Snowboxx
Snowboxx is an epic week skiing, raving and exploring a breathtaking ski resort in the French Alps.
Events
Le Touquet Enduropale Beach Race
World's craziest motorcycle beach race, with 1100 motorcycles racing in deep sand for 3 hours, with 200,000 to 500,000 spectators at this free event. Le Touquet's Enduropale.
Fete des Lumieres – Festival of Light
Every year in the winter, Lyon holds the Light Festival, a time where many if not most buildings, monuments, fountains, etc are lit up.
Strasbourg Christmas Market
Since 1570, Strasbourg has been hosting a Christmas market, and it's getting stronger and stronger. It's one of the biggest in Europe.
Fete Du Ventre (Festival of the Stomach)
Once a year, the city of Rouen celebrates the stomach. All sorts of foods are displayed throughout the city centre, where they can be bought and eaten on the spot.
Festival du Cerf-Volant (Kite Flying Festival)
Once every 2 years, the city of Dieppe sees some 700,000 people flocking to see the international kite flying festival.
Fete du Hareng – Herring Festival
2 days of glorifying the herring caught in abundance. You eat all sorts of prepared herring.
24 Hours of Le Mans – Motorcycles
The 24 Hours car race of Le Mans is legendary. But the 24 Hours race is not limited to just cars. The 24 Hours motorcycle race is just as imposing and popular.
Transat Jacques Vabre – Trans-Atlantic Yacht Race
Every two years, some 40 sail yachts in 4 different categories, each manned by 2 skippers set off on a timed race taking the old coffee routes between Le Havre and South America.
Lille Street Market
The street market (flea market) of Lille, called Braderie de Lille, has been going on since the 12th century. It is one of Europe's biggest street markets.
American Film Festival
The Deauville American Film Festival is one of the most prestigious American movies festival, and Deauville is the ideal location for this star-studded festival.
Lorient Interceltic Festival
One of the biggest Celtic festivals in the world, held every year in Brittany.
Bastille Day
14th of July is the day the common French people revolted against their king and nobility. It is the day France became a republic, and every year it is celebrated as THE national holiday.
Festival de Avignon
Considered as one of France's biggest and oldest (first festival was in 1947) festivals of performing art, the Festival of Avignon is a must for anyone who is into music and performing arts.
Festival Nuits de Fourviere
Once a year on the ruins of an enormous Roman theatre built in the year 15 BC on the Fourviere hill of Lyon, a 2 months long festival is held.
Fete de la Musique (Music Festival)
Every year during the longest day (21st of June), which is also the official start of summer, every city, town and even village in France organises the "Fete de la Musique"; the yearly Music Feast/Festival.
24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours car race of Le Mans is legendary. It is the most well known, and the oldest, car endurance race in the world, and has been raced in Le Mans since 1923.
Provins Medieval Festival
Europe's biggest medieval festival held in the Unesco World Heritage site of Provins. One weekend at the foot of an old castle, celebrating like they used to centuries ago.
Tall Ships Armada
Once every 5 to 7 years, world's biggest tall sail ships (multi-mast) come to Rouen for 10 days of festivities. Then on the last day, all of them sail out to the ocean under the watchful eyes of millions of spectators.
Aeronautical Meet/Exhibition/Show
A spectacular and well organised aeronautical meeting and show, with lots of flying displays, and even vintage uniformed people on the ground. Great atmosphere.
Cannes Film Festival
One of world's biggest international movie festivals, with its red carpet, steps and the Palm d'Or prize. Cannes, South of France.
MotoGP Motorcycle race – French Leg
The French leg of the MotoGP championship races held at Le Mans.
Paris Air Show
The Paris Air Show, the biggest in its kind, is held every 2 years (alternating with the UK). The trade and professionals are welcomed starting on the 1st day, general visitors can see the airplanes 4 days later.
