France Festival Calendar 2026: A Year of Art, Culture & Cuisine

Explore the vibrant calendar of events in France for 2026. From the glittering Riviera carnivals to the rustic wine festivals of Bordeaux, discover the best of French culture.

January: New Year & Fashion

• January 1, 2026: New Year's Day (Jour de l'An) | Nationwide, France
• January 5-8, 2026: Week of the Winegrowers | Les Menuires, Savoie
• January 6, 2026: La Fête des Rois (Epiphany) | Nationwide, France
• January 7 - February 3, 2026: Soldes d'Hiver (Winter Sales) | Nationwide, France
• January 10-11, 2026: World Festival | Paris, Île-de-France
• January 10-22, 2026: La Grande Odyssée Savoie-Mont Blanc | Savoie and Haute-Savoie
• January 11, 2026: Marche des Rois | Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
• January 16-18, 2026: Fête de la Truffe (Truffle Festival) | Uzès, Occitanie
• January 17-18, 2026: Fête de la Truffe (Périgord Truffle Weekend) | Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne
• January 18-21, 2026: Sirha Bake & Snack Trade Show | Porte de Versailles, Paris
• January 19 - February 20, 2026: Faits d'Hiver Dance Festival | Greater Paris, Île-de-France
• January 20-25, 2026: Paris Fashion Week (Haute Couture Spring/Summer) | Paris, Île-de-France
• January 22-25, 2026: Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain | Pelouse de Reuilly, Paris
• January 22-31, 2026: Festival Du Bleu en Hiver | Tulle and Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze
• January 23-25, 2026: Hyper Weekend Festival | Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, Paris
• January 23-25, 2026: Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants | Rennes, Brittany
• January 23-25, 2026: Grand Prix d'Amérique (Legend Race) | Vincennes, Île-de-France
• January 24-25, 2026: Paris-Versailles-Mantes Nocturnal Walk | Versailles to Mantes-la-Jolie, Île-de-France
• January 24-25, 2026: Saint-Vincent Tournante Wine Festival | Les Maranges, Burgundy
• January 30-31, 2026: La Percée du Vin Jaune | Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

February: Carnival Season & Lemons

• January 28 - February 1: Rétromobile | Paris
• January 30 - February 7: Festival International du Court Métrage | Clermont-Ferrand
• January 31 - February 1: La Percée du Vin Jaune | Lons-le-Saunier
• February 1, 15, and 22: Les Oursinades | Carry-le-Rouet
• February 11 - 15: Fête du Mimosa | Mandelieu-la-Napoule
• February 11 - March 1: Carnaval de Nice | Nice
• February 13 - 15: Festival de la Saint-Valentin | Saint-Valentin
• February 13 - 17: Carnaval de Bailleul | Bailleul
• February 13 - 17: Carnaval de Granville | Granville
• February 14 - 15: Corso Fleuri | Bormes-les-Mimosas
• February 14 - 16: Foire aux Andouilles | Le Val-d'Ajol
• February 14 - March 1: Fête du Citron | Menton
• February 15 - 17: Carnaval de Dunkerque (Les Trois Joyeuses) | Dunkerque
• February 18 - 22: Carnaval de Mulhouse | Mulhouse
• February 21 - March 1: Salon International de l'Agriculture | Paris
• February 21 - March 8: Carnaval d'Albi | Albi
• February 22: Fête de l'Ours | Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste
• February 25 - March 1: Fête de l'Ours | Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
• February 27 - March 1: Carnaval Vénitien d'Annecy | Annecy
• February 28 - March 1: Fête de la Violette | Tourrettes-sur-Loup

March: Film & Spring Skiing

• March 9 - 31, 2026: Le Printemps des Poètes | Nationwide
• March 20 - 30, 2026: Foire Internationale de Lyon | Lyon
• March 13 - 22, 2026: Foire de Chatou | Chatou
• March 20 - 27, 2026: Festival Séries Mania | Lille
• March 9 - 13, 2026: MIPIM | Cannes
• March 27 - April 17, 2026: Banlieues Bleues Festival | Saint-Denis
• March 22 - 24, 2026: Le Printemps du Cinéma | Nationwide
• March 8, 2026: Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris | Paris
• March 27 - 29, 2026: Vignoble en Fête | Saint-Mont
• March 7 - 8, 2026: Sarlat Fest'Oie | Sarlat-la-Canéda
• March 18 - 21, 2026: Festival Les Fous Rires de Bordeaux | Bordeaux
• March 12 - 15, 2026: Lille Art Up! | Lille
• March 27 - 30, 2026: Foire Internationale aux Fromages et aux Vins | Coulommiers
• March 20 - 22, 2026: Motor Passion Avignon | Avignon
• March 14, 2026: Carnaval de Toulouse | Toulouse
• March 12 - 15, 2026: Salon Destinations Nature | Paris
• March 26 - 28, 2026: Rallye Le Touquet - Pas-de-Calais | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
• March 6 - 8, 2026: Fête du Timbre | Nationwide
• March 14 - 15, 2026: Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show | Villepinte
• March 20 - 22, 2026: Salon du Randonneur | Lyon

