 FRANCE
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Colmar International Festival. [July] Festival International de Colmar 8, rue Kléber - F-68000 Colmar. Tél: +00 33 (0)3 89 20 68 97 - Fax: +00 33 (0)3 89 41 34 13.
Its first period, with Munchinger, the great German conductor, and his Stuttgard chamber orchestra, lasted ten years from 1980 to 1989. The festival remained during that time an event attracting only local and regional interest.
Karl Munchinger Vladimir Spivakov The experience it acquired with Karl Munchinger led the Colmar festival to develop in a completely different direction during its second period.
By choosing Vladimir Spivakov, a Russian violinist and conductor of international renown, as its Artistic Director, the new International Festival of Colmar immediately became part of the international musical arena, in terms of image and reputation.
It has become a formidable promotional tool for Colmar and Alsace, setting itself the goal of contributing to the international influence of the region through a top-quality classical music event.
 
Festival de Saint-Denis. [May-June] 6, place de la Légion d’Honneur, 93200 Saint-Denis. Tél: 01 48 13 12 10. Fax : 01 48 13 02 81.
Festival d'Avignon. [July] Bureau du Festival d'Avignon. Cloître Saint-Louis 20, rue du portail Boquier. 84 000 Avignon. Tél: +33 (0)4 90 27 66 50. Fax: +33 (0)4 90 27 66 83. - Antenne parisienne, Festival d'Avignon, 10, passage du Chantier, 75012 Paris. Tél: +33 (0)1 56 95 48 50. Fax : +33 (0)1 44 73 44 03.
The mission of the Festival is to show-case French and foreign contemporary drama and dance creations and stage performances in general - about forty productions each year - to an ever-growing audience (around 100,000). There are about twenty, rather unusual, performance venues in Avignon and nearby the city including cloisters, churches, the famous Pope's Palace, an old stone quarry and school halls.
Each year the Festival changes its programme which, since 2004, has been determined with an associate artist. It is largely composed of productions which, when the Festival's artistic director selects them, have never been performed in front of an audience before. In fact, many of them are first seen on stage in public at the Festival.
Festival de l' Epau. [October] Centre Culturel de la Sarthe. 40, rue Joinville, 72072 Le Mans Cedex 9. France. Tel: +33 2 43 54 73 45. Fax: +33 2 43 54 71 02.
A classical music festival with concerts in the medieval monument of Abbaye de l'Epau. The symphonic, oratoric and chamber programmes are focusing the Viennese music heritage, i.e. the classical values of Central-European music history.
Festival International de Piano de la Roque d'Anthéron. [July-August] Parc de Florans, 13640 La Roque d'Anthéron, France. Tel: +33 (0)4 42 50 51 15. Fax: +33 (0)4 42 50 46 95
For 25 years the International Piano Festival of La Roque d’Anthéron has been an outstanding meeting place for piano lovers. The most famous international interpreters perform on stage in the ‘Parc de Florans’, which acts as an auditorium in open air, spreading the most enchanting music. The Festival of La Roque d’Anthéron offers the opportunity to discover talented youngsters and a multiplicity of music, ranging from classical, to contemporary music, jazz, electronic…
Chatou Ham Fair. [March] Ile-de-France Tourist Office. Espace du Tourisme Ile-de-France, Le Carrousel du Louvre, Place de la Pyramide Inversée, 99 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Tel: +33 (0) 1 44 50 19 98. Fax: +33 (0) 1 44 50 19 99.
Ham, foie gras from south-western France and Savoyard cheeses. First two days for professionals only, after that, the fair opens to the public.
World Pastry Cup. [January] Euroexpo, Lyon. Caroline DELAVENNE. Organisation, Logistique, Technique. Tél: +33 (0)4 72 22 31 41
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Nice Jazz Festival. [July]
The NICE JAZZ FEST, one of three major jazz events in Europe with Montreux and The Hague, draws more than 45,000 spectators every summer with its 500 plus musicians, 8 days, 75 concerts and 120 hours of magic and music! Every night from 7 pm to midnight, 3 stages present a prestigious array of world-famous artists.
In the historic surroundings of a gallo-roman site, a relaxed and warm, family-like atmosphere where audiences and artists meet naturally.
The NICE JAZZ FEST is a musically eclectic event covering all aspects of jazz music, from African roots to avant-garde sounds, from gospel and blues to fusion and urban funk.
Over the years, it has made its mark as the most outstanding event in southern Europe.
Reims Jazz Festival. [November] Château Pommery Reims.
Vienne Jazz Festival, France. [June - July] One of the major festival of the French jazz festival calender.
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Dieppe International Kite Festival. []
One of the principal characteristics of the International Dieppe Kite Festival is its international character with the presence, with each edition, of more than thirty invited countries. Every 2 years, they are eight hectares of lawns between the city and the sea which are offered to thekitefliers and the public. This exceptional area forms a kind of natural amphitheatre. This innovative festival presents all the disciplines of the kite. Best teams and pilots of kites, the best creative artists, but also a broad panel of traditional kites are faithful to go.
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