August Calendar of Annual Events
Events, fetes, holidays in Provence
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
August 2019
| Every July - Sept | Les Baux-de-Provence 13520 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Art and Music festivals |
| Every Every Sun | Forcalquier 04300 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Organ concert, 17h30 |
| Every July - Aug | Fréjus 83600 (Var) - Fireworks - Nuits de Feu, Festival d'Art Pyrotechnique - 8 nights, July & August - Friday, Port de Frejus, 23h, free
Fréjus 83600 (Var) - Soirée de l'Ete - Evening musical events during the month - Port-Fréjus and Historic Center Fréjus 83600 (Var) - Summer Evening at the Port - Music - Port de Frejus, 21h-23h, free Fréjus 83600 (Var) - Les Nuits Auréliennes - Festival de Theatre, Roman Theatre Philippe Léotard Sisteron 04200 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Festival des Nuits de la Citadelle- théâtre, danse, musique classique (mid July-mid Aug) |
| July--6 Aug | Orange 84100 (Vaucluse) - Festival d'Orange - Chorégies d'Orange, at the Theatre Antique d'Orange; opera and classical music. (Every July) [www.choregies.com ] |
| July--19 Aug | La Roque-d'Anthéron 13640 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Festival International de Piano; open air and Silvacane Abbey - Parc du Chateau, other sites, until 20 Aug. (Every July) |
| Every Each Thur | Riez 04500 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Marché Nocturne - Night Market: every Thursday night, July-Aug - 18h-midnight, Place du Quinconce |
| Every Aug | Avignon 84000 (Vaucluse) - Avignon Jazz Festival - Tremplin Jazz d'Avignon [Avignon jazz
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Bargème 83840 (Var) - Fete de Village (1st Sun after 10 Aug) Bargemon 83830 (Var) - Fete de Village (1st Sun after 3 Aug) Bauduen 83630 (Var) - Fête Saint Barthelemy Beuil 06470 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete de Village (Sun following 15th) Cadenet 84160 (Vaucluse) - Fete Votive. Fireworks Monday night. Cannes 06400 (Alpes-Maritimes) - International Festival of Pyrotechnical Art (Fireworks) Bay of Cannes, Six nights July-Aug Carpentras 84200 (Vaucluse) - Festival des Saveurs Provençales Castellane 04120 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Festival d'arts traditionnels "folklore" Le Castellet 83330 (Var) - Fête (about the 25th) Chateaurenard 13160 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fete de la Madeleine (4 days) Collobrières 83610 (Var) - Aioli monstre; parade of the fountains Digne-les-Bains 04000 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Journées Lavande - Lavender festival Fréjus 83600 (Var) - Fête du Raisin - Historic Center Gordes 84220 (Vaucluse) - Soirées d'été- Théâtre, jazz, musique classique Grasse 06130 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete de Jasmin - The famous Jasmin Flower Festival with flowered floats |
| Every Aug - Sept | Graveson 13690 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - A very special painting event is held the last few days of August and beginning of September. During the last week of Aug, painters decorate village walls with murals, which are then judged in contest. |
| Every Aug | Lavender - Lavender harvest (July Aug Sept) August lavender festivals in Digne-les-Bains and Valréas (beginning of month); Esparron-sur-Verdon and Sault (mid August)
Manosque 04100 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Festival International du Luberon - Theatre Jean le Bleu, and Parc de Drouille |
| Every 4th Sun | Marie 06420 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête votive (with procession of the Virgin): |
| Every Aug | Martigues 13500 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Festival de Folklore Mondial
Oppède 84580 (Vaucluse) - Fete patronale: 5-days, weekend of St-Laurent Pierrefeu 06910 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête des Vendanges- Wine Festival Richerenches 84600 (Vaucluse) - Medieval festival Riez 04500 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Fete de la Colonne (every 15 Aug) Rimplas 06420 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête Patronale Saint Rémy-de-Provence 13210 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Feria Provençale, including running the bulls in the streets, fireworks, etc Saint Rémy-de-Provence 13210 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Carreto Ramado - enormous Charrette pulled by 50 galloping horses Salernes 83690 (Var) - Fêtes votives de Saint Barthélemy |
| Every Beginning | Saorge 06540 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Semaine de l'Orgue Italien - a week of 16th-18th century Italian organ music and initiation |
| Every Aug | Tende 06430 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête des Bergers - with Aubades, folkloriqe parades (Sun), fair of local products
Vacqueyras 84190 (Vaucluse) - Troubadours ancient and modern |
| 1 Aug | Mons 83440 (Var) - Pottery Market (Marché Potier) Terres de Provence |
| Every Aug | Menton 06500 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Festival International de Musique de Menton - Chambre Music - Parvis St-Michel Archange and other locations (Every Aug)
Vence 06140 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête de la Sainte Elisabeth - Folklore, costumes, music - Place du Grand Jardin (Every Aug) |
| 4 Aug | Mouriès 13890 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Pottery Market (Marché Potier) Terres de Provence |
| Every 1st Sun | Cipières 06620 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête des Moissons (Harvest)
Corbières 04220 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Fête du Village |
| 8 Aug | Cotignac 83570 (Var) - Pottery Market (Marché Potier) Terres de Provence |
| Every 1st weekend | Digne-les-Bains 04000 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Corso de la Lavande - Lavander celebrations! (1st weekend Aug) [cdf-dignelesbains ] |
