April Calendar of Annual Events
Events, fetes, holidays in Provence
Spring festivals and market begin in April, with some transhumance fêtes and many Medieval festivals in Provence.
The Spring bird migrations across the Camargue make it a good time to see the largest flocks of flamingos.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
April 2018
| Mar--2 Apr | Journées des métiers d'art - Days of Artists workshops |
| Every Apr | Bauduen 83630 (Var) - Fête de la village
Caromb 84330 (Vaucluse) - Fête champêtre, Lac du Paty Carpentras 84200 (Vaucluse) - Fete de la Truffe d'Ete Fréjus 83600 (Var) - Fête des Plantes, Parc Aurélien La Garde-Freinet 83680 (Var) - Fete de Printemps - Spring Festival La Garde-Freinet 83680 (Var) - Fête de la transhumance Grasse 06130 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Grasse-Alpine Auto Rally Istres 13800 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fête St-Etienne Mazan 84380 (Vaucluse) - Foire aux Chevaux à Mazan (horses), with brocante Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer 83820 (Var) - Fête de l'olive - CANCELLED 2013 Sospel 06380 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête des Mais - corn festival |
| 1-2 Apr | Bonnieux 84480 (Vaucluse) - Pottery Market (Marché Potier) Terres de Provence |
| Every Easter Sat-Mon | Vence 06140 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fetes de Pâques (Easter Fair); Folklorique dances; Sunday: parade, Corso Fleuri, Flower Parade, bataille de fleurs. (Easter Sat-Mon Apr) |
| Every Apr | Ollioules 83190 (Var) - Fête des Feurs - Corso parade, Bataille des Fleurs - from 14h30 (Every Apr)
Cannes 06400 (Alpes-Maritimes) - MIPtv / MILIA - Palais des Festivals (Every Apr) |
| Apr | Palm Sunday (Rameaux) (final Sunday before Easter, 6th and last Sun of Lent) |
| -23 Apr | Aix-en-Provence 13100 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Festival de Paques - Easter Music Festival (Every Apr) [www.festivalpaques.com ] |
| Apr (holiday) | Easter (Pâques) |
| Easter Mon | Le Bar-sur-Loup 06620 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Orange Festival - Fête de l'orange - Concours de vin d'orange, foire artisanale,musique et danses traditionnelles - Easter Monday (Easter Mon Apr) [Bar-sur-Loup Fete ] |
| Apr | Barjac 30430 (Gard) - Large Foire Brocante, Flea market (Easter) - Every Easter, Every 15-August (Every Apr)
L' Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 84800 (Vaucluse) - Large Foire Brocante, Flea market (Easter) - Easter (Pâques) (Every Apr) |
| Apr (holiday) | Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques) |
| Every Apr - May | Antibes 06600 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Salon Antiquaires - Antiques at Antibes 'Art Fair' - Port Vauban, 41st annual (Every Apr) [Antibes antiquaires ] |
| Every 3rd Sun | Cadenet 84160 (Vaucluse) - Carnival - Floral Festival, and vintage automobiles |
| Every Apr | Châteauneuf-du-Pape 84230 (Vaucluse) - Fête des Vignerons - Wine Festival (St Marc 25th) (Every Apr) |
| -29 Apr | Fréjus 83600 (Var) - Fete de la St Pons - Traditional festival for the agriculteurs (Every Apr)
Lourmarin 84160 (Vaucluse) - Fête Renaissance - Medieval Festival, Renaissance Fair (Every Apr) [www.chateau-de-lourmarin.com ] |
| Apr--1 May | Aigues-Mortes 30220 (Gard) - Medieval events - Les Gransd tournois d'Aigues-Morte (Jousting) (Every Apr) |
| -30 Apr | Falicon 06950 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête de l'Oeillet (Every Apr) |
| Apr | Orange 84100 (Vaucluse) - Fete Medieval - Medieval Festival - 10h-19h centre ville (Every Apr) |
| Every Beg | Saint Saturnin-lès-Apt 84490 (Vaucluse) - Fête de village for La Tuillier, 6 km west, same commune |
| Every Last Sun | Apt 84400 (Vaucluse) - Fête de Sainte Anne |
| Every after 23rd, Sun | Le Chaffaut-Saint Jurson 04510 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Fête communal |
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