Category: Events

  Public holidays in France, called fêtes or jours fériés are very important to the French with national holidays and several religious and traditional celebrations ...

European Heritage days in France – known as the Journées Européennes du Patrimoine,  take place over a weekend each September. More than 16,000 historical buildings, ...

Every August, the French Association of Astronomy organises the Nuites des Etoiles – “The Starry Nights”.  It is an initiative that takes place across the ...

14th July is Bastille Day and in France the Eiffel Tower in Paris is the centre of the Bastille Day Universe! 14th July celebrations in ...

Bastille Day is one of the most important days in the calendar of France celebrating the history of the French Revolution When is Bastille Day ...

Visit gardens in France: private and public gardens all over France open for a weekend – on the first weekend of each June the “Rendez-vous ...

8th May is Victory Day in France and a bank holiday. La fête de la Victoire, le jour de la liberation – is a holiday ...

The European Night of the Museums (French Nuites des Musées). All over France and in 36 other European countries, thousands of museums open their doors ...

May 1st is May Day in France and a public holiday. Banks, post offices, stores and other businesses close in France, though in Paris and ...