Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Rijsel, Frankrijk

Topdrukte — Dunkirk Carnival, Christmas holidays in Frankrijk

• Festival

  Dunkirk Carnival

  5 jan – 15 apr · meestalDruk

  An hour from Lille, Dunkirk's carnival season peaks on the weekends around Mardi Gras, when costumed bands march behind drum majors and the mayor throws smoked herring from the town hall balcony. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Dunkirk Carnival, Winter (February) holidays in Frankrijk

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dunkirk Carnival (5 jan – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Dunkirk Carnival, Series Mania

• Festival

  Series Mania

  12–31 mrt · meestalFilmfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Europe's television festival takes over the Nouveau Siecle and the city cinemas for ten days, half industry market and half free public screenings. Hotels near the stations are the first to go. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dunkirk Carnival (5 jan – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Dunkirk Carnival, Paris-Roubaix finish

• Festival

  Paris-Roubaix finish

  5–20 apr · meestalSportevenementDruk

  The cobbled cycling classic ends on a Sunday in April at the velodrome in Roubaix, on the Lille metro. Fans line the last cobbled sectors outside the city, and hotels fill with cycling tourists. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dunkirk Carnival (5 jan – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — Spring holidays in Frankrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Lille Piano(s) Festival

  12–14 junMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  The Orchestre National de Lille runs a weekend of around forty short concerts in about ten venues, from classical recitals to jazz and electronic sets, with some free events at the station and archives. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Bastille Day (14 juillet), Summer holidays in Frankrijk

• Feestdag

  Bastille Day (14 juillet)

  13–14 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  14 July is the national holiday: towns hold fireworks on the evening of the 13th or 14th, often with a firemen's ball, a parade or a concert, and banks, offices and many shops close for the day. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Braderie de Lille, Summer holidays in Frankrijk

• Festival

  Braderie de Lille

  28 aug – 8 sep · meestalGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Europe's largest flea market runs through one weekend at the start of September, the whole centre closed to cars and the restaurants piling mussel shells on the pavement outside. Book a room months out or come by train. Bron ↗

Druk — Braderie de Lille, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  The lull before the market

  15 sep – 15 novSeizoensluiting

  Between the Braderie and the Christmas market the city is students, rain and cheap rooms. It is the best stretch for the Palais des Beaux-Arts and the Piscine at Roubaix without a queue.

Nog steeds bezig: Braderie de Lille (28 aug – 8 sep (meestal))

Druk — All Saints (autumn) holidays in Frankrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: The lull before the market (15 sep – 15 nov)

Topdrukte — Christmas market and big wheel, All Saints (autumn) holidays in Frankrijk

• Festival

  Christmas market and big wheel

  20 nov – 30 decKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Chalets on Place Rihour and the wheel on the Grand'Place, with day-trippers arriving from Belgium and on the London train through December. Weekday evenings are far easier than Saturdays. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: The lull before the market (15 sep – 15 nov)

Topdrukte — Christmas market and big wheel, Christmas holidays in Frankrijk

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas market and big wheel (20 nov – 30 dec)