September Calendar of Annual Events
Events, fetes, holidays in Provence
During the mid-September European Heritage Days (Journées du Patrimoine) in French towns and villages, museums and sites normally closed are open to the public. Medieval festivals in many towns and the first Wine Harvest (vendange) festivals occur.
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September 2019
| Every July - Sept | Les Baux-de-Provence 13520 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Art and Music festivals |
| 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 Sep | La Brigue 06430 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête de la Montagne
Cannes 06400 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Cannes Yachting Festival - Festival International de la Plaisance - Vieux port,Port Pierre Canto |
| Every Beginning | Cassis 13260 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fête du vin - Wine Festival |
| Every Sep | Le Castellet 83330 (Var) - Fête (about the 8th)
Coaraze 06390 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Winter Solstice Fireworks Cotignac 83570 (Var) - Fete votive, Village Festival Lambesc 13410 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fete village |
| Sep | Lorgues 83510 (Var) - Fête de la Saint Ferréol. Marché aux raisins (grapes) |
| Every Sep | La Roque-d'Anthéron 13640 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Running - Marche Populaire; 10 and 20 km, start-finish at Hameau de la Baume village de vacances
Salernes 83690 (Var) - Fêtes votives de Saint Loup |
| Sep | School Starts (Rentrée des élèves) |
| Sep | Salernes 83690 (Var) - Foire de la Sainte Catherine (Every Sep) |
| Every Sep | Aix-en-Provence 13100 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fete Mistralienne - Folklorique festival celebrating Fredrique Mistral. - Parc Jourdan, from 15h (Every Sep)
Monieux 84390 (Vaucluse) - Journées Médiévales du Petit Epeautre, et marché - Petit Epeautre is an ancient grain, now popular again. (Every Sep) |
| Every 1st half | Arles 13200 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Rencontres d'Arles (Internationales de la Photographie) (1st half Sep) [Rencontres-Arles ] |
| Every 1st Sun | Coaraze 06390 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête de la Ste-Catherine |
| Every 1st weekend | Gargas 84400 (Vaucluse) - Féte - Village Festival
Gigondas 84190 (Vaucluse) - Fete Votive - Village Festival |
| Every 1st Sun | Saint Chamas 13250 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fête St-Léger |
| 8 Sep | Tourrettes-sur-Loup 06140 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Pottery Market (Marché Potier) Terres de Provence |
| -9 Sep | Fayence 83440 (Var) - Fete Patronale - 4 days (Every Sep) |
| -11 Sep | Orange 84100 (Vaucluse) - Roman Festival - Fetes Romaines - Legionairs, Roman dances, festivities, workshops for kids (Every Sep) |
| Every Sep | Rognes 13840 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fete votive de Rognes, tradition and folklore. (Every Sep)
Aix-en-Provence 13100 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Nuit du Jazz - non-stop all night, Parc de la Mareschale. (Every Sep) Riez 04500 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Grande Foire d'Automne (Every Sep) |
| 2nd Sun | Goult 84220 (Vaucluse) - Fête votive (2nd/3rd sunday Sept) (2nd Sun Sep) |
| Every Mid | Chateaurenard 13160 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fete de la St Omer (4 days)
Guillaumes 06470 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Foire au Tardons - annual Sheep fair, market; Mercantour National Parc animations (mid Sep) |
| Every Sep | Arles 13200 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fetes des Prémices du Riz (Rice festival), Corso, Feria, corridas, bulls, ...) and Festival du Cheval (Every Sep)
Plan-de-la-Tour 83120 (Var) - Fete de la Vigne et du Vin - Roman Era Grape & Wine Festival (Every Sep) Mouriès 13890 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fete des Olives Vertes - Green Olives Festival (Every Sep) |
| Sep | Les Arcs 83460 (Var) - Fete du Raisin et de la Vigne - Grape & Wine Festival - 10h-17h village; open house at Chateau Sainte Roseline; Visit Cloistre; Visit communal Chapelle (afternoon). (Every Sep) |
| 3rd weekend | - Journées du Patrimoine, European. Monuments, museums, chateaux and such, normally closed to the public, are opened for guided tours. (3rd weekend Sep) [journeesdupatrimoine ] |
| Every 3rd Sun | Gordes 84220 (Vaucluse) - brFéte votive Imberts |
| Every 3rd weekend | Rognonas 13870 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fete des charretiers, with draft horses in galloping procession (3rd weekend Sep) |
| Every Sep | Tourrette-Levens 06690 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete de Saint Michel - Chapelle St Michel, 11h (Every Sep) |
| Sep | Fréjus 83600 (Var) - Fete de la Tour de Mare - music, food, games, kermesse, etc. (Every Sep) |
| Every 8th | Claviers 83830 (Var) - Fête |
| Every Beg | Levens 06670 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête de la St. Antonin
Saint Tropez 83990 (Var) - Fetes des Vendanges - grape harvest festival |
| Every Last weekend | Saint Martin-de-Crau 13310 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fête de la Saint Michel - at Caphan, 2 km north of the center |
| Every End | Aspremont 06790 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Foire aux antiquaires et brocante
Malaucène 84340 (Vaucluse) - Fête St. Michel Villefranche-sur-Mer 06230 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete Patronale de la Saint Michel (End Sep) |
| Every next-to-last Sun | Caromb 84330 (Vaucluse) - Fête communale |
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