Festival trip guides

Discover the Mois Molière theatre festival in Versailles: its history, open-air venues, program of classical and contemporary plays, and practical tips for booking tickets and exploring the city.

Montpellier Danse is an international contemporary dance festival held each summer in Montpellier, France. This guide covers the main venues, ticket options, free events, and practical tips so you can plan your visit around the places and performances that suit you.

Montpellier pulses with festivals throughout the year, from summer dance and music celebrations to spring literary and wine events. Use this guide—anchored in official sources—to plan your trip around the city's rich cultural calendar, with practical tips on venues, timing, and booking.

Planning a trip to see opera or classical music in Montpellier? This guide covers the two main venues—the historic Opéra Comédie and the modern Opéra Berlioz inside Le Corum—plus the institution behind them, booking details, and practical tips for your visit.

Summer in Montpellier means balmy evenings on the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle, where Les Estivales de Montpellier transform the city every Friday from July to August. This guide helps you plan a trip around open-air concerts, Languedoc wine tastings, and crafts markets.

Musica Festival transforms Strasbourg each autumn into a hub of contemporary music. This guide covers how to buy tickets, typical price ranges, which events tend to sell out, and practical tips for accessing venues in Strasbourg and Colmar.

Musica is Strasbourg's international contemporary music festival, presenting groundbreaking 20th-century works and new pieces by today's composers each autumn. This guide covers its focus, key venues, and practical tips for attending across the city.

Nancy's Christmas market is really a Saint-Nicolas market, celebrating Lorraine's patron saint from late November to early January. Discover the Grand Village on Place Charles III, gourmet hamlets, the parade, and the videomapping on Place Stanislas.

Nancy's Christmas market is actually the Saint-Nicolas market, spread across five squares in the historic center. From the main village on Place Charles III to the Ferris wheel on Place de la Carrière, here's how to plan your visit.

Discover the Nancy International Film Festival (FIFNL), a short film festival in France. This guide covers its history, program, awards, venue, and how to submit a film.

The Carnival of Nice unfolds over two weeks in February, a vibrant mix of daytime Carnival Parades and elegant Flower Parades, ending with the fiery Burning of the King. Timing your visit hinges on understanding this annual rhythm and checking official channels, as dates shift each year.

Planning to attend the Carnival of Nice? This guide breaks down how to buy tickets, the differences between Zone A and Zone B grandstands, pedestrian-area pricing, and the rules for free costume entry, so you can pick the viewing spot that fits your budget.