Festivals
- Festival International de la Bande Dessinee in Angouleme
- 24.01.2004 - 27.01.2004
International comic book festival.
- Mimosa Festival in Mandelieu-la-Napoule -
08.02.2004 - 17.02.2004
- Fete du Citron in Menton
- 21.02.2004 - 09.03.2004
Lemon festival with fruit-filled floats. This year's theme is Alice
in Wonderland.
- International Kite Festival in Berck-sur-Mer
- During April
10-day festival on the beaches.
- Lille Hot-Air Balloon Festival - During May
- Sancerre Wine Fair - During May
- St. Denis Festival in Paris
- During May
35th annual classical music festival, with special Robert Wilson
creation at the St. Denis basilica.
- Evian Masters Golf Tournament in Evian
- During May
Prestigious ladies' golf tournament.
- Grand Steeplechase de Paris
- During May
France's biggest horse race, late May.
- Cannes Film Festival
- 14.05.2004 - 25.05.2004
The most star-studded cinema festival of all.
- Bordeaux Wine Festival - During June
Tastings, shows, parades, fireworks; for four days.
- Paris Air Show
- 15.06.2004 - 22.06.2004
Biennial air show at Le Bourget Airport.
- Festival de Marseille - 28.06.2004 - 25.07.2004
- Les Estivales in Lyon
- 29.06.2004 - 11.07.2004
Summer festival with free outdoor events.
- Bordeaux Wine Festival in Bordeaux -
30.06.2004 - 01.07.2004
- Festival d’Avignon and Festival Off in Avignon
- During July
Major theater festival at venues through city and its accompanying
fringe festival with street performances.
- Les Chorégies d'Orange in Provence
- During July
Major festival of music and opera.
- Surf Festival in Biarritz - Middle of July
- Nice Jazz Festival - 22.07.2004 - 29.07.2004
- Jazz in Marciac
- During August
Festival in 13th century town, Gascony. First two weeks of August.
- Berlioz festival in Côte Saint-André
- During August
Concerts at the composer’s birthplace near Lyon.
- Fête des Vendanges. Bordeaux - During
September
- Dance Biennial. Lyon
- During September
Gathering of the world’s finest choreographers (3 weeks). This
year’s theme: Terra Latina.
- Fêtes de Nuit. Versailles
- During September
Louis XIV’s palace is the backdrop for a pageant from yesteryear,
with costumes, music, dancing, fireworks, and a sound-and-light show.
- Icarus Cup
Masquerade Flights in
St-Hilaire du Trovet
- During September
A fun flying festival, with some 80 zany paragliders and hang
gliders jumping off high cliffs in costume (as cows, three little pigs,
traffic cones).
- Les Trois Glorieuses. Beaune - In the
middle of December
Famous Hospices de Beaune auction of new wines from Burgundy, three
days.
Public festivals, Folk festivals, Folklore
- Carnival - In March
Mardi Gras in Nice is famously festive, and this year's theme is "King
of Com.media".
- Fetes Johanniques. Orleans
- 06.05.2004 - 08.05.2004
Commemoration of Joan of Arc's arrival in Orleans. Cathedral
illuminations, religious ceremonies, military parade.
- D-Day 58th Anniversary Ceremonies in the Normandy
- 05.06.2004 - 06.06.2004
Quiet, poignant commemoration of the Allied landings in 1944.
- International Fireworks Festival. Cannes
- 14.07.2004 - 24.08.2004
Every weekend.
- Christmas - 25.12.2004 - 26.12.2004
The christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ
- Christmas market in Lyon - 01.12.2004 -
24.12.2004
80 chalet-style shops sell such crafts items as figurines, regional
produce and local crafts.
Other
- Poisson d'Avril - 01.04.2004
April Fool's Day, French style. People paste paper fish on the backs
of the unsuspecting.
- Fete des Gardians in Arles - 01.05.2004
Procession of the Camargue region's cowboys
- Europe Day - 09.05.2004
- French Open tennis championship. Paris -
26.05.2004 - 08.06.2004
- Paris Marathon - 01.06.2004
Starts on the Champs-Elysees, heads southeast to Chateau de Vincennes,
before returning west to the Avenue Foch.
- Le Mans auto race
- 14.06.2004 - 15.06.2004
The 24 hours of endurance, Formula 1.
- Fete de la Musique in Paris - 21.06.2004
Musicians from around the world perform in venues throughout Paris.
- Tour de France
- 05.07.2004 - 28.07.2004
Ultimate bicycle race. 2003 marks the centennial since the first
Tour de France. Starts in Paris, circles through France and finishes
back in the capital.
- Bastille Day - 14.07.2004
Independence Day in Paris and throughout France. Military parades,
fireworks, firemen’s balls (street dances).
- Davis Cup Final
- During December
ATP tennis tournament.