April: Gardens & Kites

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• April 3, 2026: Good Friday (Vendredi Saint) | Alsace and Moselle regions (e.g., Strasbourg, Metz)
• April 5, 2026: Easter Sunday (Pâques) | Nationwide
• April 6, 2026: Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques) | Nationwide
• April 2-6, 2026: Foire aux Antiquités et à la Brocante de Barjac | Barjac
• April 3-6, 2026: Feria de Pâques (Feria d'Arles) | Arles
• April 3-6, 2026: Foire Internationale Antiques & Art (Easter Antiques Fair) | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
• April 3-6, 2026: Spi Ouest-France Banque Populaire Grand Ouest Regatta | La Trinité-sur-Mer
• April 4-6, 2026: International Kite and Wind Festival (Festival du Cerf-Volant et du Vent) | Châtelaillon-Plage
• April 6, 2026: Carnaval de Cassel (Réveil de Cassel / Carnaval d'été) | Cassel
• April 3 - May 3, 2026: Foire Attractive de Nancy | Nancy
• April 9-12, 2026: Art Paris Art Fair | Paris
• April 12, 2026: Paris-Roubaix Cycling Race | Roubaix
• April 14-19, 2026: Printemps de Bourges Music Festival | Bourges
• April 17-19, 2026: Festival du Livre de Paris | Paris
• April 18-26, 2026: Rencontres Internationales de Cerfs-Volants (Berck Kite Festival) | Berck-sur-Mer
• April 18-26, 2026: Festival de l'Oiseau et de la Nature | Abbeville and Baie de Somme
• April 19, 2026: Grande Réderie d'Amiens (Spring Edition) | Amiens
• April 23-26, 2026: Foire au Jambon de Bayonne | Bayonne
• April 25-26, 2026: Fête de la Coquille Saint-Jacques | Erquy
• April 30 - May 11, 2026: Foire de Paris | Paris

May: Cinema & Sports

• May 1: Fête du Travail (Labor Day) | Nationwide
• May 1-8: Fêtes de Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc Festival) | Orléans
• May 8: Fête de la Victoire (Victory in Europe Day) | Nationwide
• May 8-10: Expo Rose | Grasse
• May 8-17: Fête du Pain | Paris and Nationwide
• May 12-23: Festival de Cannes | Cannes
• May 13-17: Nuits Sonores | Lyon
• May 14: Jeudi de l'Ascension (Ascension Day) | Nationwide
• May 16-18: Les Bravades de Saint-Tropez | Saint-Tropez
• May 20-25: Fête de la Nature | Nationwide
• May 21-25: Feria de Pentecôte (Feria de Nîmes) | Nîmes
• May 23: Nuit Européenne des Musées (European Night of Museums) | Nationwide
• May 24: Dimanche de Pentecôte (Pentecost Sunday) | Nationwide
• May 24-25: Pèlerinage des Gitans | Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
• May 25: Lundi de Pentecôte (Whit Monday) | Nationwide
• May 25: Fête de la Transhumance | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
• May 26: Fête de l'Estampe | Nationwide
• May 29: Fête des Voisins | Nationwide
• May 30-31: VitiLoire | Tours
• May 31: Fête des Mères (Mother's Day) | Nationwide

June: Music & Food

• June 10-14: 24 Hours of Le Mans | Le Mans
• June 18-21: Hellfest | Clisson
• June 21-27: Annecy International Animation Film Festival | Annecy
• June 26-28: Garorock | Marmande
• June 22-26: Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity | Cannes
• June 26-28: Solidays | Paris
• June 5-7: We Love Green | Paris
• June 11 - July 26: Festival de Nîmes | Nîmes
• May 30 - July 18: Chorégies d'Orange | Orange
• June 18-20: Cabourg, Mon Amour | Cabourg
• June 10-14: Rio Loco | Toulouse
• May 29 - June 21: Printemps des Comédiens | Montpellier
• June 26-29: Fêtes de la Tarasque | Tarascon
• June 6-7: Rendez-vous aux Jardins | Nationwide
• June 6: D-Day Anniversary | Normandy
• June 21: Fête de la Musique | Nationwide
• June 23-24: Fête de la Saint-Jean | Saint-Jean-de-Luz
• June 21: Fête des Pères (Father's Day) | Nationwide
• June 27: Marche des Fiertés (Paris Pride) | Paris
• June 18: Appel du 18 Juin Commemoration | Paris

