Events calendar Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

On July 2nd, Briançon will host the 13 ^th edition of its Night Trek, a friendly walk on the streets of the city, on a flat, easy and secure circuit - the road will be closed to traffic. Good News for Budding Runners: in addition to the 5 km main, several children's races will be invited to the program. With family or friends, dare sport in competition! Perfect for small budgets, the event is also entirely free; more excuses!

Tariff: free.

Distance: 5 km.

Difficulty: very easy.

Rendez-vous: Europe place in Briançon. Departure at 19 pm.

Other practical information: any non-licensee shall have a medical certificate indicating the absence of a contraindication to the practice of the race on foot.

In the heart of the vineyards of Provence, Musique en vignes is paradise. Once you arrive, you will be offered a drink as a welcome. To enjoy the view, you can eat (tapas, burgers, sandwiches...). Around 9:30 pm, the concert will take place in the courtyard of the cellar. Rock, soap opera, and covers with very prominent groups. The atmosphere is good child, the spectators do not hesitate to dance. Musique en vignes is a festival and a state of mind not to be missed next summer! Every year, the festival takes place at the end of July.

The Lacoste Festival, created by fashion designer Pierre Cardin, is one of Provence's summer festivals. Dedicated to theater, dance, opera and cinema, it celebrates its 24th anniversary this year. Performances take place in the Carrières du Château du Marquis de Sade, a historic, unusual, surprising and unforgettable site in the heart of the Luberon. The spirit of the festival is to "launch" young talent, some at the dawn of a promising career, but not only that... with many headliners sharing the program.

Post tenebras lux is a Calvinist Latin inscription, found on the entablature of a cross-window, the only vestige of the former large residence that occupied this place and which means light after darkness. It is now a pretty open-air square used for photo exhibitions to showcase local heritage. Farmers' paths, know-how, fauna and flora... the themes allow creators to express their talent. And there is no shortage of them. Some stone benches make it almost a place for meditation.

For its 75th edition, the Nice Fair will be held again in March 2019 at the Palais des Expositions. On more than 17,000 m², you will find several hundred exhibitors in all fields: food, crafts, leisure, fashion, decoration, furniture, household equipment, beauty, health, associations, insurance... Outside, Esplanade Tassigny is dedicated to the outdoors: swimming pools, pergolas, barbecue, garden furniture... Finally, on two floors of the Acropolis Palace, the Bâtir exhibition, considered as the leading building exhibition in the far south-east, reveals to visitors all the keys to designing a healthy, trendy, high-quality and even eco-friendly home.

More than 60 free concerts and entertainment, three days of musical excitement, a space dedicated to the very young and nearly 50,000 visitors: C'est pas Classique has become the great musical event of the fall! The objective? To introduce or rediscover to the public the full breadth and variety of the classical repertoire, performed by artists and ensembles of local and international renown, an event awaited by young and old alike, including, since last year, the opening of a Baby Muses space for children aged 0 to 3. Don't miss the 15th edition to be held in November 2019 at the Acropolis Palace!

The Nice Martial Arts Festival, organized by Essor Riviera Karate, is the oldest event of its kind in the region, it is also the most recognized by athletes and martial arts federations. Since 1996, all the best known and most successful champions have come to Nice to participate in this spectacular show and represent their category: karate, capoeira, taekwondo, krav-maga, kung fu, MMA and many others.... There will surely be the discipline of your dreams. Tickets can be purchased online or in partner stores (Fnac, Carrefour, Auchan, Fightershop...) so don't miss the 2019 edition!

For more than 20 years, this festival has become a summer must! Les folies des lacs, are free concerts, under the open sky, organized in the exceptional natural setting of the commune of Valdeblore-La Colmiane. The public is numerous each year to come and listen to classical music, jazz and world music around the lake of La Colmiane but also around the lake Nègre. A musical festival out of the ordinary, where the public is as varied as the musical genres offered: tourists, locals or simply curious, everyone will find something to satisfy them!

Revive through this exhibition the great adventure of the Suez Canal. Documents, archives and photographs will reflect this defining chapter of our modern history, decisive in world trade and determining for the port of Marseille.

The Festival de théâtres de marionnettes takes place in Châteaurenard, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département. Created in 2007, this festival is now in its 4th year. It offers over 20 performances accessible to all audiences, with shows for children, teens/adults and the general public. Among the companies taking part are Cie Coatimundi, Les voisins du dessus, Caramantran, and many others. Performances take place in various venues around the city, including the Salle du Rialto, the Salle du Réal and the Salle de l'Étoile. The festival is organized by this company.

Košice 2013, European Capital of culture, presents an overview of the Slovak culture with concerts - Pacora Trio & Bashavel, a culinary show, the screening of a Slovak documentary film, paper têtes , in the presence of the manager Dušan Hanák and the franco-swiss Slovak philosopher Miroslav Marcelli. A show of contemporary dance offered by Studio Théâtre Banská Bystrica is also introduced, as well as a theatrical creation. This program is complemented by a series of films that will be shown in the Film.

Nicolas Ughetto, a wilderness photographer based in Sault, offers us a unique look at the Ventoux through his photos. Accustomed to thinking like an animal, he patiently explores and observes nature. His photos, films and guided outings are his means of expression. The photos in his gallery trigger emotion and bear witness to local authenticity. Having been the subject of several television reports, Nicolas has also been honored at prestigious European photography festivals and has been published in the national press. In short, his gallery is well worth a visit.

