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Events & Tourist Attractions in the Aude region in Southern France near Carcassonne
JUNE
Alet-les-Bains - The Water Fête, 2nd Sunday. Bram - The Wine Feast, 1st two weeks. Caunes-Minervois - The Marble Fête, 13-15th, Music, food, visits, exhibitions, markets. Narbonne -Festival of the Amateur Theatre, End of month. Quillan - Arts & Crafts Foyer, Last Week of month. Saint-Hillaire - The Fête of the Blanquette, Wine Feast, 3rd Weekend. Saint-Polycarpe - The Chardonnay Party, 1st Weekend. Villemoustaussou - "Les Moutoussades", 28-29 June, Village Annual Party.
JULY
Carcassonne - Festival of "La Cité", 02nd July onwards, Dance, music, theatre, street shows, illumination of the medieval city on 14th. Escales - Art in the Streets, 1st weekend. Fabrezan - "In the 1900", Weekend before the 14th, Street part recreation life in the 1900. Lastours - Light & Sound Show at the Castles, Every Thursday and Sunday at 10pm July-August. Laprade Basse - Big Party by the Lake, Last Sunday of month. Puivert - Fête of Gastronomy and the unusual, End of month. Puivert - Nocturnal markets -Every Wednesday July-Aug, Tasting and sale of local produce. Quillan - International Festival of the Folklore, End of the month. Rieux-Minervois -Medieval Fête, End of the month. Roquefort-de-Sault - Arts, Crafts & Commercial Fair, 3rd Sunday. Saissac - Philanthropy Exhibition, 3rd Sunday. Trèbes -Nocturnal markets "Arts, Crafts and Flavours", July-August.
AUGUST
Axat - Gastronomic Market of the Cathare Region, 2nd. Carcassonne - Medieval Festival, First 3 weeks. Castelnaudary - Medieval Fête, Mid-August 2-3 days, Knight combats, parades, food, etc. Febrezan - The Charles Cros Faire, Fair of Creators and Inventors. Fanjeaux - Arts, Paintings and Sculptures Foyer, Every day 15.00-19.00 in the "Salle Pollyvalent". Limoux - The Vigne & The Region, 2 days in the last two weeks of August, tasting and sale of regional produce, music, etc. Montolieu - Book Fair, Mid-August. Missegre - Local produce fair, End of the month, Rural events, entertainment, etc. Pennautier - Piano Festival of the Cabardès Region, last weekend. Saint-Papoul - Arts & Crafts Fair, 3rd Sunday. Salleles-'Aude - Pottery Market, 50 different local pottery-makers exhibit their creations.
SEPTEMBER
Castelnaudary - Fête of the Cassoulet, 1st Weekend of September, All day long, Evening entertainment and concerts throughout the village, etc. Montreal - Fête of the Labourer, 1st Sunday. Payra-sur-l'Hers - Auction of Art Works, 2nd Weekend. Pennautier - Piano Festival of the Cabardès Region, 1st Week. Pennautier - Touristy Bike Trekking, 2nd Weekend.
OCTOBER
Castans - Fête of the Chestnut, Before the last Sunday. Espezel - October Fair, Before the last weekend. Pennautier - Equestrian Fair, 2nd Weekend.
NOVEMBER
Antugnac - Fête of the Vine and the Wine, 30th. Caunes-Minervois - Fair of the Foie Gras, Sunday after the 11th. Citou - Fête of the Onion, Sunday after the 11th. Conilhac-Corbieres - Jazz Festival, The whole month. Labastide-Esparbaïrenque - Fête of Chestnut and the New Wine, Saturday 10th. Limoux - Fair of the Foie Gras, End of month. Villardonnel - Fair of the Chestnut, the First Wine and Lamb of the Cathare Region, beginning of the month.
DECEMBER
Alairac - Fair of the Foie Gras, Wednesday before Christmas. Castelnaudary - Fair of the Foie Gras, 1st Sunday. Carcassonne - Fair of the Foie Gras, End of the month. Belpeche - Fair of the Foie Gras, 2nd Weekend. Rieux-Minervois - Fair of the Foie Gras, Mid-December. Trèbes - Christmas Market, 1st Weekend.
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