January Calendar of Annual Events
Events, fetes, holidays in Provence
January sees a few more santons (crèches) exhibits and the beginning of some Mimosa festivals. Weekly truffle markets continue truffle markets.
Snow stills covers the Alpes-Maritimes, like this scene of the Plateau de Caussols near Grasse.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
January 2019
| Jan (holiday) | New Year's Day |
| Every Jan | Le Castellet 83330 (Var) - Fête and foire |
| Jan | Richerenches 84600 (Vaucluse) - Largest Truffle Market of Provence (Nov - Mar) |
| -3 Jan | Avignon 84000 (Vaucluse) - Marché de Noël - Christmas Market - Place de l'Horloge. (Every Jan) |
| Every Jan | Falicon 06950 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Creche animée - Eglise St Pierre (Every Jan) |
| Jan--13 Mar | Limoux 11300 (Aude) - Carnaval de Limoux, every Sat-Sun, Jan to March (Every Jan) [Limoux ] |
| Jan | King's Day (Epiphanie) - Gateaux des Rois (1st Sun after January 1) |
| Jan | Riez 04500 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Truffle Market, Wed (Nov-Feb) (Every Wed Jan) |
| Every Mid | Le Tignet 06530 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête communale |
| -17 Jan | Uzès 30700 (Gard) - Weekend de la Truffe, large Truffle Market, stands, tasting, demos - Place aux Herbes (Every Jan) |
| Every Jan | Sainte Agnès 06500 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête Patronale - Festival d'abrivado, bandido, horse racing and events (Every Jan) |
| Jan | Pernes-les-Fontaines 84210 (Vaucluse) - Fete de la Truffe, Truffle Market (Every Jan) |
| Every 3rd Sun | Cadenet 84160 (Vaucluse) - Fete des Vanniers - Basket Maker Festival |
| Every Jan | Falicon 06950 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete de la Saint Vincent (Every Jan) |
| Every Last Sun | Saint Martin-de-Crau 13310 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fête des Bergers - sheep and sheperds in the streets |
| Every Last weekend | Valbonne 06560 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete de la St Blaise, grape festival and produits du terroir - Carnaval, floats, folklorique (Last weekend Jan) |
| End | Aups 83630 (Var) - Journée de la truffe - Truffle Day, traditonal village festival - 25th annual 2016-17 (End Jan) |
| Every Nov - Feb | Aups 83630 (Var) - Truffle market (Thur mornings, late Nov-Feb) |
| Nov--5 Feb | Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 13460 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Creche Provençale, Camarguaise - Central Culturel, Palais des Congres (Every Nov) |
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