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AIX
Aix en Musique (mid-June to early July); International
Dance Festial (mid-July).
ALÈS
Festial du Jeune Théâtre (second to third week July).
ANNECY
Festial de la ieille ille (second week July).
ARLES
Gypsy and World Music Festial (mid-July).
AURILLAC
International Street Theatre Festial (last week Aug).
AIGNON
Dance and Drama Festial (last two weeks July).
BASTIA
(Corsica) Mediterranean Film Festial (Oct).
BELFORT
Eurockénnes Rock Festial (first week July).
BORDEAUX
Doc Martens Rock Festial (last week July).
CALI
(Corsica) Jazz Festial (third week June).
CANNES
International Film Festial (May).
CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE
National Festial of Street Artists (third week July).
CHARLEILLE-MÉZIÈRES
Triennial World Festial of Puppet Theatre (last ten days Sept).
CLERMONT-FERRAND
Festial of Short Films (end Jan to early Feb).
COLMAR
Colmar International Festial/Elassical music (end Aug to early Sept).
CRÉTEIL
(outskirts of Paris) International Festial of Women's Films (end
March/Early April).
DIJON
International Folk and Wine Festial (first week Sept).
DINARD
Chamber Music (late July to early Aug).
DOUAI
International Festial of the French Language (May) - drama, dance,
music and cinema from Francophone countries.
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FORT-LOUIS
(nr Strasbourg) Rock Festial (end Aug).
GANNAT
(nr ichy)
World Folk Festial (last ten days July).
GRENOBLE
Festial of European Theatre (first week July).
JUAN-LES-PINS
International Jazz Festial (last two weeks July).
LA
ROCHELLE
Contemporary Arts Festial (June & July); International Film Festial
(end June/first week July).
LES
ARCS
Chamber Music (late July to early Aug).
LES-STES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER
Gypsy Festial (May 24).
LIMOGES
International
Festial of French-Speaking Communities (end Sept to mid-Oct).
LOCRONAN
Breton Troménie Pardon (second Sun July).
LORIENT
Inter-Celtic Festial (first full week Aug).
MARCIAC
Jazz in Marciac (second to third week Aug).
MENTON
Chamber Music Festial (Aug).
METZ
International Contemporary Music Festial (mid-No).
MONT-DE-MARSAN
Flamenco Festial (mid-July).
MONTPELLIER
International Dance Festial (end June to mid-July).
MONTPELLIER
Festial de Radion France et Montpellier (mid-July to early Aug) -
classical music, early music and jazz.
MURAT
International Folklore Festial (first full week Aug).
NICE
Mardi Gras (Feb, week before Lent); Festial of Contemporary Music (No)
- electro-acoustic music.
NÎMES
La Féria du Carnaal (Feb, week before Lent).
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ORCIAL
Pilgrimage to Notre-Dame d'Orcial (May 24).
PARIS
Gay Pride (June 21); New Morning All Stars Jazz Festial (July); La
illette Jazz Festial (first week July); Fête de l'Humanité (early
Sept) - cultural festial sponsored by the Communist Party; Festial
d'Automne (mid-Sept to Dec) - international theatre, dance and music;
JC Jazz Festial (Oct); Montmartre intage Festial (early Oct).
PARTHENAY
Jazz Festial (first to second week July); Festial of Traditional Music
(Aug).
PÉRIGUEUX
International Mime Festial (first full week Aug).
PRADES
Festial Pablo Casals (late July to early Aug) - classical music.
PUY-EN-ELAY
Festial of the Roi de l'Oiseau (mid-Sept).
QUIMPER
Semaines Musicales (Aug) - classical music.
RENNES
Tombées de la Nuit (first ten days July) - theatre and music festial;
Les Transmusicales (second week Dec) - international rock festial.
ROQUE D'ANTHÉRO
International Piano Festial (first three weeks Aug).
ST-LIZIER
Chamber Music (late July to early Aug).
ST-MALO
La Route du Rock (third week Aug) - rock festial.
STRASBOURG
Film Festial (March); International Mime and Clown Festial (No).
UZÈS
Festial de la Nouelle Danse (mid-June).
AISON-LA-ROMAINE
L'Été de aison Dance Festial (mid-July to early Aug).
IENNE
Jazz à ienne (first fortnight July).
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