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Music in the Air
France’s most famous music
festival – the 24-hour Fête de
la Musique, held annually on
21 June – has now spread to
more than 120 countries, and
remains extraordinarily
popular throughout France
itself. Bands take over the
DISCOVER France Your Way keep the party going all night
streets and squares, and
street parties and food stalls
long. Alternatively, the Nuits
Sonore in Lyons (held in late
May/early June) is one of the
coolest electronic music
festivals anywhere in
Europe, or you could rock till
you drop at the Rock en Seine
festival in Paris (late August).

10 million
Musicians performing as
part of the renowned Fête The average number
de la Musique in Marseille of people who join the
celebrations at Fête de
la Musique.
FRANCE FOR
FESTIVALS

Village festivals honouring a patron saint or the wine harvest or a local
food. Lavish city festivals celebrating music, theatre and the performing
arts. Celebrations of cinema or the circus. Whenever and wherever you are
in France, there’s always something going on.

Celebrating
Circus Arts
The French adore circuses –
and not just the old-fashioned
kind. They are renowned
throughout the world for
new-generation circuses,
which combine theatrical
perfor mance with a 21st-
century take on tradi tional
circus skills. Join thousands
of visitors in the big top at
the biggest, the Festival
International du Cirque de
Massy each January – just
stick to the human acts.

Trapeze artists balancing
at the Festival International
du Cirque de Massy

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