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18th Luberon Jazz Festival
in the villages of Bonnieux, Gargas, Ménerbes, Roussillon, Saint Saturnin d'Apt, Apt and Cavaillon :
A great program with Bireli Lagrène, Rodha Scott, Barry Guy, and also new talents, a salsa night, a jazz walk with + 60 musiciens in the streets of Apt
April 24th to May 4th
13th Comic Book Festival of the Côte d’Azur in Mandelieu-La-Napoule
The 9th art is on the Riviera:
- Worshops
- Films projection - Exhibition of colorists, writers and creators
- The traditional dedication ceremony (50 guests).
May 2 - 4
th
8° European Festival of the Photograph of naked at Arles
Uwe Ommer is the guest of honour this year.
(Palais de l'Archevêché)
May 3th to 13th
The 61th Festival of Cannes
Sean Penn as president...
Festival de Cannes 2008 In the jury : Natalie Portman, Sergio Castellitto, Rachid Bouchareb...
In the competition : Clint Eastwood, Dardennes brothers, Arnaud Desplechin, Wim Wenders, Stephen Soderbergh...
Stars, wannabees and starlettes will of course all be there on the croisette.
May 14th to 25th
National Nautical Festival : 2 days devoted to nautical sporting and leisure activities, including a free introduction to many activities in most of nautical stations of Provence and French Riviera :
At Six Fours les Plages, at Bormes, St Raphael, La Seyne, La Londe, Ste Maxime, La Ciotat (Port de Plaisance), Marseille (Pointe Rouge), Martigues (Port Maritima), Les Saintes Maries and la Ciotat
May 17th to 18th
The artists trail festival at St Remy de Provence
More than 200 painters and sculptors from Provence, show and sell their work at attractive prices. All possible techniques and styles are accepted which offers a very wide choice to the visitor.
May 18th (next RV June 22, September 7 and October 12)
The big Gypsy pilgrimage at
Saintes Maries,

24 & 25 May are the most important days of the year at Saintes Maries de la Mer. The fete takes place in an popular and religious atmosphere with of course music and the sound of the gypsy guitars with flamenco, cowboys and "arlésiennes"
May 24th to 25th
A Noves Week end Pitchounesque : Bull running, camargue style horse racing, music, dancing, boules, bodegas and a traditional market ...
May 7th to 10th

St Eloi Fête at St-Remy 25th May
Nuit des musées d'Arles :
Nuit des Musées Arles
For the 4th museum night of Arles, the Reattu Museum, the Arlaten Museum and the Antique Museum invit you to discover these transformed places during one night only ... Free shutlle from7.00pm to 0.30pm every 10 mn for the 3 museum. May 17th
23th International Festival of the Arts and Fashion at Hyères
The Festival welcomes creators and their collections for their maiden exhibition in France. Since its creation, more than sixty renowned creators have taken part as jury members (John Galliano, JC de Castelbajac, Martine Sitbon, Helmut Lang, Jean Paul Gaultier...to name just a few).
Exhibition untill June 1st (Villa Noailles)

A tribute to Van Gogh in Arles
Contemporary painters pay homage to Van Gogh : Arman, Bacon, Botero, César, Hockney, Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg...
in the Fondation Vincent Van Gogh d'Arles.
Untill June 22th
Exhibition "Forever, Carolyn Carlson" at Lacoste
The photographer Claude Lê Anh is exhibiting a retrospective of her black and white photographs of the famous dancer and choreographer Carolyn Carlson.
A selection of 28 photos at Galerie Pfriem Savannah College of Art and Design at Lacoste. (Free)
Untill June 6th
Events & Shows in Provence
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5th Camargue Festival
To know everything about birds and pink flamingos by observing them with guided tours by ornithologists or naturalists ... workshops nature for the children, films, exposures in painters, sculptors, illustrators, photographers, naturalists ...
at Port St Louis , Arles, Saintes Maries, and Fos.

