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29th March -
Around the region - March 2008 - overview
Around the region in March 2008 - overview
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| Friday 14th – 23rd March |
Perpignan |
Sacred Music Festival (The Eglise des Dominicains will resonate this year with beautiful voices and magnificent music to celebrate the ’semaine sainte’ - holy week. Classical music, music from around the world, exhibitions, heritage, are just a small part of this 21st edition of the Festival de musique sacrée ) |
| Sunday 16th March |
Arles-sur-Tech |
Foire aux chevreaux (baby goat fair) - A produce fair with arts, crafts, local products, and lots of live and very cute baby goats - careful children, they are cute but they nip - I speak from experience!!) Lively and fun day out with the possibility of lunch in the middle of the proceedings |
| Until 16th March |
Saint-Cyprien, Collections de Saint-Cyprien |
Exhibition "L’atelier Derain", Collection Desnoyer. |
| 16th February - 25th May |
Céret |
Marc Chagall exhibition "La terre est si lumineuse"at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Céret (Modern Art Museum)
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| Monday 17th March - Wednesday 30th April |
Perpignan, Espace Maillol, Palais des Congrès |
Art4 Exhibition |
| Thursday 20th March |
Bouleternère |
Night time procession of the penitents |
| Friday 21st March |
Perpignan |
Procession de la Sanch - afternoon - in the streets of Perpignan centre - Every ’Vendredi Saint’, (Good Friday), it is worth making sure that that you are in Perpignan, when a line of ’penitents’ dressed in black or in red file out of the church Saint-Jacques de Perpignan in the quartier du Puig. |
| Friday 21st March |
Arles-sur-Tech |
Night time procession of the penitents |
| Friday 21st March |
Collioure |
Night time procession of the penitents |
| Friday 21st - Monday 24th March |
Perpignan, Palais des Rois de Majorque |
Antique fair |
| Sunday 23rd March |
Céret |
Procession of the resurrection |
| Sunday 23rd March |
Ille-sut-Têt |
Procession of the resurrection and "Régina" songs (140 choristers and 40 musicians) |
| Sunday 23rd March |
Villefranche de Conflent |
LA FETE DES GEANTS - Trobada des *Géants. The procession of the giants or ’gégants’ through the streets of Villefranche is not to be missed *Gegants are enormous painted papier-maché figures, sometimes 14 or 15 ft tall, with traditional clothing and a person inside. Most towns have their own giants, often representing some important person in the history of the town. They usually appear in couples, often as king and queen, or some other important person go out during the patron saint holiday of the town (Festa Major) or on special days, and dance in the streets with little "big-heads" or "cap-grossos". |
| Sunday 23rd – Monday 24th March |
Canet-en-Roussillon |
Flower market "Les Floralies" |
| Sunday 23rd – Monday 24th March |
Torreilles |
Easter at the Chapelle de Juhègues |
| 29th – 30th March |
Port-Barcarès |
Fête de l’huître (Oyster festival) |
| Sunday 30th March |
Vernet-les-Bains- |
"Calçotada |
| Saturday 29th March 2008 |
Port Leucate |
Les 10 km de la Corrège |
| Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th March |
Cosprons |
Fête de Cosprons and Spring parade (Music, sardanes etc in Cosprons, a hamlet near Port-Vendres, built on the hills overlooking the bay of Paulilles) |
| 15th February |
Vernet-les-Bains ( Maison du Patrimoine) |
Retirada Exhibition |
| Every Sunday |
Perpignan |
Music at the Palais des Rois de Majorque |
Until 16th March 2008 |
Saint-Cyprien, Collections de Saint-Cyprien |
Exhibition "L’atelier Derain", Collection Desnoyer |
| Until 8th June |
Saint-Cyprien, Collections de Saint-Cyprien |
"Collectif", Collection of contemporary Art " |
| All winter |
Perpignan, Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges |
Exhibition "Vauban en Pays Catalan" |
| All winter |
Perpignan, Palais des Rois de Majorque |
Exhibition "Le Pays Catalan, terre romane" |
| Every Thursday - 14h - 17h |
Bolquère-Pyrénées 2000 |
Visit to one of the highest arboretums in Europe |
DON’T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK!!
Do you know of an event that should be added to this list? Please contact Kate on info@anglophone-direct.com
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Past events in the region...
