| 2000 |
| DATE |
CITY |
EVENT |
PLACE |
| April
to early October |
Versailles
|
"Grandes
Eaux Musicales de Versailles" - Every Sunday at
11:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., plus Saturdays at same hours,
July & August. Grand display set to music of the numerous
fountains of the Versailles gardens. "Fêtes de Nuit",
historical scenes and "tableaux" at the grand
"Bassin de Neptune": Saturday nights at 10:30
pm, in July as well as nights in August and early September. |
 |
| Mid-April/End
Sept. |
Mont-St-Michel
|
"Les
Imaginaires du Mont-St-Michel" - A sound-and-light
itinerary through the maze of corridors and stairways of
the abbey. Weekends and holidays Mid-April through May,
and every evening early June through en of September. |
|
| April
27 through January 7, 2001 |
Nantes
|
"Jules
Verne and Imaginary Worlds" - An exhibition on
the relationship between science and fiction will be held
in several venues in Nantes, birthplace of Jules Verne.
The Fine Arts Museum will exhibit 20th-century artists who
created imaginary worlds (Kandinsky, Max Ernst along side
Lithuanian painter Ciurlonis and Romanian sculptor Paciurea.
The jewel of Nantes, the Château des Ducs de Bretagne, will
showcase "Extraordinary Journeys" and 3-tiered
exhibition of the world under the seas, the subterranean
world and the heavens, all inspired by the major work of
Jules Verne. |
|
| April
29 to September 4 |
Nice
|
"Les
Rivages du Monde" - Major retrospective of the
Nice-born artist Yves Klein. 130 works and paintings, including
his remarkable 1950s monochromes and 1960 & 1961 monochromes
and Monogold. Collections from the Yves Klein Archives in
Paris |
MAMAC
(Musée d’art Moderne et d’art contemporain)
www.nice-coteazur.org
|
| May
20 to September 2 |
Les Epesses
|
"Cinéscénie
du Puy-du-Fou/Jacques Maupillier paysan vendéen" -
Monumental multi-media sound and light spectacle in the
ruins of the Château du Puy-du-Fou, recounting the life
of a Vendée family from the French Revolution to our day
- 650 actors from 11 area villages create over 3000 characters.
Fridays and Saturdays |
info@puydufou.tm.fr |
| May
31 to Sept. 11 |
Paris
|
"Picasso
Sculpteur" - Exhibition of sculptures by Picasso |
Musée
National d’Art Moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou |
| June
1 to July 31 |
Aix-en-Provence
|
Millenium
Edition of the "Festival International d’art lyrique
d'Aix-en-Provence" - International Music and Opera
Festival - Classical Operas and concerts in the European
tradition as well as music from Africa, Asia, the Middle
East. Featured artists : Pierre Boulez, William Christie,
René Jacobs, Gustav, Leonhardt, Sir Simon Rattle |
|
| June
5 to July 14 |
Seine St-Denis
|
"
Festival de St Denis" - Classical music festival. |
|
| June
to early August |
Lyon
|
"Nuits
de Fourvière"- Theater and music in Lyon’s old
quarter Roman theaters. |
|
| Mid-June
to late October |
Chaumont-sur-Loire
|
9th
Annual International Gardens Festival |
|
| Mid-June
to late Sept. |
Asnières-sur-Oise
|
"Saison
Musicale 2000 "- a series of concerts ranging from
medieval contemporary music in the Abbaye de Royaumont. |
|
| June
21 to September 21 |
Bourges
|
"A
Summer in Bourges" - Concerts of Classical Music
, Jazz and music from around the world |
Every
evening at monuments and other locations in the city |
| June
24 through Sept. 30 |
Reims
|
Sound
and light show every Saturday evening at 9:30 p.m.on the
facade and in the nave of the celebrated Saint-Rémi Basilica,
the 11th and 12th century basilica landmarked as a UNESCO
World Heritage monument. |
|
| June
25 to October 15 |
Céret/Languedoc
|
"Chaïm
