Best months
May, Jun, Sep
Month-by-month weather, crowds and prices, plus a full calendar of festivals and events worth planning a trip around.
Last reviewed 2026-06
Come late May to mid-June: 18-23°C days, vines in flower, and the city's signature free festival, l'Epopee Legendaire (30-31 May), filling the cathedral square with a medieval spectacle. September is the other star, with the champagne harvest and free Heritage Weekend, though it is the busiest month. January and February are cheapest, with 3-star centre rooms from 55 EUR, the trade being cold grey days. Skip the second and third weeks of August: peak prices, no anchor event and many restaurants shut for staff holidays.
Best overall: May, Jun. Late May and June are the real sweet spot: 18-23°C, vines flowering, prices 15-25% below peak summer, and hotels available without panic-booking except the Epopee Legendaire weekend (30-31 May). The Flaneries Musicales opens 18 June with 400+ artists playing mostly free in sacred spaces, and the cellars are quiet enough to book a few days out.
Best value: Jan, Feb, Nov. January, February and November bring 3-star centre rooms at 55-90 EUR, 30-40% below summer, the cathedral free year-round, and museums free every Sunday. The catch is cold grey 0-10°C days and short daylight, so build the trip around interiors: the Chagall windows glow best in winter light when the crowds thin.
Avoid: Aug. The second and third weeks of August are the year's worst value: Paris empties and domestic tourists fill Reims, accommodation sits at its most expensive outside the festival spikes, many local restaurants close two weeks for staff holidays, and no anchor event justifies the premium. Some champagne houses also run reduced harvest-prep schedules.
| Month | High | Walking score | Crowds | Prices | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° | 5 | ●○○○○ | ●○○○○ | |
| Feb | 9° | 6 | ●○○○○ | ●○○○○ | |
| Mar | 12° | 6 | ●●○○○ | ●●○○○ | Spring Street Market |
| Apr | 15° | 7 | ●●○○○ | ●●○○○ | |
| May | 18° | 6 | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | European Museum Night |
| Jun | 23° | 7 | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Flâneries Musicales (Music Festival) |
| Jul | 25° | 6 | ●●●●○ | ●●●●○ | Flâneries Musicales (Music Festival) |
| Aug | 24° | 7 | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Champagne Route Festival |
| Sep | 21° | 7 | ●●●●○ | ●●●●○ | Champagne Harvest |
| Oct | 16° | 6 | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Champagne Day |
| Nov | 10° | 5 | ●●○○○ | ●●○○○ | Épernay Champagne Wine Rally |
| Dec | 8° | 4 | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Reims Christmas Market |
June and September give Reims its best comfort: 21-25°C, long evenings light past 22:00 in June, and afternoon showers rather than all-day rain. July is warmest at 25-28°C, occasionally pushing into a heat spike, but the chalk cellars stay a steady 10-12°C so always pack a layer for tastings.
January, February and November empty right out. You walk straight into the cathedral and the Musee des Beaux-Arts Cranach rooms with no queue, and champagne cellars take last-minute bookings instead of selling out weeks ahead.
January and February are the cheapest months: 3-star centre hotels run 55-85 EUR a night, roughly 30-40% below the summer average. November sits just above at 60-90 EUR before the Christmas market drives December back up.
Late May to mid-June stacks the medieval Epopee Legendaire on the cathedral parvis with the opening of the Flaneries Musicales, free classical concerts in the Basilique Saint-Remi cloister at dusk. Come the last week of August into September instead and you catch the vendange, the champagne harvest turning the Montagne de Reims vineyards into a working spectacle.
The month to be wary of: peak prices, Paris emptying into Reims, many restaurants shut for two weeks, and no anchor event to justify the premium in the mid-month weeks.
The deepest off-season: cold, grey and almost empty, with 3-star centre rooms from 55 EUR and not a queue in sight.
The vibe Post-Christmas calm with the market packed away, daytime highs around 6-7°C and only 3.4 hours of sun a day. The city belongs to locals.
Don't miss The ideal month for interiors: the cathedral's Chagall windows glow in low winter light, and you walk straight into the Musee des Beaux-Arts Cranach rooms. Cellars take last-minute bookings, so a layer and a Taittinger tasting at a steady 10-12°C beat the cold outside.
