Event Search: Aquitaine

The annual late-summer Basque Coast Music Festival features orchestras, choirs and soloists - all producing classical music of a very high standard. Performances take place in the many…

If you're in Bordeaux in September, don't miss the Marathon du Médoc. Runners pass pretty chateaux and vineyards en route through the Médoc to Pauillac. Find a shady spot, crack open a bottle…

Bordeaux's Flea Market, or Grand Déballage de Brocante, takes place four times a year on the Place Saint-Michel, near the quayside and Saint-Michel Church. Visitors enjoy car-free streets and…

Inspired by finding a wild boar preserved by salt in the Pyrenean foothills, two 11th-century huntsmen founded Salies-de-Béarn. The Salt Festival, which commemorates the town's heritage, is…

Glittering stalactites and stalagmites are the main attraction at the Fontirou Caves. The intricate web of underground grottoes, caverns and chambers near Agen in the heart of the Lot Valley…

Bordeaux's north-eastern wine district, Saint-Emilion, announces the beginning of the grape harvest with the spectacular Ban des Vendanges. A host of viticultural ceremonies take place in the…

It's considered a great accolade to perform at Bordeaux's International Organ Festival, held each year in the Saint-André Cathedral. Concerts take place on Tuesdays from mid-June until…

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bordeaux boasts a rich architectural heritage and it's all free to explore during the two-day Journées du Patrimoine festival. Explore imposing 18th-century…

Every year the Foire d'Agen, held in the city's Parc des Expositions, draws crowds of 50,000 to its programme of concerts, shows, exhibitions and fairground rides. One highlight is the animal…

The Biarritz Dance Festival, le Temps d'Aimer La Danse, is among the best European festivals devoted solely to dance, in all its guises. Visitors can take in everything from breakdancing to…

Every last Friday of the month, enthusiasts don their skates for Bordeaux's Nuit des Rollers - organised skates that leave from the Place Pey Berlan. Even if you don't fancy taking part…

Stroll around the Jardin des Nénuphars Latour-Marliac in the Lot-et-Garonne and enjoy the water lily gardens, beautiful ponds and lakes that inspired Claude Monet. The gardens also house a…

Libourne's Auto Moto Car Show roars in to the streets around the Quai du Priourat each autumn. Come to see vintage motors parked up alongside the latest models, from Ford and Fiat to Ferrari.

On the first Sunday of the month, outside the Église Saint Jacques in the beautiful Place Pélissière, Bergerac holds its bric-a-brac fair (or brocante). Come and see what odds and ends you can…

Latin America takes centre stage at the Biarritz Festival, with a week of exhibitions and concerts dedicated to Latino culture. The highlight is the film competition, in which respected…

The Quiksilver Pro France leg of surfing's ASP World Tour starts in Hossegor, and rolls through south-west France, stopping wherever the swell is best. The coast has a reputation for fast…

Wine growers, pleased to see their harvest safely gathered, live it up in the wine-growing centre of Sigoulès in the Dordogne. The Fête des Vendanges includes a torchlit procession around the…

Bordeaux's Salon des Antiquaires at Hangar 14 welcomes top antique dealers to display their wares. All are in pristine condition and quality-checked by the on-site team of experts. Browse 17th…

Bordeaux comes out in force each autumn to celebrate the new vintage. In Notre Dame, a vast wine-cum-antiques fair, the Fête Du Vin Nouveau, invades the streets. Over 10,000 visitors browse…

During the Festival of Sacred Music in and around Dax, lovers of church music can enjoy performances by orchestras, choirs, soloists and organists. Events are centred around the famous…