What s on

Tracy Chevalier takes part in literary weekly talk

Author of the popular “Girl with a Pearl Earring” novel, Tracy Chevalier, is to be a guest on the online Franco-British literary festival on Friday June 5.

Enjoy Languedoc Trilogy author talk

Popular novelist, Kate Mosse is the guest in this Friday’s online series of talks with authors organised for the confinement period by the Franco-British literary festival, Festilitt.

Calling budding writers and artists of all ages

Hurry to enter our new challenge - the deadline is April 30! Fun for all the family. Write, draw, sketch, scribble away...

Wacky race of bosses and workers on mopeds at Le Mans

This Saturday hundreds of business managers and teams made up of their employees dressed in blue capes will race vintage mopeds against each other around Le Mans race track to have some fun outside of the office.

Hollywood glamour on show at Paris exhibition

Never-before-seen photographs of Hollywood stars such as Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, and Cher are on show at a gallery in Paris.

What’s on in France - August 2019

Our pick of what to do, where to go and what to see in France. This month, a perfect time to sing in Brittany, a fruity festival in Lorraine, a firework festival in Cannes and much more

US artist's wartime works on display in France

Norman Rockwell's famous Four Freedoms quartet among the works in exhibition in Normandy

What’s on in France - June 2019

Our pick of what to do, where to go and what to see in France. This month, how a village becomes a giant photography gallery, music and art festivals, a medieval re-enactment and more....

The Eiffel Tower celebrates its 130th anniversary

The Eiffel Tower celebrates the 130th anniversary of its opening tomorrow.

15,000 old French flowers form huge chateau artwork

A British artist has set up a large-scale artwork created from 15,000 old French dried flowers at a chateau as part of an exhibition on nature and the Middle Ages.

What’s on in France - May 2019

Our pick of what to do, where to go and what to see in France. This month, a mix of sport, glamour, art and more...

130,000 tickets already sold for Tutankhamun in Paris

'Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh' exhibition starts in Paris tomorrow and is expected to be a success.

What's On in France - April 2019

What to do, where to go and what to see in France

What's on in France - March 2019

What to do, where to go and what to see in France

What’s on in France - February 2019

What to do, where to go and what to see in France

100 years of Citroën marked at classic car show

Models charting the history of the car maker will be on show at the fourth annual Perigueux Classic Auto event in February

What’s on in France - January 2019

What to do, where to go and what to see in France

What's on in France - November 2018

What to do, where to go and what to see in France

46-tonne Minotaur roams streets of Toulouse

Four days of parades attended an estimated 600,000 visitors

Esports attract Olympic attention ahead of Paris 2024

Paris Games Week opens on October 26, as the IOC considers whether to include esports in future Olympic Games

What's on in France - October 2018

What to do, where to go and what to see in France

Bordeaux celebrates its famous women

City hosts its first Journées du Matrimoine at the weekend, in conjunction with the Europe-wide Journées du Patrimoine

What's on in France - September 2018

What to do, where to go and what to see in France

Enjoy special trips in 1922 steam train

Lots of brass gets steam loco back on rails

What’s on in France - August 2018

What to do, where to go and what to see in France

Artist jazzes up pop-up exhibition in Gers

Gascon-British artist Perry Taylor, who creates a special image for Connexion every month, is hosting an exhibition in Marciac at the same time as the town's jazz festival

What’s on in France - July 2018

What to do, where to go and what to see in France

What's on in France - June 2018

What to do, where to go and what to see in France

Around the world in 100 objects

Popular British Museum exhibition heads to France

What's on in June

Where to go and what to see

Flying underground

Spectacular balloon journeys in a cave on offer during Spring holiday period

What's on in May

Where to go and what to see

What's On in April

Where to go and what to see

What's On in February

Our pick of where to go and what to see this month

What's On in January

Our pick of where to go and what to see this month

What's on in December

Our pick of where to go and what to see this month

What's on in November

Our pick of where to go and what to see this month

What's on in October

Our pick of where to go and what to see this month

What's on in September

Our pick of where to go and what to see this month

Jardins Ouvert in September

Strasbourg Christmas Market

Town turns festive from end of November till end of December

Festival d'Angouleme

The entire planet of Comics will be waiting for you in Angoulême

Arles Photography Festival

Exhibitions and performances from beginning of July until end of September

Poetry, propaganda and Paris: who was Jacques Prévert?

You may have noticed that several poetry events have recently taken place around France to celebrate the works of the French poet Jacques Prévert (1900–1977) who died 40 years ago in April. Connexion journalist and poetry fan Victoria Horbach writes about his life and legacy...

How I am bringing the final frontier down to earth

Jane Hanks talks to Jean Baptiste Desbois, who has set himself a mission to make outer space easily accessible to everyone who visits the Cité de l’Espace in Toulouse

Weaving their way into a museum of tapestry skills

The 2016 opening of the Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie Aubusson is far more than a pat on the back to the history of tapestry-making in the region over the past 500 years.