October Calendar of Annual Events

 Annual Holidays (Jours de Fêtes) are in red 

 Other special annual days are in yellow 

October is the month of Chestnut Festivals Fêtes des châtaignes, especially in the Var village of Collobrières.

Mouans-Sartoux  06370 - Festival du Livre - Book Fair for 3 days (Every Oct)

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer  13460 - SAINTES PILGRIMAGE - Pélerinage des Saintes (Every Oct)

Hallowe'een Eve (the French are starting to celebrate this)

Gréoux-les-Bains  04800 - Foire aux santons- 4ème semaine

Marseille  13000 - Fiesta des Suds - music, dances, concerts, bodegas on the docks

Nice  06000 - Fête Patronale de la Ville de Nice Sainte Reparate - Vieux Nice

Riez  04500 - Foire aux Vins et aux Fromages

Sauze  06470 - Fête du goût et du pain- 2ème semaine

Sospel  06380 - Exposition de Champignons - mushrooms

Tende  06430 - Fête des Châtaignes- Tende et Saint Dalmas de Tende

Transhumance   - Transhumance

Vendange   - the grape harvest is often the begining of October (around 10 days)

Gordes  84220 - Fête votive

Apt  84400 - Fête de la Vendange

Oppède  84580 - Fete des Vendanges (grape harvest)

Breil-sur-Roya  06540 - Fête d'Halloween