October Calendar of Annual Events
Events, fetes, holidays in Provence
October is the month of Chestnut Festivals Fêtes des châtaignes, especially in the Var village of Collobrières.
The trees around the famous Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct turn bright colors every October.
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October 2018
| Every Oct | Transhumance - Transhumance
Vendange - the grape harvest is often the begining of October (around 10 days) |
| Oct | Villefranche-sur-Mer 06230 (Alpes-Maritimes) - La Resquilhada - Fishing-Boats fete, a regata of the little "pointus" boats. - in the rade of Villefranche-sur-Mer [Vllefranche fete ] |
| -7 Oct | Mouans-Sartoux 06370 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Festival du Livre - Book Fair for 3 days - 10-18h (Every Oct) [Festival du Livre ] |
| Oct | Nice 06000 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête Patronale de la Ville de Nice Sainte Reparate - Vieux Nice (Every Oct) |
| Every 1st Sun | Aigues-Mortes 30220 (Gard) - Fête votive: feria, bulls |
| Oct | Vézénobres 30360 (Gard) - Figs Festival - Les Journées Méditerranéennes de la figue - Last weekend October or November (Every Oct) |
| Every Oct | Tende 06430 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fête des Châtaignes- Tende et Saint Dalmas de Tende (Every Oct)
Saint Martin-de-Crau 13310 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Foire d'Automne - Autumn Fair. (Every Oct) |
| last 3 Sun | Collobrières 83610 (Var) - Fetes de la Châtaigne - Chestnut Festival, Last 3 Sundays (last 3 Sun Oct) |
| -27 Oct | Marseille 13000 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - Fiesta des Suds - music, dances, concerts, bodegas on the docks (Every Oct) |
| Every Oct | Tourrettes-sur-Loup 06140 (Alpes-Maritimes) - Fete de l'Automne - Autumn Festival (Every Oct) |
| -21 Oct | Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 13460 (Bouches-du-Rhône) - SAINTES PILGRIMAGE - Pélerinage des Saintes (Every Oct) |
| Oct | La Garde-Freinet 83680 (Var) - Fetes de la Châtaigne - Chestnut Festival (Every Oct)
Tanneron 83440 (Var) - Fetes de la Châtaigne - Chestnut Festival (Every Oct) Fréjus 83600 (Var) - Festival de l'Air et du Vent (air and wind festival) (Every Oct) |
| 3rd Sun | Apt 84400 (Vaucluse) - Fête de la Vendange |
| 3rd weekend | Oppède 84580 (Vaucluse) - Fete des Vendanges (grape harvest) (3rd weekend Oct) |
| Oct | Hallowe'een Eve (even in France) |
| Every after 11th Sun | Gordes 84220 (Vaucluse) - Féte St. Firmin |
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