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Events, fetes, holidays in Provence

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 Annual Holidays (Jours de Fêtes) are in red 

 Other special annual days are in yellow 

Page updated: 12 Feb 11

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August 2011

15 Aug (holiday)

Assomption (Assomption)

Every Aug

Antibes Juan-les-Pins  06600 - Festival pyromélodique - Fireworks set to music.

Carpentras  84200 - Festival des Saveurs Provençales

Digne-les-Bains  04000 - Journées Lavande

Lavender   - Lavender harvest (July Aug Sept) August lavender festivals in Digne-les-Bains and Valréas (beginning of month); Esparron-sur-Verdon and Sault (mid August)

Manosque  04100 - Festival International du Luberon - Theatre Jean le Bleu, and Parc de Drouille

Martigues  13500 - Festival de Folklore Mondial

Pierrefeu  06910 - Fête des Vendanges- Wine Festival

Saint Rémy-de-Provence  13210 - Feria Provençale, including running the bulls in the streets, fireworks, etc

Saint Rémy-de-Provence  13210 - Carreto Ramado - enormous charrette pulled by 50 horses

Sault  84390 - Fête de la Lavande - Lavander Festival

Tende  06430 - Fête des Bergers - with Aubades, folkloriqe parades (Sun), fair of local products

Vence  06140 - Fête de la Sainte Elisabeth - Folklore, costumes, music - Place du Grand Jardin

Next to last Sun Aug

Banon  04150 - Fête de la St-Just

Every Sun

Forcalquier  04300 - Carillon concert, every Sun July Aug Sept, 11h30

Beginning Aug

Saorge  06540 - Semaine de l'Orgue Italien - a week of 16th-18th century Italian organ music and initiation

1st Sun Aug

Corbières  04220 - Fête du Village

L' Isle-sur-la-Sorgue  84800 - Marché Flottant - floating Market

1st Weekend Aug

Reillanne  04110 - Fête du village

2nd half Aug

Ménerbes  84560 - Fête votive

Mid Aug

Thoard  04380 - Grande Foire, agricole et artisanale, with sheep-dog trials and all-day demos of working sheep-dogs.

3rd Sun Aug

Aups  83630 - Fête (Sunday before 15 Aug)

3rd Weekend Aug

Bonnieux  84480 - Fête votive

3rd Sun Aug

Murs  84220 - Fête votive (sunday after 15 Aug)

Last Aug

Monteux  84170 - Grand feu d'artifice, spectacle pyromélodique- dernier mardi d'août

End Aug

Breil-sur-Roya  06540 - Fête de la Maglia

Draguignan  83300 - Circuit Auto Rétro

1-31 Aug

Avignon  84000 - Avignon Jazz Festival - Tremplin Jazz d'Avignon (Every Aug) [www.trempjazz.com/ ]

6-8 Aug

Grasse  06130 - Fête du Jasmin - Jasmin Flower Festival (Every Aug)

7-8 Aug

Colmars  04370 - Fête Médiévale (Every Aug)

8 Aug

Fréjus  83600 - Fête du Raisin - Historic Center (Every Aug)

13-15 Aug

Guillaumes  06470 - Fête patronale de l'Assomption; procession to Notre Dame de Buyei with costumed Sapeurs de l'Empire. - 13th, 12h: Tour de Ville; 14th, 8h Aubades, 22h fireworks; 15th, 9h procession. (Mid Aug)

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer  13460 - Feria Biou Y Toros - Abrivado; Camarguaises and Spanish tauro animations (around the 15 Aug) (Mid Aug)

15 Aug

L' Isle-sur-la-Sorgue  84800 - Foire à la Brocante * (every 15 Aug) (Every Aug)

Riez  04500 - Fete de la Colonne (every 15 Aug) (Every Aug)

16 Aug

Guillaumes  06470 - Grande Foire d'Ete - Summer Fair (End Aug)

20-23 Aug

Cadenet  84160 - Fete Votive. Fireworks Monday night. (Every Aug)

21-29 Aug

Saint Aygulf  83370 - Marvelous World of Santons - exposition and sale - Salle Charles Denis (Every Aug)

29-30 Aug

La Roque-d'Anthéron  13640 - Fete votive de la Saint Louise, tradition and folklore. (Every Aug)

Every Aug

Fréjus  83600 - Fireworks - Nuits de Feu, Festival d'Art Pyrotechnique - 8 nights, July & August - Port de Frejus, 23h, free

3 Aug

Jausiers  04850 - Marché de Potiers - Pottery Market - Place de l'église, all day

7 Aug

Velleron  84740 - Marché de Potiers (Terres de Provence)

11 Aug

Cotignac  83570 - Marché de Potiers (Terres de Provence)

12 Aug

Valensole  04210 - Marché de Potiers (Terres de Provence)

14 Aug

Orgon  13660 - Marché de Potiers - Pottery Market

15 Aug

Seillans  83440 - Marché de Potiers (Terres de Provence)

16 Aug

Apt  84400 - Marché de Potiers (Terres de Provence)

20-21 Aug

Séguret  84110 - Marché de Potiers (Terres de Provence)

28 Aug

Roquebrune-sur-Argens  83520 - Marché de Potiers (Terres de Provence)



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