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EVENTS
Events in the Calvados
5 - 13 July Les Virevoltés at Vire
13 July/17 August The Musical Promenades of the Pays d’Auge
July Nature Festival at the Canon castle
5 - 6 July Bayeux Medieval festivals
17 - 24 July Swingin' Deauville Festival
14 July The Armada and Seine parade at Honfleur (new)
18 July/14 August Late summer hedgerow nights (Thursdays and Fridays)
July/August Deauville, horse capital (races, polo, yearling auctions)
2 - 3 August Livarot Cheese Fair
3 - 10 August Medieval nights at Crèvecœur
22 August Canon Fairylands (festival at the Canon castle)
5 - 14 Sept. Deauville American Film Festival
17 - 21 Sept. Estuaire d’en rire at Honfleur – Comedy Festival
19 - 29 Sept. Caen International Fair: Peru, guest of honour. Gold of the Inca Empire!
20 - 21 Sept. 2nd "Cider and dragon" festival at Merville Franceville
27 and 28 Sept. Feast of Saint Therese at Lisieux
4 - 5 Oct. Honfleur shrimp festival
10 – 12 Oct Vire Syrup festival (every other year)
10 - 26 Oct. Equi’Days, Horse festival in the Calvados (18th edition)
19 Oct. Grand Market and Cider Fair at Beuvron in Auge
25 - 26 Oct. Scallop festival at Villers sur Mer
November Les Boreales at Caen - Festival dedicated to the culture of a Scandinavian Country.
November Nördik Impakt at Caen, electronic music festival
24 - 26 Oct. Andouille Fair at Vire
26 -30 November Russian Cinema Festival at Honfleur
8 - 9 Nov. Festival Taste of the Briny at Port in Bessin
December Les Hivernales at Falaise
December Christmas at the Balcony, Street performances at Deauville
December Let's celebrate Christmas at Caen!
 
EXHIBITIONS
Events in the Calvados
March > Sept Returning Soldiers – portraits of Quebec veterans of Norman origin (Juno Beach centre at Courseulles sur Mer)
17 May > 31 August Exhibition Giacometti and the artists of the 21st century, Fine Arts Museum, Caen
14 June - 4 Nov. Gothic masterpieces in Normandy, Sculptures and the goldsmith's art from the 13th to the 15th century, Museum of Normandy at Caen
1 June -28 Dec. Bayeux porcelain, Bayeux.
30 June - 21 Sept. Putting on a good face, 2000 years of hygiene, Benouville castle
June 6th - 9 Nov. Word Trade Center, the 11 September 2001 and its consequences, at the Caen Memorial
Oct. 8 - 9 August Green Odyssey, Caen
29 Oct. - 11 Nov. Samuel de Champlain Exhibition at Honfleur
 
HISTORICAL ANNIVERSARIES
Events in the Calvados
April - December Commemorations around Samuel de Champlain (new)