Festivities and festivals in Provence

Avignon

Every July, Avignon welcomes actors, musicians and street performers from across the world to its annual festival.
Festival Avignon (external link, you quit the Moulin Saint Michel website.)

Orange

Opera festival staged in the Roman theatre (2009: Verdi: La Traviata, Concert Symphonique, Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana, Leoncavallo: Pagliacci).
More about the opera festival in Orange (external link)

Vaison la Romaine

The Vaison–la–Romaine Dance Festival (external link) staged in the Roman theatre.

Les Choralies

Every three years singers from all over the world meet in Vaison la Romaine for Europe's most significant Chorus Festival (August 2010).

Les Journées Gourmandes:

Three days at the beginning of November are dedicated to the gourmet.

Valréas

la Valse des As, in May and September: street theatre all over the city.

Sault

In mid–August the lavender festival takes place in Sault. Visit the region of Sault during the flowering of the lavender fields (July August). Learn more about the lavender route (external link).

Isle–sur–la–Sorgue

The first Sunday in August the marché flottant ("floating market") takes place in Isle–sur–la–Sorgue.