January 2013
Creativa runs from 24 to 27 January and throws the spotlight onto all kinds of homecrafts like knitting and embroidery. Get full information and a free discount voucher towards your entrance ticket from www.creavenue.com

October 2012
The Marathon of Montpellier takes place on the weekend of 14-16 October and involves no less than five races; for serious runners, relay teams, young people, children and Nordic walkers (info from the tourist office).

April 2013
A half-hour drive north to St-Bauzille-de-Putois brings you to one of the most extraordinary places in France, La Grotte des Demoiselles. This series of massive underground caverns comes complete with strange statues carved by the water and plenty of ghost tales.

July 2012
The Tour de France - the biggest cycle race and circus on earth - arrives on 17 July with all the usual razzamatazz, excitement and freebie souvenirs. Full info from the Tourist Office.