The best parties France

Every summer, on the second Sunday in June, Escragnolles celebrates donkeys. In the neighborhood of Colette, donkeys from all regions of France are gathered. Demonstrations of maréchalerie, exhibitions and presentations of donkeys and ponies, promenades walks, as all visitors.

More than 60 years of existence! This huge familial event showcases the Bigouden local tradition and, more broadly, Breton, with an open window on more distant traditions. Breton music, traditional dances, great children's parade and fireworks on Saturday, fest-noz on Sunday evening presented by Sonerien Du, bagadoù competitions and parades, celtic circles, animate scenes and streets. And to finish on a high note, musicians and dancers in costumes blend into a gigantic final on Monday so as to pay tribute to the Reine des Brodeuses elected each year. Four days that animate the streets of Pont l'Abbé are celebrated.

If you want to experience a traditional festival, come to Festiv'Marnhac in Labastide-Marnhac! The festivities kick off early with the "aubades", a tradition in which young villagers who have reached the age of 18 are accompanied by an accordionist as they go from door to door singing in their honor, in return for a drink and a donation to the Comité des fêtes. August finally sees the start of the entertainment: funfair, pétanque competition, aperitif-concerts... A time for tradition and sharing!

If you love plants and flowers, you shouldn't miss the Floralies organised in the spring, the weekend after 8 May: a splendour! The already rich heritage of the village is magnified by the floral decorations and the stands of the nurserymen. Every year, for more than 30 years, the village has organised this spring event which attracts about sixty exhibitors and thousands of visitors, enthusiasts from all over. Your eyes will thank you for the detour.

The time for a weekend, raise your eyes to the sky and watch stealing a thousand colors during the kite festival in Hourtin Plage. A big event animated by numerous manufacturing activities and demonstrations organized by the Association des amis d 'Hourtin Plage, with the participation of the Sporting and Cultural Union of Hourtin and the traders of Hourtin Plage.

This is the meeting of lovers of good love. They come both to scrutinize the know-how of our craftsmen, to find the right products, but also (and perhaps above all) to taste everything. Wines to marry with cheese and breads, regional specialities in AOC, cold meats, exhibitions, bandas animation, carnival, this is an opportunity to indulge in every sense of the word. Information at 56 76 20 64 05.

Each year Cadillac sees its most beautiful tanks scroll on its streets. Mr. Carnival away on his tank with confetti and music to then be tried and burned on the castle square as tradition desires. Information: 05 56 62 12 92.

The Arcachon Carnival theme this year is «Arcachon Carnival and its funny machines». Travel in time and in various universes, a true pleasure for eyes in a beautiful atmosphere.

Every night of the week in July and August, the Lucien-Toulmond dock takes place,

Shepherds'festival:

exhibition, Provencal vigil, transhumance in town with more than 3 000 sheep, folk groups, handicraft market, shows…

French championship of contests. CAT 251

»: bullfighting, abrivado, peña, bodega…

Each year, the Maillanais commemorate the birth of the poet Frédéric Mistral, born on 8 September 1830. During this day, a mass in Provence was followed by a pilgrimage to the cemetery in tribute to the poet with the participation of the Atelier du Costume, Des and Children of Schools workshop. Then, place to show and animations, with concert and book to book in the streets of the village.

On a 740,000-year-old islet formed by a lava flow, a building stands just a stone's throw from the Agatha coast. In 1586, Viscount de Joyeuse seized the island and built the first fort: Fort de Brescou. The town of Agde is celebrating this remarkable edifice that watches over its coastline with a magnificent fireworks display on the fort's ramparts. See you all in August to admire the spectacle from the Old Port or the Richelieu and Rochelongue beaches!

A Festival! Over three days,

Second half of July: the meetings of Haute-Provence (tel.) 04 92 79 57 72). In July and August: Jazz and Forcalquier festival. In October: encounters of taste. Christmas: round of crèches.

The Sunday closest to January 31 (not the last Sunday in January): Costume party of the Pétardiers. The Employer Festival lasts the 4 days on the weekend of Mother's day. In June, Festival of Transhumance and Feast of lights of Saint John on 24.

The 3rd Sunday in June  : Festival of Transhumance.

The 2nd weekend of July  : Celebration of the Renaissance.

The ^first Sunday of August  : Wheat Festival.

The ^first week of August  : Festival des IV Columns (world music).

Please contact the Tourist Office.

