Throughout the year, events, festivals, fairs and shows take turns to delight everyone. Festival Flamenco, Festival de la Biographie, Journées Romaines, Férias, Jeudis de Nîmes - just a few of the highlights that have become Nîmes classics.

January

The Festival, organized by the Théâtre de Nîmes, welcomes leading Spanish artists and showcases the many singing, guitar and dance talents who perpetuate the tradition of Andalusian art in the South of France. Flamenco is a vibrant, living art form, recognized since 2010 as an intangible world heritage of humanity, which never ceases to evolve, to replenish itself and whose future no one is able to predict, but which makes an appointment every year with the Nîmes public.

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May

For a weekend, the town goes back in time and immerses itself in the Roman atmosphere. Nearly 500 re-enactors take to the stage in the Arenas to bring back the ludis (games) of antiquity, with gladiatorial combat and equestrian races.... The whole town gets into the Roman spirit: Roman legionnaires parade through town, restaurants offer Roman or Gallic menus... Every spring, it's one of the biggest ancient re-enactments in Europe!

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Whitsun / September

The first Feria took place in 1952, in pure Spanish style, and even today it combines bullfights, Camargue races, concerts, bull runs and other events. Renowned throughout Europe, it's a popular event not to be missed. Twice a year, hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets. Everyone loves the excitement, the atmosphere that fills the city and brings together music and dance. Dozens of bodegas (improvised bars) spring up across the city, where people gather to party. The Féria lasts six days at Pentecost and three days in September. Festivities follow one another to satisfy all tastes and audiences! You can attend bullfights in the arenas, abrivados and bandidos (bull runs in the streets), see the peñas (brass bands), dance the Sevillian style late into the night in the bodegas, eat paella on the boulevards, attend concerts, watch the jousting on the Canal de la Fontaine, listen to mass in Provençal at the Cathedral, see the floats at the Pégoulade, the opening parade of the Feria de Pentecôte...

June / July

Every year, prestigious guests perform in the majestic setting of the Arènes de Nîmes. National and international stars, groups and musicians who can't be ignored! From pop to electro, from hard rock to variety, from Radiohead to Elton John, from Depeche Mode to Muse, from David Guetta to Lenny Kravitz, from Rammstein to Scorpions... Highly-anticipated concerts, packed audiences and a Festival atmosphere!

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July / August

Every Thursday evening in July and August, the town comes alive with art artisans, painters, second-hand dealers, collectors and local producers, who meet visitors in the many squares and streets of the historic center. And don't forget the children's entertainment and the JeuDivin, wine tastings accompanied by local produce, at the foot of the Cathedral, in a guaranteed festive atmosphere. These markets are punctuated by numerous musical stages: jazz, blues, flamenco, swing, classical music, tango, world music, country, variety...

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