Crowd drivers Nothing: schools are in session, the Christmas market has ended and tourism is at its annual low.
Heads up New Year's Day shuts almost everything, champagne houses included. Year-round, the Halles du Boulingrin opens only Friday and Saturday mornings, and most city museums close Mondays.
Cheapest month of the year: 3-star centre hotels run 55-80 EUR a night, roughly 30-40% below summer.
Still firmly low season, with a small weekend bump during the mid-February school half-term but otherwise quiet and cheap.
The vibe A touch milder than January at 8-9°C highs and more sun (5.6 hours a day), but the trees are bare and the streets stay calm. A real value month.
Don't miss Prime time for unhurried cellar tours at Veuve Clicquot or Ruinart without the peak-season scramble. Pair the cathedral and the Romanesque Basilique Saint-Remi with the free-every-Sunday Musee des Beaux-Arts, arriving at the 10:00 opening to beat the small Sunday line.
Crowd drivers The mid-February French school half-term adds modest weekend visitors; weekdays stay near-deserted.
Among the cheapest months: 3-star centre hotels run 55-85 EUR, with a slight weekend uptick during the half-term break.
Early spring stirs the calendar: the Braderie de Printemps street market (20-21 March) and the first cathedral day-trippers, with prices still gentle at 65-95 EUR.
The vibe Highs climb to 11-12°C with 7.4 hours of sun, and April's 44 mm of rain is still a month away. The season is waking up but crowds are thin.
Don't miss Good budget-weekend timing around the Braderie, when central streets pedestrianise for traders and antiques. Combine it with the cathedral, the Palais du Tau coronation robes (closed Mondays, last entry 17:00) and an early-season cellar tour booked just days ahead.
Crowd drivers The Braderie de Printemps and the earliest spring visitors lift weekends; weekdays stay quiet.
Shoulder pricing returns: 3-star centre hotels run 65-95 EUR, well below summer.
Reims's spring street market, with traders, antiques and clothes spilling across pedestrianised city-centre streets for the weekend.
A good budget weekend if you are in the area early, and the signal that the tourist calendar is waking up after the winter lull.
The driest month of the year (just 44 mm of rain) with an Easter-weekend spike but otherwise easy shoulder-season conditions.
The vibe Highs of 15°C, ten hours of sun a day and the lowest rainfall all year make April underrated for walking the UNESCO sites without summer heat or crowds.
Don't miss Walk the cathedral exterior and the back streets behind it, rue Libergier and rue du Champ de Mars, in comfortable dry weather. The Fete Foraine funfair runs on the Chaussee Bocquaine through much of the month, and cellars are still bookable a few days out.
Crowd drivers Easter weekend and the first two weeks of the zone B/C school holidays drive the only real busy spell.
Mostly 70-110 EUR a night, but the Easter weekend (Easter Sunday 5 April) jumps to 120-150 EUR with the French school-holiday overlap.
The tourist season opens in style: Museum Night and Pride on 23 May, then the 100,000-strong Epopee Legendaire medieval festival on the final weekend (30-31 May).
The vibe Highs of 18-19°C and the vines coming into flower give the countryside a champagne-country glow. Weekends jump to peak intensity around the festivals while weekdays stay relaxed.
Don't miss The free Nuit des Musees opens every city museum late on 23 May, the same evening as the Pride march. The unmissable date is l'Epopee Legendaire, a medieval spectacle at the coronation cathedral, with a torchlit night parade from the Basilique Saint-Remi parvis.
Crowd drivers The Epopee Legendaire (around 100,000 visitors), plus Museum Night, Pride and the opening of the season, push the festival weekend to its busiest.
Generally 80-130 EUR, but the festival weekend of 30-31 May spikes to 140-180 EUR. Book two months ahead for that weekend.
Every Reims city museum opens free late into the night: the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Musee Saint-Remi, the Surrender Museum, the Chapelle Foujita and the Musee Hotel Le Vergeur.
The single best evening to cover several paid sites for nothing, and it falls the same day as the Pride march, so the streets are alive too.
Reims's LGBTQIA+ Pride march through the city centre, drawing over a thousand participants, on the same Saturday as Museum Night.
A vivid street atmosphere paired with free late museum access the same evening makes this one of the liveliest dates of the spring.
