Up-coming events in Aquitaine

There's plenty of activities going on in Aquitaine next year - here's a sample of events in the table below. There are loads more events in Aquitaine listed on this helpful website What's On When? and also on the Official Tourist Website for Aquitaine.

The 2010 Tour de France spends three days passing through Aquitaine, and the Etape de Tour 2010 also takes on an infamous Aquitaine route - the Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees. Take a look at our Tour de France page.
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Pau Historic Grand Prix usually last weekend of May - classic car racing through the streets of Pau, a fine city in the foothills of the Pyrénées.
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Biarritz Surf Festival July (dates TBC) - one of the biggest in Europe and on the World-Pro circuit.
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Hossegor QuikSilver Pro surf festival usually starts around 19/20 Sep for 10 days. > View holiday rentals in and around Hossegor
Bayonne Festival first week of August - 5 days of mayhem in the Basque capital - fireworks, music, dancing and bull-fighting.
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Marciac Jazz Festival All Year Round - annual festival of jazz held in the bastide village of Marciac deep in Gascony. Blissful summer evenings and a vibrant atmosphere.
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Alternatively, in the French Basque Country, the Basque Coast Music Feestival celebrates it's 50th year in 2010. From late August to mid September you can enjoy performances in Bayonne, Saint Jean de Luz and Ciboure.
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Vinexpo 2011 June 2011 - the bi-annual wine trade festival held in Bordeaux. Also, 24-27 June 2010 is the Bordeaux Wine Festival, the Fête le Vin. You can buy a tasting pass to sample the range of wines from the Aquitaine region.
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Or try the Armagnac Festival 25-26 October at Labastide d'Armagnac and celebrate the oldest brandy in France. Markets, food and fun events too.
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Cheese Festival in the Pyrenees 27 July in Etsaut. This area of the Pyrenees produces some of Aquitaine's most famous cheeses, notably those made from a mix of sheep milk and cows milk. The locals eat it with a black cherry or quince jam. You must do the same.
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For something really quirky, how about visiting the Moncrabeau Liars Festival on 3 August. Something of a Gascon tradition, the festival welcomes international fibbers one of whom will be crowned the King of Liars. Bizarre.
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