France Food Shows & Exhibitions,
Food Festivals & Fairs, Wine Festivals

2012 FRANCE 2012
Exhibitions, Shows & Expos, Festivals
(see also: 2013 - 2011 - 2010 - 2008)

January 8, 2012  Fete de la Truffle - Le Rouret, France
Discover the secrets of the Darkover black truffle. Tours, vendors, demonstrations of truffle dogs, educational conferences, music, and gourmet menus.

January 22-25, 2012  Agecotel 2012 - Nice, France
A professional Exhibition for the Equipment industry (hotels, bars, restaurants, collectivities) and the Food industry.

January 28-29, 2012  Fete de la Truffle Lalbenque
Lalbenque, France
Gourmet meals featuring black truffles, truffle competition, demonstrations of truffle hunting with pigs and dogs, conference with breakout demonstrations, market of handicrafts and local products.

January 28-29, 2012  Saint-Vincent Tournante - Burgundy, France
Each year since 1938, wine villages of Burgundy host the festival honoring St. Vincent, patron saint of wine growers. The program includes a gathering of th St. Vincent brotherhoods, train tours, religious ceremonies, processions, exhibitions, and tasting pavillions.

February 4-5, 2012  15th Percee du Vin Jaune - Jaune, France
The unique wine of the Jura region is aged in oak barrels for six years. The festival celebrates bottling the new vintage with tastings, ceremonies, a wine auction, exhibitors, cookery competitions and entertainment.

February 10-12, 2012  Salon Du Chocolat - Marseille, France
Discover and enjoy chocolate in all its forms.

February 15-16, 2012  Parizza - Paris, France
The trade event for the snacking and catering industry...Italian style!

February 15-16, 2012  European Sandwich and Snack Show
Paris, France
The leading event for the snack and food-on-the-go market.

February 17-Mar 7, 2012  Fete du Citron (Lemon Festival)
Menton, France
The Lemon Festival, an unique event in the world, attracts 200,000 visitors every year - a figure which is constantly progressing. It is the second most important event on the Riviera after the Nice Carnival and just ahead of the Monaco Formula 1. More than 300 people are employed on the project and 130 tonnes of citrus fruits are used. Attendance: 200,000.

February 20-22, 2012  Vinisud 2012 - Montpellier, France
The world's leading exhibition of Mediterranean wines and spirits.

February 25-Mar 4, 2012  International Agricultural Salon
Paris, France
With over 1,000 exhibitors, the show is a real window on agriculture in all its diversity.

March 3-7, 2012  Europain 2012 - Paris, France
Salon Mondial. Bakery, confectionery, ice cream, chocolate & confectionery.

March 7-11, 2012  Paris Cookbook Fair 2012 - Paris, France
A show devoted exclusively for cookbooks and wine books. Authors signing, rights center, publishers stands, cooking demonstrations, wine tastings…the whole sector will be there. Publishers from over 20 countries have already reserved their stand.

March 11-13, 2012  Omnivore Food Festival - Paris, France
The Omnivore Food Festival follows the evolutions and revolutions of cuisine, welcoming renowned chefs from France as well as famous chefs from all over the world, often pioneering a public platform for them to perform. The Festival shares this layering of experiences, cultures and styles through on-stage, rock-concert-like culinary demos, as well as with the Omnivore village, which enables interactions between partners, exhibitors and visitors. Gathering an exceptionally varied panel of brilliant cooks and pastry chefs, offering a public stage for today’s cuisine to be displayed, discovered, and discussed, the 6th edition of the Omnivore Food Festival keeps thinking, tasting and dreaming up cuisine.

March 13-15, 2012  CFIA Rennes - Rennes, France
Food Industry Suppliers Trade Show: the key French event dedicated entirely to the food industry.

March 16-17, 2012  Black Pudding Festival
Mortagne-Au-Perche, Orne, France
The festival brings 20,000 people into town to celebrate the classic boudin de Paris, a sausage consisting of equal parts of blood, fat and onions. The Knights of the Black Pudding will host the 49th International Competition for the Best Black Pudding. Attendance: 20,000

April 3-4, 2012  Private Label MDD Expo - Paris, France
700 manufacturers from 21 countries are represented from the grocery, beverage, frozen food, fresh food, meat & seafood, dairy and non food sectors.

April 5-8, 2012  Bayonne Ham Fair - Bayonne, France
Held for over five centuries, the Fair celebrates products of the region, especially its distinctive Bayonne ham. The festive event, held during Easter Week, includes an open air market on the banks of the River Nive, displays, and demonstrations.

