Diary - April 2018

MP2018 Quel Amour
inMarseille
Opening festivities and kick-off for 7 months of artistic and cultural festivities gathering exhibitions, operas, concerts, plays, dance, circus and popular festivals in Marseille, Arles, Aubagne, Istres, Martigues, Miramas et Salon-de-Provence.
February 14th - September 1st
www.mp2018.com

Le Printemps des Arts
in Monte-Carlo
offers a selection of musical events of international quality, portraits of composers ... an approach to music and different inventive or rub concerts, shows, dance & visual arts. .
March 16th - April 29th
www.printempsdesarts.com

L'Isle sur la Sorgue Easter Antique Fair

Easter Antique Fair at
L'Isle sur la Sorgue
A must for all bargain hunters and merchants from around the world.To celebrate its 100 years this year, 300 exhibitors, a profusion of objects of the finest pieces of antiquity to the most kitsch gadgets.
March 30th - April 2nd

www.foire-isle-sur-sorgue.fr

Easter Feria in Arles
For 4 days and 4 nights the whole of the Camargue parties, bull fights, abrivados, bull running... the arenas will never empty. Café terraces become bodegas, music, dancing, guitars and flamenco will ring out around the Camargue.
March 30th - April 2nd
www.feriaarles.com

Printemps des Potiers
at Bandol
Open air exhibitions of jars, pots, pitchers, just about every kind of crockery... and everything to put the little pots in the big ones. Easter Week end : big potiers market quai du Port.
March 31st - April 15th
www.leprintempsdespotiers.fr

Boat Show at La Ciotat
La Ciotat provides the perfect location for the boat business and people who love boats and the sea ... whether by sail or motor, everything that floats will be there.
March 31st - April 8th
www.salon-lesnauticales.com

Orange tree festival in
Bar sur Loup
Gourmets get your taste buds ready... competitions for the best homemade orange wine and bitter marmalade. Entertainment, games, dances, music, exhibitions, harvesting and distillation of this precious fruit.
April 2nd (Lundi de Pâques)
www.lebarsurloup.fr

European Days Art and Crafts
For 3 days, discover the most talented craftmakers and step inside the backstage, discover the know-how ... 317 events in Provence and Côte d'Azur : workshops, exhibitions, meeting ...
April 3rd - 8th
www.journeesdesmetiersdart.com

Meeting of the 9th Art in
Aix en Provence
With a program that is off the beaten path, the comic book festival in Aix offers a range of exhibitions, workshops, meetings with authors, performances and a treasure hunt.
April 7th - May 27th
www.bd-aix.com

Fair in Avignon
Nearly 300 exhibitors for the Spring Fair which this year puts the "FAIT MAIN" in the spotlight with DIY workshops, decoration, gastronomy ...
April 13th - 16th
www.foireavignon.com

Strawberry Festival at Carpentras
Tasting and sale, pie competition, music and entertainment ...
April 14th

www.carpentras-ventoux.com

Monaco Open Tennis
Make a date for one of the most beautiful tennis club in the world. A prestigious post with the top 50 players in the world
April 14th - 22th

monte-carlorolexmasters.com

For good runners...but not only
Half marathon on April 15th in Nice with 4 distances : 21.1 km, 10 km, 5km & 2km.The "Luberonde" race in Oppède on April 29th with 2 distances : 12.5km & 8.5km or the marathon in Arles on April 29th with 42.5km
www.nicesemimarathon.com

Soapbox race
The racers are in the spotlight with their strange gear... funny and friendly.
15 April at Velleron
29 April at Avignon
20 May at Cairanne
27 May at Montbrun
3rd June at Rians
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Les Envies Rhônements in Arles
Art festival combining the environment and artistic expression in the territory of the Camargue and the Rhône ... sculptures, installations, an artistic and poetic universe to discover.
April 14th -15th, May 9th-12th, June 15th-16th
www.lecitronjaune.com

Spring Festival at Château de Lourmarin
A program to celebrate spring with a concert of Yako string quartet, a concert of Etienne Kippelin and Alexandra Lescure, theater and a festival of the Renaissance
April 14th - May 20th
www.chateau-de-lourmarin.com

