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AT A GLANCE January 2022
1st January 2022 - 31st January 2022
Around the region January 2022
The P-O Life team wishes all our readers a happy, healthy new year.
Don’t forget to check out our dedicated Christmas Market article, a lot of them run for a few more weeks yet.
| WHEN & WHERE? | WHAT? |
|---|---|
| Throughout the year | Fairs and festivals around the region, little and large, celebrating every imaginable ‘produit de terroir’, |
| Saturday 1st 10.30am Esplanade Charles Trenet, Argelès sur Mer |
First dip of the year. |
| Saturday 1st 11.30am Espace Méditerranée, Canet en Roussillon |
First dip of the year. |
| Sunday 2nd, 4.30pm Palais des Congrès, Perpignan |
La valse impériale. Local conductor Daniel Tosi’s traditional new year waltz celebration. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Tuesday 4th, 5pm Palais des Congrès, Perpignan |
Baroque concert from Trio Astrolabi. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Thursday 6th, 5.30pm La Fabrica, Ille sur Têt |
Night market. Musical atmosphere and local artisanal products. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Friday 7th, 8.30pm Théâtre de l’Etang, Saint Estève |
Viktor Vincent Mental Circus. |
| Friday 7th – Saturday 8th Les Angles |
Garosnow 2022. Live music festival in the ski station. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Saturday 8th, 8.30pm Théâtre des Aspres, Thuir |
Odyssey. Contemporary dance based on the classic Homer tale. Find out more here. |
| Saturday 8th, 9pm Cinéma Jaurès, Argelès sur Mer |
Altair : Australia. Test your French with this stunning visual documentary of the land down under, from the great west coast to Tasmania. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Saturday 8th – Sunday 9th Font Romeu |
Romeufontaine. Witness the fittest and the bravest athletes as they compete in this winter trail running event. Sign up or find out more here. |
| Sunday 9th, 3.30pm / 5pm Théâtre des Aspres, Thuir |
Lù. A modern art performance combining dance and multimedia projections. Find out more here. |
| Wednesday 12th – Sunday 16th Font Romeu |
Freestyle ski world cup. The biggest names in freeride skiing take on steep slopes, huge drops and all with flair and style. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Thursday 13th, 5.30pm La Fabrica, Ille sur Têt |
Night market. Musical atmosphere and local artisanal products. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Thursday 13th, 8.30pm Théâtre de l’Archipel, Perpignan |
Offenbach et ses amis. The prestigious Orchestre National de France welcomes in the new year with a special celebratory concert. Find out more here. |
| Thursday 13th, 8.30pm Théâtre de l’Etang, Saint Estève |
Cajun Bouexi Band. |
| Friday 14th, 12.30pm Théâtre de l’Archipel, Perpignan |
Concert sandwich. Lunchbreak entertainment with live concert from Duo French Touch. Find out more here. |
| Saturday 15th, 8pm Salle Marcel Oms, Alenya |
New Year’s Concert from OSAR. A celebratory first concert of the year from local orchestre OSAR. |
| Saturday 15th, 8.30pm Théâtre de l’Archipel, Perpignan |
Angélique Kidjo. Concert from Grammy Award winning Beninese musician, inspired by greats such as Nina Simone and Talking Heads. Find out more here. |
| Saturday 15th – Thursday 20th Les Angles |
Festival de l’aventure. Modern day heros tell their tales of conquering the highest, steepest, hottest, coldest, wildest regions of our planet. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Sunday 16th, 6pm Salle Marcel Oms, Alenya |
New Year’s Concert from OSAR. A celebratory first concert of the year from local orchestre OSAR. |
| Thursday 20th, 5.30pm La Fabrica, Ille sur Têt |
Night market. Musical atmosphere and local artisanal products. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Saturday 22nd, 8.30pm Salle Marcel Oms, Alénya |
Concert de Violeta Duarte. Argentinian artist has taken Catalonia as her adopted home and performs as part of Alenya’s cultural season. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Saturday 22nd, 8.30pm Les Angles |
Concert de l’orchestre symphonique étuidant de Toulous. Student and researcher orchestra performs Smetana, Tchaïkovski and Borodine. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Saturday 22nd, 8.30pm Théâtre des Aspres, Thuir |
Magic Hands. 13 piece jazz band and tap dancer. Find out more here. |
| Thursday 27th Parc des Expos, Perpignan |
Forum des études supérieures et des métiers. Higher education and job fair. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Thursday 27th, 5.30pm La Fabrica, Ille sur Têt |
Night market. Musical atmosphere and local artisanal products. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
| Saturday 29th, 4pm Eglise, Torreilles |
Concert gospel from the choir Coeur de Chauffe. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more details. |
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*Photo credit: Tourisme Conflent Canigou
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