July: Cycling & Theater

• July 4-26, 2026: Tour de France | Nationwide (Finish in Paris)
• July 4-25, 2026: Festival d'Avignon | Avignon
• July 10-14, 2026: Les Francofolies de La Rochelle | La Rochelle
• July 16-19, 2026: Festival des Vieilles Charrues | Carhaix-Plouguer
• July 2-5, 2026: Les Eurockéennes de Belfort | Belfort
• July 20 - August 5, 2026: Jazz in Marciac | Marciac
• May 30 - July 18, 2026: Chorégies d'Orange | Orange
• July 15-19, 2026: Fêtes de Bayonne | Bayonne
• July 22-26, 2026: Fêtes de la Madeleine | Mont-de-Marsan
• July 3-5, 2026: Main Square Festival | Arras
• July 1-5, 2026: Festival Beauregard | Hérouville-Saint-Clair
• June 26 - July 31, 2026: Festival de Carcassonne | Carcassonne
• July 14, 2026: Bastille Day (La Fête Nationale) | Nationwide
• June 11 - July 26, 2026: Festival de Nîmes | Nîmes
• July 23-25, 2026: Nice Jazz Festival | Nice
• May 28 - July 25, 2026: Les Nuits de Fourvière | Lyon
• July 9-19, 2026: Jazz à Juan | Juan-les-Pins
• July 4 - August 30, 2026: Paris Plages | Paris
• June 30 - July 5, 2026: Les Tombées de la Nuit | Rennes
• July 5-14, 2026: Colmar International Festival | Colmar

August: Lavender & Rock

• July 31 - August 9: Festival Interceltique de Lorient | Lorient
• August 15: Fête de la Lavande | Sault
• August 1: Fête du Lac | Annecy
• August 26 - 30: Rock en Seine | Saint-Cloud
• August 15: Assumption Day (Assomption) | Nationwide
• August 18 - 30: Festival de La Chaise-Dieu | La Chaise-Dieu
• August 12 - 16: Féria de Dax | Dax
• August 12 - 16: Féria de Béziers | Béziers
• August 12 - 15: La Route du Rock - Collection Été | Saint-Malo
• August 12 - 16: Festival des Filets Bleus | Concarneau
• July 20 - August 5: Jazz in Marciac | Marciac
• August 19 - 23: Fête du Cassoulet | Castelnaudary
• August 7 - 9: Les Plages Électroniques | Cannes
• August 19 - 22: Festival d'Aurillac (Festival International de Théâtre de Rue) | Aurillac
• August 7 - 8: Fête de l'Ail Rose | Lautrec
• August 20 - 23: Cabaret Vert | Charleville-Mézières
• August 9 - 21: Festival DARC | Châteauroux
• August 18 - 23: Festival du Houblon | Haguenau
• August 19 - 25: Fêtes de la Saint-Louis | Sète
• August 12 - 16: Fête des Guides | Chamonix

September: Heritage & Wine

• September 5-6, 2026: Braderie de Lille (Lille Flea Market) | Lille
• September 4-13, 2026: Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville (Deauville American Film Festival) | Deauville
• September 4-13, 2026: Foire Européenne de Strasbourg (Strasbourg European Fair) | Strasbourg
• September 8-13, 2026: Cannes Yachting Festival | Cannes
• September 9-30, 2026: Biennale de la Danse de Lyon (Lyon Dance Biennale) | Lyon
• September 11-13, 2026: Feria du Riz (Rice Festival) | Arles
• September 11-13, 2026: Foire Millénaire de la Sainte-Croix (Thousand-Year-Old Holy Cross Fair) | Lessay
• September 11-26, 2026: Festival International de Musique de Besançon Franche-Comté | Besançon
• September 12, 2026: Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc | Pauillac
• September 12-20, 2026: Festival International de Cerf-Volant de Dieppe (Dieppe International Kite Festival) | Dieppe
• September 13, 2026: La Parisienne (Women's Running Race) | Paris
• September 16-20, 2026: Fêtes du Roi de l'Oiseau (King of the Bird Renaissance Festival) | Le Puy-en-Velay
• September 18-20, 2026: Bol d'Or (Motorcycle Endurance Race) | Le Castellet
• September 19-20, 2026: Journées Européennes du Patrimoine (European Heritage Days) | Nationwide
• September 23 - October 3, 2026: Les Francophonies - Des écritures à la scène | Limoges
• September 25 - October 5, 2026: Foire Internationale de Marseille | Marseille
• September 26-27, 2026: Les Montgolfiades de Rocamadour (Hot Air Balloon Festival) | Rocamadour
• September 27, 2026: Course Paris-Versailles | Paris to Versailles
• September 28 - October 4, 2026: Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine | Biarritz
• September 29 - October 4, 2026: Grand Pavois La Rochelle (International In-Water Boat Show) | La Rochelle

