Vendanges en Fête
Since 1996, this Catalan fishing port's vendanges festival sees the harvest arrive by traditional barque catalane directly from the terraced Banyuls and Collioure vineyards to the harbour, accompanied by a village vigneron of fifteen domaines, seafood markets and fanfares.
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"Eauze, capital of Armagnac, marks the feast of Saint-Vincent with a costumed confraternity parade, blessing of the vines, and a communal gascon feast featuring Cotes de Gascogne wines and Armagnac in the village salle des fetes."
Saint-Vincent des Vignerons
"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 beloved community music festival run by 300 volunteers on the shores of a lake beside one of Occitanie's most picturesque classified villages, blending major French artists with local talent and local produce over three summer evenings."
Festival Les Terres Rouges
"One of France's oldest medieval festivals, held since 1971 in one of the country's most beautiful classified bastide villages, where costumed knights, troubadours, fire shows and a medieval banquet take over the steep 13th-century streets of Cordes-sur-Ciel each July."
Fêtes Médiévales du Grand Fauconnier
"A nine-day Camargue-tradition fête votive founded in 1942, celebrating its 85th edition in 2026 with daily abrivados, bandidos and courses camarguaises through the streets of this small Petite Camargue village."
Fête Votive d'Aimargues
"The 39th edition of this free Assumption Day festival at Sault's open-air hippodrome crowns the harvest with the French Sickle Lavender Harvesting Championship, distillation demonstrations and a large producers' market set against the backdrop of Mont Ventoux."
Fête de la Lavande de Sault
"A bank-holiday bread festival and patron-saint fair in the hamlet of Fierville-les-Mines in the Manche bocage, celebrating traditional bread-making alongside a rural livestock fair on La Lande."
Fête du Pain et Foire Saint-Gilles de Fierville-les-Mines
"In the 64th edition of this flagship Alsatian wine village celebration, the medieval lanes of Eguisheim fill with open vigneron courtyards, folklore processions, a wine queen coronation and lampion dancing amid half-timbered houses."
Fête des Vignerons d'Eguisheim
"A long-standing tripe fair in this Loire wine-village near Saumur, where the local comité des fêtes serves up the classic Angevin dish alongside music, a market and festive village atmosphere."
Foire aux tripes de Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies
"On the 15th edition of this Loire vineyard celebration, around thirty vignerons of the AOC Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny open their casks in the village centre for free tastings all day, preceded by guided vineyard rambles at dawn."
Fête des vendanges de Cheverny
"A convivial cider and fantasy festival on the Calvados coast at Merville-Franceville-Plage blending Norman cider culture with costumed medieval and dragon-themed entertainment for all ages."
Festival Cidre et Dragon