  All
set for the truffle season!
The
markets are open from November to March (mornings):
Apt : Saturday mornings.
Carpentras :
Friday
starting 21th Nov
Richerenches : Saturday
starting 15th
Valréas : Wednesday
starting 15th Nov
Aups : Thursday
starting 27th Nov
Richerenches is the largest market in the region in terms of volume. It organises
truffle omelette tasting sessions and truffle menus almost every
Saturday lunchtime.
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35th World Festival of Underwater Images in Antibes 
 One of the most beautiful showcases of the world of silence, with astonishing
discoveries at the bottom of deep abysses, unprecedented journeys
to the very ends of the wildest dreams, the high-tech camera work
deserves a special mention.
From 29th October to 2nd November |
 Salon
du Palais Gourmand (Gourmet
Exhibition) 7th-11th November at Cagnes sur Mer and at St Raphaël from Nov 28th to Dec 1st.
Inspiration
for preparing menus for the festive season and some ideas to try out
straight away
: Gastronomy
festival inMandelieu 14th-17th Nov and in Monaco from Nov 28th to Dec 1st. |
 Journées Gourmandes in Vaison la Romaine
five days devoted to glorious food... over 100 exhibitors display the
gastronomic delights of Provence. A feast for the taste buds and
for the eyes! Marquees in the town centre.
From 30th October to 2nd November |
  For
whose still in good shape after all these foods :
St Rémy13.5
km or 7,5 km from the Traversée des Alpilles 1st Nov.
Pour les plus entrainés :
Marathon Nice-Cannes Nov 9th
42.195 km along the sea
 Roll
up for health food ! Cadenet Cabbage Soup Mountain
Bike Rally : waymarked
route with refreshments. The rally is of course followed by the excellent,
celebrated Cabbage Soup!
16th November |
 Fête du Livre at Toulon
Nearly
300 writers of the current literary panorama will be present, the
set of themes part will be this year devoted to"littérature et sensibilité gastronomique".
(Place d'Armes)
21th-23th November |
 11 November should be fun in Saintes
Marie de la Mer with Camarguais festivities
and big abrivado s festival : bulls are released, controlled
by horsemen and brought into the bull ring. Their progress is greeted
by cries of joy and cries of fear - emotions are guaranteed to run
high...
10th 11th November |
Avignon  St. Andre's Fair
Traditional fair along
the ramparts, and then the Christmas market takes over on Dec 1th
until the 31th, in the Place de l'Horloge where more than 40 artisans
propose santons, Provençal fabrics, pottery, art handicrafts, Christmas
decorations and also fine wines, foie gras, chocolates, etc...
From
30 November to 1st December
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Pays
d'Aix en Provence
Festival Tous Courts
 High
place of discovery and defense of the young creation, the festival
is the place to be. Its reputation of revealing the young talent
has now become obvious : Delphine Gleize, Eric Zonca, François Ozon,
Mathieu Kassovitz, Cédric Klapisch, Vincent Ravalec, etc... are
the directors who came at the Festival.
24th November to 6th December
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 Come and visit Provence Prestige exhibition in Arles
and
discover the art of living in Provence. A refined and original
environment which every year charms over 30 000 visitors.  150
exhibitors offer their most prestigious products: gastronomy, ornaments,
and leisure. The opportunity to discover the art of Provence "know
how" and as early as November start doing your Christmas shopping
From 27th November to 1st December |
Wine
and Gastronomy Fair
Allauch 9 Nov,
for
connaisseurs of wine and good food
Istres 14th-16th November
Sausset les Pins 15th-16th November
Visan 22th November : Fête
des vins primeurs
Marseille 21th-24th November
(Chanot)
Meyrargues du 28 au 30 Novembre
Valréas 21th and Avignon 20th : Festival of Côtes du Rhône primeurs guild procession, son
et lumière, shows, festivities in the streets, fireworks and as many
tastings and samples as you could wish for...
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"Diner
with a Wine grower" evenings at Châteauneuf
du Pape
: Every friday evening, a wine grower from the  Chateauneuf
du Pape or Côtes du Rhône appellation will invite you
to their table in the wine cellar of the La Sommellerie restaurant
and will share their passion for wine with you. They will present
their vineyards to you and above all will enable you to taste their
best wines, selected to complement the chef's specially prepared
meal. (reservations only)
3th, 6th and 21th Nov, 5th Dec. |
 The
483th St Siffrein Fair in Carpentras :This
traditional agricultural and trade show has been taking place for
over 400 years.
On November 27th the town will bustle with over 1,000 stallholders :
flea market, horse fair, crafts, local products, activities and the
chance to do a bit of Christmas shopping.
27th
to 30th November |
 Festival
Manca in Nice, Grasse and Monaco :
International
Festival of contemporary musics!
"La fabbrica illuminata "
From
14th to 22th November
10th Festival of russian cinema
and arts at Nice
 To celabrate this birthday, ten events (theater, music show, opera, dances, concerts, exhibitions...) to remember
great artistic traditionals talents of this nation.
From 25th to 30th November |
 Fête of the shepherds in Istres
During
one week, Istres joins again with the traditions of Provence by organizing
various events associated with its ancestral habits. The
visitors can attend with taken care of the shepherds, the contest
of sheepdogs, the procession of transhumance and other folk spectacles
before losing itself in the stands of the artisanal fair.
From Nov 28th to Dec 7th |
 Festival
of Books for Children and Young People at Aubagne.
Multimedia
space, treasure hunt, workshops for children and young people, literary
chocolate and performance based on texts from children's literature...
giving a (good) taste for reading.
From 13th to 16th November
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At Vallauris :
 The
International Biennale contemporary ceramics of Vallauris exposes in 7 different places magnificent and unique pieces. Switzerland is guest of honour of this year.
Untill Nov. 17th |
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Antique fairs : 
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