Important trade fairs
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APPROFAL - 08.01.2004 - 12.01.2004 Paris (France)
International Furnishings Supplier's Exhibition
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JOUET - UNIVERS D'ENFANT - 11.01.2004 - 14.01.2004 Paris (France)
International Toy Fair
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SIG PRO - 19.01.2004 - 21.01.2004 Grenoble (France)
International Winter Sports Exhibition Trade Show
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LINGERIE - 23.01.2004 - 26.01.2004 Paris (France)
International Lingerie Exhibition
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MIDEM - 25.01.2004 - 29.01.2004 Cannes (France)
International Record and Music Publishing Market
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PRINT'OR - 01.02.2004 - 03.02.2004 Lyon (France)
European Jewellery Fair
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INDIGO - 25.02.2004 - 28.02.2004 Paris (France)
International Exhibition of Design and Textile Production
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SIA - 28.02.2004 - 07.03.2004 Paris (France)
International Agricultural Show
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International Fair - 06.03.2004 - 15.03.2004 Nice (France)
International fair in Nice
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SITL - 09.03.2004 - 12.03.2004 Paris (France)
International Week of Transport and Logistics
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EXPOBOIS - 10.03.2004 - 13.03.2004 Paris (France)
International Exhibition of Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers and
Timber Industries
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World Tourism and Travel Fair - 11.03.2004 - 14.03.2004 Paris (France)
World Tourism and Travel Fair in Paris
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International Fair - 12.03.2004 - 22.03.2004 Lyon (France)
International fair in Lyon
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SIF - 19.03.2004 - 22.03.2004 Paris (France)
International Franchise Exhibition
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LIVRE - 19.03.2004 - 24.03.2004 Paris (France)
Book Fair
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Machine-Outil - 22.03.2004 - 26.03.2004 Paris (France)
International Exhibition of Production Equipment for the Mechanical
Industries
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MIP-TV - 29.03.2004 - 02.04.2004 Cannes (France)
International Television Programme Market
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COMDEX IT - 30.03.2004 - 01.04.2004 Paris (France)
Information Technology Exhibition
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MILIA - 31.03.2004 - 02.04.2004 Cannes (France)
The World's Interactive Content Marketplace
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International Fair - 02.04.2004 - 12.04.2004 Nantes (France)
International fair in Nantes
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International Model Construction Trade Fair and Games Show - 10.04.2004
- 18.04.2004 Paris (France)
International model construction trade fair and games show in Paris
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International Trade Fair - 29.04.2004 - 09.05.2004 Paris (France)
International trade fair in Paris
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INTERMEDICA - May 2004 Paris (France)
International Medical Technology Exhibition
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MUSICORA - 06.05.2004 - 10.05.2004 Paris (France)
International Exhibition of Classical Music
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Marche Du Film - 12.05.2004 - 22.05.2004 Cannes (France)
International Film Market
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International Fair of Bordeaux - 15.05.2004 - 24.05.2004 Bordeaux
(France)
International fair in Bordeaux
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International Fair - 28.05.2004 - 07.06.2004 Nancy (France)
International fair in Nancy
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European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition -
07.06.2004 - 11.06.2004 Paris (France)
European Energy Exhibition in Paris
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International Trade Fair - September 2004 Marseille (France)
International trade fair in Marseille
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European Fair - September 2004 Strasbourg (France)
European fair in Strasbourg
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INNOVACT - September 2004 Reims (France)
International Exhibition on Innovations for Young Enterprises
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International Motor Show - 25.09.2004 - 10.10.2004 Paris (France)
International car and vehicle fair in Paris
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MICRONORA - 28.09.2004 - 01.10.2004 Besancon (France)
International Microtechnics Exhibition
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SITEF - October 2004 Toulouse (France)
International Market for Advanced Technologies
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Metz International Trade Fair - 01.10.2004 - 11.10.2004 Metz (France)
International fair in Metz
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MIPCOM - 04.10.2004 - 08.10.2004 Cannes (France)
International Film and Programme Market for TV, Video, Calbe &
Satellite
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PHYSIQUE - 19.10.2004 - 21.10.2004 Paris (France)
Physics Exhibition
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FIAC - 20.10.2004 - 25.10.2004 Paris (France)
International Art Fair
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EXPOPROTECTION/FEU - 02.11.2004 - 05.11.2004 Paris (France)
International Exhibition of Protection, Security and Safety
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PARIS PHOTO - 11.11.2004 - 14.11.2004 Paris (France)
International Fair for 19th Century, Modern and Contemporary
Photography
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ILTM - December 2004 Cannes (France)
International Luxury Travel Market
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NAUTIQUE - 03.12.2004 - 13.12.2004 Paris (France)
International Paris Boat Show
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ELEC - 06.12.2004 - 10.12.2004 Paris (France)
International Electricity and Automation Exhibition
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