Calendar February Annual Events

 Annual Holidays (Jours de Fêtes) are in red 

 Other special annual days are in yellow 

Winter school vacations occur in mid-February. Many restaurants and some shops are closed during this period (except in the winter-resort towns, of course).
February is Carnaval month, and the main Mimosa festivals are in February. Weekly truffle markets continue.

Sainte Maxime  83120 - Grand Corso du Mimosa

Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) - celebrations throughout France [Tue]

Lent (Carême) Begins on Ash Wednesday, 6-1/2 weeks before Easter [Wed]

Mimosa festivals

Aups  83630 - Truffle market (Thur mornings, late Nov-Feb)

Avignon  84000 - Les Hivernales d'Avignon - spectacles and "stages" of contemporary dance

Cannes  06400 - MILIA - Palais des Festivals

Carpentras  84200 - Truffle market (Fri mornings, late Nov-Feb)

Carry-le-Rouet  13620 - Oursinades - tasting and sale of oursins at the port (the 3 sundays of Feb) - marché provençal, foire

Chateauneuf-lès-Martigues  13220 - Carnaval - Bal masqué des enfants

Cogolin  83310 - Corso Fleuri, across the village

La Croix-Valmer  83420 - Grand Corso Carnavalesque

Dauphin  04300 - Carnaval de Dauphin

Les Ferres  06510 - Fete patronale

Graveson  13690 - Carnaval - Cours National floats, parades, etc.

Guillaumes  06470 - Fête de la St Agathe

Lançon-Provence  13680 - Carnaval de Lançon - parades, traditional tournée des Fiélois.

Mandelieu-la-Napoule  06210 - Fete and Corso du Mimosa

Mandelieu-la-Napoule  06210 - Fete and Corso du Mimosa (2000: 13, 18, 19 Feb)

Marseille  13000 - Fête de la Chandeleur - Abbaye Saint Victor, from 6h.

Mons  83440 - Fête Sainte Agathe

Saint Martin-de-Crau  13310 - Market Foire St-Valentin - Marché ovin, concours de Mérionos d'Arles, sheep shearing contest - Forail et Ave de la Republique

Sainte Tulle  04220 - Fête de la Truffe

Nice  06000 - CARNAVAL

Valentine's Day (St Valentin) [Thu]

Saint Raphaël  83700 - Corso du Mimosa

Saint Raphaël  83700 - Bal du Mimosa, and election of the Queen of Mimosa

Bormes-les-Mimosas  83230 - Corso Fleuri - flower float parade, bataille de fleurs

Cavalaire-sur-Mer  83240 - Carnaval de Cavalaire

Draguignan  83300 - Election de Miss Draguignan; evening, followed by dance

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