Events in France

All across Paris ice rinks pop up during the winters allowing the public to skate among the city lights of Paris and enjoy the beautiful sights during the holiday season. Keep your eye out as plenty of rinks are built throughout the city and most of them are free. It’s a great way to spend an evening with the family or friends.

Also known as the Promenade du Boeuf Gras (Fat Cow Parade), the annual Paris Carnival is a lively event enjoyed by thousands of Parisians. The festival includes plenty of food, singing, dancing, and a parade that winds its way through the streets of Paris. Be sure to attend this festival to find out how Parisians celebrate this tradition that started in 1274.

What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than do it in the City of Love. Each year the city of Paris lets couples and soon to be couples purchase announcement boards that are usually reserved for city messages and information, and place their message of love on them. The messages stay up just for the day to be seen by everybody who passes by.

The most popular event in France's Cote d'Azur Region is the Nice Carnival, held for 10 days from mid-February into March. Originally (the Carnival was seen as a last chance to indulge themselves before the 40 day fasting of Lent. These days, millions of visitors travel to Nice each year to participate in the festivities. Events taking place at the Carnival include flower parades down the Promenade des Anglais, masquerade balls, fireworks, musical concerts and more.

For over 60 years the resort city of Cannes holds one of the most significant and glamorous film festivals in the world. Hundreds of films are shown, in every genre. Movie stars from all over the world show up to this prestigious event and the budding stars bloom after their debut at the festival.

Each year, Reims has a festival to celebrate the memory of French patron saint Joan of Arc. Their are shows and historical living epics. During the event you can walk through the wooden houses of the medieval market while enjoying music and light shows.