May 2008
Barca’gliss at Barcarès,
Puppet drama in Alenya,
Jet ski championships - Canet Port,
Walk the region with Christian,
Pilgrimage to Notre Dame du Coral,
GUIDED WALKING TOUR with Christian,
F.A.S.T Argelès,
Nettle fair - Vernet-les-Bains,
Festival Sirocco,
Débroussaillement - test your French!,
Plant Exchange,
Natural History Museum ,
Jazz walk - CORBERE LE CHATEAU,
Wine, walks and ponies in Canet,
Open day at Domaine Treloar,
Vintage car Fair,
This weekend……..why not ....,
Children - Parc de loisirs Magic Planet,
Festival of wine and vine,
Book exchange for children,
Berkeley Wright in concert,
Saint Cyprien guitar festival,
Markets in the Pyrénées-Orientales,
May 1st ,
New Play park for kids,
Journées de la céramique - Belesta,
Fete de la Belle Epoque,
Canet boat show,
The bells of Perpignan,
April 2008
Around the region - April 2008 - overview,
FLOR’ARLES - Arles sur Tech ,
Music, art and wine,
Open farms weekend,
Collioure - Kumamoto Art-Fusion,
Paco Ibanez in Bages,
Sant Jordi around the region,
Sant Jordi and FÊTE DU LIVRE ET DE LA ROSE,
Equestrian endurance trial - Maureillas,
Sacred music ,
TREASURE HUNT - a great way to meet new friends,
Sant Jordi at Collioure,
Vintage car rally,
Flower show at chateau Valmy,
Foire Exposition - Perpignan,
Transborder trade fair,
Excitement for 10-13 ,
Cinema,
A tribute to Pink Floyd,
The 2008 Mondial du Vent - Port Leucate,
Music in Prades,
Le printemps dans le vent - Kites at Saint Cyprien,
Samedis Musicaux de Prades,
Carnaval in Vernet,
FETE DE L’OLIVE, SOREDE,
Great fun for the kids!,
A Mule in Rouen,
Le Boulou, Baho, Soréde, Pia, Arles, Le Soler......,
RALLYE DU VALLESPIR - Amélie,
April 2008 in Prats de Mollo,
Daily snow report - Font Romeu/Pyrenees2000,
The prettiest balcony in Perpignan!,
Drink-drive solution,
A Piano in the Pyrenees,
Au Revoir: Running Away from Home at Fifty,
March 2008
Vernet-les-Bains - Calçotada,
Clocks - don’t forget to turn them forward,
Feeling saxy?,
Fête de l’Huître - oyster festival,
Race Leucate - les 10 km de la Corrège ,
WORKSHOP: PRACTICE of FRENCH,
Fête de Cosprons and Spring parade, Port Vendres,
Around the region - March 2008 - overview,
Lady Windermere’s fan,
Easter Monday 2008,
LA FETE DES GEANTS - Villefranche de Conflent ,
Douglas Ewen - Galerie des Hospices,
Easter Sunday Celebration Service,
Easter in Banyuls,
Goigs dels ous,
Art at Domaine Treloar,
Easter Havaneres in Villefranche de Conflent,
La procession de la Sanch,
Laure Vieusse exhibition - Cave du Roussillon, Collioure,
Voiles latines in Banyuls-sur-mer,
2008 Collections - Saint Cyprien,
Children’s magic show ,
The Arles-Belmaig mountain race,
March in Prades,
Tom Mills - photographer,
Theatre in Perpignan,
Barcelona,
March in Canet,
Sun festival - Font Romeu,
Calçotada - Toulouges,
March in Laroque des Albères,
Puppy and kitten fair,
Rubber duck race!,
SNOW GOLF AT FONT-ROMEU,
February 2008
Ice rink - Le Barcarès,
Around the region - February 2008 - overview,
LE MUSEE DE PREHISTOIRE, Tautavel,
Banyuls-sur-Mer - Weekly programme ,
February 2008 in Font Romeu,
Winter in Bolquère-Pyrénées 2000 ,
Fete de l’Ours - Prats de Mollo,
Snow clowns - Les Angles ,
Youpi! It’s carnival time!,
A Day of Celebrations for Antonio Machado,
Zavatta circus,
St Laurent de Cerdans - fete de l’ours,
Drew Davies Quartet,
Journées de l’insecte,
Sardane - Banyuls sur Mer,
Journée Catalane - Saint Cyprien,
Forum des Entrepreneurs (Business Forum),
Eighties music evening in Laroque,
Tilt Festival,
What a laugh!,
Eating out....,
Eat your way around the world!,
Fête de la Truffe - Arles-sur-Tech,
Roses carnival,
Life and Love in a French Town,
January 2008
Roses Carnaval 2008,
Millesime Bio,
CYRANO ,
Bear Festival - Arles-sur-Tech,
ESPACE NORDIQUE CAPCIR HAUT-CONFLENT,
Burn’s night,
January in and around Prades,