April 8-9, 2012  20th Vinees Tonnerroises - Tonnerre, France
The fair celebrates the wines and wine growers of Burgundy with exhibits of regional products, tastings and more.

April 27-May 1, 2012  Salon Des Vignerons
Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
Wine Growers Fair--the event of gourmets and gourmands.

June 1-3, 2012  Terres en Fete - Arras, France
The 10th edition of the agricultural show for the North of France.

June 4-6, 2012  IMS World Meat Congress - Paris, France
International Meat Secretariat. Every two years, meat professionals from throughout the world gather together at the IMS World Meat Congress to interchange ideas, meet their counterparts from other countries, discuss the state of the industry and analyse trends and issues which are set to influence its future. Delegates are addressed by internationally renowned experts in their field.

June 28-July 1, 2012  Bordeaux Wine Festival - Bordeaux, France
A "wine road" with pavilions offering a wide range of wines from Bordeaux and the Aquitaine region, interactive workshops, music festival, sound & light show, and fireworks.

August 31-Sept 2, 2012  The Grand Prune Show - Agen, France
This festive event is held annually the last weekend before school where our emblematic fruit is pretext to many animations in the heart of city. Great concerts are held each evening.

September 14-16, 2012  Festival International de la Gastronomie et des Arts de Vivre
Mougins, Provence, France
International Festival of Gastronomy and of Arts Of Living. Conferences, workshops, book sales, exhibitions, Alley of Flavours, and Competition of Taste.

September 22, 2012  Feast of Gastronomy - Countrywide, France
The festival takes place throughout the country on the first day of autumn. Over 4,000 events will celebrate French expertise and innovation in the field of gastronomy. This year's theme is Our Earth.

October 20-24, 2011  Salon Du Chocolat - Paris, France
The Chocolate Show--meet cocoa growers, discover the best chocolatiers, admire unique exhibitions and attend recipe demonstrations.

October 21-25, 2012  Wine Innovation Forum - Paris, France
Trade exhibition for gourmet products, wines and gifts in the heart of SIAL Global Food Marketplace.

October 21-25, 2012  SIAL: The Global Food Marketplace 2012
Paris, France
SIAL is the largest meeting place in the world for the food profession. It assembles all the food industry's stakeholders, from manufacturing, mass retail, catering and food service to import-export. Location: Parc des expositions Paris Nord Villepinte.

October 21-25, 2012  IPA World Food Process Exhibition 2012
Paris, France
World Food Process Exhibition.

November 8-12, 2012  20th Edition Palais Gourmand
Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
The gastronomic event of the Cote d'Azur with more than 300 exhibitors. Discover the specialties and wines from our regions.

November 27-29, 2012  Seatrade Med - Cannes, France
A major exhibition showcasing the whole range of cruise products from hotel and leisure supplies to engineering and technical services, as well as hosting the greatest collection of Mediterranean ports and destinations plus an extensive range of global destinations.

November 27-29, 2012  Vinitech Sifel - Bordeaux, France
International Exhibition for Fruit, Vegetables, & Equipment.

2013 FRANCE 2013
Exhibitions, Shows & Expos, Festivals

January 26-30, 2013  SIRHA 2013 - Lyon, France
USA Pavilion (USDA-endorsed) International Hotel Catering and Food Trade Exhibition. (Also: www.b-for.com )

January 27-28, 2013  World Pastry Cup 2013 - Lyon, France
'The Greatest Worldwide Competition for Pastry Professionals' is held in conjuction with the SIRHA Exhibition.

January 29-30, 2013  Bocuse d’Or World 2013 - Lyon, France
24 heads, 24 countries, 24 recipes. Since 1987, every two years, 24 leaders selected from among the elite chefs of the world rendezvous in Lyon to perform an incredible performance involving the preparation of two exceptional dishes in 5 hours and 30 minutes, and facing the public , the press and jury. A grand culinary event!

October 20-23, 2013  Serbotel Atlantique 2013 - Nantes, France
Trade show of products and equipment for the kitchen, hotel, bakery, pastry, bars & pubs, wine and agri-food sector.

2011 FRANCE 2011
Exhibitions, Shows & Expos, Festivals
these events waiting for new dates

April 30-May 1, 2011  12th Asparagus Festival 2011
Etauliers, France
This event, which attracts 12,000 visitors, brings together each year 60 gourmet exhibitors and includes concerts, asparagus and wine tastings, workshops, tours of the asparagus cooperative, and a giant asparagus omelette. Attendance: 12,000.

