Here are a small selection of events which are held in France during the year,
visit www.franceguide.com to see more.

JANUARY

International Snow Polo Meeting - Megeve

British Royal Navy Alpine Ski and Snowboard Championships - Les Menuires, Trois Vallees

International Comic Strip Festival - Angouleme

FEBRUARY

International Short Film Festival - Lille

Chamonix Carnival - Chamonix

Games Festival - Cannes

Mimosa Festival - Mandelieu la Napoule

Orchid Festival - Tarascon
February/March

Paris Fashion Week - Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
February/March

MARCH

International Flamenco Festival - Paris

French Language Week - France and French speaking countries

Printemps du cinema (Cinema Spring Festival) - Paris

Bayeux Half Marathon - Bayeux

Night of Star Gazing - Paris

Martial Arts Festival - Paris

Paris Venetian Carnival - Paris

Russian Festival - Marseille
March/April

APRIL

Bayonne Ham Fair - Bayonne


Vendome International Guitar Festival - Vendome


Gay and Lesbian Film Festival - Grenoble

Somme Bay Bird Festival - Abbeville

Classical Music Festival - Val d'Isere

Lyon Marathon - Lyons

Citadels Open Days - north France, Arras,Lille

Scarecrow Festival - Moringhem

MAY

Foire aux Geraniums (fair) - Beuvron en Auge

Saint Tropez Bravades - St Tropez

Jazz sous les Pommiers - Coutances, Normandy

Sand Sculpture Festival - Cap d'Agde

Vivonne World Folk Music Festival - Vivonne

JUNE

Amiens, The Cathedral in Colour

Festival of Water - Chartres

Paris Air Show

Le Mans 24 hour race

Cycling Festival in Anjou

Enghien Jazz Festival in Enghien-les-Bains.

JULY

The London - Paris Bike Ride

49th Jazz in Juan Festival - Antibes

Festival Les Flaneries Musicales des Reims

Festival D'Anjou 60th Anniversary

Bastille Day

AUGUST

Touquet Royal Sand Sculptures from 11th April to 31st August

Musique in Perigord, in Audrix,

Festival on the Champagne Route

SEPTEMBER

International Garden Festival of Chaumont sur Loire

Basque Country Music Festival - Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Grape Harvest Festival in Nimes

Jazz a Beaune

OCTOBER

British Film Festival - Dinard

Horse Festival - Calvados

Cider and Chestnut Festival - Sauveterre de Rouergu

NOVEMBER

Beaujolais Nouveau's Release and Fesitvals

Christmas Markets

DECEMBER

Cartoon Festival - Boulogne sur Mer

Calais Christmas Parade - Calais

Christmas Day Swim - Nice

Christmas Markets - Brest, Grenoble, Toulouse, Mulhouse, Rouen

In France there are 10 public holidays:
January 1, April 17, May 1, May 8, May 25, July 14, August 15, November 1, November 11, and December 25.

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