FEBRUARY
23 to 25 : Wellbeing Exhibition - Salon Respire “Bio et Bien-être”

MARCH
3 to 16 : 10th Poetry Festival
30 : Semi-marathon of La Rochelle

APRIL
4 to 6 : Gardening Exhibition Home Fair

MAY
1st week : Festival Dixieland Jubilee. Jazz festival with this year Quebec as a guest of honour
1 to 3 : 45th International Sailing Week (liveable boats)
8 : The fishing port festival on the Old Port
8 to 24 : The Great Atlantic Crossing
10 to 12 : 45th International Sailing Week (sailing dinghies)
24 to 25 : Cavalcade. Procession of floats, bands, fun fair… in the town centre.
31 : Race by “the Girls from La Rochelle”. 5 or 10 km woman’s race

JUNE
24 to 27 : Sunny Side of the Doc. 18th International Documentary Film market for professionals
27 to 7 July : 36th International Film Festival

JULY
11 to 16 : 23rd Francofolies music festival
19 to 25 : Figaro race. Departure of the 39th edition of the famous boat race
19 to 26 : The Summer Theatre Festival.  Theatre, tales, dance, puppet shows

AUGUST
14 to 16 : Jazz in août. Jazz festival
29 to 7 September : Trade fair

SEPTEMBER
10 to 15 : 36th Grand Pavois. First floating boat show in Europe
17 to 21 : Fiction TV festival
27 to 28 : 9th International French Scrabble competition

NOVEMBER
13 to 15 : Adventure film festival
30 : Marathon of La Rochelle

More information:
Tourist Board: + 33 5 46 41 14 68

The present list is not exhaustive. Information may be subject to changes.