Plantes Rares et Jardin Naturel
(Rare plants and natural gardens)
19-20 April 2008 in Sérignan-du-Comtat (close to Orange)

The 10th edition of Plantes rares et jardin naturel in Sérignan du Comtat, featuring more than 80 nursery owners, is much more than just a plant market: it also offers botanical tours in the surrounding countryside (hunting for wild salad vegetables, for example), artistic and scientific workshops for adults and children, lectures, etc. It is a charming, convivial event that attracts more and more garden lovers each year.

www.plantes-rares.com (in French only)
info@plantes-rares.com

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Jazz Festival in Luberon
24 April – 4 May in various villages in the Luberon

This jazz festival – in addition to presenting concerts by well known and lesser known artists at various venues in Luberon – takes a genuinely educational and cross-generational approach to jazz. Exhibitions, activities, master classes, workshops and classes for the young and old punctuate this family-friendly festival.

www.jazzluberon.net (in French only)
contact@jazzluberon.net   

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Altera Rosa
1-4th May in Avignon

Alterarosa is an innovative rose show that provides fascinating encounters between rose professionals and the general public.
The greatest rose growers display their roses and introduce some thirty heretofore unseen roses in the prestigious setting of the Palace of the Popes.
Events, conferences, workshops, floral art, pruning demonstrations and meetings in collaboration with the Société Française des Roses also provide precious information on the beloved rose.

www.alterarosa.com

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Odilon Redon Exhibition
14 March-15 June in Avignon

This exhibition, which brings together 70 works from public and private collections, presents a voyage through the dreamlike universe of Odilon Redon (1840-1916). These works relate a unique journey from night to light, from black and white, charcoal and lithography to the nuances of watercolours and pastels and oils.

Angladon Museum, Avignon
www.angladon.com

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Fête de la Vigne et du Vin
(Vine and Wine Festival)
2 -3 May 2008 in all wine-making villages

www.fetedelavigneetduvin.com (in French only)
fetevvv@aol.com

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Antiques Fair
8-12 May 2008 in Avignon

Avignon’s yearly outdoor flea market, for all antiques lovers.

www.ot-avignon.fr

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