Events calendar France

The herds come down from the Vosges meadows where they spent the summer. In Munster, we always celebrate in a good mood this moment in the farming calendar. The festival of the transhumance and the tourte is enamelled with multiple animations: farmers' market, demonstration of cheese making, traditional dances and concerts of alphorns, parade of beautiful Vosges cows in the streets, exhibitions and of course, tasting of tasty tourtes!

A scenography enhances 2.5 kilometres of seaside, along the largest artificial harbour in the world, with a view of the seawall and its forts. 15 enamelled lava sequences on the parapet and 15 multimedia interpretations, completed with digital tools, tell in text and image 150 years of transatlantic epic. To do this, you will need to pick up the appropriate tools at the tourist office - don't be afraid, they are very easy to use!

It's an annual event that leaves no one indifferent, including non-believers! Indeed, when the Indian community of the ^10th and ^18th arrondissements celebrates Ganesh, the elephant-headed God, protector of the home and bringer of good luck and prosperity, it's a colorful occasion! This lively traditional parade is accompanied by musicians, dancers and rituals. It takes place in the La Chapelle district, which is completely transformed for the occasion: thousands of people take over the streets, and it's impossible to get around!

It's a show not to be missed! An ocean of several thousand ewes, lambs and rams as well as Rove goats (an ancient Provencal breed) and donkeys accompanied by their shepherds in traditional costume and their dogs parade twice around the old town center. It is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful traditional festivals of Provence. It symbolizes the departure of the flocks of sheep that leave Provence in spring to join the pastures of the Alps. And all day long, there is a flea market and a cheese fair.

The event, organized in partnership with the Chambre d'Agriculture des Bouches-du-Rhône, the Town Hall of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and the Alpilles Regional Nature Park, welcomes about forty local economic actors every year. Craftsmen and producers come to present their products that you can taste on the Cours Marceau and on the Avenue de la Libération. A.O.C. wines from Baux-de-Provence, honey, candied fruits from Saint-Rémy, jams, sweets, delicatessen, olive oil and tapenade, not to mention fruits and vegetables, are on the programme, as well as numerous events designed to highlight the local gastronomic heritage.

Every year, the Collegiale Saint-Martin hosts Festival Organa around its large organ. Consisting of weekly auditions, this festival hosts the best organists in the world for exceptional concerts. The organ of the collegiate church was installed in 1842. It is considered a contemporary masterpiece: it includes 62 games (about 5,000 pipes) spreading over three keyboards and a pedal piano.

The village pays tribute to the writer who lived in Fontvieille. On the agenda of this day: mass in Provençal under the walkway of the Pines, great pegoulado in the streets of the village with parade of regionalists groups in traditional costumes, then dances at the foot of the mill of Daudet with its and lights at the Théâtre de Greenbelt du moulin de Daudet.

Every year Eyguières honours his patron saint, Vérédème, who arrived in the village in the th century. The program of this festival lasts five days: race decorative, ball, rally for children, folk parade, pre-dinner lunch, abrivado, giant aioli and fireworks show. Between tradition and conviviality.

Every year in June, the inhabitants of the small village of Maussane decorate a wagon, the Ramado Ramado, to honor Eloi, the protector of the bêtes and trait. Some trait, richly harnachés to the century, decorated with flowers and ribbons, draw this cart decorated with plants. The troupe away into the streets of the village, where it carries out several passages with different appearance under crowd cheers.

Every Easter Tuesday in honour of the saint, Pope and martyr of the third century, the inhabitants of Eygalières depart from the centre of the village, with the boundary and Seen and travel over one kilometre to arrive at the chapel Saint-Sixtus.

In the program of this traditional festival: abrivado (taureaux run by boundary), ball, spectacle of varieties in open air, crossing the village of a flowery cart occupied by children in Provençal costume, in the glow of torchlight worn by young riders, fireworks.

Created to honour the patron saint of the city, the Votive Party of Saint-Rémy brings together lovers of Provençal traditions, fine costumes and the Provençal feast. It takes place every year for 10 days, when you combine bulls races, swane out of bulls in the streets, balls, fireworks and carnival.