A two-day medieval spectacular honouring Joan of Arc and the coronation of Charles VII: a royal parade, knights, living tableaux and a medieval market around the cathedral, drawing around 100,000 visitors. The 2026 theme marks 800 years since the coronation of Saint Louis.
The single most spectacular free street event in Reims, and the torchlit night parade from the Basilique Saint-Remi parvis is unmissable. Book accommodation two months ahead, as prices spike 40-60%.
The best all-round month: 23°C highs, evenings light past 22:00, the Flaneries Musicales opening 18 June and prices still 15-25% below peak summer.
The vibe Warm but not hot, dry-ish at 60 mm of rain, and long golden evenings perfect for terraces on Place Drouet d'Erlon and vineyard walks in the Montagne de Reims.
Don't miss The Flaneries Musicales bring 400+ artists, mostly free, into sacred spaces. Time the Basilique Saint-Remi cloister concerts at dusk, arriving 30 minutes early for the free stone seating. The Sacres du Folklore add free outdoor troupes around the cathedral in the third week.
Crowd drivers Peak domestic tourism starts, the Flaneries Musicales draws music crowds and the Sacres du Folklore fills the squares in late June.
Around 90-140 EUR a night, peak domestic tourism beginning but still below the July ceiling.
A month-long classical and world-music festival with 400+ artists in iconic venues: the Basilique Saint-Remi cloister, the Chapelle Foujita, courtyards and parks. Most concerts are free, with a handful of ticketed evening events.
The best window of the year to hear live music in extraordinary sacred spaces at no cost. The Basilique at dusk is the highlight, but free cloister seating fills fast, so arrive 30 minutes early with a cushion for the stone benches.
An annual international folklore festival affiliated with CIOFF: troupes from more than 20 countries dance and perform around the cathedral and in the city squares, on free outdoor stages plus a ticketed gala evening.
Colourful, family-friendly and largely free, and it overlaps the opening of the Flaneries Musicales, so a late-June weekend gives you two festivals at once.
Peak summer: warmest month at 25°C, French school holidays from 8 July, the cathedral at its busiest and the biennial Clin d'Oeil festival (2-5 July) filling the city.
The vibe Hot, lively and crowded, with occasional spikes toward 30°C+. The Flaneries Musicales runs to 10 July and the streets buzz with daytrippers.
Don't miss Catch the final Flaneries concerts in their extraordinary venues. In 2026 the biennial Clin d'Oeil sign-language arts festival (2-5 July) brings free outdoor village events and an international Deaf crowd. Book champagne tastings well ahead, as houses sell out in peak season.
Crowd drivers French summer holidays (from 8 July), the cathedral at peak and the biennial Clin d'Oeil festival all collide.
110-165 EUR a night, with the Clin d'Oeil weekend pushing to 150-190 EUR. Accommodation near the festival stadium books out from April.
A month-long classical and world-music festival with 400+ artists in iconic venues: the Basilique Saint-Remi cloister, the Chapelle Foujita, courtyards and parks. Most concerts are free, with a handful of ticketed evening events.
The best window of the year to hear live music in extraordinary sacred spaces at no cost. The Basilique at dusk is the highlight, but free cloister seating fills fast, so arrive 30 minutes early with a cushion for the stone benches.
An international arts festival in sign language: theatre, a film competition, sign-singing concerts, street art and SLAM battles, with nightly Deaf parties across a 7,000 m² village at the Stade Auguste Delaune and the Comedie de Reims and Le Manege theatres.
Unique in Europe and held only in even years, so 2026 is the one to catch. It draws the Deaf community internationally and makes the city very lively. Evening theatre performances sell out months ahead and accommodation near the stadium books out from April.
The month to be wary of: peak prices, Paris emptying into Reims, many restaurants shut for two weeks, and no anchor event to justify the premium in the mid-month weeks.
The vibe Still warm at 24°C, but the second and third weeks bring the year's worst value. Late August stirs with early vendange buzz as the harvest approaches.
Don't miss Early August offers the Route du Champagne en Fete (1-2 August), though it is 1.5 hours south in the Cote des Bar, not walkable. Late in the month the champagne harvest begins around Reims, the most authentic moment of the wine year. Always carry a layer for 10-12°C cellars.
