What's on in Toulouse, France through the year

Busy — Christmas holidays in France, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Vent d'autan (15 Sep – 30 Apr (usually))

Busy — Winter (February) holidays in France, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Fête de la Violette

  21–22 FebWildflowers & blooms

  The city's violet trade gets a weekend of stalls on Place du Capitole in February, selling the flower fresh, candied and as perfume. A small thing, and the only bright weekend of the winter here. Source ↗

Still on: Vent d'autan (15 Sep – 30 Apr (usually))

Busy — Winter (February) holidays in France, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Vent d'autan (15 Sep – 30 Apr (usually))

Busy — Spring holidays in France, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Vent d'autan (15 Sep – 30 Apr (usually))

Busy — Spring holidays in France, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in May.

Busy — Rio Loco, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Rio Loco

  8–22 Jun · usuallyMajor festivalCrowded

  Five days of music on the Prairie des Filtres beside the Garonne, with a different region of the world programmed each year. Riverside and cheap, and the one festival the whole city turns out for. Source ↗

Busy — Summer holidays in France, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

• Hazard

  Garonne valley heat

  5 Jul – 25 AugExtreme heatClosures

  The brick that gives the city its colour also stores the heat, and August adds the French habit of closing for the month, so a good share of the restaurants are shut. The river bank is where shade is. Source ↗

Busy — Summer holidays in France, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Garonne valley heat (5 Jul – 25 Aug)

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

• Season

  Vent d'autan

  15 Sep – 30 Apr · usuallyWind seasonRisk

  A warm southeasterly that funnels between the Montagne Noire and the Pyrenees and can blow for two or three days without pause. Locals blame it for headaches and bad temper, and they are not entirely joking.

Busy — All Saints (autumn) holidays in France, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Vent d'autan (15 Sep – 30 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Marché de Noël, All Saints (autumn) holidays in France

• Festival

  Marché de Noël

  26 Nov – 27 DecChristmas & New YearCrowded

  Chalets fill Place du Capitole for a month and the covered markets do their best trade of the year on foie gras and Gascon poultry. Cold, damp and busy after work. Source ↗

Still on: Vent d'autan (15 Sep – 30 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Marché de Noël, Christmas holidays in France

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Vent d'autan (15 Sep – 30 Apr (usually)), Marché de Noël (26 Nov – 27 Dec)