Every four years since 1980, Pernes-les-Fontaines organizes the Culture Days and Tradition of Heritage Days. For two days, the entire village is making a-year leap back to recreate the atmosphere of yesteryear. The muros is transformed into a vast pedestrian area where everyone revives, with the greatest fidelity, the village late in the th and early th centuries. Lanes, places and monuments live at the rhythm of the past, with the serenity of walking, horse or bicycle. For example, the old town of Pernes is undergoing a metamorphosis where most inhabitants have the traditional costume enchanting over the machines and tools of the past.

The Excurs (Marseille hikers!) once again offer their great appointment in the coves, for all the good walkers. Several courses are offered, with different starting points. The 108 ^th critérium of the coves - on registration! -it is an imposed march of 16, 24, 32 or 38 kilometres in the coves between Cassis and Marseilles. It is open to everyone!

After the immense success of their first passage, the Grand Ships are back in the Harbour of Toulon! Three schooner masts, boat masts, brigantine and others: the adventurers of the seas will come from every corner of the world to the toulonnaises waters, from 27 to 30 September 2013, in Europe's most beautiful harbour! In the program of this incredible stopover, four days of free festivities for an exceptional show: street arts, concerts, nautical and aeronautical animations, sounds and lights, giant fireworks (Sunday 29 in the evening), exhibitions, crew parade, balls, and of course free visits to boats at dock! A village with exhibitors will make you discover the innovative activities of the environment, the environment and regional know-how. Coup-Bihoué kemper at the opening Ceremony on September 27 th at 12 p. m. and the same evening for the light and light show. Nor do we forget the sports tournaments of crews: canoes, kayaks, beach volley, regatta, rope shooting, etc., as well as concerts, choirs and harmonies, and the Ulm Ballet! A day full of magic, not lacking under any pretext.

10,5 km for regular runners, 22 km for the most seasoned, all between paths, hills, woods and trails; This is the Balcons des Balcons program, which will take place on August 20 th from Châteauvieux. Ideal for getting or getting back into the wings in this summer, these two courses will provide you with beautiful panoramas. But beware: with 300 m and 850 m of positive difference, they require good physical condition. Thirsty for sporting challenges, put the trainers together and be part, too, of some 240 athletes expected that day!

Tariff: € 10 for the 10,5 km and € 12 for the 22 km.

Distance: 8 km and 18 km.

Difficulty: average to difficult.

Rendez-vous: . city centre. Saturday starts from 16 am to 19 pm and Sunday from 7 pm. Start shopping on Sunday at 9 pm.

Other practical information: any non-licensee shall have a medical certificate indicating the absence of a contraindication to the practice of the race on foot.

On March 11, 2018, the Commune-Mirabeau commune will host the 37 ^th edition of its spring race. In the programme: a 5,1 km circuit exclusively reserved for women's gente, and a 11,3 km circuit to browse alone or by team. Join the 500 participants in this user-friendly challenge! Rewards will be given to the end of the test, but remember that anyway, the important thing is to participate!

Tariff: € 12 for the 11,3 km

Distance: 11,3 km.

Difficulty: easy to average.

Rendez-vous: Parc Victor Mellan des Barnouins.

Other practical information: The 5,1 km race is exclusively reserved for women. Any non-licensee shall have a medical certificate indicating the absence of a contraindication to the practice of the race on foot.

On March 17th, the town of Beausoleil celebrates Saint-Joseph by means of sporting challenges. If you enjoy very good physical condition? Go in the rise of the 458 stairs Riviera, which leave the city centre, near the market Gustave Eiffel, and that goes up to Riviera Palace. A race against the clock as intense as unusual, which is on the way allows you to enjoy the picturesque scenery of the city! And if you prefer softer efforts, you can choose the natural race “Souvenir Lilia Porta”, which changes on a 8 -mile loop, on the upper part of town.

Price: € 6, € 10 both.

Distance: race stairs: 458 stairs; natural race “Souvenir Lilia Porta”: 8 km from running.

Difficulty: average difficult.

Appointment: race of the staircases: departure at 10:00 in bottom of the staircase Riviera, boulevard de la République (downtown); natural race "Souvenir Lilia Porta": departure at 14:30 on the site of Devens, park of the sports and leisures André Vanco.

Other practical information: very participating not set off will have to bring a medical certificate mentioning the lack of counter-indication to running in competition.

The lighthouse event, the Ekiden, is not taking place the following day, but as a way of putting it into mouth, the Mini-Ekiden will run the streets of Toulon on March 4. In the programme: 5,2 km in relay to four young people on a 1 kilometre loop. Adults who are more trained, will certainly take part in the famous Toulon marathon on March 5, in relay to six athletes!

Tariff: free (for information, the registration fees at the Ekiden, on 5 March at 7 h 30, amount to € 60 per team of six).

Distance: 5,2 km.

Difficulty: pretty easy.

Rendez-vous: Parking Tour Royale - Toulon. Departure at 14 pm.

Other practical information: any non-licensee shall have a medical certificate indicating the absence of a contraindication to the practice of the race on foot.

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.

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

summer, the nights of the palio:

concerts in the Arènes Arena.

»: bullfighting, abrivado, peña, bodega…

Saint John Festival:

Medieval Party: historical revival, ball parade, street shows.

Festival of the Elancées (dance, circus, acrobatics…).

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.

A Festival! Over three days,

August 15: fair to lambs.

In December: Wool fair of all hairs.

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.