The ’Slide Brass Quartet’ ,
Trail Blanch Font Romeu,
Orange festival, Banyuls,
Free cinema in Perpignan,
Jazz in Canet - MELODISS,
Ballet Flamenco,
National Snow Shoes Walking Day,
Carmen,
P a l a i s d e s C o n g r è s e t d e s E x p o s i t i o n s - January 2008,
La galette des rois,
New Year concert - Canet,
FORTERESSE DE SALSES - Free admission,
Fête de la Truffe - Villefranche de Conflent,
Fête de la SAINT JULIEN - Villeneuve-de-la-Raho,
Wander the Banyuls vineyards,
Around the region in January 2008 - overview,
New Year’s Day,
December 2007
New year’s Eve in Collioure,
New Year fireworks,
Laroque-des-Albères,
PESSEBRE IN LAROQUE-DES-ALBERES,
English Speaking Quiz,
December in Vernet-les-Bains,
Christmas eve at Font Romeu,
Christmas songs,
Christmas Mass around the region,
Shop opening hours over the festive season,
Christmas markets in the Pyrénées-Orientales ,
Christmas in the P-O,
Around the region - December 2007 - overview,
Prades and around - December,
Icaro,
Rivesaltes - train spécial de Noel,
Christmas concert - Canet,
December in Céret,
Christmas market, Maureillas,
Christmas Service,
Christmas concert “Puccini di Gloria,
Theatre for children,
Carols in English,
Maureillas tea party,
NATIVITY SCENES FROM AROUND THE WORLD,
Téléthon,
Eternel Mozart,
TELETHON EVENTS IN PERPIGNAN,
Vinça - Foire de la Saint-André,
Fête de la Saint-André, Rivesaltes,
Perpignan lights,
Christmas calendar time is here!,
DECEMBER IN LE BOULOU,
November 2007
Marathons around the region,
Wine and ice sculpture!,
Foire Saint Martin, Perpignan,
Palalda - local produce market,
Fête de Port-Vendres,
NOVEMBER IN LE BOULOU,
Deep Purple in Perpignan,
Yannick Noah ,
Poppy Day in Céret,
Fête Saint Martin - Corsavy.,
Journée des Saveurs Authentiques 2007 - Rivesaltes,
Beethoven, Mendelsshon, Berlioz....,
November festival days,
Marathons around the region in November,
Prades and around - November,
Laroque-des-Albères,
Around the region - November 2007 - overview,
October 2007
Clocks - Don’t forget to turn them back,
Festa de las bruixes - Tresserre,
Around the region - October 2007 - overview,
Port Vendres - Painting exhibition and "degustation" ,
Toussaint in Tautavel ,
THT public meeting ,
Gianmaria Testa,
OCTOBER IN LE BOULOU,
Wine tasting in Céret,
Festibages,
Fête des Vins Primeurs,
SEMAINE DU GOUT - Banyuls-sur-Mer,
Yummy, yummy!,
Vide grenier in aid of animals,
« Oui je Parle Rugby ! »,
Fête de la Châtaigne - Casteil,
CHEBA ZAHOUANIA - rai singer,
FETE DES VENDANGES - Banyuls-sur-Mer,
Festival Jazzèbre,
Nanook of the North,
Beer Festival - Sorède,
Edith Piaf,
New arrivals in the PO,
Fete du Rosaire, Palalda,
Festival du Livre à la Mer - Argelès,
Les vendanges littéraires - wine meets literature,
Salon de l’Auto, Perpignan ,
Festival International du Film sur l’Insecte ,
Recommended reads,
Monsieur Mackintosh by Robin Crichton,
Almost French,
Au Revoir: Running Away from Home at Fifty,
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS AT THE PALAIS DES CONGRES,
October in Banyuls,
September 2007
Festival International du Disque - Perpignan,
Charity event - Prats de Mollo La Preste ,
Ideal homes, Perpignan,
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS AT THE PALAIS DES CONGRES,
FOIRE EXPOSITION de PRADES,
International Art festival - Chateau Valmy,
Fête de la St Côme et St Damien - Argelès,
Amar circus,
Fete de Mailly - Port Vendres,
Fete de l’Ane,
La Ronde Cérétane - Céret marathon,
Mountain bike ride on the Canigou,
Journées du Patrimoine,
Medieval market - Perpignan,
European heritage weekend,
Saint Cyprien - Fireworks,
Diada de Catalunya.,
English Literary Café,
Alberes Writers Group,
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho,
SEPTEMBER IN LE BOULOU,
Visa pour l’image - Perpignan ,
Canet - Fête Médiévale,
