This section is where we highlight the best events in and around Nice during the year. Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Provence Main Events.
First raced in the late 1960s, this popular road cycling event has seen some of the greats coming to the Provence region to race.
Extreme triathletes head to Aix in May for its annual Iron Man competition which involves a 1.9km swim, a 90km bike ride through the beautiful towns and villages of Provence and finally a 21.1km (half marathon length) run through the city centre and the...
Nimes attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to its two Ferias – this one takes place in June each year with the second, Feria des Vendanges, taking place in...
Three days of entertainment and music in the pretty village of Lourmarin. During the day, the village hosts free events such as photography exhibitions, children's activities and music concerts.
A free festival in the streets of Aix featuring visual arts, cinema, dance, theatre, magic, storytelling and other performing arts.
This is a prelude to the main Festival d'Aix-en-Provence which takes place in July.
The Festival de Nîmes is an annual event hosted at the stunning Roman amphitheatre of the Arènes de Nîmes, offering a top-class lineup.
The Choregies d'Orange is one of the oldest festivals in France, dating back to 1869. It is one of the world's premier opera festivals which attracts up to 10,000 classical fans every year.
The Fête de la Musique is a celebration that takes place every summer solstice on 21st June in cities, towns and villages across France.
Tarascon celebrates the oldest festival in the city, the Tarasque Festival, where the Tarasque monster is lured out of his lair by brave knights.
This is a three-day Renaissance re-enactment celebrating the cultural heritage of Salon de Provence.
Aix hosts the Festival International d'Art Lyrique, a celebrated arts festival every summer in July. The programme includes opera, symphony concerts, youth orchestras and recitals from eminent soloists.
One month, more than 1,000 different shows and 8,000 theatre companies from over 40 different countries fill the streets of Avignon for the official "Off Festival".
The Avignon Festival is one of the biggest performing arts festival in the world, with both an 'official' festival and a 'fringe' festival.
The main 125km course runs from Monaco to Saint-Martin Vésubie, through some emblematic summits in the area. There are also shorter courses to choose from.
The Châtéau is now owned by millionaire fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who originally launched this stylish opera festival back in 2000.
Vaison Danses is a dance festival that embraces many different types of dance, from ballet to contemporary, Latino and hip hop.
Bastille Day is celebrated across the whole of France with a bang...well, several in fact, fireworks always feature heavily.
Uchaux is the venue for this series of summer concerts that celebrates the music of Liszt. Set in the fabulous grounds of Chateau Saint Esteve, the venue could not be more magical or romantic.
The fishermen of the Counfrarié di pescaire Lilen reconnect with the tradition of the ancient fishing in the clear waters of the Sorgue.
