicious fruit is celebrated each year (1st Sunday in June) in Mons-La Trivalle when the Fête de la cerise takes place.
At the foot of Caroux needles and Heric Gorges, you will find a complete day of entertainment and celebration.
Festival de Cannes
The Festival de Cannes is a celebration of cinematographic art. We exist to showcase the new writing, new genres and new visual innovations of our time. Every year in May, Cannes gives a sort of snapshot - both ephemeral and lasting, when one adds up the years - of what constitutes the art of cinema.
Festival Aix en Provence
It all started with an enterprising individual
The post-war years in France were marked by an artistic renaissance that led to the creation of the Festival de Cannes in 1946, soon followed by the Festival d’Avignon in 1947.
In opera, the renaissance was initiated by an avid connoisseur, an art enthusiast with an insatiable curiosity, Gabriel Dussurget, whose idea to create a music festival in Provence benefitted from the financial support of Lily Pastré, a countess and prominent member of the high society in Marseille, and a generous patron of the arts. Lily Pastré suggested the use of her mansion in the borough Montredon as the venue for the event, a choice she believed would contribute to the revival of the Phoenician city. Indeed the Festival was born only three years after the end of the war, during a period when, after the defeat of 1940 and the Occupation, there was a widespread desire to restore a positive image of France. But the location proved inappropriate. After searching throughout the region, they chose the city of Aix-en-Provence. There Gabriel Dussurget set his heart on the courtyard of the archbishop’s palace, a rare find that he described soberly as having, “leprous walls, a fountain without any water of course and a tree that reached like a hand towards the sky”.
Les Carrières de Lumières aux Baux-de-Provence
The Carrières de Lumières in Baux-de-Provence pursue their artistic adventure with a unique multimedia exhibition.
This new exhibition invites you to explore the unbridled imagination of the animated paintings of : Vincent Van Gogh
Fête de la lavande - Sault
A beautiful day of colors, fragrance and flavor to celebrate the flower of Provence - lavender. The fields around the village of Sault are fragrant with the recently-harvested lavender and it is time to celebrate.
At 10am, do not miss the lavender-cutting championship, where workers harvest with the scythe. This is reserved for professional lavender cutters and takes place at 10 am. There is ook a lavender-cutting contest, with a scythe, for non-professionals. All day long there is music and dancing with Provencal folk music groups. Horse and buggy rides and parades. Market with lavender growers, farm products, a book fair and an art show. Crafts village, horse show, and a closing concert in Provencal.
Fête de la Fraise – Carpentras
What a pleasure to bite into a juicy strawberry!
Eaten by themselves or served with cream or crème fraîche, they delight both young and old alike. The sunny climate of Provence is ideal for growing sweet smelling, crunchy strawberries. They are grown in Carpentras where there are for four preferred varieties: Pajaro, Agatha, Ciflorette (perfect in pastries) and Garriguette (with the most beautiful smell).
In the spring, several villages have strawberry festivals, which are an opportunity to enjoy the fruit and to meet producers.
Festival des Abbayes en Languedoc Roussillon
Created in 2011 at the initiative of the famous trumpeter Bernard Soustrot, the Festival of Abbeys in Languedoc Roussillon takes place in mid-summer in the most beautiful heritage buildings in the region: Abbey of Fontfroide, Abbey-church of Saint-Gilles, Royal Château of Collioure, Abbey of Valmagne, Abbey-castle of Cassan….
The Festival of Abbeys in Languedoc-Roussillon is intended to be a tourist circuit combining architecture, music and wine and consists of more than ten classical music concerts followed by wine-tastings.
Comédie du Livre - Montpellier
Created in 1985 in Montpellier by a few independent bookshops, the Comédie du Livre (Comedy of Books) has, in the space of a few years, become one of the largest literary events in France.
Today, almost 100,000 book-lovers can meet nearly 300 authors and are invited to take part in a number of events organised throughout the three days of the book festival.
Nuit européenne des musées
European Museum Night has taken place every year since 2005, enchanting one evening in May.
This enjoyable free event gives the public an unusual and fun chance to discover the treasures housed in the museums.
From sunset until 1 am, the permanent collections will be accompanied by illuminations, performances, temporary creations, activities and entertainment.
Saperlipopette is a performing arts festival dedicated to all the family; it takes place in May in the fabulous settings of the Domaine d'O in Montpellier and the Domaine de Bayssan in Béziers.
This travelling festival also journeys throughout the Department of Hérault, with its theatre, dance, circus, visual arts and music shows providing everyone with moments of pure reverie.
Fête de la Châtaigne - Saint Pons de Thomières et Olargues
For a long time, chestnuts were a diet staple of the people of Cévennes, Haut Languedoc and the foothills of the Pyrenees and they are still the ‘star’ of a number of events which take place in Languedoc-Roussillon between late October and early November.
The Hérault towns of Saint Pons de Thomières and Olargues, in the heart of the Haut Languedoc Natural Regional Park, hold their Chestnut Festivals during the last weekend of October and the first of November.
The Chestnut Festival is a festive and gourmet event which presents a number of shows and events, meals, games and workshops for children and exhibitions, as well as a large fair of local produce and grilled chestnuts.
Le Printemps du Pélardon - Le Vigan
Pélardon, a small goat cheese symbolic of Cévennes, comes under the spotlight one Sunday in May in Le Vigan, Gard.
Printemps du Pélardon (Spring of Goat Cheese), which takes place in the shade of the Chestnut Park, consists of a Pélardon market, local wines and produce, tastings and cookery workshops, herd dog demonstrations and a number of events for all the family.
