All year long, every day and at any time of the day, you will find something to do.
You have the choice between renowned festivals and local folkore, exhibitions of still unknown artists and also major works of yesterday and today, trade shows and traditional fairs without forgetting sporting events, street parties, university conferences.
Here are some large-scale cultural events:
Le Festival international d’art lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence is a festival of opera and classical music created in 1948 and which takes place every summer in Aix-en-Provence.
www.festival-aix.com
Festival d’Avignon
Avignon Festival is an annual theater festival held in Avignon every summer in July in the courtyard of the Popes’ Palace as well as in other locations of the city. Alongside the official festival, the « In » one, a numer of shows are presented in Avignon at the same time of the year and are known as the « Off ».
www.festival-avignon.com
Exhibitions Mucem – Marseille
The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations is a national museum located in Marseille, in the South of France. It was inaugurated on the 7th of June 2013 as part of the special year designating Marseille as the European Capital of Culture.
www.mucem.org
Les Rencontres d’Arles exhibitions, photo workshops …
Annual summer festival dedicated to photographie.
www.rencontres-arles.com
Contact Tourist board in each city in Provence.