Crowd drivers The French holiday month and domestic tourists fill Reims, while many local restaurants and some champagne houses close for staff holidays.
Heads up Many Reims restaurants take a two-week summer closure in August, so confirm reservations in advance. Some champagne houses run reduced harvest-prep schedules late in the month.
Expensive for what you get: 95-150 EUR a night through the mid-month weeks, outside any festival spike.
The 29th edition sees 20+ champagne producers in the Cote des Bar open their cellars exclusively for two days, with guided tastings and vineyard walks. A tasting pass is required.
A treat for wine lovers and road-trippers, but the 2026 edition is in the Cote des Bar around 1.5 hours south of Reims, not walkable from the city, so plan it as a drive.
The champagne harvest turns the vineyards around Reims and Epernay into bustling workplaces. Hands-on Vendangeur d'un Jour experiences run in the Epernay villages, and the Verzenay Lighthouse vineyard is spectacular in early-autumn colour.
The most authentic champagne-culture moment of the year. The exact start (ban de vendange) is announced about six weeks ahead and can swing three weeks between years, so watch the CIVC calendar from July. Book cellar tours 3-4 weeks ahead, as houses are partly tied up with harvest.
The busiest month, when the champagne harvest and the free Heritage Weekend (19-20 September) collide with peak vineyard tourism.
The vibe Mild and dry, the driest-feeling month at 51 mm and only 8 rain days, with 21°C highs. The vineyards are alive with the vendange and the light turns golden.
Don't miss Heritage Weekend is the only time to climb the cathedral towers free and enter private heritage spaces, with queues forming by 09:00 Saturday. For guaranteed cellar tours, book the first or last week, avoiding the middle two harvest weeks when staff move to the vines.
Crowd drivers The champagne harvest, the European Heritage Days and peak vineyard tourism all land in the same month.
100-155 EUR a night, with harvest weekends climbing to 140-180 EUR. Reserve cellar tours 3-4 weeks ahead.
The champagne harvest turns the vineyards around Reims and Epernay into bustling workplaces. Hands-on Vendangeur d'un Jour experiences run in the Epernay villages, and the Verzenay Lighthouse vineyard is spectacular in early-autumn colour.
The most authentic champagne-culture moment of the year. The exact start (ban de vendange) is announced about six weeks ahead and can swing three weeks between years, so watch the CIVC calendar from July. Book cellar tours 3-4 weeks ahead, as houses are partly tied up with harvest.
Heritage Weekend opens normally closed or charged sites for free: the cathedral towers, the Palais du Tau courtyards, private areas of champagne houses and historic hotels particuliers, with guided tours all day.
The only chance to climb the cathedral towers free and reach normally private heritage spaces. Queues form by 09:00 on Saturday, so arrive by 08:45 to keep the wait short.
Autumn arrives with golden foliage in the Montagne de Reims, Champagne Day (23 October) and a quieter, cheaper feel as prices ease to 85-135 EUR.
The vibe Cooling to 16°C highs and wetter at 76 mm, but the Verzenay Lighthouse vineyards turn champagne-gold, best in the last two weeks of the month.
Don't miss Climb the 30-metre Verzenay Lighthouse over the turning vines, then peg an evening to Champagne Day (23 October) at a budget cellar-bar. The Halloween-weekend Epernay Wine Rally (31 October-1 November) makes an easy day trip, and the Toussaint school holiday lifts the last week.
Crowd drivers Autumn-foliage visitors, the Toussaint school holiday (last week) and the Epernay Wine Rally weekend keep things moderately busy.
Shoulder rates return: 3-star centre hotels run 85-135 EUR as the summer premium fades.
A global celebration of champagne. Reims bars and houses run tastings and events, low-key but a good reason for a budget cellar-bar evening.
A solid peg for a late-October trip that pairs the autumn foliage of the Montagne de Reims with quieter cellars in the harvest aftermath.
A cycling and walking rally through the Epernay vineyards on 25-50 km routes with producer stops, based 25 km from Reims but drawing visitors who stay in the city.
An easy day trip from Reims on a typically quiet late-October weekend, and a low-key way to taste your way across the vineyards.
