 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 - 4th
|
 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...
 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 :
 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 |
|
 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 |
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 |
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