French riviera Chinese Lantern Festival in Nice

Côte d 'Azur Chinese Lantern Festival in Nice
More than 550 monumental luminous lanterns, a Chinese wall 18 m high and two dragons 50 m long, dance and martial arts performances. Food-corner. Parc Phoenix .
November 29th - February 23th
www.baiedeslumieres.com

Mimosa Corso in Ste Maxime
On Saturday visit of the construction workshops and their setting in flower. Sunday parade and grand parade of floats.
February 1st -2nd

www.sainte-maxime.com

Mimosa corso in Cavalaire
Saturday night parade from 6.30 p.m. with its festive brass band then aperitif and Condor show. Sunday afternoon parade of flowery floats followed by the battle of flowers.
February 8th - 9th

www.cavalairesurmer.fr

Mimosa Festival in Mandelieu
This year on the theme "La Belle Epoque" night show on February 21, night corso illuminated on February 22, large flower corso on Sunday February 23 on the seaside promenade.
February 19th - 26th
www.ot-mandelieu.fr

Mimosa Trail
This is the period to set out on the "mimosa trail" in the pleasant winter sunshine, surrounded by sumptuous landscapes, passing through these 8 delightful stop overs : Bormes, le Rayol Canadel, Ste Maxime, St Raphaël, Mandelieu, Tanneron, Pégomas finishing in Grasse with a visit to the museum of perfume.
From January 15th
www.routedumimosa.com

Mimosa corso in Bormes
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the corso de Bormes, the procession includes 17 floats adorned with mimosas and natural flowers ... music, fanfare and majorettes accompany the celebration.
February 24th
www.corso-fleuri-bormes.com

Oursinades in Carry le Rouet
Oursinades in Carry le Rouet Big Sea urchin festival with seafood and other shellfish on the port. All the cafe and restaurant terraces have entertainment with a wonderful ambiance, music, craft fair and provençal folks.
February 2th, 9th, 16th and 23th
www.otcarrylerouet.fr

Les Hivernales in Avignon
One of the oldest dance festival celebrates its 41° anniversary with a week dedicated to artists & choregraphers in connection with the Mediterranean with 22 companies, 33 performances and 16 workshops.
February 5th - 22th
www.hivernales-avignon.com

Soup Festival in La Seyne sur Mer
A cheerful Saturday morning for young and old, which begins with the bartering of the garden with the children of the Malin Garden followed by the soup competition, all animated by the Cacophonix retro ball orchestra.
February 8th
www.tourisme-ouestvar.com

Dance in Chateauvallon
at Ollioules
Kubilai Khan investigations presents "Something is wrong" a contemporary dance performance designed and choreographed by Frank Micheletti.
February 11th
www.tourisme-ouestvar.com

All set for the truffle seasons
The markets are open from November to March :
Richerenches : Saturday mornings
Carpentras : Friday mornings
Aups :Thursday mornings
www.richerenches.fr

Truffle festival in Carpentras
A day to know everything about the truffle, scrambled party, selling truffles, gourmet work shops, demonstration digging and field trip.
February 14th, 21th and 28th

www.carpentras-ventoux.com

Women's fair in Six Fours
3rd edition of this fair entirely dedicated to the feminine and fashionable world, beauty, well-being, health, sport. Espace Malraux (free entry)
February 14th - 15th
www.tourisme-ouestvar.com

Bread, Love and Chocolate Fair at Antibes
If you have a great love affair with chocolate ... you have a RV with the best producers of chocolates, breads & pastries in Antibes for Valentine's Day weekend.
February 14th - 16th
www.amourchocolat.fr

Nice Carnaval
Giant parades, processions of illuminated floats, flower parades on the Promenade des Anglais ... the magic of the Carnival explode around King Carnival sacred "King of Fashion "
February 15th -29th

www.nicecarnaval.com

Menton Lemon Festival
Golden Fruits Parades which will make their way along the seafront. Fanfares twirl and zigzag through the citrus-laden floats to the sound of bands. Night parades, fireworks, citrus exhibition and gardens of light in the jardins Bioves.
February 15th - March 3rd

www.feteducitron.com

Open 13 in Marseille
Professional men’s tennis tournament which brings together the best players :: Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Goffin, Khachanov, Fogniniand among the French: Chardy, Paire, Simon, Gasquet, Herbert et Tsonga.
February 17th - 23th
www.open13.fr

