Events and festivals in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on October 3-4, 2026: the Marseille International Fair brings its thousand exhibitors to Parc Chanot, as the Arles photography festival closes and Arcs-sur-Argens celebrates its honey.
The first big weekend of October in Provence. At Parc Chanot, in Marseille, the fair opens its gates from September 25 to October 5, 2026. Events and festivals in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on October 3-4, 2026: the Marseille International Fair brings its thousand exhibitors to Parc Chanot, as the Arles photography festival closes and Arcs-sur-Argens celebrates its honey.
The Marseille International Fair
The Marseille International Fair takes over Parc Chanot. It stands by the Rond-Point du Prado, in Marseille. Founded in 1924, it has remained, autumn after autumn, the great commercial gathering of the South.
Each edition brings together a thousand exhibitors across 120,000 square metres. Halls and esplanades answer each other there. Six sectors sit side by side, from home living to food, from outdoor life to fashion, through to an international stage, and five of them carry a defined name while the sixth completes this vast commercial route.
The fair opened its gates on September 25, 2026. For eleven days, through October 5, Marseille runs on this great gathering.
In 2025, for its centenary edition, it had drawn more than 260,000 visitors across the halls and esplanades of Parc Chanot. This new edition, for its part, closes this Monday, October 5.
The rest of the weekend
In Mouans-Sartoux, the Book Festival closes its three days this Sunday, October 4. More than 300 authors gather at the Centre Culturel des Cèdres. In Nice, Un Festival C'est Trop Court! takes over Le 109, at 89 route de Turin, through October 9. Screenings, competitions, masterclasses and industry meetings fill the week. Founded in 2000 by the Héliotrope association, it pits young filmmakers against each other in its Compétition Européenne and Courts d'ici sections.
In Marseille, the actoral festival brings together more than two hundred artists. Theatre, dance and visual art unfold there, across venues in Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, notably at 202 B, rue Breteuil. Founded in 2001 by stage director Hubert Colas, it runs every autumn for three weeks, through October 10.
In Arcs-sur-Argens, the Honey Festival brings together more than 30 beekeepers around a craft market. It ranks among the oldest beekeeping gatherings in the Var. Local honeys, propolis and beeswax fill the stalls. Comparative tastings, beekeeping demonstrations and educational activities run through this free, family event on the first weekend of October. In Ollioules, the Olive Festival celebrates a tree that stands for Provence, a treasure of the Var countryside. Olive oil producers, local craftspeople, storytellers and musicians gather there. This event reached its 33rd edition in 2025, under autumn colours.