March Calendar of Annual Events
Events, fetes, holidays in Provence
More Carnivals, and many transhumance fêtes in March. The last month of the weekly truffle markets.
March winds were good for the windmills of Provence, including Daudet's windmill at Fontvieille south of Avignon.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
March 2019
| Jan | Richerenches 84600 (Vaucluse) - Largest Truffle Market of Provence (Nov - Mar) |
| Jan--13 Mar | Limoux 11300 (Aude) - Carnaval de Limoux, every Sat-Sun, Jan to March (Every Jan) [Limoux ] |
| Feb--1 Mar | Menton 06500 (Alpes-Maritimes) - FETE DU CITRON - Lemon Festival, parades, fireworks (Every Feb) [www.feteducitron.com ] |
| Every Mar | Eyragues 13630 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Carreto Ramado: Charrette of draft horses in galloping procession
Manosque 04100 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Foire des Rameaux - in the old town and the circular boulevards |
| Mar | Ash Wednesday, begins Lent (Carême), 6-1/2 weeks before Easter |
| -13 Mar | Nice 06000 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Foire Internationale de Nice - Palais des expositions (Every Mar) |
| Every 1st weekend | Golfe-Juan 06220 (Alpes-Maritimes) - The Return of Napoleon - Reinactment the debarkation on his return from Elba, 15 Mar 1815. |
| -11 Mar | Saint Rémy-de-Provence 13210 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Carnaval (Every Mar) |
| Mar | Aups 83630 (Var) - Carnaval (Every Mar)
Guillaumes 06470 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Foire de Printemts - Spring Fair (Every Mar) Peillon 06440 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Carnaval de Peillon (Every Mar) Arles 13200 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Carnaval - Drôlede Carnaval (Every Mar) Nice 06000 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Paris-Nice Cycling Race, arrival in Nice - Stage 8 Nice - Nice loop (Every Mar) |
| Every Mar | Martigues 13500 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Carnaval - evening parade through the town (Every Mar) |
| Mar | Le Lavandou 83980 (Var) - Grand Corso Fleuri, Flower Parade - Many floats (Every Mar)
Saint Cézaire-sur-Siagne 06530 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Course de Côte Historique - Classic sports cars hillclimb. (Every Mar) |
| -28 Mar | Nice 06000 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Festin des Cougourdons - celebrating the arrival of Spring, with folk dancing and squashes. - Cimiez gardens (Every Mar) |
| -26 Mar | Valbonne 06560 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete des Jardins - Plants and gardens festival (Every Mar) |
| Easter Mon | Fontaine-de-Vaucluse 84800 (Vaucluse) - Easter Fête (Easter Mon Mar) |
| Mar--2 Apr | Journées des métiers d'art - Days of Artists workshops |
| Every Last weekend | Gonfaron (Village de tortues) 83590 (Var) - Flying Donkey Festival (Fête de l'âne volant) |
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