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| Saturday 25th April - Saturday 30th May |
Trouillas and around |
Aspres Music Festival -
The sixth Festival of Music, Art and Wine celebrating Spring in the Aspres opens on Saturday 25th April in Trouillas village - Painting exhibitions, music, buffet ...and continues every weekend with barber shop, tangos, Spanish, Catalan, traditional French music, Paris of the the 40s and 50s, street music, jazz, pop rock, Latin American…...
For more information and bookings contact ASDAMA, 4 rue des Acacias, 66300 Trouillas or ring 0468 531000 or 06 22 34 22 |
| 1st |
National |
La Fête du Travail and La Fête du Muguet. The first day of May in France is La Fête du Travail and therefore a bank holiday. Watch out! Everything will be closed and there will be celebratory events and activities in most towns and villages!
It is also La Fête du Muguet, and the tradition is to give those you love a little bouquet of lily-of-the-valley, to wish them happiness and good luck in celebration of the arrival of spring. |
| Saturday 2nd – Sunday 3rd (12h – 19h) |
Argelès |
Art market – stands and demos of different arts |
| Sunday 3rd May |
Alenya |
Les Foulées d’Alénya - 10km race |
| Friday 8th - Sunday 10th |
Port-Barcarès |
"Barca’Gliss" (Spectacular water sports demos on the beach, where three giant pools will be set up on the sand along with shows at the teleski centre.) |
| Friday 8th |
Port-Barcarès |
Free concert with SUPERBUS
As part of the festival ’Barca’gliss’ which takes place in Le Barcarès from 8th - 10th May, the band Superbus will perform at the Espace Lydia in a free concert. |
| Friday 8th 10h45 departure from Hôtel de Ville |
Argelès, Place République - Village |
Parade of period cars to commemorate 8th May 1945. |
| Sunday 10th |
Argelès |
Marché cantonal – local market with organic produce, raffle and a variety of entertainment. |
| 10 - 18 May 2009 |
Girona Festival of Flowers - Temps de Flors 2009 |
Parks and gardens offer free admission though monument sites do make a charge. During the festival many public buildings and private gardens are decorated with floral motifs, spaces to which the public are not normally invited within the old quarter of the city open their doors to visitors.
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| Sunday 10th 10h - 18h |
Eus, Maison du Temps Libre |
Fête des plantes méditerranéennes - exhibition and sales including exchange of cuttings
More info: 04.68.96.32.91/04.68.96.17.18 |
| Friday 15th - Saturday 23rd |
Perpignan |
Festival Sirocco - Concerts, conferences, dance, music and various exhibitions at different venues all around Perpignan. If you like Latin American dance and music, flamenco, jazz and raunchy percussion, Perpignan is the place to be over this week. More details |
| Saturday 16th 10h à 19h30 |
Sorède |
JOURNEE DU SOLEIL stalls, solair exhibitions, displays...... |
| Saturday 30th May - Monday 1st June |
Argelès sur Mer, Parc de Valmy |
Antique and bricabrac fair |
| Saturday 16th - Sunday 18th |
National |
La Nuit des Musées - free evening at museums all over France |
| Saturday 16th - Sunday 17th |
Collioure |
Les Félées d’Agitation - musical madness - four brass bands parade through the streets. This year’s theme ’La Crise’ means that each of the bands must present a piece of music to do with the recession! |
| Saturday 16th - Sunday 17th |
Around the region |
Balade en terre d’artistes - painters sculptors, potters photgraphers... open door weekend when artists open up their studios the public dans le département. More info 04.68.08.29.33 or visit www.cg66.fr. |
| Sunday 17th |
Sorède |
Trail du Soleil - mountain race of 22 Kms – Depart 9h car park of Vallée des Tortues – More info 04 68 89 08 05 |
| Saturday 23rd - Sunday 24th |
Le Barcarès, Place de la République |
Si t’es momes - activities dedicated to children. More info: 04 68 86 16 56 |
| Thursday 21st - Sunday 24th |
Vernet-les-Bains |
Fête de la Belle Epoque |
| Sunday 24th 12:00 - 15:00 |
Prats-de-Mollo, Salle du Foyer Pierre Noell |
BAL DU PRINTEMPS - Spring ball with Les troubadours Pratéens
Reservations at the restaurant Ausseil or office de tourisme.
More inf: 04 68 39 70 36. |
| Friday 29th - Sunday 31st |
Le Barcarès, Mas de l’Ille |
Festival de Tango Argentin - Milango with DJ and band, demonstration by the Maestros, apéritif musical and dinner/Despedida. |
| Saturday 30th - Sunday 31st |
Vernet-les-Bains |
Fete de l’ortie - Nettle festival |
| Saturday 23rd - Sunday 24th |
Céret |
La fete de la Cerise |
| 20th – 31st |
Argelès-sur-Mer |
Festival des Rencontres Cinémaginaires - Theme : “Exile” rare film, music, forums…. Everything for film buffs. More details |
| Sunday 31st |
Perpignan |
Marathon de Perpignan |
| May (exact date not yet known) |
Chateau Royal, Collioure |
Salon des antiquaires - antiques, bricabrac, jewellry, bit’n bats, furniture, the rare and the not so rare..... lovers of the Antique Roadshow should not miss this salon at the Chateau Royal in Collioure |
| Sunday 31st |
Sorède |
- Fête de la Pentecôte - fair, and bal at 21h with music from « LES CASENOVES » |
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| Friday 29th - Sunday 31st |
Le Barcarès |
Tango Festival - watch the pros or join in tango workshops. More info:OFFICE DE TOURISME DE PORT BARCARES 04 68 86 16 56 |
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