May 1st- 7th
The May Festival at Nice
This festival is probably the oldest in Nice folklore. Every Sunday in the month of May, picnics, dancing and folklore performances brighten up the Cimiez gardens and amphitheatre
Thursday 1st May & Sunday 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th

36th Exhibition Rose
Grasse
paying homage to the queen of flowers, the rose, in the rooms and gardens of the villa Museum Fragonard : "Perfums of the world" is the theme of this year.
May 8th- 11th
Strawberry Festival at Velleron
Tasting and sale of course, but also folklore, music and 150 antics dealers are waiting for you to spend a good day.
May 8th
The Transhumance Fêtes
It's spring again and the traditional transhumance fêtes : The shepherds parade with their flocks of sheep and goats accompagnied by traditional carts and of course the donkeys. The folklore musicians lead the parade and the shepherds and cowboys follow on behind…and eveyone meets up for an apéritif. In the evening, the shepherds service, the village dance and throughout the day the big farmers market with local products, succulent goats cheeses and all sorts of wool products.
St Martin de Crau : May 10th -11th
Remy-de-Provence : May 12th
Eyguières : May 25th

It's brave soldiers month in St Tropez
16 May the small "bravade",
17 May the big "bravade",
18 May, St Anne's pic-nic.
Mass, processions, blunderbuss and not less that 500 kg of gun powder will bring in the crowds to see the "bravadeurs" in full uniform of the Empire armed with their guns who fire more than 120 bluderbuss over the three days. Enough to blow your ears off
May 16th to 18th

A "before" to the Bravades : "BRAVADES FOLK FESTIVAL" (also at St Tropez): Mass with Lou Rampeù, processions, shows...
May 5th
Les Voiles Latines at St Tropez
will launch Mediterranean sailboats, regatta & exhibitions. Do you like boats ? you won't be disappointed and you'll discover a large selection : pointus, barquettes, catalanes, felouques, gozzi, tarquiers, mourre de pouar, galinette, marbrier… and more!
May 23th to 25th
66th Grand Prix F1 de Monaco There will be lots of Ferrari fans (Italy is next door) around the most famous town centre circuit.
Will Alonso be the winner for the 3rd year...?
May 25th (practice 22 to 25 May)
Rare and Mediterranean Plants Show at Bouc Bel Air in the superb 18th century Albertas gardens, a listed historical monument. Surrounded by terraces, fountains and basins, you will discover sumptuous flowerbeds, fragrant pathways and the rare plants displayed by more than 60 exhibitors. Plants for sale, books, conferences, refreshment on the spot, music, etc... These poetic days are bound to be a roaring success !
May 23th to 25th
Cherry Festival at La Roque d'Anthéron Cherry sales and market , folklore, parades, cowboy and horseback games, country meals (reservation) and in the evening, a village ball.
June 1st
Festival 1° Film La Ciotat
First film Festival
at La Ciotat

Jane Birkin, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Maïwenn Le Besco, Laurent Herbiet, Costa-Gavras are the guest of the 27th First Film festival of La Ciotat.
From May 27th to 31th
The Bottles Procession at Boulbon
every year 1st June, at 19h, all the men and boys in the village parade up to the St Marcellin's chapel, each one bringing his best bottles. The village priest solemnly blesses the botles and the men drink religiously...Then the parade returns to the village with light and joyous hearts.
June 1st
Events in Provence
by themes and dates

Spectacles - RéservationComing Shows & Events
RENAN LUCE - aux Docks - Marseille 15/05 Booking
MANU CHAO Le Dôme - Marseille - 01/06 Booking
THE POLICE - Vélodrome - Marseille - 03/06 Booking
SALON COTE SUD - Aix - 06/06-09/06 Booking
CELINE DION - Nice - 05/07 Booking
R.E.M. - Nice - 09/07 Booking
BEN HARPER - Le Gaou - Six Fours - 15/07 Booking
NICE JAZZ FESTIVAL - 19/06 -> 26/07 Booking


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