At the midnight mass in Saint Vincent church, the inhabitants of Les Baux-de-Provence return to this very ancient ceremony and animated the living crèche. The pastrage pays tribute to the shepherds. This very ancient pastoral custom corresponds to the period of lambing. The boss of the pastres wearing his cape of bure, a enrubanné hat and holding his pilgrim's stick, is surrounded by other shepherds, children and girls who are present, including a small pastre holding the last born lamb. The procession is illuminated by light lights passing through the village. All the pastres then go into procession to the altar, to the sound of drums and galoubets, to bring the lamb in offering the priest in offering the priest and paying homage to the child Jesus.

On October 2, 2011, the birthday day of Mahatma Gandhi, and proclaimed by the UN International Day of Non-Violence, were some 2 000 beginner and confirmed yoggistes who gave an appointment on the Champ-de-Mars to participate in the first White Yoga Session. Improbable but true: forgetting the chaos of public transport, the rush of queues, and the stress of their everyday life, these Parisians, all white dressed, shared a moment in all zenitude. They attended a 1 hour 30 hour yoga course given by Elena Brower, the coach of stars (Gwyneth Paltrow, Eva Mendès), with which to spoil the Eiffel Tower in the background. Sportforus, the community sport site at the initiative of this gathering, announced its wish to renew the event. To register and participate in this completely free session, register on their website. The number of participants is limited.

A world perfume capital, Chartres organizes a week dedicated to discovering and celebrating scents. In the programme: a multitude of animations, exhibitions and olfactory shows, including a maze of intoxicating smell on the cathedral of the cathedral; but also workshops for the smaller ones, which will be happy to refine their smell in the most playful way it is. The big ones will not be left, because thematic conferences and the tour of perfume companies will be organised for them. And for the occasion, some restaurants indulge in perfume, serving cocktails and breathtaking aromas.

Organized by the Conservatory of Music and Dance, this festival joins in the spring to give us balm after winter. In the wonderful part of the Cloître Monastery, concerts (free!) are connected, musicians are running out. In speaking of them, they are only students of the Conservatoire and their teachers, who give to the results of a year of work. And the result is exquisite. Quite simply. The ears are open, they are not lost, they are eaten away, and they are being asked again and again.

With more than 12,000 visitors, it is the largest Parisian appointment of fishermen and professionals of fishing. This lounge celebrated its 15th edition in 2011. For the 2012 edition, which is held February 17th and 18th, the lounge from the Porte De Versailles exhibition centre to meet Parc Floral. Guides of fishing, assemblers of flies, importers, vending machines, dealers, travel agencies specialising in fishing destinations in France and the world, specialized press, clubs and associations, collectors, representatives of the associative sector, everything is there. For two days, we also speak eco-tourism of fishing, the management halieutics environments and environmental protection. A major pal for tourism fishing.

It's the apotheosis of Chartres en Lumières. To round off the festival in style, the city lights up for the weekend. As night falls, the scenography is revealed to the public. On both Friday and Saturday evenings, the streets and squares of the town are ablaze with shows and entertainment, to the delight of young and old alike, all fascinated and transported by the magic of this nocturnal celebration. On Saturdays, the evening concludes with a big, often impressive, show that leaves us dreaming, with stars in our eyes.

The time of a week-end, the whole city returned more than four centuries back, to pay tribute to Henri IV, the only king of France to have been crowned in Chartres in 1594. In his honour, therefore, the hen is placed on the menu at all participating restaurants; and above all, the city heart beats at the pace of various animations and festivities. On this occasion, the tourist office proposes a diving in the history of Chartres, through a guided tour.

At the beginning of the summer, and history of opening the festivities, Chartrestivales organizes a water festival, which creuse his bed in the habits of the Chartrains over the years. Indeed, this festival is the occasion to noyer all its worries by participating or watching the various animations that take place along the banks of the Eure, in the lower town. In the program, and in music: rowing, fishing, canoeing, boating, crossing the Eure in the rafts… and to cap the evening, retreat of the torchlight in the water of the river! Magic and facétie throughout the party!

