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TOP JAZZ
5 FESTIVALS

Nice Jazz Festival (Jul)
A glitzy event.
Paris Jazz Festival
(Jun & Jul)
Held in the Parc Floral
on summer weekends.
Jazz in Marciac
(Jul & Aug)
A three-week festival
with big-name acts.
Jazz à Juan (Jul)
Always features New
Orleans jazz bands.
Jazz à Vienne
(Jun & Jul)
Hosted in the town’s
Roman theatre.

Traditional Carousing
Celebrations of traditional
French culture abound, and are a
great way to discover more
about France’s minority cultures.
Experience authentic Breton
culture at Lorient’s Festival
Interceltique, a celebration of
song and dance in traditional
costumes. In the Pyrénées,
Les Fêtes de Bayonne is hosted
each July, inviting visitors to join
the festayres (revellers) and
paint the town red.

A parade at the Festival
Interceltique in Lorient

Fabulous Film Festivals
Cannes might be the industry highlight, but
France boasts several other prestigious film
festivals. Open to anyone, the week-long Lyon
Festival of Light revels in films new and old,
with screenings and themed evenings that
make it a favourite for families and night owls.
The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival,
with the second-largest audience after Cannes,
shows only short films, while
the Annecy International
Watching a short at Animation Film Festival has
Clermont-Ferrand free open-air screenings.

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