May 15, 2011  Fete de la Fraise 2011
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, France
The 20th annual festival in the heart of strawberry country includes an open air market, parade, music, art, a giant strawberry pie, and competitions for the best fruit.

May 26, 2011  Stevia 2011 - Paris, France
The 3rd World Conference on Stevia. Stevia is currently considered to be "green gold", as a natural sweetener used to reduce sugar and synthetic sweeteners.

June 4, 2011  15th Fete du Vin de Cahors - Albas, France
The annual wine celebration includes open tastings, concerts, and gourmet meals.

June 6-7, 2011  Gastronomy by the Seine - Paris, France
The Annual Paris Culinary Summit.

June 12, 2011  Fete des Fromages (Cheese Festival)
Rocamadour, France
Sample French cheeses exhibited by over forty cheese makers and enjoy music, an outdoor market and more.

July 9-10, 2011  Cavaillon La Fete du Melon - Cavaillon, France
Cavaillon is clearly THE melon capital. Everything that has something to do with melon is presented at banquets, melon tastings on the streets, tours and exhibitions.

July 10, 2011  Conceze Fete de la Framboise - Conceze, France
The 15th annual Raspberry Festival will feature an expo, music, sales of fresh fruit and a wide range of raspberry products, a workshop kitchen, tastings, and a giant raspberry pie.

July 28, 2011  Gujan-Mestras Oyster Festival - Gujan-Mestras, France
This major event welcomes thousands of people to celebrate the area's oyster farming tradition, with oyster tasting, concerts and a large fun fair.

August 6-7, 2011  Livarot Cheese Fair - Livarot, France
Located in the dairy region of Normandy, Livorot celebrates its local cheeses at this annual festival, featuring about 80 vendors, a parade, medieval theatrical animations, renewable energy demonstrations, and a cheese eating competition.

August 14, 2011  La Pourcailhade (Festival of the Pig)
Trie-sur-Baise, Hautes-Pyrenees, France
The festival includes grilled pork meals, pig art exhibits, piglet races, "cry of the pig" imitation contest, antique tractor exhibits, arts and regional products.

September 13-16, 2011  S.P.A.C.E. - Rennes, France
The 25th edition of the International Trade Fair for Livestock. Attendance: 108,000.

September 19-25, 2011  Tous Au Restaurant
Countrywide, France
The event gives gourmets the unique opportunity to dine at celebrated establishments and to discover and enjoy exciting new restaurants and cuisine. Participating restaurants across France will offer special menus and pricing.

October 18-20, 2011  CFIA Metz 2011 - Metz, France
Food Industry Suppliers Trade Show: This event is dedicated to the food industry in the great east.

October 19-21, 2011  Salon Du Chocolat Professional 2011
Paris, France
Bringing together leading professionals and keeping up with the latest trends in the chocolate industry.

October 21-24, 2011  Mondial de la Biere - Strasbourg, France
Beer Festival, an innovative tasting journey into the World of Beer.

October 22-23, 2011  Roanne Festival Open Table
Roanne, Loire, France
For the 9th consecutive year, the festival Roanne open table invites you to a cultural and gustatory journey in the heart of Roannaise gastronomy. Dinner shows, wine tasting, cooking workshops and entertainment. Attendance: 6,500.

Nov 29-Dec 1, 2011  Food Ingredients Europe & Natural Ingredients
Paris, France
The global business platform for food and beverage ingredients.  Attendance: 20,000.

December 2-3, 2011  6th Le Grand Tasting - Paris, France
Also known as the Great Wines Fair, the event is held at the Carrousel du Louvre. Conferences, gourmet workshops, exhibits and tastings are offered to over 20,000 visitors. Attendance: 20,000.

2010 FRANCE 2010
Exhibitions, Shows & Expos, Festivals
waiting for new dates

November 30-Dec 1, 2010  Vinitech Bordeaux - Bordeaux, France
International Trade Exhibition in the Wine Growing and Wine Production Sector.

2008 FRANCE 2008
Exhibitions, Shows & Expos, Festivals
waiting for new dates

April 21-22, 2008  Les Rendez Vous Beaujolais - France
Next event in 2010.

May 14-16, 2008  Wine Pleasures Workshops - Gruissan, France
Buyer meets French Cellar.

May 19-25, 2008  National Vegetarian Week - UK and France
The 15th National Vegetarian Week aims to celebrate vegetarianism in its broadest sense and prompt media discussion on the topics of vegetarian food, health benefits, lifestyle and commitment.

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