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Alès Cratère surfaces (street theatre; early July).

Annecy Les Noctibules (street theatre; second week July).

Arles Gypsy and World Music Festival (mid-July).

Aurillac International Street Theatre Festival (late Aug; www.aurillac.net).

Avignon Dance and Drama Festival (July; www.festival-avignon.com).

Bastia World Music Festival (Oct–Nov).

Beaune Baroque Music Festival (early July to early Aug; www.festivalbeaune.com).

Belfort Eurockéennes Rock Festival (early July; www.eurockeennes.fr).

Biarritz Surf Festival (mid-July; www.biarritzsurffestival.com).

Bordeaux Fête Le Vin (late June in even-numbered years; www.bordeaux-fete-le-vin.com).

Calvi Jazz Festival (late June; www.calvi-jazz-festival.com); Rencontres de Chants Polyphoniques (mid-Sept).

Cannes International Film Festival (May; www.festival-cannes.com).

Chalon-sur-Saône International Festival of Street Artists (third week July; www.chalondanslarue.com).

Charleville-Mézières Triennial World Festival of Puppet Theatre (late Sept; 2003; www.marionnette.com).

Clermont-Ferrand Festival of Short Films (late Jan/early Feb; www.clermont-filmfest.com).

ColmarColmar International Classical Music Festival (July; www.festival-colmar.com).

Créteil (outskirts of Paris) International Festival of Women's Films (end March/early April; www.filmsdefemmes.com).

Dijon International Folk and Wine Festival (late Aug/early Sept; www.folkloriades.org).

Dinard Chamber Music Festival (Aug; www.festival-music-dinard.com).

Gannat (near Vichy) World Folk Festival (late July).

Grenoble Festival of European Theatre (street theatre; first week July).

Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival (mid-July).

La Rochelle International Film Festival (end June/early July; www.festival-larochelle.org); Contemporary Music Festival (mid-July).

La Roque d'Anthéron International Piano Festival (mid-July to mid-Aug; www.festival-piano.com).

Les Arcs Chamber Music Festival (late July to early Aug).

Les Stes-Maries-de-la-Mer Gypsy festivals (May 24 & 25; October 22 & 23).

Limoges International Francophone Theatre Festival (end Sept to mid-Oct).

Locronan Breton Pardon de la Troménie (second Sun July).

Lorient Festival Interceltique (early Aug).

Lyon Les Nuits de Fourvière (performance arts; mid-June to mid-Sept; www.nuits-de-fourviere.fr); Biennial Dance Festival (Sept 2003; www.biennale-de-lyon.org).

Marciac Jazz in Marciac (early Aug; www.jazzinmarciac.com).

Menton Fête du Citron (first two weeks following Mardi Gras; www.feteducitron.com); Chamber Music Festival (Aug).

Metz Contemporary Music Festival (mid-Oct to mid-Nov).

Mont-de-Marsan Flamenco Festival (early July).

Montpellier International Dance Festival (late June to mid-July); Classical Music Festival (mid-July to early Aug); Festival of Mediterranean Film (late Oct to early Nov; www.cinemed.tm.fr).

Mulhouse Jazz Festival (Aug; www.jazz-mulhouse.org).

Nancy Jazz Pulsations (Oct; www.nancyjazzpulsations.com).

Nice Carnival (Jan/Feb; www.nicecarnaval.com); Jazz Festival (July; www.nicejazzfest.com); Contemporary Music Festival (early Nov).

Nîmes La Féria de Nîmes (bullfights; Pentecost/Whitsun).

Orange Chorégie (opera; July–Aug; www.choregies.asso.fr).

Orcival Procession of Notre-Dame d'Orcival (Ascension Day).

Paris St-Denis music festival (June to mid-July; www.festival-saint-denis.fr);

Gay Pride aka La Marche des Fièrtés, Lesbienne, Gai, Bi & Trans (late June; www.inter-lgbt.org); La Villette Jazz Festival (Sept; www.la-villette.com); Festival d'Automne (performance arts & exhibitions; mid-Sept to mid-Dec; www.festival-automne.com); Biennial des Anitquaires (antiques fair; Sept 2004); Foire International d'Art Contemporain (Oct); Les Inrockuptibles (music festival; Nov); Festival d'Art Sacré (music festival; mid-Nov to mid-Dec).

Parthenay Jazz Festival (late June to mid-July); International Festival of Traditional Music (late Aug).

Périgueux International Mime Festival (early Aug; www.ville-perigueux.fr/mimos).

Perpignan International Festival of Photojournalism (late Aug to mid-Sept; www.visapourlimage.com).

Prades Festival Pablo Casals (classical music; late July to mid-Aug; www.prades-festival-casals.com).

Puy-en-Velay Festival of the Roi de l'Oiseau (mid-Sept; www.roideloiseau.com.

Quimper Semaines Musicales (classical music; Aug; www.semaines-musicales-quimper.org).

Reims Flâneries Musicales d'Été (June–Aug).

Rennes Tombées de la Nuit (performance arts; June to early July; www.ville-rennes.fr/tdn); Les Transmusicales (rock; early Dec; www.lestrans.com).

St-Lizier Chamber Music Festival (late July to early Aug).

St-Malo La Route du Rock (Aug).

Strasbourg Musica (contemporary music; Sept–Oct; www.festival-musica.org); European Film Festival (Nov); Jazz d'Or (Nov; www.jazzdoor.com).

Uzès Festival de la Nouvelle Danse (June).

Vaison-la-Romaine Festival of Theatre and Contemporary Dance (mid-July to early Aug; www.vaison-festival.com).

Vienne Jazz à Vienne (July–Aug; www.jazzavienne.com).