Calendar of carnivals and fairs in the Bouches-du-rhône

Street fairs

Street fairs, carnivals and funfairs light up the towns and villages of Provence all year round. Get in the mood with merry-go-rounds, music and street entertainers – every day is a party in Provence!

Provence abounds with street fairs and carnivals in all seasons. Between traditional fairs, national celebrations, processions, street fairs, historic reconstructions, street dances, funfairs and firework displays, your diary will be packed with festive dates taking place in every corner of the Bouches-du-Rhône. What's more, this is a great way to get a new angle on the towns and villages of Provence, with guaranteed fun, frolics and laughter to boot!
Among Provence's top carnival venues, we recommend Arles, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, attracting around 1000,000 spectators every year!

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Venetian evening

Fanfares bandas - Annual program - At 22 h 30: great pyromelodic show in the garden of La Rode. -From 19h to midnight, live shows in the city center of the 3 districts and the garden of Rode. Convenient: the city center will be closed to traffic from 19h to 1h.

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Les flâneries au miroir

Tourisme - Adorned in their finery, they will stroll throughout the city for your greatest pleasure. The costumed walks in 2020: - Saturday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Jonquières. - Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Ferrières, with a visit to the Italian market, at the water's edge and to the green theater. - Sunday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the…

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La Pastorale Maurel

Gastronomie - At 12h: aperitif, meal (either the Provencal stew on January 5, or aioli on January 19), rosé or red wine of Saint-Julien, tangerines and papillotes, coffee. At 14:30: show followed by a tasting of the cake of kings and the glass of friendship (cider). The stew is a recipe from Provence made of beef marinated in red wine, carrots and herbs.…

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