Soutine - Céret 1919/1922" - Retrospective of works
gathered from collections worldwide of the artists paintings
(portraits, still lifes, and landscapes) |
Musée
d’Art Moderne |
| June
29 to July 9 |
Evian
|
21st
"Rencontres Musicales d'Evian" - International
classical and chamber music festival. |
|
| June
30 to July 2 |
Deauville
|
"Jumping
International" - One of France’s major equestrian
competitions. |
|
| June
30 to July 13 |
Vienne
|
"Jazz
à Vienne" - 19th annual International Jazz Festival
which takes place in the city’s Roman amphitheater. |
|
| June
30 to August 27 |
Reims
|
"Flaneries
Musicales d’Eté" - a program of over 150 concerts,
most of them free of charge, in the most unexpected locations
in Reims (courtyards, gardens) and most prestigious monuments,
including the Cathédrale Notre Dame, the St-Rémi Basilica
or the Palais de Tau. |
|
| June
30 to July 30 |
Beaune
|
"Festival
International de Musique Baroque et classique" - Masterpieces
of Baroque music staged in the 15th century Hospices
de Beaune. |
Hospices
de Beaune |
| Late
June to early-July |
Paris
|
La
Villette Jazz Festival - International Jazz Festival featuring
well known artists and emerging talent - Concerts, jazz
workshops |
Cité
de Musique/Grande Halle at La Villette |
| Late
June to mid-July |
Paris
|
16th
Annual Chopin Festival - Concerts and piano recitals |
Orangerie
de Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne |
| Late
June/end August |
St-Guilhem-le-Désert
|
"Saison
Musicale" - Chamber Music Festival in the ruins of
the famed St-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey (New York’s Cloister
is a replica built with stones from St-Guilhem and St-Michel-de-Cuxa
- Languedoc-Roussillon region). |
|
| Late
June to late August |
Paris
|
"Fête
des Tuileries" - Summer-long fair in the Tuileries
Gardens, with games, carousels and the giant Ferris wheel |
Espace
des Feuillants, Jardin des Tuileries |
| Late
June to early Sept. |
Chartres
|
International
Organ Festival - Concerts every Sunday at 4:45 p.m. on the
great organ of the Chartres Cathedral - the last Sunday
is the acclaimed International Organ Music Competition.
|
Chartres
Cathedral |
| 1st
2 weeks of July |
Antibes/Juan-les-Pins
|
"Jazz
à Juan" 39th Annual International Jazz Festival |
Pinède
Gould |
| July
1 to 23 |
France
|
The
87th Annual Tour de France bicycle race. |
|
| July
through September |
Paris
|
"Festival
Musique en l’Ile" - Classical music concerts,
oratorios and chamber music in 3 prestigious Paris churches.
|
Sainte-Chapelle,
Eglise St-Louis-en-l’Ile, Eglise St-Germain-des-Prés |
| July
(3 weeks) |
Avignon
|
Festival
d'Avignon : 52st edition of avant-garde summer festival,
presenting new productions and talent, in theater, dance
and music. |
|
| July
(3 weeks) |
Orange
|
"Les
Chorégies d'Orange" - major Provence music and opera
festival, set in one of the world's best preserved Roman
theaters. |
|
| Early-July
(2 days) |
Deauville
|
International
Equestrian Competition. |
|
| Early-July
(3 days) |
Belfort-Malsaucy
|
"Eurokéennes"
- 10th anniversary of the International and French Rock
festival which takes place 5 miles from Belfort in the Franche-Comté. |
|
| July
13 to 17 |
Brest (Brittany)
|
Brest
2000 - Huge gathering of over 3,000 ships from past
and present-day |
e-mail:
contact@brest2000.asso.fr |
| July
14\ Bastille Day |
Paris & France
|
SPECIAL
Millenium EDITON
July 13 : Grand Paris Ball
July 14 : traditional military
parade down the Champs-Elysées - followed at sundown by
prestigious fireworks. The Trocadéro (facing the Eiffel
Tower) - Elsewhere in France : parades, balls and
fireworks in most cities, towns and villages.
