Discover out what’s on in France Autumn 2025. The climate is cooler however there are nonetheless sunny days, longer nights, grape vines turning each shade of crimson and gold, twinkling lights at nightfall. It is a nice time of the yr to go to France – and there’s a lot occurring…
Autumn formally begins in France on September 22 and ends December 20 – with winter formally beginning on December 21.
Nationwide occasions in Autumn 2025
November 1: La Toussaint – All Saint’s Day
A Public vacation to honour all saints and a day to recollect the souls of the lifeless. It’s conventional to put pots of brightly colored chrysanthemums on the graves of departed family.
November 11: Jour l’Armistice – Armistice Day (1918)
This nationwide vacation celebrates the tip of World Warfare I in Europe, virtually all cities and villages in France maintain companies of remembrance.
November: Beaujolais Nouveau – Competition of latest wine
The brand new manufacturing of Beaujolais wine is launched on the stroke of midnight on the third Thursday of November. Only a intelligent advertising ploy? Properly sure, most likely – however it’s an excuse for a celebration so, we’re in!
Main Anniversaries
200 Years because the delivery of Charles Garnier
Born 6 November 1825, Charles Garnier was the famend architect of a number of iconic buildings together with the gaming rooms and live performance corridor of the On line casino de Monte Carlo and Good Observatory (1888). However his best-known design is the legendary Paris Opera Home – often called Opera Garnier.
Major Occasions
Les Voiles de Saint Tropez
27 September – 5 October 2025: Round 250 boats take part within the nautical regatta, yacht races, stay music, parades, fancy costume and a carnival ambiance.
Dinard Movie Competition, Brittany
1-5 October 2025: The British and Irish Movie Competition, showcasing impartial, auteur and brief movies, shall be chaired by Rupert Everett. All of it takes place within the beautiful seaside city of Dinard.
Amiens Flea market, Picardy
4 October 2025: Held on the primary Saturday of October, Amiens Rederie is among the largest flea markets in France with greater than 2000 exhibitors (each personal {and professional}) masking a whopping 15km of pavements in 15 streets!
Fête des vendanges de Montmartre, Paris
9-15 October 2025: An annual celebration to commemorate the harvesting of grapes from the Clos Montmartre, a secret winery on the slopes of the Montmartre hills in Paris’s 18th arrondissement, with 5 days of gastronomy, wine tasting, and grape choosing.
Cartier Basis to open a brand new artwork museum in Paris
The Fondation Cartier pour l’artwork contemporain will rejoice its 40th anniversary with a brand new exhibition area on the magnificent Louvre des Antiquaires on Place du Palais-Royal in Paris. Because of open to the general public on 25 October 2025, the constructing’s interiors have been renovated by famend architect Jean Nouvel.
Salon du Chocolat, Paris
29 October to 2 November 2025: Held on the Porte de Versailles, a candy competition that includes chocolate and bonbons galore. Meet the best confectioners and pastry cooks from around the globe, take pleasure in demonstrations, workshops and tastings and a world-famous chocolate costume style present!
Worldwide & Gastronomic Truthful of Dijon, Burgundy
1-11 November 2025: Wine tasting, cookery demonstrations, and round 400 exhibitors from the area and around the globe supply an enormous choice of merchandise from food and drinks to artisan crafts and style, magnificence merchandise, furnishings, homeware and extra. Anticipate music, dancing, performances, workshops and a complete lot extra at this really feel good, and highly regarded occasion.
World’s Ugliest Jumper contest, Albi
25 November 2025: Sure, the French invented haute-couture and are typically thought of to be fairly stylish. Nevertheless, that doesn’t imply they don’t have a way of humour, and within the metropolis of Albi, in southern France, annually they maintain a really uncommon competitors for the ugliest pull mouche – jumper! Greater than 100 entries a yr are recorded in 4 classes earlier than a demanding jury who determine which of the jumpers deserves the title!
Fête des Dindes, Licques, Pas de Calais
6-7 December 2025: An uncommon competition wherein turkeys are celebrated as a herd of the gobbling birds are launched to “rampage” by way of the streets accompanied by native brotherhoods and dignitaries in all their finery! There’s additionally a gastronomic truthful with wine tasting and meals for all of your Christmas luxuries. paysdopale-tourisme.fr
Epernay Les Habits de Lumière, Champagne
12-14 December 2025: The well-known Champagne metropolis of Épernay, celebrates the gastronomic heritage of the area with a vibrant fete. For 3 days, town is lit up and there are many actions on supply, together with a firework show and an enormous road parade on Avenue de Champagne, pop up Champagne bars galore, exhibitions, musical leisure, cellar excursions and a complete host of reveals for kids and adults. On the Sunday morning there’s a parade of a number of hundred collector’s vehicles. habitsdelumiere.epernay.fr
Developing
Christmas is coming! From the final week in November to the primary week in January, Christmas lights shall be switched on in Paris (weeks could fluctuate) and festive markets happen all through France – discover extra information on our web site: Information to Christmas in France
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