Special Events
Wazemmes Carnival, Feb/Mar, Wazemmes Festival International de Court Métrage, end of Mar-beg Apr, short movies (website: www.rencontres-audiovisuelles.org/festival/) Foire aux Manèges, Apr, merry-go-rounds, Champ de Mars Paris Roubaix, Apr, cycling race (website: www.letour.fr/stf/roubaix/2005/us/) Portes ouvertes Citadelle Vauban, May, open day Wazemmes Accordion Festival, May (website: www.wazemmeslaccordeon.com) Lille aux Saveurs, May, market showcasing local products Festival Dix Vagues, Jun, parties in each quartier or district of Lille Gay Pride, Jun Les Géants, Jul, parade with giant characters representing traditional heroes of local stories and legends Festival Lille Clef de Soleil, Jul (website: www.clefdesoleil.com) Bastille Day, 14 Jul, military processions and fireworks Braderie, Sep, Europe’s biggest flea market and Lille’s biggest event Semi Marathon, Sep (website: www.semimarathon-lille.com) Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, Sep (website: www.journeesdupatrimoine.culture.fr) Festival ‘au rayon burlesque’ du Nord (Prato Festival of Clowns), Dec, clowns, acrobats, trapezists, etc. Christmas Markets, end of Nov-Dec
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