2 Best Performing Arts in The French Riviera, France

Since 1997, world-music lovers have taken over Place du Grand Jardin in mid-July for four weeks, with up to 9,000 revelers a night gyrating to various beats. Even if you don't want to buy concert tickets, come for the atmosphere and share a picnic—the music will find you no matter where you are.

Running 15 days in February through the first week of March, this full-blown lemon love-in features 140 tons of the citrus fruit on floats during daily parades and in gardens, which are lit up at night as part of the Les Jardins de Lumières (tickets are needed for both). Think of this as France's answer to the Rose Bowl Parade.