Diary - June 2018

MP2018 Quel Amour
in Marseille
Seven months of artistic and cultural festivities gathering exhibitions, operas, concerts, plays, dance, circus and popular festivals in Marseille, Arles, Aubagne, Istres, Martigues, Miramasand Salon-de-Provence.
February 14th - September 1st
www.mp2018.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

Sails of Antibes
These sublim cathedrals of sails, will satisfy fans of great show. 4 days of entertainment and festivities at the port and old town.
May 30 th - June 3rd
www.voilesdantibes.com

Book Festival in Nice
All the most beautiful writers of the year will make appointments for this weekend literary. Jardin Albert 1er
June 1st - 3rd
lefestivaldulivredenice.com

The Bottles Procession at Boulbon
Every year 1st June, at 19h, all the men and boys in the village parade up to the St Marcellin's chapel, each one bringing his best bottles. The village priest solemnly blesses the botles and the men drink religiously...Then the parade returns to the village with light and joyous hearts.
June 1st

The Month of Gardens in
Menton
The whole month long Menton celebrates its famous gardens. Visits will be commented by the gardeners, owners and guides. The opportunity to stroll through the exquisite gardens usually closed to visitors.
June 1st - 30th
www.menton.fr

Festival Yeah ! in Lourmarin
A pop rock electro line up of quality, furious DJ sets including Laurent Garnier (the pope of French electo) Giant méchoui at the tennis club and also vinyl purse, game room, kid party, treasure hunt ... in short 3-dayof good music and happiness.
June 1st - 3rd
www.festivalyeah.fr

Rendez vous in the Garden
Plants, arts and crafts, garden furniture for sale, local products, seeds, guided tours, musical interludes, conferences, and even creative workshops for children in the most beautifull garden of the region.
June 1st - 3rd
rendezvousauxjardins.gouv.fr

Mas des Escaravatiers Festival in Puget sur Argens

Le Mas des Escaravatiers
in Puget sur Argens
An idyllic place, a relaxed atmosphere, good music, brunch around the pool, DJ set and live music : Charlie Winston, Brigitte, Juliet Armanet, Keziah Jones, Eddy de Pretto, Her... among others ...
Du 1 Juin au 8 Aout
www.lemas-concert.com

Les Musicales dans
les Vignes
Jazz festival and classical music with food and wine pairing in nearly 20 prestigious castles and vineyards throughout Provence : good music, good wine and good food, in the most beautiful castles of Provence ... what else !
June 15th - August 19th
lesmusicalesdanslesvignes.blog

Le Boun'estival in theVerdon
A joyful cultural festival with shows, street music, events for young people, circus workshops in the villages of Verdon area in Bauduen and Aups
June 8th - 10th
www.leplancherdeschevres.fr

Salon Côté Sud
in Aix en Provence
The very chic Rendez-Vous for Provence style house designer and decorator. Parc Jourdan.
June 8th - 11th
www.vivrecotesud.fr

Les fêtes d'Arles
The whole town participates in the local traditions, a fusion of poetry and Camargue traditions : Satin race (camargue horse race), the Pegoulade, torchlit carmargue horse parade with coyboys and beautifully dressed arlésienne women Costume fete.
June 10th - July 1st
www.festivarles.com

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.
June 15th - 16th
www.lecitronjaune.com

Dance Festival in Marseille
Due to dance, the Festival could rapidly bring a new innovative artistic trend. The Festival remains true to its original concept, an international festival of contemporary performance arts : dance, music, cinema.
June 15th - July 8th
www.festivaldemarseille.com

Orange Choregies
Each summer opera adorns the magnificent setting of the Roman Théâtre. On the program : Mefistofele from Boito, Il Barbiere di Siviglia from Rossini, La Flûte enchantée by the Béjart Ballet Lausanne ... among others
June 20th - August 4th
www.choregies.fr