Zavatta Show in Six Fours
Children on vacation will enjoy the new Warren Zavatta show and the return of superheroes, the T-REX robotic dinosaurs, all the friends of the Paw Patrol, Reine des Neiges, not to mention the musical clowns.
February 18th - March 1st
www.tourisme-ouestvar.com

Games Festival in Cannes
Passionate or just curious players, it will be hard to resist this showcase of mind games and society. This festival offers initiations, competitions, tournaments, challenges and new games.
February 21th - 23th
www.festivaldesjeux-cannes.com

The 2Cv club gold road trip
This is a major gathering of 2CV collectors and enthusiasts. They'll leave Grasse heading for Pégomas then Tanneron through forests of mimosa in bloom. A wonderful atmosphere - beautiful 2CVs and mimosa everywhere, a really great day out.
February 22th - 23th
www.azur2cv.org

Villefranche sur Mer Sea Battle of the Flowers

Sea Battle of the Flowers at Villefranche sur mer
A unique event in France : a battle of flowers on the water : Traditional procession of flower-decked pointus. A flower battle ensues between the boats as various attractions on the quaysides feature folk groups.
February 24th
www.villefranche-sur-mer.com

Violet festival at Tourrettes sur Loup
The whole village is in flower and fragrances fill the air. The streets play host to the farmers' market. The high point of the festivities is the great Violets Procession with flower battle.
February 29th - March 1st
www.tourrettessurloup.com

Le Printemps des Poètes
The theme this year :"Courage ". Readings, exposure, conferences, workshops of poetry ... many events will celebrate the poem in all the area.
Toulon, Fréjus, Aix, St Raphaël ...
March 7th - 23th
www.printempsdespoetes.com

Nice International Fair
One of the most popular events of the French Riviera with more 140 000 visitors and 1 200 exhibitors.
March 7th - 16th

www.foiredenice.com

Lavandou Corso
This great flower procession takes over the town in a party mood, with more than 20 floral floats, a flower battle, flag throwers and a brass band, making this great colourful and lively parade one of the most magnificent events at the start of the season.
March 8th
www.ot-lelavandou.fr

Salon International de l’Art
de Marseille
Plus d’une centaine d'artistes professionnels exposent et vendent directement leurs dernières créations, peintures, collages, céramiques, sculptures... entre autres.
March 13th - 16th
www.siac-marseille.fr

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 13th - April 11th
www.printempsdesarts.com

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 14th - 22th
www.salon-lesnauticales.com

Exhibitions

Sensitive fiber in Marseille
Artists in love with paper exhibit their creative world where paper is folded, cut, crumpled to create unreal architectures, full of poetry and lightness with finally strong works that awaken our sensitive fiber.
December 15th - February 15th
www.maisondelartisanat.org

Giono at the Mucem in Marseille
Retrospective of the famous Provençal writer with 300 works and documents and almost all of his manuscripts exposed here for the first time.
October 30th to February 17th
www.mucem.org

Picasso and the Mediterranean landscape exhibition in Toulon

Picasso and the Mediterranean landscape in Toulon
Completely renovated the Museum of Art of Toulon reopens with the prestigious Expo Picasso. 62 works are exhibited, including 33 by Picasso, as well as photographs and paintings by Raoul Dufy and Georges Braque.
November 16th - February 23rd
www.toulon.fr

Man Ray and Fashion exhibition in Marseille

Man Ray and Fashion in Marseille
Fashion at the time of the great photographer Man Ray in the year 1920 and 1930 who worked for Paul Poiret, Elsa Schiaparelli, Coco Chanel, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Vogue.
November 8th to March 8th, 2020
www.culture.marseille.fr

The great masters of Japan in Aix en Provence
The Georges Leskowicz collection, one of the largest collections of Japanese prints in the world is on display at the Hotel Caumont, complemented by remarkable objects.
Until March 22th, 2020
www.caumont-centredart.com

Exhibition Henri Person "Browse in color"

Henri Person "Browse in color" in Marseille
First retrospective with nearly 70 paintings and watercolors by Henri Person who painted throughout his life the themes of the South which are dear to him: the sea, the boats and the landscapes of the small villages of the Mediterranean coast.
Until May 3rd, 20th
museeregardsdeprovence.com

Photographic wanderings exhibition in La Seyne sur Mer

Photographic wanderings
in La Seyne sur Mer
Michel Eisenlohr is the guest of this photo exhibition at Fort Napoléon which makes us discover the defensive heritage piloted by Fort Napoléon and the Balaguiere Museum.
Until June 20th, 2020
www.tourisme-ouestvar.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