Feria de Pentecote in Nîmes in the Gard département: Whitsun Festival with entertainment, sea jousting, competitions and Bullfighting.
Pelerinage des Gitans. 24 and 25 May each year. A Christianised pagan festival at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the Camargue
The festival Aude en Pyrenees. The festival Aude en Pyrenees
is in late May or early June in the Haute Vallee de l'Aude
(the upper vally of the Aude).
It encourages children of all ages to experience a range
of outdoor activities. Competitions, demonstrations and
initiations make up this four day festival. Activities include
rafting, kayaking, off-road biking, dinosaur fossil excavating,
an introduction to forestry in the Forêt des Fanges,
hiking, rock climbing, mountain climbing and kite flying.
The festival takes advantage of local features such as the
Cathar
castles, the scenic yellow
train and the Dinosaur
Museum. Website: Festival Aude en Pyrenees
In May each year an organisation called Artistes a Suivre
mounts
a weekend exhibition spread over multiple locations in the
Haute Vallée de l'Aude. Click here to vist their
Website