For the greatest happiness of the small and the large, the harvest festival of the year brings creative creations to honour in the "HUT", a place of itinerant spectacle managed by the Théâtre Buissonnier de Nogent-le-Rotrou. In this room as atypical as warm, live shows follow the evenings, but do not look like: dance, storytelling, theatre, song… there are for all tastes. These live shows are all the more enjoyable and they are all free of charge. It is therefore advisable to book the tickets in advance and enjoy the show.

The Salon du Vin in Mende puts Occitanie wines in the spotlight for two days in June. You'll be able to meet some thirty local winegrowers and producers, who'll be offering sales and tastings, and, as tradition dictates, the red wine competition will reward the best vintages! Numerous workshops and events will punctuate the weekend, including a chocolate workshop, a cheese and wine workshop, a tasting of the winning wines and a festive meal with live music... Lovers of wine and local produce have come to the right place!

Would you like to dance with your feet in the sand? Les Électros de Quiberon is the electronic music festival of the beaches of Quiberon Bay. Supported by the Hermine Records label, it offers several dates throughout the summer. Each evening features artists from the electro scene. Some evenings are free and others cost 5 € per admission.

A true institution in this pottery village, this artistic event is awaited by all craftsmen, amateurs and enthusiasts of ceramic art and contemporary creation. In the heart of the village, an initiatory and artistic path invites you to discover, in unusual, unusual and private places, the surprising creations of about twenty European ceramic artists. This festival is also an opportunity to take advantage of participative workshops and to learn about pottery!

Every year, the associations come back, and for the occasion they recruit! Dozens of stands bloom on the boulevard de la Courtille in Place Châtelet, passing through the square of the Epars, and so you can walk in search of a leisure for the coming year. To seduce you, the associations are not sowing on the means: many demonstrations are changing the day, and you are sometimes invited to participate, or simply to chat with the members of each association. This forum is essential to find an activity at its foot and take its foot throughout the year.

Since its inception, the NAME Festival has never ceased to reinvent itself and surprise us. A major event for electro-music fans, the festival takes over unusual venues (remnants, industrial wastelands...) and thrills its thousands of spectators to the sounds of internationally renowned artists and young emerging musicians. The NAME Festival is a talent scout and incubator, and organizes meetings and master classes. On the strength of its reputation, the festival has become an itinerant one, organizing events all over France.

Active since 2001, the Toulouse-based association Les Vidéophages is a leading figure in the distribution of short films and image education. A genuine alternative in the audiovisual landscape, its programming is atypical, friendly and associative. Favoring partnerships with local authorities, cultural centers and educational structures, Vidéophages plays an active role in democratizing access to short films. The Faites de l'Image festival, launched in 2002, is emblematic of this desire to take images out of their context and reach out to all audiences.

The Rendez-vous at the Gardens created by the Ministry of Culture and Communication invites you to discover public gardens as private, most often animated by special visits or meetings, under a theme changing every year. Exhibitions, singing towers, readings, stands, meetings with gardeners, architects, landscapers or artists are the three days.

The Biarritz Piano Festival remains a major and unmissable event during the summer season in the Basque Country. It is a program always more awaited each year for mornings, evenings and nocturnes pianistiques. About thirty concerts await you with the new generation of performers from all over the world. Every year, an audience of music lovers comes to attend the piano festival. In parallel to the official program, concerts are given voluntarily "outside the walls" by artists in hospitals (Ehpad, hospitals...).

It is dedicated to traditions, but its reputation has made it a festive custom not to be missed: the Sunday following the 15th of August is every year the rendez-vous of Loudenvielle where agro-pastoralism and local crafts are celebrated. On the banks of the magnificent Genos lake, discover the delicacies of a territory that lacks neither flavour nor character. More than 90 exhibitors reveal the best of a mountain that can be sung, danced and tasted... without counting the cost!

When the kids have their party, you can say that it moves! Imagine a real mountain village transformed into a village dedicated to games. From the thermal park to the town centre, the show is everywhere. The little ones can't leave the twenty or so huge inflatable structures. A park of games of skill and wooden games is set up. Theatrical shows bring together all these little people who religiously listen to the tales. An enchanting and regressive festival!