The 3rd Sunday in July: Day of Prehistory.

Information (tel.) 04 92 74 01 12

Since 1935, the Butte Montmartre has been the scene of a 5-day festival to celebrate the annual grape harvest from a small plot on the northern slope. For the occasion, wine brotherhoods, Montmartre associations and the commune of Montmartre come together in a folk parade. The popular celebration continues with a grand musical evening, and an ephemeral market where the various stalls attract tourists, onlookers and thousands of curious onlookers. The annual cuvée is named after a celebrity, and vineyard tours and walks are also offered.

Saint Nicholas, patron of the submarine is welcomed by the children of the city and the brotherhood of the navigueurs navigueurs on the square of the town hall. two carriages purchased by patientent horses and during the arrival of Saint Nicholas and Father Week, candy and papillotes are distributed. It's the party all over the city.

Children dress dressed in Saint Nicholas (costumes lent by associations), adults are invited to take the templar costumes and wear torches that one lights up and left for the procession. Everyone goes to the banks of the Saône where Saint Nicholas and Father Week take place on a barge. Various stands are mounted on the quays with craft, hot wine… A beautiful animation.

Also in the same department and at the same time, the party of pressing, in Champvallon. While the harvest is in the barrels and turns into wine, wine growers and other producers of local specialities give you a tasting-sale at the beginning of each month of October.

Chitry wines have their own chitry Burgundy appellation. The land is located at the border of the wines of Auxerre and Chablis. Every year, on the weekend before 11 November, there is the wine contest of Auxerre.

After having worked for nearly 20 years with teenagers and having directed musical comedy shows, Valérie Saint Clair created this company specializing in event entertainment. Birthdays, musical shows, for Christmas or Halloween, this passionate person proposes varied and quality services. Balloon decoration or sculpture, artistic make-up, creative workshops, temporary tattoos... many animations are available so that your event is successful. Valerie adapts to each request.

First weekend in October, animation in the dungeon cellars, around bread. A country is invited every year.

Every 2 years, the commune of Duclair organises the Fête du Canard et de la Gastronomie to pay tribute to the town's emblematic animal. On 1^st September 2024, don't miss this festive event dedicated to gastronomy and fun. Epicureans come to sample a wide range of local products, including foie gras, aiguillettes, pâté and much more. Booths from local associations will be on hand to present their beautiful town.

In honor of Saint Fiacre, patron saint of gardeners, Coulommiers and the Horticultural Society organize the biennial Fête des Fleurs on the second Sunday in September. The program features flower-decked carriages and a country-style menu in the heart of the Parc des Capucins. A wonderful festival, with mass, musicians from the Lyre Briarde, Newfoundland dogs and many other surprises, as well as an autumn market with macaroons, meringues, gingerbread, goats, Bries de Coulommiers, wicker baskets, fruit, vegetables and, of course, plants, trees and flowers...

Renaissance of a former local tradition where the villagers secretly celebrated their patron saint Clair through a long solemn procession through the streets. Rounds of tromblons, songs, folk dances and three scenes interpreted on the square of Romérage close this procession.

Once a year, the fat galline - chicken - is cooking for about five hundred guests, to remind you of the huge meal that would emerge at the end of the harvest. A demonstration associated with Templières days.

A traditional and folk procession in memory of Saint Aygulphe, a pilgrim monk of Lérins Abbey who was tortured by the rebel monks in the year 660.

Weekend dedicated to the tree that gave its name to the town, with activities for children and folk dances, exhibitions, advice on planting, maintenance, pruning, introduction to the flavors and tasting of olive oil. Not to mention the aioli competition, as well as the traditional planting of an olive tree in the Confluence garden. Festivities that every year for 33 years animate the city center of Ollioules, where between 20 000 and 25 000 visitors are expected.

The initiative union organizes Bruny, two days dedicated to local production, most of which come from organic farming. Tastings, demonstrations and conferences.

The association Santo Madaleno offers the evoke of scenes of rural life in Provence with Provence market, défilé parade, reconstitution of a playground, competition of bread, various animations…

Organised by the Association des commerçants et des artisans de '. Contact with Ms. Véronique Dumont (Tel.) 03 25 29 62 25. The above dates are announced subject to modifications: address the tourist office or the associations concerned.

Gastronomy and local handicraft are the main features of numerous culinary events and demonstrations, tastings and sales of regional products and cooking competitions.