Nuit du Petit Saint Jean
in Valréas
brings 400 actors in medieval costume for a son and lumiere and procession from the Notre Dame church to the château of Simiane. This colourful parade has taken place every year since 1504
June 23th
www.ot-valreas.fr

Vaison Danses
in Vaison la Romaine
A dance that crosses multiple origins and styles, from contemporary to classic. Headlining the Hervé Koubi, The Rat Pack, Lil Buck and Jon Boogz, le Ballet Jazz de Montreal and the Ballet National de Marseille.
June 23th - July 27th
www.vaison-danses.com

Fête de La Tarasque
in Tarascon
3 days of fete around the legendary monster the Tarasque : medieval spectacles in the château, Encierro (bull and horse racing), parades, folklore, decorated floatss, St Jean's fire, firework display... and of course the Tarasque and Tartarin parade.
June 22th - 25th
www.tarascon.fr

Days of Rare Plants in Bouc Bel Air
In the superb 18th century Albertas gardens, surrounded by terraces, fountains and basins, you will discover sumptuous flowerbeds, fragrant pathways and the rare plants displayed by more than 120 exhibitors.
June 26th - 27th
www.jardinsalbertas.com

Reeds festival in La Croix Valmer
This music festival lasting 3 days has become an international rendez-vous for some of the most prestigious international wind band.
June 29th - July 1st
www.lacroixvalmer.fr

Donkey festival in Escragnoles
Sweet and gentle more than 60 donkeys of all breeds will be waiting for you in this small village, (+ 15 000 visitors last year), rides for children, events and local products. A nice fete.
July 1st
www.escragnolles.fr

Pétanque world championship in Marseille
The largest competition of balls in the world, with nearly 13,000 participants. A great sporting event and it is open to everyone, rewards for everyone !
July 1st - 5th
www.lamarseillaise.fr

International Photography Rencontres in Arles
The first event photography the world will gather thousands of professionals and amateurs and nearly 35 exhibitions, screenings, seminars, conferences, trainings…
July 2nd - September 23th
www.rencontres-arles.com

International Opera festival in
Aix-en-Provence
The opera program : La Flûte Enchantée de Mozart, l'Ange de Feu de Prokofiev, Didon et Enée de Purcell, Ariane A Naxos de Strauss... among others
July 4th - 24th
www.festival-aix.com

Festival d'Avignon
This year the festival offers a facelift with many new talents and an innovative programming. Of course always some nice surprises to discover the side of the Off Festival, where over 300 performances are scheduled.
July 6th - 24th
www.festival-avignon.com

Sporting Summer festival
inMonaco :
As every year, an outstanding programme : : Ringo Starr, Seal, Tom Jones, Santana, Etienne Daho, MC Solaar, Rita Ora, le Cirque du Soleil, ...among others.
July 6th - August 18th
fr.montecarlolive.com

Pointu Festival at Six Fours
4th edition for this new festival on the idyllic island of Gaou with a indie electro music on the Bonnegrace beach with Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Oh Sees, Carpenter Brut, Sleaford Mods among others ... and it is free.
July 7th - 8th
www.pointufestival.fr

Jazz in Porquerolles
A good atmosphere and good music to be enjoyed without let or hindrance, in a magnificent island setting, with among others : Hermeto Pascoal, Archie Shepp, Aldo Romano, Harold Lopez Nussa Trio ... among others.
July 7th - 11th
www.jazzaporquerolles.org

Les Suds à Arles
A panorama of all kinds of musics from the South, with nearly 50 concerts : from reggae to rai, from flamenco to jazz, and electro to tango ... and proceedings are spiced up with dedications-apéritifs, meals in the local community, courses in dance, music and song.
July 9th - 15th
www.suds-arles.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

Consul'Art at Marseille
As the second most important diplomatic place in France with its 69 consular representations, Marseilles exposes the artistic works of the foreign countries represented in Marseilles, nearly 80 original works
June 8th - July 21th, 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