|
Place
de la Bastille |
| Also
July 14 Bastille Day 2000 |
France/Millenium
|
"The
Incredible Picnic"- Over 3 million people will
attend what will most certainly be the world’s largest
picnic, to be held between 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. along the 620
mile-long Méridienne Verte. This epic "déjeuner
sur l’herbe" will take place from Dunkerque--via
Paris-- to the Pyrénées town of Prats-de-Mollo, through
8 regions and 337 towns and villages. |
www.francetourism.com |
| Weekends
from July 14 through August 31 |
Cannes
|
"Festival
International d’Art Pyrotechnique " - International
Fireworks festival. |
|
| Mid-July
to Mid-August |
Paris
|
"Paris
Quartiers d’Eté" - Paris neighborhoods Festival
- Theater, dance, concerts and events |
Tuileries
Gardens, Palais Royal, Arènes de Lutèce, La Villette, banks
of the Seine, Buttes-Chaumont Park |
| Mid-July
(10 days) |
Nice
|
Nice
Jazz Festival |
Cimiez |
| Mid-July
(1 week) |
Dinan
|
"Rencontres
Internationales de harpe celtique" - International
Celtic Harp Festival held in one of Brittany’s most
charming inland walled-towns, perched above the Rance River. |
|
| Mid-July
(2 days) |
Cordes
|
"Fetes
du Grand Fauconnier" - Medieval Festival. |
|
| 3rd
week/July (6 days) |
Quimper
|
"Festival
de Cornouaille" - Traditional folk art, music, dance
and celebrations. |
|
| Late
July (10 days) |
Cannes
|
"Nuits
Musicales du Suquet" - Chamber music festival in Cannes’
historic Suquet district which overlooks the old port. |
|
| Late
July to mid August |
Prades
|
"The
49th Annual Pablo Casals Festival" - Over 20 concerts
performed by the world’s finest chamber music ensembles. |
|
| Late
July till mid-August |
Aubusson
|
Classical
Music Festival. |
|
| Late
July to mid-August |
Noirlac
|
17th
annual "Eté de Noirlac" - Classical, sacred, and
medieval Chamber music festival held in the renowned Cistercian
abbey near Bourges. |
Cistercian
abbey |
| 1st
week in August |
Oloron-Ste-Marie
|
36th
Annual Folkloric Festival of the Pyrenees - Dance, music,
arts and crafts. |
|
| Early
August (10 days) |
Marciac
|
Marciac
Jazz Festival - 20th Annual International Jazz festival
set in a 13th century Gascony town. |
|
| August
4 to 13 |
Lorient/Brittany
|
"Festival
Inter-Celtique de Lorient" - Celebration of Celtic
folklore and heritage in Brittany, featuring 4000 traditional
and musicians, singers, dancers and painters from all Celtic
nations. |
E-mail:
festival@azimut-com.fr |
| August
24 to Sept. 3 |
La Chaise-Dieu
|
"Festival
International de Musique de la Chaise-Dieu" - International
Classical and Baroque Music Festival in this ancient Auvergne
village know for its 14th century "Abbaye St-Robert" |
www.leprogres.fr/festival-chaise-dieu |
| Late
August/early Sept. |
Colmar
|
Colmar
International Music Festival. |
|
| 3rd
week-en August |
Cagnes-sur-Mer
|
19th
Annual Championship of square Bocci Balls. |
|
| Late
August/Sept |
Lyon
|
"Festival
Berlioz" . |
|
| End-August/early
Sept |
Dijon
|
"Folkloriades
Internationales et fêtes de la vigne" - Folkloric dances
and music from 5 continents, and wine festival. |
|
| End
August/mid-Sept |
St-Jean de Luz
|
"Maurice
Ravel Festival" - Concerts and master classes |
Académie
internationale de musique Maurice Ravel |
| Late
August (2 days) |
Céret (Languedoc)
|
"Festival
International de danses de Sardanes" - International
Dance Festival of the traditional Catalan dances called
"Sardanes", including Catalan music and folkloric
events |
Streets
of Céret |
| September
8 to 30 |
Lyon
|
"Biennale
de la danse" - International bienniale dance festival
gathering the worlds finest choreographers |
info@biennale-de-lyon.org |
| Early
September |
Deauville
|
25th
annual American Film Festival. |
|
| Early
September (1 day) |
Médoc/Aquitaine
|
"Marathon
des Châteaux du Médoc et des Graves" - 14th Annual
Médoc Marathon - Marathon through the Bordeaux/Médoc area
and its legendary wine villages, chateaux estates, and vineyards.
Half of the 7500 participants will be costumed, and each
village and estate on the itinerary will offer spectators
music, wine tastings, parties and other events. |
|
| Early
September (2 days) |
Lille
|
"La
Grande Braderie de Lille" -flea market and fair . |
|
| Early
Sept. (2 weeks) |
Toulouse
|
"Piano
aux Jacobins" - 17th Annual Piano recitals Festival
at Toulouse’s prestigious 13th century Jacobins
Cloisters. |
Jacobins
Cloisters |
| Mid
September (10 days) |
Paris
|
FIAC
- International Contemporary Art Fair |
Paris
Expo, Porte de Versailles www.fiac.reed-oip.fr |
| September
14 to 17 |
Reims
|
Inauguration
of the grand organs of the Saint-Rémi Basilica |
|
| September
15 to 24 |
Besançon
|
"Festival
International de musique de Besançon/Franche-Comté"
- Classical music festival in the capital of Franche-Comté
and region. Major symphony orchestras perform during 2 weekends
ending with a international competition of young conductors. |
|
| Sept.