October: Contemporary Art & Cinema

• October 3-4: Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | Paris
• October 2-4: Festival International de Géographie | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
• October 4: Foire aux Pommes | Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare
• October 2-12: Fête de la Science | Nationwide
• October 7-11: Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre | Paris
• October 7-17: Nancy Jazz Pulsations | Nancy
• October 10-18: Lumière Film Festival | Lyon
• October 11, 18, and 25: Fête de la Châtaigne | Collobrières
• Mid-October: Mondial de l'Auto | Paris
• October 17-18: Fête du Ventre et de la Gastronomie Normande | Rouen
• October 17-18: Foire de la Châtaigne | Mourjou
• October 17-18: Marathon de Vannes | Vannes
• October Weekends: Les Castagnades | Privas and surrounding Ardèche villages
• October 24-25: Fête du Piment | Espelette
• October 24-25: Fête du Champignon | Eguisheim
• October 25: Foire de la Pomme et de l'Oignon Doux des Cévennes | Le Vigan
• October 25: Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale | Marseille to Cassis
• October 25: Fête de la Pomme, du Cidre et du Fromage | Conches-en-Ouche
• October 26 - November 1: Rolex Paris Masters | Paris
• October 24-25: Fête de la Coquille Saint-Jacques | Villers-sur-Mer

November: Wine & Lights

• November 1, 2026: All Saints' Day (La Toussaint) | Nationwide
• November 11, 2026: Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) | Nationwide
• November 18-22, 2026: Les Sarmentelles (Beaujolais Nouveau Festival) | Beaujeu
• November 13-15, 2026: Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction | Beaune
• November 10-11, 2026: Foire de la Saint-Martin | Voiron
• November 11, 2026: Foire aux Dindons (Turkey Fair) | Varaignes
• November 25, 2026: Foire de la Sainte-Catherine | Vesoul
• November 27, 2026: Foire de la Saint-Siffrein | Carpentras
• November 19-22, 2026: Festival Photo Montier (International Wildlife Photo Festival) | Montier-en-Der
• November 14-15, 2026: Fête du Hareng et de la Coquille Saint-Jacques | Dieppe
• November 21-22, 2026: Fête du Hareng (Herring Festival) | Fécamp
• Saturdays in November 2026 (Starting mid-month): Marché aux Truffes (Winter Truffle Market) | Richerenches
• November 1-22, 2026: Foire Saint-Romain | Rouen
• November 1-11, 2026: Foire Internationale et Gastronomique | Dijon
• November 27 - December 24, 2026: Strasbourg Christmas Market (Christkindelsmärik) | Strasbourg
• November 26 - December 29, 2026: Colmar Christmas Market | Colmar
• November 20-29, 2026: Festival des 3 Continents | Nantes
• November 26-29, 2026: Salon des Vignerons Indépendants | Paris
• November 12-28, 2026: Festival Les Boréales | Caen
• Thursdays starting November 26, 2026: Marché aux Truffes (Winter Truffle Market) | Aups

December: Christmas Markets

• December 2-6: Les Rencontres Trans Musicales | Rennes
• December 5-8: Fête des Lumières | Lyon
• November 20 - January 3 (Main weekend December 5-6): Fêtes de Saint-Nicolas | Nancy
• December 11-13: Habits de Lumière | Épernay
• December 12: Les Glorieuses de Bresse | Louhans
• December 13: Les Glorieuses de Bresse | Pont-de-Vaux
• December 15: Les Glorieuses de Bresse | Montrevel-en-Bresse
• December 18: Les Glorieuses de Bresse | Bourg-en-Bresse
• December 7-8: Fête de la Dinde | Licques
• November 28 - December 7: Fêtes de la Sainte-Barbe | Lens
• December 4-6: Fiera di a Castagna (Chestnut Fair) | Bocognano
• December 25: Christmas Day (Noël) | Nationwide
• December 31: New Year's Eve (La Saint-Sylvestre) | Nationwide
• December 1-24: Strasbourg Christmas Market (Christkindelsmärik) | Strasbourg
• December 1-29: Colmar Christmas Market | Colmar
• December 1-24: Les Lumières de Noël | Montbéliard
• December 6, 13, 20, 27: Marché au Gras (Foie Gras Market) | Gimont
• December 1-30: Amiens Christmas Market (Parfums d'Hiver) | Amiens
• December 1-24: Reims Christmas Market | Reims
• December 1-30: Lille Christmas Market | Lille