Full sail ahead at Hyères
Sailing World Cup at Hyeres is still the european meeting of the world elite of sailing : 700 boats, 1100 competitors from 50 to 60 countries.
April 22nd - 29th
swc.ffvoile.fr

International Festival of fashion and photography in Hyères
The world of fashion and photography festival welcomes designers who presented their first collection.
Fashion show April 26th - 30th
Exhibitions until May 28th
www.villanoailles-hyeres.com

From Farm to Farm
During a weekend, farms open their doors to discover their trades, skills and productions with tours, events, tastings, parties ...
April 28th - 29th
www.defermeenferme.com

Asparagus festival in Mormoiron
All the streets of the village join in this festival offering asparagus for sale and tasting, and many other products from the region together with Côte du Ventoux wine.
April 29th
www.mormoiron.com.

The May festival in Nice
This festival is probably the oldest in Nice folklore. Every Sunday in the month of May, picnics, dancing and folklore performances brighten up the Cimiez gardens and amphitheatre.
Sundays of May 1st, 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

Feast of herdsmen in Arles
The herdsmen parade alongside Arlesiennes every year on 1 May Day of the herdsmen. The afternoon horse show and bull in the arena.
May 1st
www.arlestourisme.com

Marcel Pagnol hiking in Allauch
Enjoy stepping Pagnol's work from the inside, during a walking tour of a full day of show. Very successfull last 4 years with 50 000 spectators.
From May 1st
www.danslacourdesgrands.fr

Festival of the Photograph of naked in Arles
A sensitivity vision of the body and nudity. 30 exhibitions and 4 training photo, night of the festival at the Chapelle Ste Anne with a projection of more 300 photos
May 5th - 14th
www.fepn-arles.com

Strawberry Festival at Velleron
A day in the scent of strawberries, you can compare and test all varieties as well as jams, syrups, juices, pies, candy, pastries ... folklore, music & antics fair
May 8th
www.velleron.fr

71° Cannes Film Festival
The Festival this year will be chaired byr Cate Blanchett. The selection of films in competition will be announced on April 12, 2018.
May 8th - 19th
www.festival-cannes.com

Exhibitions

Sa Muse... in Marseille
This exhibition presents works by modern and contemporary painters, sculptors, photographers and videographers who have been inspired by their relationship with their model, muse, woman, diva.
February 10th - August 26th, 2018.
museeregardsdeprovence.com

"Red Passion" 42 craftsmen in red at Marseille
Carte blanche on the theme of red color : 42 craftsmen exhibit their works on this color echoing MP2018 What Love!
March 16th - May 19th, 2018
www.maisondelartisanat.org

Exhibition Pierre Lesieur - Intérieurs - at the Cannet

Pierre Lesieur - Intérieurs au Cannet
A selection of nearly 40 works by Pierre Lesieur around the Interiors in an atmosphere that belongs only to him, armchairs, tables, mirrors or libraries are the actors of this luminous space that is the painting.
February 13th - June 17th, 2018

www.museebonnard.fr

Picasso Exhibition at the Mucem in Marseille

Picasso at the Mucem in Marseille
The Mucem pays tribute to Picasso's works through his paintings, drawings, sketches, sets and costumes for his collaboration in four Russian ballet shows.
February 16th - June 24th, 2018
www.mucem.org

Picasso and the Spanish masters Exhibitionaux at les Baux de Provence

Picasso and the Spanish masters at Les Baux de Provence
The monumental Carrieres de Lumieres host extraordinary multimedia shows which are unique : spectators are totally immersed in the image projected onto all the surfaces of the rock
March 2nd, 2018 - January 6th, 2019
www.carrieres-lumieres.com

Gallery of the Mediterranean in Mucem of Marseille

Gallery of the Mediterranean in Mucem at Marseille
Everyday objects mixed in with works of art, bearing witness to the practices and beliefs of the past and the present, from the Neolithic period to the contemporary works covering a 1,500 m² floor area.
Permanent exhibition
www.mucem.org