Throughout the year, residents and visitors to France will experience exceptional moments. Music, dance, painting, sculpture, contemporary art, architecture, theater or circus fill the streets and museums, castles and unforgettable gardens, UNESCO monuments and major cities.
CALENDAR OF MAIN EVENTS IN FRANCE JULY-DECEMBER 2017:
JULY
01-27 ▸ Journey through Nantes Festival | LAND OF THE LOIR
01-23 ▸ Tour de France. Start in Düsseldorf | FRANCE
02-06 ▸ Fashion Week Winter 2017-2018 Collection, Paris | PARIS
03-22 ▸ Lyric Art Festival, Aix-en-Provence | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
03.07-24.09 ▸ Meetings in Arles (Les rencontres d'Arles) photography festival | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
06-26 ▸ Avignon Festival. Theater | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
08-09 ▸ Belfons Rock Festival (les Eurockéennes de Belfort) | BURGUNDY – FRANCHE-COTET
08-10 ▸ SIL Lingerie Exhibition, Paris, Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center | PARIS
08-13 ▸ Calvi Rock Festival | CORSICA
12-16 ▸ Francofolia Contemporary Music and Song Festival, La Rochelle | NEW AQUITANIUM
14 ▸ National holiday July 14 | FRANCE
14-17 ▸ Les Vieilles Charrues Music Festival, Carais | BRITAGNE
2-23 ▸ Jazz in Juan International Jazz Festival, Antibes-Juan-les-Pins | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
17-21 ▸ Jazz Festival, Nice | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
21-30 ▸ Balloon Festival, Metz | GRAND EST
27-31 ▸ Festivals in Bayonne | NEW AQUITANY
29.07—15.08 ▸ Jazz in Marciac | OCCITANY
29.07-04.08 ▸ Lama European Film Festival | CORSICA
July-August ▸ Animation on the beaches of Paris | PARIS
AUGUST
05-14 ▸ Lorient Celtic Festival | BRITAGNE
19-21 ▸ Yearlings Auction, Deauville | NORMANDY
21-26.08 ▸ Wrestling World Championship, Paris, Accor hôtel Arena | PARIS
22-28 ▸ Trail running , Mont Blanc | AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPE
26-28 ▸ Rock on the Seine Music Festival, Parc Saint-Claude, Paris | ILLE DE FRANCE
SEPTEMBER
01-10 ▸ Deauville American Film Festival | NORMANDY
01-11 ▸ Strasbourg European Fair | HAUTS-DE-FRANCE
02-03 ▸ Grande Braderie Flea Market, Lille | HAUTS-DE-FRANCE
08-11 ▸ Who's Next ready-to-wear exhibition, Paris, Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center | PARIS
08-12 ▸ International Interior Design Fair MAISON ET OBJET, Villepinte : Paris,
Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center | PARIS
10 ▸ Medoc Marathon | NEW AQUITANY
12-15 ▸ Exhibition Space dedicated to agriculture and animal husbandry. Paris,
Exhibition Center Porte de Versailles | PARIS
12-17 ▸ Cannes Yacht Festival, Cannes | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
14-17 ▸ Evian Championship | AUVERGNE – rhône-alpes
15-17 ▸ le Bol d'Or international motorcycle race, Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
16-17 ▸ European Cultural Heritage Days | FRANCE
19-21 ▸ Première Vision: international exhibition and show for textiles, Paris-North, Villepinte | ILLE DE FRANCE
20.09—31.12 ▸ Biennale of Contemporary Art, Lyon | AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPE
22-24 ▸ Gastronomy Festival, Paris | PARIS
09/23-10/01 ▸ Slalom World Championships (canoe-kayak) in Pau | NEW AQUITANY
26-28 ▸ IFTM Top Resa, Tourisme, Paris, Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center | PARIS
27-30 ▸ Monaco Yacht Show | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
27.09—01.10 ▸ British Film Festival, Dinard | BRITAGNE
30.09—08.10 ▸ Regatta in Saint-Tropez | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
30.09—01.10 ▸ Races “Qatar. Prize of the Arc de Triomphe» in Chantilly | HAUTS-DE-FRANCE
OCTOBER
01 ▸ Run In Lyon | AUVERGNE – rhône-alpes
02-06 ▸ TFWA WORLD Exhibition, Cannes | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
04 ▸ The world's largest cycling festival Roc d'Azur, Frejus | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
06-09 ▸ Optical exhibition SILMO, Paris, Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center | ILLE DE FRANCE
07 ▸ White Night, Paris | PARIS
13 ▸ World Rowing Championships in Thoneau-les-Bains | AUVERGNE – RONA-ALPE
16-19 ▸ MIPCON Audiovisual Exhibition | CANNES
17-21 ▸ International Exhibition EQUIPAUTO, Paris, Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center | ILLE DE FRANCE
19-22 ▸ FIAC International Contemporary Art Fair, Grand Palais, Paris | — PARIS
10/28-11/05 ▸ BNP Paribas Master Tennis Tournament, Accor Hôtel Arena | PARIS
Date TBA ▸ Vanilla Festival on Lifou Island, New Caledonia | NEW CALEDONIA
NOVEMBER
06-10 ▸ Paris Construction Week Mondial du Bâtiment (flagship exhibitions of the international building industry:
iBatimat, Idéo Bain, Interclima + Elec), Paris, Villepinte Exhibition Center | ILLE DE FRANCE
19 ▸ Hospice de Beaune wine auction | BURGUNDY – FRANCHE-COTET
21-24 MILIPOL International Trade Fair for Internal Security Technologies | PARIS
11/25-12/31 ▸ Strasbourg Christmas market | GRAND EST
28-30 ▸ Leading international exhibition and conference for acquiring solutions and information security TRUSTECH
(formerly CARTES), Cannes, Palais des Festivals et des Congrès | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
30.11-3.12 ▸ Equestrian: Longines Masters Paris Exhibition, Villepinte | ILLE DE FRANCE
DECEMBER
02-10 ▸ Sailing: NAUTIC Exhibition, Porte de Versailles | PARIS
08-11 ▸ Traditional festival of light in Lyon | AUVERGNE – rhône-alpes
11-14 ▸ IGTM golf exhibition, Cannes | PROVENCE-ALPES-Côte d'Azur
All month ▸ Christmas Markets | FRANCE