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AT A GLANCE September 2023
1st September 2023 - 30th September 2023
Around the region September 2023
| WHEN & WHERE? | WHAT? |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Throughout September | Forums des associations. |
| Until 23rd September Across the region | Festival Courts Circuits 66. Festival & competition of short films, with screenings in towns across the region. Website. |
| Thursday 31st August – Saturday 2nd Villa Palauda, Thuir | Festival Pellicu-live. Festival combining, music, film and gastronomy. Website. |
| Thursday 31st – Sunday 3rd Banyuls sur Mer | Blue Tech Show. Tech innovation around water, sea and environment, with entertainment, exhibitions and more. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Friday 1st Port-Vendres | Fête du bicentenaire. 200th anniversary of Port Vendres. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Friday 1st, 6pm Le Racou, Argelès sur Mer | Rac’o Jazz. Free jazz festival. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Saturday 2nd Banyuls sur Mer | Fête de fin d’été. Send off the summer season with a day of celebrations, dancing and fun for the whole family. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Saturday 2nd Collioure | Diada Catalana. Traditional Catalan celebrations. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Saturday 2nd Maureillas las Illas | Catal Festa. Traditional Catalan celebrations. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Saturday 2nd Saint Cyprien | Salon du livre. Book fair with signings, readings and more. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Saturday 2nd, 9.30pm Pézilla la Rivière | Jeux de sorcières. Witching hour in Pézilla with pyrotechnic display and street performers. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Saturday 2nd – Sunday 17th Perpignan | Visa pour l’Image. |
| Sunday 3rd Céret | Fête du livre. Book fair with signings, readings and more. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Sunday 3rd, 5pm Eglise, Ria | Canticel Concert. |
| Monday 4th – Friday 8th Online | Free 5-day Pilates Challenge from Fit 66. |
| Thursday 7th Prat de Farga, Maureillas | CSF Walk for Life. |
| Friday 8th, 7.30pm Cloisters, Saint Génis des Fontaines | Choir concert. Local choirs, La Mi Bémol and Chorale International d’Albera perform popular music, some of it quite unusual! Website. |
| Saturday 9th, 10am Villefranche de Conflent | Concert on the train jaune. Enjoy the spectacular scenery with tales and stories, traditional Catalan music and more. Animations free with a regular return ticket. Website. |
| Saturday 9th, 6pm Chapelle de Juhègues, Torreilles | Pyrenean Warriors. Heavy metal festival. Online ticket office. |
| Saturday 9th – Sunday 10th Collioure | Festival de fanfare. Street music and parades with the joyous Catalan fanfares. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Saturday 9th – Sunday 10th Collioure | Festival de fanfare. Street music and parades with the joyous Catalan fanfares. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Sunday 10th, 4pm Prades | Fête de l’escalade. Demonstrations, competitions & initiations for different climbing disciplines. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Sunday 10th, 5pm Salle des Fêtes, le Perthus | Automne musical en Vallespir festival. |
| Friday 15th – Sunday 17th Saint Cyprien | Festa major. |
| Saturday 16th Le Vallespir | Bearman Xtreme Triathlon. |
| Saturday 16th, 4.30pm Eglise, Les Cluses | Automne musical en Vallespir festival. |
| Saturday 16th – Sunday 17th Across the region | Journées européennes de patrimoine. |
| Saturday 16th – Sunday 17th Canet en Roussillon | La ferme à Canet. |
| Saturday 16th – Sunday 17th Tropique du Papillon, Elne | Festival du Papillon. |
| Saturday 16th – Sunday 17th Parc des Expos, Perpignan | Tattoo convention. Over 150 tattoo & piercing artists, with shows, competitions and more. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Sunday 17th Céret | La ronde céretane. |
| Sunday 17th, 4.30pm Eglise, Saint André | Canticel Concert. |
| Sunday 17th, 5pm Eglise, l’Albère | Automne musical en Vallespir festival. |
| Friday 22nd – Sunday 23rd Saint Cyprien | Late Summer Days. |
| Friday 22nd – Monday 24th Argelès sur Mer | Festa Major. Celebrate the town’s patron saints, Côme and Damien, with lots of traditional Catalan festivities. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Saturday 23rd, 3pm Saint Cyprien | Patrouille de France. |
| Saturday 23rd, 5pm Eglise, Taillet | Automne musical en Vallespir festival. |
| Saturday 23rd – Sunday 24th Salle Génin de Règnes, Saint Cyprien | Forum bien-être. Navigate the change of seasons in the best of health with this well being salon. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Saturday 23rd – Sunday 24th Parc de Clairfont, Toulouges | Festival de l’escargot. |
| Sunday 24th Château d’Aubiry, Céret | Fête de la Nature en Vallespir. Discover the amazing local flora and fauna with this nature festival in Château d’Aubiry. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Sunday 24th, 2.30pm Cinéma le Vauban, Port Vendres | Alice et les petits guérriers. |
| Sunday 24th, 5pm Eglise, Nyls | Canticel Concert. |
| Friday 29th, 8pm Salle polyvalent, Vivès | Automne musical en Vallespir festival. |
| Friday 29th – Saturday 30th La Maison De L’eau Et De La Méditerranée Le Boulou | Festival de la Mer. Celebration of the marine environment with entertainment, awareness-raising stands, and a chance to learn more about marine biodiversity, its conservation, issues linked to the ecosystem…. FREE |
| Saturday 30th, 6pm Château Valmy, Argelès sur Mer | Festival Azure. Music festival in the Valmy grounds. Website. |
| Saturday 30th – Sunday 1st October Le Ptit Mailly, Perpignan | Et alors? 7th annual LGBT+ film festival. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info. |
| Saturday 30th – Sunday 1st October Eglise des Dominicains, Perpignan | Festival International del Disc & de la Bande Dessinée (FID BD). |
MORE….. |
*Photo credit: Tourisme Conflent Canigou
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