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| February 2012 |
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Winter school vacations occur in mid-February. Many restaurants and some shops are closed during this period (except in the winter-resort towns, of course).
February is Carnaval month, and the main Mimosa festivals are in February. Weekly truffle markets continue.
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Every Feb | Mimosa festivals
Aups 83630 (Var) - Truffle market (Thur mornings, late Nov-Feb)
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Every Fri Feb | Carpentras 84200 (Vaucluse) - Truffle market (Fri mornings, late Nov-Feb)
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Every Feb | Avignon 84000 (Vaucluse) - Les Hivernales d'Avignon - spectacles and "stages" of contemporary dance - 32nd, Back to the Roots [hivernales-avignon
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Chateauneuf-lès-Martigues 13220 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Carnaval - Mardi Gras des enfants - In the hall Léo-Lagrange
Cogolin 83310 (Var) - Carnaval provençal traditionnel. Défilé des groupes de danses folkloriques de Cogolin, Sainte-Maxime, Saint-Tropez.
Grasse 06130 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Route d'Or 2CV (Deux Cheveaux cars) gathering of this iconic car and rally coinciding with the Mimosa fetes. - Sat: from 8h, Cours Honoré-Cresp; Sun: 10h depart for the Route d'Of de Grasse. [www.azur2cv.org
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Lançon-Provence 13680 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Carnaval de Lançon - parades and costumes - 2010: in the streets 19h Sat; parade 14h30 Sun.
Riez 04500 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Fete de la Truffe de Haute-Provence
Saint Martin-de-Crau 13310 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Foire St-Valentin - Marché ovin, concours de Mérionos d'Arles, sheep shearing contest - Transhumance
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Beginning Feb | Sainte Maxime 83120 (Var) - Grand Corso du Mimosa - Corso nocturn Sat; Grand Corso Sunday
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Mid Feb | Saint Raphaël 83700 (Var) - Corso du Mimosa, and election of the Queen of Mimosa
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Every Feb | Carry-le-Rouet 13620 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Oursinades - tasting and sale of oursins at the port (the 3 sundays of Feb) - marché provençal, foire
Carry-le-Rouet 13620 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Oursinades - tasting and sale of oursins at the port (the 3 sundays of Feb) - marché provençal, foire
Carry-le-Rouet 13620 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Oursinades - tasting and sale of oursins at the port (the 3 sundays of Feb) - marché provençal, foire
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4-6 Feb | Belvédère 06550 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete de la Sainte Blaise
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5 Feb | Biot 06410 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete du Mimosa - Centre historique
Mouans-Sartoux 06370 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Carnaval, défilé (parade) - 14h30, from the Parking de la Gare, Bvd Urbain
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14 Feb | Valentine's Day (St Valentin)
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17 Feb--4 Mar | Nice 06000 (Alpes-Maritimes) - CARNAVAL de Nice - 2011 King of Sport (Every Feb) [www.nicecarnaval.com
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17 Feb--7 Mar | Menton 06500 (Alpes-Maritimes) - FETE DU CITRON - Lemon Festival, parades, fireworks - 2012 The Regions of France [www.feteducitron.com
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17-19 Feb | Mandelieu-la-Napoule 06210 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete, Corso du Mimosa - long weekend of festivities. - Sat: election of Miss Mimosa; night parade; Sun 14h30 Le Grand Corso Fleuri (parade). (Every Feb) [www.ot-mandelieu.fr/
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21 Feb | Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) - celebrations throughout France [the day before Ash Wednesday]
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24-26 Feb | Mandelieu-la-Napoule 06210 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Mimosa Animals Festival - Sat: guided tour of mimosa forests; night parade Port de la Napoule; Sun 14h30 Grand Corso Fleuri (parade). [www.ot-mandelieu.fr/
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26 Feb | Ash Wednesday, begins Lent (Carême), 6-1/2 weeks before Easter
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