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Papillons de Nuit and Honfleur Sailors' Festival: Normandy goes full throttle for Pentecost May 22-24, 2026
50,000 fans at Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves, maritime pilgrimage in Honfleur, comics in Cherbourg, literature in Rouen: 10 Normandy picks for Pentecost weekend.
Les 3 Éléphants in Laval, Festival de l'Épau and the Cadre Noir: Loire region this weekend
Les 3 Éléphants in Laval, Festival de l'Épau in Le Mans, Saint Jazz sur Vie in Vendée: 11 picks across the Loire region for Pentecost weekend May 22-24, 2026.
From the Oignies mining site to Amiens' floating gardens: Hauts-de-France over Pentecost
Yellow Festival near Amiens, NAME electronic on a UNESCO mining site, Amiens' floating gardens reopening: 10 picks for Pentecost weekend May 22-24 in northern France.
Jardin du Michel, NL Contest and Museums Night: 12 picks in eastern France this weekend
Jardin du Michel festival near Toul, NL Contest urban sports in Strasbourg, European Museums Night everywhere: our Grand Est selection for Pentecost weekend May 22-24.
Belfort hosts university music while Dole goes brass-band crazy: Burgundy-Franche-Comté in full festival mode
FIMU in Belfort, Circus and Brass Bands in Dole, the Bague horse race in Semur and a musical marathon in Mâcon: 11 festivals in Burgundy-Franche-Comté this weekend.
Vic-Fezensac feria, Aubrac transhumance and silent cinema in Anères: Occitanie at Pentecost
Thirteen departments, thirteen moods: Pentecôtavic in Vic-Fezensac, Aubrac transhumance, Gruissan festejades and silent cinema with live piano in Anères. Eleven picks to criss-cross Occitanie this weekend.
Île-de-France Pentecost weekend May 22-24, 2026: 11 festivals worth booking
Marvellous Island electronic festival in Torcy, vintage aircraft meeting in Cerny, Fantastique pop-culture fair at Bois de Vincennes: 11 Île-de-France highlights for Pentecost 2026.
72 hours in New Aquitaine: Andalusian feria in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pentecost in Parthenay and philosophers in Saint-Émilion
From the Basque Country to Bergerac via Bordeaux, the 2026 Pentecost weekend mobilises all of New Aquitaine: flamenco in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, carnival floats in Parthenay, philosophy in Saint-Émilion.
From Sancerre wines to Perche Highland Games: our Centre-Val de Loire Pentecost notebook
Sancerre wine fair, Highland Games at Thiron-Gardais, snail festival in Berry and flower-float parade in Aigurande: 12 well-rooted picks for Pentecost in Centre-Val de Loire.
From Lake Nantua to the Forez hills: our Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes weekend notebook
Cult student festival in Villeurbanne, traditional jazz in Châtel-Guyon, medieval celebration in Crest and Cantal transhumance: eleven festivals to crisscross Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes this Pentecost weekend.
Brittany this Ascension weekend: Saint-Yves pilgrimage, cod festival and street arts
Maritime heritage in Binic, century-old Saint-Yves pilgrimage in Tréguier, free medieval-fantasy festival near Rennes: 10 Breton highlights for the May Ascension long weekend.
Cannes Film Festival, Saint-Tropez Bravade and Cassis wine fair: the French Riviera in intimate format
Cannes Film Festival on the Croisette, centuries-old Saint-Tropez Bravade, Camargue nature and Cassis wine fete: seven concentrated but striking events for Ascension weekend in the French Riviera.