The quietest shoulder before the festive rush: cold and the wettest tied with December's run-up, but cheap at 60-90 EUR until the Christmas market opens on 25 November.
The vibe Grey and chilly at 10°C highs and 87% humidity, with the shortest run of sun yet. The city slows right down until the market chalets go up at month's end.
Don't miss A near-empty month for the cathedral, Basilique Saint-Remi and uncrowded cellars. From 25 November the Marche de Noel and its free Régalia son et lumière on the cathedral facade begin, and the Armistice Day ceremonies suit Reims's deep WWI heritage.
Crowd drivers Very quiet until the Christmas market opens on 25 November, which starts to lift the final weekend.
One of the cheapest months: 3-star centre hotels run 60-90 EUR before December weekends climb.
France's third-largest Christmas market: 150 chalets at the Hautes Promenades and Porte de Mars, a 55-metre heated Ferris wheel (8 EUR for adults), the free Régalia son et lumière projected on the cathedral every Friday and Saturday evening, and a separate artisanal Hypernoel market at Le Cellier.
One of the best Christmas markets in northern France, with a cathedral backdrop. December Saturdays are very crowded, so come after 17:00 or on a weekday evening to catch the light show without the crush.
Festive peak: France's third-largest Christmas market, the free Régalia light show on the cathedral, and the Epernay Habits de Lumiere (11-13 December) a short train away.
The vibe Cold and damp at 7-8°C highs with the year's least sun, but the market's 150 chalets and a 55-metre Ferris wheel light up the Hautes Promenades against the cathedral.
Don't miss Watch the Régalia son et lumière from the far end of Parvis Notre-Dame on a weeknight to skip the Saturday crush. Take the 25-minute train to Epernay for Habits de Lumiere and its Saturday Michelin-chef tasting, the region's best food event, going Friday for the smallest crowds.
Crowd drivers The Marche de Noel and the Régalia light show draw domestic weekend visitors, spiking on December Saturdays.
Heads up Christmas Day shuts everything; the market technically runs to 27 December but is quiet on the 25th itself.
80-130 EUR most of the month, with peak December weekends rising to 120-160 EUR.
France's third-largest Christmas market: 150 chalets at the Hautes Promenades and Porte de Mars, a 55-metre heated Ferris wheel (8 EUR for adults), the free Régalia son et lumière projected on the cathedral every Friday and Saturday evening, and a separate artisanal Hypernoel market at Le Cellier.
One of the best Christmas markets in northern France, with a cathedral backdrop. December Saturdays are very crowded, so come after 17:00 or on a weekday evening to catch the light show without the crush.
A three-day festival of lights and champagne on Epernay's Avenue de Champagne: video-mapping, illuminations, champagne bars, fireworks and Michelin-starred chef demos at the Saturday Habits de Saveurs. The 25th edition runs in 2026.
A 25-minute train from Reims and the best lit-up champagne spectacle of the year, easy to pair with the Reims Christmas market. Friday evening is the least crowded.
Annual highlights worth timing a trip around, listed month by month.
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On these dates many shops and offices close, transport thins out, and sights can be mobbed or shut. Plan around them.
| Date | Holiday | What closes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | New Year's Day | Almost everything closed: shops, champagne houses and most restaurants. The Christmas market has ended and the train service runs reduced. A very quiet day in the city. |
| Apr 6 | Easter Monday | Most shops closed and some restaurants shut, but the cathedral and tourist sites generally stay open. Expect a domestic-visitor spike over the Easter weekend, with hotels at 120-150 EUR. |
| May 1 | Labour Day | Near-total closure: shops, most restaurants and champagne houses shut, and no public markets. The cathedral stays open. Plan around it, as cellar tastings are off the table. |
| May 8 | Victory in Europe Day | Carries unique weight here: the Surrender Museum marks the spot where Nazi Germany surrendered on 7 May 1945 and holds a ceremony. Light closures otherwise, with museums open. |
| May 14 | Ascension Day | A Thursday holiday and a popular bridge day, with many taking the Friday off. A modest domestic-tourism spike fills Reims that long weekend; most sites stay open. |
| May 25 | Whit Monday | Most shops closed; tourist sites open and champagne houses variable. A calm long weekend before the summer season builds. |
| Jul 14 | Bastille Day | Fireworks in the city and a festive atmosphere; the cathedral area gets busy. Most champagne houses are closed for the national holiday, so plan tastings for another day. |
| Aug 15 | Assumption | Quiet in town and most champagne houses closed, though vineyard access is fine. It falls in the low-value mid-August window, so there is little reason to time a trip around it. |
| Nov 1 | All Saints' Day | Shops closed and cemeteries busy. The same weekend brings the Epernay Champagne Wine Rally (31 October-1 November), so day-trippers staying in Reims fill the trains. |
| Nov 11 | Armistice Day | Ceremonies at the war memorials, fitting for a city whose cathedral was shelled in 1914. Museums stay open; expect a solemn morning around the monuments. |
| Dec 25 | Christmas Day | Everything closed. The Christmas market technically runs until 27 December but is quiet on the 25th itself. Book ahead at any restaurant that opens. |
Same city, different trip. Here's the month that fits how you're travelling.