Fire risk assessment,
Around the region - September 2007 - overview,
Come dancing,
August 2007
Guitares au Palais - Perpignan,
Festival Festibanyes,
Giant Fideua - Barcarès,
Bal Musette at Argelès,
Collioure - Un Livre à la Mer,
Festival Tok Trad 2007 - Céret,
Les guitares en liberté à Coustouges,
Fête du Racou ,
Passeport Kid,
Summer in Maureillas-las-Illas,
Summer in Sorède,
AUGUST IN LE BOULOU,
August in Banyuls,
Wine tasting,
Fetes Médiévales d’Arles-sur-Tech,
Friday night Jazz in Collioure,
For children,
Wednesday 15th August.....,
Around the region - August 2007 - overview,
Saint Cyprien fireworks,
Collioure - Festival of St. Vincent and féria,
Festa Major - Serralongue,
VERNET LES BAINS,
La Ronde Cérétane,
On yer bike!,
Millas Féria,
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda,
Festival International de Musique en Catalogne ,
The Canigou race (August),
Festival de la Pelouse - Thuir,
FETE CATALANE - Prats de Mollo ,
Amélie les Bains - Fête de la Soule ,
The wild boar of Amélie,
Mont Louis/Font Romeu-Odeillo-Via,
Fête de Port-Argelès,
August in Canet,
What’s on for children,
July 2007
New Gospel Family,
Port Vendres - L’ART EST AU PORT,
July in Banyuls,
July in and around Prades,
Festival tous yeux tout Torreilles,
Les fêtes de la Préhistoire - Tautavel ,
Air show at Perpignan airport,
JULY IN VERNET LES BAINS,
Havaneres song festival - Collioure,
JULY IN LE BOULOU,
Friday jazz ,
Elne - International Festival of Classical Music,
FETE DU PUIG DEL MAS - Banyuls,
Catalan week in Céret,
Festival weekend,
Musique au Palais,
Rivesaltes - Fête de l’Abricot ,
Summer sales,
Theatre at Saint André,
Book sale in Céret,
Paella in Soréde,
Céret - classical concert ,
Events at the Palais des Congrès and Exhibition Centre,
June 2007
Carnival - Argelès-sur-Mer,
Bear Visit,
Vernet les Bains - Fête de la Saint Jean,
June in Maureillas-las-Illas,
Fête Médiévale de Bages ,
JUNE IN LE BOULOU,
Fête de la Musique 2007 - Perpignan,
Walk the region....with Christian Piquemal,
Trobada del Canigou,
Festa Major de Perpinyà,
June in Banyuls-sur-Mer,
Julio Iglésias concert,
JUNE IN PRATS DE MOLLO LA PRESTE,
Country and western in Villeneuve,
Velo Day in Argeles Village,
A kite for sore eyes - Toreilles,
June at the Palais des Congrès and exhibition centre,
For the children...,
Prats de Sournia,
June in Prades/Conflent,
Around the region - June 2007 - overview,
May 2007
Salon du Tissu - Le Barcarès,
The Medrano circus,
SAINT-ANDRE - bal,
Salon des antiquaires - Collioure,
Stand up straight for ....... the international Posturology convention,
Baho - Festival Identi’cat,
Sold!,
Elne - Culture renouvelable Festival ,
Théatre Municipal, Perpignan,
May in Prats de Mollo,
Adopt a four legged friend,
Amélie-les-Bains in May,
Weekend for children - Port Barcarès,
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS AT THE PALAIS DES CONGRES,
Your tax questions answered,
Bank holiday opening times,
MAY IN SOREDE 2007,
Chill out in Canet,
Rallye Patrimoine du Canigou,
Life drawing classes ,
Visit to a Chevrerie,
May in Banyuls-sur-Mer,
April 2007
Marché Cantonal - Argelès-sur-Mer,
Around the region - April 2007 - overview,
The Tempest by Shakespeare,
Shows, events and exhibitions at the Palais des Congrès, Perpignan,
Musical fountains in Perpignan,
Fete de la Musique,
It’s Snowboard time! !,
Moto-cross Corbère-les-Cabanes,
Les Angles - main winter events,
April in Banyuls-sur-Mer,
Antique Fair – Palais des Rois de Majorque,
speed traps in the PO,
A Year in the Merde,
Banyuls-sur-Mer - Weekly programme,
2007 in Port-Vendres,
New antique fair at Rivesaltes,
Carnival in Argeles,
Fishing in the P-O,
Carnival - Vernet-les-Bains,
Run and bike - Villeneuve de la Raho,
“BRAQUE, CALDER, CHAGALL, CHILLIDA, GIACOMETTI, MIRO ,
March 2007
The sardane in north Catalonia,