| Every 1st Sun | L' Escarène 06440 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête communale (1st Sun Aug)
Les Ferres 06510 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete communale |
| Every 1st week | L' Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 84800 (Vaucluse) - Féte Nautique |
| 1st Sun | L' Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 84800 (Vaucluse) - Floating Market, n the canals of the village (1st Sun Aug) |
| Every 1st weekend | Malaucène 84340 (Vaucluse) - Fête du cheval, d'été - Horse Festival |
| Every 1st Sun | Orpierre 05700 (Hautes-Alpes) - Fête patronale |
| Every 1st weekend | Reillanne 04110 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Fête du village |
| Every 1st Sun | Saint Pierre-de-Vassols 84330 (Vaucluse) - Fête patronale St. Pierre
Tourtour 83690 (Var) - Fête folklorique |
| Every Aug | Barcelonnette 04400 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Fetes Latino-Mexicaines - celebrating the town's Mexican heritage (Every Aug)
Eze 06360 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete patronale de la Saint Laurent (Every Aug) |
| 12 Aug | Arvieux-en-Queyras 05350 (Hautes-Alpes) - Pottery Market (Marché Potier) Terres de Provence |
| 15th weekend | Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 13460 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Grande Féria - Camargue Pluriel - Bulls and horses, with Abrivado, lots of jazz on all 3 days, and ending with fireworks. (15th weekend Aug) |
| Aug (holiday) | Assomption (Assomption) |
| Every 15th | Bédoin 84410 (Vaucluse) - Fête patronale (15th Aug)
Châteauneuf-Villevieille 06390 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête Patronale (15th Aug) Marseille 13000 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - pilgrimage to Notre Dame de la Garde (15th Aug) |
| Every 2nd half | Ménerbes 84560 (Vaucluse) - Fête votive |
| Every Aug | Sault 84390 (Vaucluse) - Fête de la Lavande - Lavander Festival (Every Aug) |
| 15 Aug | Seillans 83440 (Var) - Pottery Market (Marché Potier) Terres de Provence |
| Every 2nd Sun | La Tour 06710 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête patronale |
| Every Mid | Châteaudouble 83300 (Var) - Fête
Guillaumes 06470 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête patronale de l'Assomption; procession to Notre Dame de Buyei with costumed Sapeurs de l'Empire. - 14th: fireworks; 16th: foire; 18th: giant paëlla (Mid Aug) Montferrat 83131 (Var) - Fete village Thoard 04380 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Grande Foire, agricole et artisanale, with sheep-dog trials and all-day demos of working sheep-dogs. Trigance 83840 (Var) - Fête St. Roch Valbonne 06560 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete Patronale - RDV Eglise, 16h |
| Every Aug | Tarascon 13150 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Médiévales de Tarascon - Medieval Festival (Every Aug) |
| 20 Aug | Apt 84400 (Vaucluse) - Pottery Market (Marché Potier) Terres de Provence - Place de la Bouquerie |
| Every Aug | Aigues-Mortes 30220 (Gard) - Fete de la Saint Louis, Fete, marché Médiévale - Medieval Festival, Market (Every Aug) |
| Every 3rd Sun | Aups 83630 (Var) - Féte |
| Every 3rd weekend | Bonnieux 84480 (Vaucluse) - Fête votive
Callas 83830 (Var) - Saint Laurent village fete |
| 25 Aug | Crillon-le-Brave 84410 (Vaucluse) - Pottery Market (Marché Potier) Terres de Provence |
| Every 3rd Sun | Murs 84220 (Vaucluse) - Fête votive (sunday after 15 Aug)
Rognonas 13870 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fete Saint Roch, with Charrette of draft horses in galloping procession (3rd Sun Aug) |
| 25 Aug | Roquebrune-sur-Argens 83520 (Var) - Pottery Market (Marché Potier) Terres de Provence |
| -27 Aug | La Roque-d'Anthéron 13640 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fete votive de la Saint Louise, tradition and folklore. (Every Aug) |
| -28 Aug | Aigues-Mortes 30220 (Gard) - Fetes de la Saint Louis - Medieval market, events (Every Aug) |
| Every Beg weekend | Cadenet 84160 (Vaucluse) - Antique fair and painters in the street |
| Every Beg | Coaraze 06390 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête occitane |
| Every 15th | L' Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 84800 (Vaucluse) - Large Foire Brocante, Flea market |
| Every Beg | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin 06190 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete de Roquebrune
Saint Saturnin-lès-Apt 84490 (Vaucluse) - Fête de Village |
| Every Last weekend | Coaraze 06390 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Journées Médiévales |
| Every Last Sun | Joucas 84220 (Vaucluse) - Fete de Village |
| Every Last weekend | Miramas 13140 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fête Médiévale - Medieval Festival, multi-epoques, and artisanal market (Last weekend Aug) |
| Every Last | Monteux 84170 (Vaucluse) - Grand feu d'artifice, spectacle pyromélodique- dernier mardi d'août |
| Every Last weekend | Pernes-les-Fontaines 84210 (Vaucluse) - Fête Traditionelle |
| Every End | Blieux 04330 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Fete de Village
Breil-sur-Roya 06540 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête de la Maglia Breil-sur-Roya 06540 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête de la Maglia Guillaumes 06470 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Grande Foire d'Ete - Summer Fair - Place de Provence, 8h-16h (End Aug) Vacqueyras 84190 (Vaucluse) - Fête communal |
| Every Next to last Sun | Banon 04150 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Fête de la St-Just |
| Every after 24th, Sun | Le Chaffaut-Saint Jurson 04510 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Fête patronale |
| Every after 8th Sun | Villecroze 83690 (Var) - Fête: St. Romain |
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