Here’s a list of some festivals coming up in France.
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER
Late Sept - late Oct - International Contemporary Music FestivaL, Strasbourg (Alsace)
20 Sept - 30 Dec - Festival of Autumn (theater, ballet, film, music, opera, www.festival-automne.com)
4 October - Grape Harvest Festival (food, music, parade), Paris
Oct 31-Nov 11, International Gastronomic Fair (500 food and wine stands) Dijon (Burgundy)
Sept – 9 October - Biennial Festival of Dance in Lyon, contemporary and international, Lyon
16-22 October - Nantes has a series of shows, concerts and exhibitions called "Les Allumees"
NOVEMBER
Through Nov 11- International Gastronomic Fair (500 food and wine stands), Dijon (Burgundy)
Through Nov - Festival of Autumn (theatre, ballet, film, music, opera), Paris
1 - All Saints' Day (religious festival, closures), all France
11 - Armistice Day (ceremonies, closures), all France
Late Nov - Dec 24, Christmas Markets, Alsace
DECEMBER
8 - Festival of Lights (celebration of Virgin Mary, candlelit windows), Lyon (near French Alps)
25 - Christmas, all France
JANUARY
1 - New Year's Day, all France
FEBRUARY
Feb 2 - March 5 - Carnival (Mardi Gras, parades, flower processions, fireworks), Nice (Riviera)
Feb 2 - March 9 - Lemon Festival (parades, music, fireworks, art exhibit), Menton (Riviera)
