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Calendar: February

France

La Chandeleur – Pancake Day in France: 2 February 2023. La Chandeleur or Crêpe Day is a day in France where people eat crêpes and drink cider! Miam Miam! (That’s yum yum in French).

Enduropale, Pas de Calais: 3-5 February 2023.A weekend of cycling fun! Hundreds of thousands of cyclists race on the beaches at Le Touquet, Stella and Merlimont. This is a fun packed weekend in which thousands of bikes and hundreds of quad bikes are involved in a race circuit on the beach. www.enduropaledutouquet.fr/

Menton: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Lemon Festival of Menton 11-26 February 2023. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! The French take this very literally at this festival, where lemons are used to construct thousands of structures, attracting spectators world-wide www.fete-du-citron.com

Japan

Here are some popular and well-known festivals and events happening in Japan in the month of February

3rd Setsubun – bean throwing festival     🚩 Japan  

10th Giant Tug of War of Kariwano      🚩 Akita  

4-11th Sapporo Snow Festival     🚩  Sapporo  

11-18th Otaru Snow Light Path Festival    🚩 Hokkaido