What's On In Avignon, Provence

June

Fête de la Musique
Avignon
Music festival with free concerts, throughout the city (website: www.fetedelamusique.culture.fr)

Avignon Film Festival
Avignon
In the last week in Jun, independent French-American cinema festival, Cinema Vox. (website: www.avignonfilmfest.com)

Triathlon d'Avignon
Avignon
Triathlon at various venues

July

Festival d'Avignon
Avignon
Three-week dance, music and theatre festival, various venues around the city (website: www.festival-avignon.com)

Festival Off
Avignon
Three-week arts fringe festival, various venues (website: www.avignon-off.org)

Festival Provençal
Avignon
Provençal music and theatre, various venues

Marché du Festival
Allées de l'Oulle
Festival market

Marché aux Livres
Avignon
Second-hand book and records market

Fête Nationale
Avignon
National festival celebrated with fireworks, on the banks of the Rhône and in the city centre

Tremplin Jazz
Avignon
Jul-Aug, Cloître des Carmes and Palais des Papes courtyard (website: www.trempjazz.com)

August

Fête des Foins (Hay Festival)
Montfavet, 3 miles from Avignon
Last weekend in Aug, traditional festival to celebrate the end of summer with the gathering of the last bale of hay, followed by street parties, craft exhibitions and music

Avignon Blues Festival
Avignon
Late Aug-early Sep, blues concerts in various venues (website: www.lavoixdublues.fr.st)

September

Ban des Vendanges (Harvest Banns)
Avignon
Wine and gastronomy celebration to observe the start of the harvest of the Côtes du Rhône, on the banks of the river

Le 10km de la Cité des Papes
Avignon
First Sun in Sep, 6 mile circular race from the Palais des Papes

Journées du Patrimoine
Avignon
Heritage days with free entry to monuments and museums, throughout the city (website: www.journees-du-patrimoine.cityvox.com)

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