Festival Arts et Vigne
Each August this 31st-edition festival transforms one of France's Most Beautiful Villages into an open-air gallery and wine village, opening with a costumed tasting in the caves of the old village followed by a long communal table supper in the medieval lanes.
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"Held in one of Ardèche's most characterful basalt villages, this four-day votive fair blends fairground rides, nightly bals, a traditional soap-box race and the sale of local pognes bread in a genuinely festive village setting."
Fête votive de Jaujac
"In the historic capital of Beaujolais (population ~2,000), this five-day wine festival marks the midnight release of Beaujolais Nouveau with a torchlit procession, sarment-burning ceremony, tasting circuits of all 12 appellations and gastronomic evening dinners."
Les Sarmentelles de Beaujeu
"The annual village fête of Grignan, set below the Renaissance château that Madame de Sévigné made famous, reaches its climax with a synchronised fireworks display at midnight on 26 July, preceded by days of pétanque, dancing, and street animation."
Fête Votive de Grignan
"Each July the village of Saoû, nestled beneath the dramatic Forêt de Saoû, holds a one-day fair entirely devoted to the small Picodon goat's cheese, drawing over 10,000 visitors for tastings, producers' stalls, and village-square festivities."
Fête du Picodon
"A free seven-day outdoor theatre festival in its 9th edition, using the medieval stone streets, squares, and panoramic terraces of hilltop Olmeto as natural stages for tragedy, contemporary creation, and poetry."
Festival de l'Olmu
"An intimate lyric opera festival staged each summer inside the twin medieval castles of one of France's most beautiful classified villages, where Offenbach's comic operas are followed by convivial table d'hotes with the cast in the castle's inner courtyard."
Festival des Châteaux de Bruniquel
"A nine-day eclectic programme of high-calibre performing arts installed along the Creuse riverside in a handsome market town of 5,000 people, acclaimed as one of the summer highlights of the Berry."
Festival Les Intemporel-les
"A delightfully irreverent street-arts festival in the spa village of Salies-de-Béarn, blending circus, theatre, and eco-responsible gastronomy across three summer evenings in the medieval lanes."
Fête des Sottises
"Three evenings of stand-up comedy under the stars at the Théâtre de Verdure de Brando in the seaside village of Erbalunga, with a line-up that mixes household French comic names with sharp emerging acts."
Cap sur le Rire
"Set in and around the magnificent medieval abbey of Saint-Riquier, this long-running five-day festival brings world and classical music performances to one of Picardy's most beautifully preserved small towns."
Festival de Saint-Riquier Baie de Somme