Avignon Special Events
January
Horse show.
Avignon Exhibition Park
Website: www.cheval-passion.com
Les Hivernales d'Avignon
February-March
Festival of contemporary dance.
City centre
Website: www.hivernales-avignon.com
Fête de la Musique
June
Music festival with free concerts.
Throughout the city
Website: www.fetedelamusique.culture.fr
Avignon Film Festival
June
Independent French-American cinema festival.
Cinema Vox, place de l'Horloge
Website: www.avignonfilmfest.com
Festival d'Avignon
July
Three-week dance, music and theatre festival.
Various venues
Website: www.festival-avignon.com
Festival Off
July
Three-week arts fringe festival.
Various venues
Website: www.avignonleoff.com
Tremplin Jazz
July-August
Cloître des Carmes and Palais des Papes courtyard
Website: www.trempjazz.com
Avignon Blues Festival
August-September
Blues concerts in various venues.
Website: www.lavoixdublues.fr.st
Ban des Vendanges (Harvest Banns)
September
Wine and gastronomy celebration to observe the start of the harvest of the Côtes du Rhône, on the banks of the river.
Website: www.banvendanges.com
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