Festivals & Events in France

The following is a list in date order of festivals and events which are being held in France.

Miniatures and scale model exhibition
Place: Paris
Dates: 13 to 17 April 2006
The exhibition becomes the meeting point for all enthusiasts and lovers of scale models and miniatures - Please click here for website

Le Mans 24-hour bike rally
Place: Le Mans
Dates: 22 & 23 April 2006
Famous motorbike race - Please click here for website

Printemps de Bourges
Place: Bourges
Dates: 26 April to 1 May 06
6 days of music - Please click here for website

Cannes Film Festival
Place: Cannes
Dates: 17 to 28 May 2006
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Monaco Grand Prix
Place: Monaco
Dates: 25 to 28 May 2006
Formula 1 race - Please click here for website

Roland Garros French Open (tennis)
Place: Paris
Dates: 28 May to 11 June 2006
Clay tournament, part of the grand slam - Please click here for website

Prix de Diane Hermès
Place: Chantilly
Date: 11 June 06
Famous French Horse race created in 1843, the Price of Diane Hermès is the equivalent of the Price of the Jockey Club. For twenty three years, this prestigious meeting of races has been sponsored by Hermès which dedicates, each year, this day with a country or an area with the great equestrian traditions. - Please click here for website

Le Mans 24-hour car Rally
Place: Le Mans
Dates: 17 & 18 June 2006
Famous car race - Please click here for website

Music Festival (Fête de la Musique)
Place: France
Date: 21 June every year
Completely different from a music festival, the Fête de la Musique is above all a free popular fête, open to any participant (amateur or professional musicians) who wants to perform in it. The festival aims to celebrate music in all forms and is open to anyone. A large free concert is traditionally held featuring some big names in the music world, but on every corner, in doorways, in restaurants and hospitals, museums and courtyards, there are the sounds of music, from jazz, salsa and techno, to choirs, orchestras and steel bands, accompanied by people dancing, eating and drinking - Please click here for website

Belfort Eurockéennes Festival
Place: Belfort
Dates: from 30 June to 02 July 2006
The international rock festival 'The Eurockéennes' has been taking place on the peninsula of Malsaucy near Belfort for 17 years now.  What started out as a big party for young pop fans has grown into a major festival drawing  some of today's most popular acts and an audience of over 95 000 people. Every year the Eurockéennes invites people to attend a hullabaloo of different musical style : pop, rock, heavy metal, hip hop, electro, reggae, latino, world music etc, giving everybody the opportunity to cast an eye and to pitch an ear towards the music of other realms by the sheer force of conviviality - Please click here for website

La Rochelle International Film Festival
Place: La Rochelle
Dates: 30 June to 10 Jul 2006
Since 1973, it is the festival for cinema lovers, second only to Cannes in France in terms of the number of visitors. One particularity : there are no prizes ! - Please click here for website

Tour de France
Place: start in Strasbourg and finish in Paris
Dates: from 01 to 23 July 2006
Mythical cycling event - Please click here for website

Avignon Festival
Place: Avignon
Dates: from 6 to 27 July 06
The Avignon Festival is France's oldest existing and most famous one, founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar - Please click here for website

Francofolies of La Rochelle
Place: La Rochelle
Dates: from 13 to 18 July 2006
Summer Music Festival created by Jean-Louis Foulquier in 1985, nearly 70 000 festival-goers can enjoy 120 concerts each year - Please click here for website

Bastille Day
Place: France
Dates: from 13 to 14 July every year

Grand Prix de Nevers
Place: Nevers
Dates: 14 to 17 July 2006
Formula one race - Please click here for website

Interceltic Festival
Place: Lorient
Dates: 28 July to 6 August 2006
Australia will be the spotlight country at the 2006 Interceltic Festival, the world's largest and most successful Celtic festival. Brittany claims a unique Celtic French tradition including the outstanding harpist and singer Alain Stivel - Please click here for website

Patrimony Days
Place: France
Dates: to be advised - Please click here for website

Semaine du Goût (Week of the Taste)
Place: France
Dates: October 2006 - dates to be advised
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Launch of the Beaujolais Nouveau
Place: France
Dates: November 2006

Paris International Nautical Fair
Place: Paris
Dates: 2 to 11 December 2006
The annual event to discover the new models in the nautical world for 2006 - Please click here for website

Vinexpo (every 2 years)
Place: Bordeaux
Dates: June 2007 - dates to be advised
VINEXPO exhibition has established itself over the years as the key event for major international operators in the wine and spirits sector - Please click here for website

Paris Air Show (every 2 years)
Place: Paris
Dates: 18 to 24 June 2007
Every two years, the Paris Air Show is the aerospace event that is not to be missed, offering everyone the chance to discover impressive flying displays, see the latest jumbo jets, cutting-edge technology in the models displayed by manufacturers - Please click here for website

Please note that we do not organise tickets for the exhibitions above, please check the websites provided for details. For a complete list of events and festivals throughout France, please click here.