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| Saturday 1st |
Salanque |
Fête de l’Artichaut/Artichoke Festival More info:04 68 51 27 50 |
| 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. |
| Sunday 2nd |
Thuir |
Marché aux Fromages Fermiers (Locally-produced-cheeses fair in Thuir ) Competitions, cheesey workshops, demos on cheesey cookery...... More info: 06 09 05 50 31 |
| Sunday 2nd 16h00 |
Place Méditerranée, Canet |
Sardanes with Cobla « Principal del Rosello ».
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| Sunday 2nd |
Alenya |
Les Foulées d’Alénya - 10km race |
| Thursday 6th - 21h |
Cinéma Le Lido - Prades |
Les Frères Croktapom - duo of juggling clowns. Free for U12s |
| Friday 7th - Sunday 9th |
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 7th |
Port-Barcarès |
Free concert with LES PLASTISCINES, all-female French rock band
As part of the festival ’Barca’gliss’ which takes place in Le Barcarès from 7th - 9th May, the band LES PLASTISCINES will perform at the Espace Lydia in a free concert. |
*| Saturday 8th |
Calce |
’Les caves se rebiffent’ Buy an engraved glass at the cave in Calce, and use it all day for free tastings. Various entertainment arranged. |
| Saturday 8th |
Saint Cyprien coast |
Discovery walk to clean up coastline. (3 hours) Bag and gloves provided.
Meet up at 14h at the office du tourisme More info |
| 8th - 16 May |
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. |
| Sunday 9th |
Place de la République, Prades |
Floralies - flower market all day |
| Sunday 9th |
Ermitage Saint Ferréol, Céret |
Concert by coir "Madrigalis" |
| Thursday 13th - Sunday 16th |
Vernet-les-Bains |
Fête de la Belle Epoque |
| Thursday 13th |
Canet, Place Méditerranée |
Bric a brac market (10h00 - 19h00) and sardane (16h00) |
| Thursday 13th - Sunday 16th |
Banyuls-sur-Mer |
Ascension flamenca A four day festival of concerts and shows with music, demos and dance workshops as Banyuls-sur-Mer goes into flamenco mode and the beach (and the salle Bartissol in case of rain) echo to the sounds of Spain |
| Saturday 15th - Sunday 18th |
National |
La Nuit des Musées - free evening at museums all over France |
| Saturday 15th 15 h 00 and 18 h 00 |
Salle Charles Trenet. Palais des Congrès, Perpignan |
Concert of Catalan coblas. More info:Institut Font Nova : 04 68 62 38 82 or Fédération sardaniste : 04 68 82 31 44 |
| Saturday 15th |
Throughout the region |
Fête de la Vigne et du vin. The wine producers of Roussillon open their doors on Saturday 15th and Tuesday 25th May . Wine cellars all over the region will participate in a day of tasting, visit of the ’cave’, music, games and presentation of regional products.
More info: 04 68 51 59 99 |
| Saturday 15th 9h -12h |
Place de la République, Prades |
Meeting of Catalan donkeys, blesssing of the donkeys and a chance to spend a bit of time with these hairy chaps |
| Saturday 15th (16h - port and 21h30 - town centre) |
Canet |
Parade of brass bands through the streets |
| 19th – 24th |
Argelès-sur-Mer |
Festival des Rencontres Cinémaginaires - Theme : “Les Vacances” rare film, music, forums…. Everything for film buffs. More details |
| Saturday 22nd –Monday 24th |
Argelès sur Mer, Parc de Valmy |
Antique and bricabrac fair along with local amateur artist fair. Proceeds in aid of charity ’Enfants et Santé’ |
| Sunday 23rd |
Perpignan |
Marathon de Perpignan |
Sunday 23rd - 15h |
Mas de Nogarède, Céret |
Bingo! Great prizes. Proceeds go to support TRAMPOLINE 2000 »
More information au 04.68.87.38.34 |
| Sunday 23rd from 16h00 in the port and 21h30 in the village |
Canet, (Place Méditerranée et Galerie Cassanyes) |
Regatta« Les Oldies » Strolling musicians Batucada Kalimbao with superb dancers « Maracana do Brasil ». |
| Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th |
Vernet |
Fête de l’Ortie (nettle festival) Discover the nettle in “tous ses états” |
| Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th |
Céret |
La fete de la Cerise |
| Sunday 30th 10h - 18h |
Château Pams, Prades |
Festival Zig Zag. Day of theatre with different workshops for kids. (pottery, art...) |
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| Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th |
Saint Cyprien, carpark of the capitainerie |
Rallye Trans Iberia. Preparation and exhibition of more than 50 vintage sports cars. (Saturday 15h - 20h) Departure of the rally from the car park in front of the capitainerie (Sunday 8h45) |
| Saturday 29th |
Canet, Place Méditerranée |
Pop and variety concert with « Quatuor Céline ». |
| Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th |
Céret |
La fete de la Cerise - Ceret cherry festival and Festival des Bandas |
| Sunday 30th |
Sorède |
Trail du Soleil - mountain race of 22 Kms – Depart 9h car park of Vallée des Tortues – More info 04 68 89 08 05 |
| Sunday 30th |
Argelès, 17h - Eglise Notre-Dame-del-Prat |
Les Musicales d’Argelès - classical concert: duo piano-cello to celebrate the birth of Chopin. |
| Monday 31st |
Mosset |
Foire de Printemps / Spring fair More info:04 68 05 38 32 |
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