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Festivals
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.
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.
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.
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.
