| Les
Hivernales d’Avignon |
Festival
of contemporary dance, February-March,
city centre |
| Foire
de Printemps (Spring Fair) |
Exhibitions
and tastings of French gastronomy, home and garden show, April–May,
Avignon Foire et Expos du Grand Delta |
| Fête
Nationale de la Musique |
Music festival, June, throughout the city |
| Avignon
Film Festival |
Independent
French-American cinema festival, last week in June, French
American Center, 10 Montée de la Tour, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
|
| Triathlon
d’Avignon |
June, various venues |
| Festival
d’Avignon |
Three-week
dance, music and theatre festival, July, various venues |
| Festival
Off |
Three-week arts fringe festival, July, various venues |
| Festival
Provençal |
Provençal music and theatre, July, various venues.
|
| Marché
du Festival |
Festival market, July, Allées de l’Oulle |
| Marché
aux Livres |
Second-hand book and records market, July, cours Jean Jaurès
|
| Fête
Nationale |
National festival celebrated with fireworks, 14 July, on the
banks of the Rhône and in the city centre |
| Tremplin
Jazz |
July-August, Cloître des Carmes and Palais des Papes
courtyard |
| Fête
des Foins (Hay Festival) |
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, late August-early September,
Montfavet, five kilometres (3 miles) from Avignon city centre |
| Ban
des Vendanges (Harvest Banns) |
Wine and gastronomy celebration, September, on the banks of
the Rhône . |
| Le
10km de la Cité des Papes |
10-kilometre (6-mile) race, first Sunday in September, circular
race from the Palais des Papes |
| Journées
du Patrimoine |
Free
entry to monuments and museums, September, throughout the
city |
| Festival
de Musique Ancienne |
Medieval
music festival, first fortnight in October, various locations
|
| Fête
des Côtes du Rhône Primeurs and Les Médiévales
d’Avignon |
Wine festival, costumed procession, medieval music and craft
market on the third Thursday of November, place du Palais
du Papes, procession through the city centre |
| Foire
de la St André |
Traditional
fair, late November–early December, historical centre
|
| Marché
de Noël (Christmas Market) |
Three weeks in December, in front of the town hall |