15 to October 1 |
Paris
|
20th
Biennial International Antique Fair. 120 exhibitors from
Europe and the United States |
Carrousel
du Louvre |
| September
17 to 19 |
Ajaccio/Corsica
|
"Fêtes
Napoléoniennes" - Feast in honor of the islands
illustrious son, Napoleon Bonaparte, who was born in Ajaccio
August 15, 1769. |
|
| September
21 or 22 to October 7 |
Strasbourg
|
"Musica
‘99" - International Contemporary Music Festival
- New creations. |
E-mail:
musica67@cybercable.tm.fr |
| 3rd
week-end Sept. |
Paris & France
|
"Journées
du Patrimoine". Open house and free admission to the
nation’s historical monuments, including public and
private buildings not usually open to the public. |
|
| Late
September through Late December |
Paris
|
"Festival
d’automne" - Paris’ autumn festival featuring
theater, ballet, film retrospectives, music, opera and exhibitions
in different venues throughout the city and close environs. |
|
| Sept.
30 to Oct. 15 |
Paris
|
"Mondial
de l'Automobile" - Biennial Int'l Auto Show. |
Porte
de Versailles Convention Center |
| October
1 |
Paris
|
"Prix
de l’Arc de Triomphe" - One of France’s most
prestigious horse races |
Longchamp
Race Track |
| October
3 through January 8, 2001 |
Paris
|
"Vision
du Futur" - Exhibition retracing the how humanity
has envisioned its future from Neolithic times to the 20th
century |
Grand
Palais |
| 1st
2 weeks in October |
Auch
|
Contemporary
Dance and Music Festival |
|
| Late
October/1week |
Antibes-Juan les Pins
|
"Festival
Mondial de l’Image Sous-Mariine" - International,
Festival of underwater images. |
|
| November
1 to 12 |
Dijon
|
International
Gastronomic Fair. |
|
| November
16 to December 4 |
Paris
|
"International
Dance Festival of Paris" - 9th edition of this
biennial event at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. |
Théâtre
des Champs-Elysées |
| November
18, 19, 20 |
Beaune
|
"Les
Trois Glorieuses" - Prestigious three-day international
Burgundy wine auction in the renowned 15th Century Hospices
de Beaune, with events at the Clos Vougeot and
in Meursault
November 18 : "Chapitre
au Clos-de-Vougeot"
|
Hospices de Beaune
|
| November
19 : "Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction" |
Clos
Vougeot |
| November
20 : "La Paulée de Meursault" |
Meursault |
| December |
Montbéliard
|
"Les
Lumières de Noël" - Montbéliard’s annual Christmas
market offers Christmas shoppers and visitors, gifts, toys,
local crafts and specialties from over 100 craftsmen who
set-up lively shops around the Protestant Temple Saint-Martin.
In the evening 60,000 lights brighten the city. Other festivities
include parades of light and the arrival of Saint-Nicolas
early December. |
|
| End
of November through December |
Alsace
|
Traditional
Christmas markets in 35 cities and smaller historic towns
throughout the region. The festive outdoor markets offer
Christmas trees and decorations, seasonal preserves and
sweets, as well as decorative objects for nativity scenes,
local crafts, toys and gifts. The oldest Christmas market,
held for 430 years, is in Strasbourg, the capital of Alsace
(December 1999). Other notable markets are in the medieval
towns of Kaysersberg (December), Colmar (November), Riquewihr
(Dec.) and Selestat (December). |
Strasbourg.
Other notable markets are in the medieval towns of Kaysersberg
(December), Colmar (November), Riquewihr (Dec.) and Selestat
(December). |
| End
of November through early January 2001 |
Provence
|
The
"Santons Fairs", in Arles, Marseille, Apt &
Tarascon - Santons are traditional hand-made clay figurines
depicting traditional Provençal life. They are especially
used throughout the region for the Christmas season’s
Nativity scenes. |
Arles |
| December
2 to 24 |
Besançon
|
Christmas
Fair. |
|
| 1st
week of December |
Cannes
|
International
Dance Festival. |
Palais
des Festivals. |
| December
8 |
Lyon
|
"Fête
des lumières" - In honor of the Virgin Mary, every
city window is decorated and lit with small candles. |
|
| Mid-December
(2 days) |
Mougins
|
Christmas
Market (Nativity scene displayed throughout the month of
December). |
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