Until 11th May: Deauville Music Festival, Calvados
'Festival de Pâques' with ten classical music concerts
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Until 15th May: 'Arts Le Havre - Biennale d'Art Contemporain', Le Havre, Seine-Maritime
Contemporary art biennial event with street arts, comics and fine arts
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Until 22nd May: 'Centre Pompidou Mobile', Le Havre, Seine-Maritime
Modern and contemporary art mobile exhibition
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Until 2nd July: 'Signac, the Colours of Water' exhibition, Musée des Impressionnismes, Giverny, Eure
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Until 22nd Sept: 'Vernon et les bords de Seine au temps des Impressionnistes' exhibition, Musée A.G. Poulain, Vernon, Eure
The town of Vernon, located on the Seine, as seen by Impressionist painters
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Until 29th Sept: Normandy Impressionist Festival, throughout Normandy
Eclectic programme of events across the arts together with major exhibitions in Caen, Rouen, Le Havre and Giverny
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Until 29th Sept: 'Summer at the Water's Edge - Leisure and Impressionism' exhibition, Musée des Beaux Arts, Caen, Calvados
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Until 29th Sept: Pissarro and the Ports - Rouen, Dieppe, Le Havre' exhibition, Musée d'Art Moderne André Malraux, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime
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Until 30th Sept: 'Dazzling Reflections' exhibition, Musée des Beaux Arts, Rouen, Seine-Maritime
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Until 31st October: 'Autour de Claude Monet' exhibition, Musée des Impressionnismes, Giverny, Eure
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May: Plein Vent, Houlgate, Calvados
International kite and sliding sports festival
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Mid-May - end Sept: Underwater impressionist exhibition, Evreux, Eure
20 masterpieces to discover as you stroll along l'Iton from the townhall to the rue Charles Corbeau
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4th - 5th May: Rencontres de Cambremer, Calvados
Festival celebrating Normandy’s AOC quality certified products
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4th - 5th or 11th - 12th May: Château du Taillis, Duclair, Seine-Maritime
Battle pageants and 8th May 1945 celebrations
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4th - 5th May: Hiking weekend in Suisse Normande, Thury-Harcourt, Calvados
Hiking and sports events: rock climbing, canoeing, orienteering, mountain biking,...
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4th - 11th May: Jazz sous les Pommiers, Coutances, Manche
The biggest Jazz Festival in Western France with over a hundred concerts featuring international artists
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4th May - 22nd September: 'Impressions Dior - Dior et l'Impressionnisme' , Granville, Manche
Exhibition on Dior designs linked to the Impressionist movement
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5th May: Mont-Saint-Michel Bay marathon
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5th May: 'Fête des Fleurs', Dieppe, Seine-Maritime
Flower festival
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9th - 10th May: Sound and light show, Lisieux Basilica, Eure
Joan of Arc through the eyes of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
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11th - 12th May: Grande Fête Médiévale, Abbaye de La Lucerne, La Lucerne d'Outremer, Manche
Medieval market, falconry, military camps and numerous other activities...
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17th - 19th May: Festival Papillons de Nuit, Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves, Manche
Pop music concerts with more and more international artists every year
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18th May: Pierres en Lumières, across Orne
A magical night with illuminations, concerts, guided tours by candlelight for a different perspective on Orne’s heritage
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18th May: la Nuit des Musées, all over Normandy
Museums open from 19:00 to 01:00
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18th - 19th May: 'Gisors la légendaire', Gisors, Eure
Sound and light firework show based on the theme of the French Revolution + medieval village and market
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18th - 19th May: Mascarades, dives-sur-Mer, Manche
A Norman "Venitian "Carnival
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18th - 20th May: 24 Heures Motonautiques, Rouen, Seine-Maritime
Offshore powerboat race on the river Seine
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18th - 20th May: Les Camembertises, Camembert, Orne
A taste of Camembert country that’s sure to tickle your taste buds
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19th - 20th May: Fête des Marins, Honfleur, Calvados
Blessing of the sea on the Sunday followed by a procession through the town on the Monday
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19th - 20th May: Floral and vegetal art weekend, Château de Vascoeuil, Eure
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21st May - 2nd June: Festival des Arts du Cirque, Le Grand-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime
Circus festival in the suburbs of Rouen
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25th May: ‘Fêtes Jeanne d’Arc’, Rouen, Seine-Maritime
Medieval market & events to commemorate Joan of Arc who was burned at the stake in Rouen
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25th - 26th May: Festival «Graines de Jardin», Rouen, Seine-Maritime
A garden festival set in Le Jardin des Plantes with water as a central theme this year
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25th - 26th May: 'Fêtes des Gueux', Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure
Medieval weekend with street parades, shows, markets,...
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26th May: 'Fête du Bois et de la Forêt', Domaine d'Harcourt, Eure
Wood dedicated festival on the castle grounds
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26th May: Fête des Rhododendrons, Mont de Cerisy-Belle-Etoile, Orne
Special concerts on a rhododendron covered mount
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26th - 28th May: International Jazz Festival, Sainte-Adresse, Seine-Maritime
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