Calendar 2022
CULTURAL SITES, EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS
‘ROMY SCHNEIDER, EXPOSITION’ AT THE CINÉMATHÈQUE FRANÇAISE New exhibition Paris, Île-de-France 16 March – 31 July 2022
VILLEURBANNE NAMED FRENCH CAPITAL OF CULTURE FOR 2022 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
THE CITE DE VITRAIL OPENS IN TROYES New art installation Champagne Spring 2022 https://cite-vitrail.aube.fr/ (French only)
THE GROTTE COSQUER REPLICA OPENS IN MARSEILLE New art installation PACA June 2022 www.grotte-cosquer.com/en/
MAISON LVMH ARTS New cultural site Paris, Île-de-France Date to be confirmed www.lvmh.com/group/lvmh-commitments/art-culture/maison-lvmh-arts-talents...
SUSTAINABLE AND OTHER TOURISM INITIATIVES
GRENOBLE NAMED EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL FOR 2022 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2022 https://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/grenoble/
BORDEAUX NAMED EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF SMART TOURISM FOR 2022 Nouvelle Aquitaine 2022 https://smart-tourism-capital.ec.europa.eu/index_en
RIVIERES DE L’OUEST River tourism network Pays de la Loire 2022 www.rivieres-ouest.com (French only)
LA SEINE A VÉLO Cycle route Normandy 2021 www.laseineavelo.com
ANNIVERSARIES
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF DISNEYLAND PARIS Île-de-France From 6 March 2022 www.disneylandparis.com/en-gb/events/30th-anniversary/
THE LOUVRE LENS TURNS 10 Lens, Hauts-de-France 2022 www.louvrelens.fr/en/
80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DIEPPE RAID Normandy 2022 www.junobeach.org
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SKI RESORT ISOLA 2000 PACA 2022 www.isola2000.com/en/
FOOD & SHOPPING
THE CITE INTERNATIONALE DE LA GASTRONOMIE ET DU VIN Dijon, Burgundy 22 April
FESTIVALS AND SPORTING EVENTS
TOMORROWLAND WINTER Alpe d’Huez, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 19–26 March 2022 www.tomorrowland.com/en/winter/welcome
ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP FINALS Courchevel & Méribel, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 14–20 March 2022 www.courchevelmeribel2023.com/finales-2022 (French only)
FRENCH ROAD CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Cholet, Pays de la Loire 23-26 June 2022
LE MANS CLASSIC RETURNS Le Mans, Pays de la Loire 30 June-3 July 2022 www.lemansclassic.com/language/en/home/
TRANSPORT
THE SKI TRAIN RETURNS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 18 December 2021–27 March 2022
HOTELS
COMO LE MONTRACHET Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy Five-star expected 2022
ANANTARA PLAZA NICE HOTEL Nice, PACA Five-star expected 2022
SIX SENSES LOIRE VALLEY St-Laurent-Nouan, Centre-Val de Loire May 2022
MAISON DELANO Paris, Île-de-France 2022
FIVE NEW COASTAL HOTELS BY IHG Arcachon, Nouvelle Aquitaine | Cagnes-sur-Mer, PACA | Ajaccio, Corsica | Cannes, PACA | Marseille, PACA Autumn 2021 – Summer 2022 www.ihg.com/hotels/
MADAME REVE Paris, Île-de-France October 2021 https://madamereve.com/en/
MAISON FRAGONARD, A NEW B&B Grasse, PACA Summer 2021 <www.fragonard.com/fr-int/maison-fragonard-arles>
LOOKING AHEAD
ALPINE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS Courchevel & Méribel, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 6–19 February 2023 www.courchevelmeribel2023.com/finales-2022
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Across France 8 September–28 October 2023 www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/?lang=en
SUMMER OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES 2024 Paris, Île-de-France 26 July–11 August 2024 www.paris2024.org/en/