Festivals and cultural events Côte Ouest Etats-Unis

The Los Angeles International Women's Film Festival celebrates women in the film industry on an international scale, as women from all over the world are invited to take part. All types of film formats (documentaries, feature films...) are screened, and the event also includes meetings and debates on the feminization of the profession. A committed Festival that inspires as much as it mobilizes the spectator.

For twelve years, the Arab Film Festival has brought Films and documentaries from the Arab world to San Francisco and its region. Generally, the festival offers beautiful movies programming.

Concerts, gigantic fireworks displays, dancers and even stuntmen... it's all part of the New Year's Eve celebrations on the Strip, in Downtown and in all the casinos. The highlight of the evening is, of course, the simultaneous fireworks display from the roofs of eight Strip casinos, which are closed to traffic for the occasion. Numerous parties are also organized in the city's bars and restaurants. It's best to bring a warm jacket, as at this time of year it can get chilly in the evenings.

Each year in February begins the jazz season in San Francisco. It extends to the end of June with concerts throughout the city that attract enthusiasts like beginners.

Disco rather attended by the gay community, and theatre that programme of pieces rather alkaline.

128 miles from Los Angeles, Indio, a municipality in the Coachella Valley located in the desert area of Southern California, attracts artists from all over the world every year for a must-see music festival. Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Flume, Doja Cat, Ye, Stromae, Disclosure, Beyoncé, Radiohead... So many big names have been invited. Nevertheless, the prices of the passes make it an event more popular with celebrities than with the general public.

Every summer since 1938, the Sigmund Stern Grove natural eucalyptus amphitheater has hosted a series of ten free concerts. Created by the Stern family, the event is now orchestrated by the city to promote musical culture for all. In addition to its eclectic lineup of jazz, rock and pop artists - among others - the festival features performances by the San Francisco Symphony. Reservations open 12 days prior to each performance date at 2pm. Be quick, it's crowded!