Lots of choice for outings this weekend: a major cartoon festival, ‘open-doors’ by artisans, free rally car racing or a purely Provencal goats festival.
- The annual festival celebrating cartoons (Festival de Bande Dessinée) begins on Saturday with a bumper programmes of talks, workshops and exhibitions. All across town – details here: http://www.bd-aix.com/ Until 27th May.
- The Journées Européennes des Metiers d’Art has a roll-out in Provence with an excellent website showing routes around local artisans and food producers who are opening their doors for the weekend. http://www.artsetgourmandises.fr/ If you are in Aix, you can visit 40 of them who will be exhibiting their wares at the Pavillon Vendome, 6-8th April, 10-19:00hrs.
- Also in Aix the monthly antiques market which stretches the length of the cours Mirabeau, Sunday 8th
- The Prologue to the World Endurance Championship this weekend allows free entrance to the Paul Ricard circuit, which is hosting the F1 in June. There will be 30 rally cars racing on Saturday 7th, 9-18:00hrs. Public admitted free to the paddock and general track area all day, and to the stands after 16:00hrs. http://www.circuitpaulricard.com/en/event/wec-prologue-april-7th-of-2018.html/
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Learning about goats in Rognes
The 22nd annual Fete de la Chevre takes place at Rognes on Sunday 8th. This is a tourist-free and charming village event – I just hope that the gloomy weather forecast doesn’t spoil this celebration of all things goat-y. There are tastings, demos of cheese-making, music, traditional dancing, fun craft sessions for the children and free tours of the village in a caleche. Local restaurants will also be proposing menus based on les chevres.
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