EVENTS AT A GLANCE October 2026
1st October - 31st October
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Around the region October 2025
| WHEN & WHERE? | WHAT? |
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| Throughout the year | Fairs and festivals around the region, little and large, celebrating every imaginable ‘produit de terroir’. |
| Throughout the year | Catch a bargain or get rid of your junk at one of the many vide-greniers across the region. |
| Monday-Friday throughout October Anse de Paulilles, Port Vendres | Barques Catalanes. Test your French with a guided visit of a workshop that restores traditional Catalan boats. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Thursday 1st – Saturday 3rd Théâtre de l’Etang, Saint Estève | SEM le Blues. 10th and final edition of the annual blues festival, with 6 bands over 3 evenings. 20€ for 1 evening (2 concerts) / 44€ for all 3 evenings (6 concerts). Ticket office. |
| Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th Céret | Ecofestival.26th edition of Céret’s annual environmental festival, with conferences, exhibitions, screenings, activities and more. This year’s theme is La forêt, notre meilleure alliée, with a tribute to botanist Francis Hallé. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th Argelès sur Mer | 100 Miles Pyrénées Méditerranée. Four spectacular trail races from 36km to a frankly bonkers 175km, crossing the P-O from the mountains to the Mediterranean and finishing at Château de Valmy, Argelès-sur-Mer. More info 100 Miles Sud de la France. |
| Saturday 3rd – Sunday 4th Canet en Roussillon | La Rose Canétoise.Two days of walking, running and family activities in support of the fight against cancer, with races, a 12km hike, kids’ events and more. Don your pink and get involved! Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Wednesday 7th – Sunday 11th Banyuls sur Mer | Fête des Vendanges. Banyuls celebrates 30 years of its fabulous harvest festival! Five days of wine, food, music, tastings, vineyard activities and Catalan traditions, culminating in the famous beach feast and arrival of the grape harvest by Catalan boat. Read More Vendanges en Fête. |
| Sunday 11th, 6pm Caves Ecoiffier, Alénya | L’Opéra sans parole.The Orchestre Symphonique d’Alénya-Roussillon takes on the greats of opera, with orchestral works from Carmen, The Magic Flute, Aida and more. Part of the Vendanges d’Octobre festival. Read More. |
| Wednesday 14th – Sunday 18th Port Vendres | Hissons les Voix, Hissons les Mots! 7th edition of this literary festival celebrating the spoken and written word, with author meetings, discussions, readings and performances. This year also celebrates 5 years of Librairie Oxymore. Free. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. MORE INFO |
| Friday 9th – Sunday 11th Parc des Expos, Perpignan | Fête de l’agriculture. Agriculture and farming festival. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Friday 9th – Monday 12th Parc des Expos, Perpignan | Salon Viv’Habitat. Property, decoration and interior design exhibition. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Sunday 18th Salses-le-Château | Run for Boobs. First edition of this brilliantly named Octobre Rose charity event! Choose between a 10km run or a family-friendly 3km run/walk through the vineyards and garrigue. 100% of profits go to breast cancer charities. 6€–12€ See More |
| Saturday 10th, 10am – 7pm Perpignan | Trobades médiévales. |
| TBC Domaine Deprade Jorda, Argelès sur Mer | Les nuits des vins primeurs. Celebrate the first wine of the season with music, food and more. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Friday 16th – Sunday 18th Across the Pyrénées-Orientales | Vignobles en Scène. Formerly the Fascinant Week-end, this celebration of wine tourism returns with a weekend of tastings, vineyard visits, food, heritage and special events celebrating our fabulous local wines. More info on P-O Life |
| TBC Arles sur Tech | Rencontre européenne de Ferronerie. European iron-mongers’ festival. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Friday 16th – Sunday 18th Tresserre | Festa de les Bruixes. |
| Saturday 17th, from 7pm Caves Ecoiffier, Alénya | Nuit Blanche.Eat, drink and be merry at this late-night highlight of the Vendanges d’Octobre, with local wine, food and an evening of theatre, music and performances. Shows from 9pm. 10€ adults / 5€ children. FIND OUT MORE |
| Friday 23rd, 9pm Collections de Saint-Cyprien | Musiques du Monde. Groove Factory bring the sound of Amy Winehouse to Saint-Cyprien, with Sabrina and her musicians performing an evening of pop, soul and groove. 5€. Booking recommended. |
| TBC Bibliothèque, Baixas | Salon du Lego. Lego festival. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Saturday 24th October – Sunday 22nd November Parc des Expositions, Perpignan | Foire de la Saint Martin. |
| Saturday 31st Saint-Cyprien | Halloween in Saint-Cyprien.Ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night take over Saint-Cyprien for a day of spooky family fun, rounded off with a spectacular Halloween firework display at the port at 9pm. Free. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
Late October – Sunday 8th November Argelès-sur-Mer | Abrac’Argelès. Argelès works its magic with its annual festival of illusion, featuring family activities, magic shows and some seriously clever sorcery, before culminating in three nights of spectacular shows and galas in November. Contact the Office de Tourisme for the full programme. |
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