Bicycle and motor bike show,
Sacred music festival,
Orchid exhibition - Canet,
Walk the region....,
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS AT THE PALAIS DES CONGRES,
Perpignan – culture capital of Catalonia,
Rigoletto,
Piano in Prades,
Charity gala - Perpignan,
Saint-Saëns, Lalo, Fauré evening,
Coming soon......,
Musical comedy at Pollestres,
Bolquère-Pyrénées 2000 - Winter 2006,
Walk the region....,
A N I M A L I A D E S,
Around the region - March 2007 - overview,
Slumberland at Saint Cyprien,
February 2007
February in Banyuls,
Carnivals around the region,
Le Boulou - February,
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS AT THE PALAIS DES CONGRES,
THUIR - for children,
Learn to cook ’à la Française’!,
Thuir Antique fair,
Foire de la truffe - Lesquerde,
Carnaval for the kids!,
Les Dimanches au Palais,
Charity jazz,
January 2007
Events and Exhibitions at the PALAIS DES CONGRÈS - January,
Fete du cochon, Maury,
Children’s musical,
L’étoile de mon Dali,
FRENCH CONVERSATION,
Flamenco in Perpignan,
New Year Concert - Perpignan,
Concert in Perpignan,
Children’s musical,
Le Boulou,
Trace Catalane - les Angles,
Three Kings in Perpignan,
Vinça - Fête Patronale de la Saint-Julien,
More wise Men....,
The birds are back in town,
The GR10,
Black Truffle Adventure!,
LEARNING FRENCH at "LE GRETA",
Around the region - January 2007 - overview,
January in Banyuls-sur-Mer,
December 2006
New year fireworks,
Pessebres vivants,
PALAIS DES CONGRÈS - December events,
Pere Noel vert,
Vernet-les-Bains,
Ski season - Font Romeu/Pyrénées 2000 ,
Santa Lucia Celebration,
Christmas stories for children,
Argelès - charity ’vide grenier’ ,
Thuir - FÊTE DE L’AMANDE,
Telethon events around the region,
Corrida - a load of bull,
Thuir,
Font-Romeu/Pyrénées 2000,
Bookworm English lending library,
Around the region in December - overview,
December in Banyuls-sur-Mer,
November 2006
Michael Flatley’s LORD OF THE DANCE,
Fete de la Saint Saturnin - Vernet,
Michael Flatley’s LORD OF THE DANCE ,
Say ’No’ to the THT,
Walker’s club "LE CLUB EN CHEMIN" ,
English writing group,
Festa major Sorède - Lavall,
Lluis Llach - last concert,
THT,
Around the region in November - overview,
Banyuls-sur-Mer - November programme,
October 2006
English writing group - Collioure,
Fete du champignon - Baho,
Doggy Salon - Perpignan,
Wine tastings in October,
Salon du Champignon,
Jazz and Wine tasting,
Foire Internationale du Cheval,
Latino American day at St Estève,
Wine and chestnuts - Céret,
l’Hora del conte,
Jeu de piste - Perpignan treasure trail,
Les Rendez-vous de Saint-Estève ,
Autumn fair - Amélie,
Around the region in October - events in brief,
September 2006
Pascal Comelade in Perpignan,
Walk the region with Christian Piquemal,
La Ronde Cérétane,
September in Banyuls-sur-Mer,
Céret - Festa Major de Sant Ferriol,
Thank you for smoking - film in English,
Aplec de sardanes - Prades,
Argentinian Tango - Canohés,
Superleague special ,
Banyuls-sur-Mer - September programme,
Stories for the very young,
Le festival OFF,
September in Amélie-les-Bains - Palalda ,
Musique en catalogne romane,
Around the region in September - overview,
Vincent Bioulès exhibition - Céret,
English Writing Group,
PRATS DE MOLLO LA PRESTE - September 2006,
August 2006
End of August in the Pyrenées-Orientales,
Port-Barcarès - 3 jours Pop Rock,
August in Banyuls-sur-Mer,
Around the region - Saturday 19th August,
Children’s events,
Around the region....,
Rock’n’roll in Montpellier,
LES BACCHUS D’HELENAE - Elne,
Millas Féria,
Barcares,
Palau-del-Vidre,
Llevant de taula - test your French,
House prices in the PO,
Summer in Mont Louis,
Bear necessities,
Bolquère-Pyrénées 2000 - Summer events,
August in Céret,
August in Canet,
Wine festival - Argelès,
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