Late May for the Epopee Legendaire medieval festival (30-31 May) and the Nuit des Musees free museum night (23 May), or June for the Flaneries Musicales. Weather is mild 18-23°C, everything is open, prices are shoulder-level and the vine blossom adds a champagne-country atmosphere without harvest crowds.
June for long evenings, open-air Flaneries concerts in sacred spaces, vineyard walks in the Montagne de Reims and warm terraces on Place Drouet d'Erlon. Late September is equally romantic: golden-hour vineyards, post-harvest calm and uncrowded cellars.
Early July before the 8 July French school holidays open, or late August. The Verzenay Lighthouse has vineyard trails and a hands-on ecomuseum; the Surrender Museum suits children 11 and up. Dodge the mid-July to mid-August crush when French holiday crowds peak.
January and February deliver 3-star centre hotels from 55 EUR and free cathedral entry year-round. Museums are free every Sunday, and a full day covering the cathedral, Basilique Saint-Remi and Porte de Mars costs nothing. In June and July the Flaneries Musicales adds 400+ artists, mostly free.
Late August into September for the champagne harvest and the andouillette and Champagne-region cheeses at the Halles du Boulingrin market (Friday and Saturday mornings only). Or December, when a 25-minute train reaches Epernay's Habits de Lumiere and its Saturday Michelin-chef tasting, the region's best food event.
Late May to mid-June is the overall best window: 18-23°C, vines in flower, the free Epopee Legendaire medieval festival on 30-31 May, the Flaneries Musicales opening 18 June, and prices 15-25% below peak summer. September is the other strong choice for the champagne harvest and free Heritage Weekend, though it is the busiest and pricier month.
January and February are cheapest, with 3-star centre hotels from 55 EUR, roughly 30-40% below the summer average. November sits just above at 60-90 EUR before the Christmas market pushes December weekends up. The cathedral is free year-round and the city museums are free every Sunday, so a winter trip costs very little.
Avoid the second and third weeks of August. Paris empties and domestic tourists fill Reims, accommodation is at its most expensive outside the festival spikes (95-150 EUR), many local restaurants close two weeks for staff holidays, and no anchor event justifies the premium. The mid-July to mid-August stretch is the thinnest value of the year.
The vendange typically runs from the last week of August into mid-September, but the exact start (the ban de vendange) is set by the CIVC each year and announced about six weeks ahead, swinging up to three weeks between years. Watch the CIVC calendar from July, and book cellar tours 3-4 weeks ahead since houses are partly occupied with harvest. For guaranteed availability, choose the first or last week of September over the middle.
Book 2-3 weeks ahead from May to October. Veuve Clicquot and Ruinart are appointment-only with no walk-ins and sell out fastest, while Taittinger and Mumm are easier last-minute but both close Tuesday and Wednesday, cutting the week to Thursday-Monday. The underground chalk cellars stay a constant 10-12°C all year, so bring a layer whatever the season outside.
Yes. It is France's third-largest, with 150 chalets at the Hautes Promenades and Porte de Mars from 25 November to 27 December, a 55-metre heated Ferris wheel (8 EUR), and the free Régalia son et lumière projected on the cathedral every Friday and Saturday evening. December Saturdays are very crowded, so come after 17:00 or on a weekday evening. A 25-minute train reaches Epernay's Habits de Lumiere light festival (11-13 December).
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