5 - 14 September: Since its beginnings in 1975, some of the world's greatest movie stars have left their footprints on the red carpet of the Deauville American Film Festival...

• American Film Festival

1 - 5 September: This festival aims to put Normand architectural heritage in the limelight by organising a series of classical & traditional concerts.

• The Normandy Musical Festival

13 & 14 September: This Fête du Port will be a celebration of sailing and maritime culture; expect to see ancient boats, weather-beaten sailors, nautical competitions, regattas and much more...

• Caen Harbour Festival

12 - 14 September: The famed Puces rouennaises is probably the largest second-hand marketplace in the whole of Western France.

• Flea Market in Rouen

2 - 5 October: This event offers public and professional audiences an opportunity to discover British cinema - once in a while a box office hit before it hits the big screens.

• British Film Festival

24 - 28 September: Quiberon will be hosting this 5th edition of the Gastronomy Trophies, a fantastic competition during which awards will be given to the best Breton artisans.

• The Breton Gastronomy Trophies

10 - 26 October: Every year in October, the Calvados region celebrates "man's greatest conquest: the horse". With over 1 400 stud farms and 8 race-tracks...

• Equi'days 2008

6 - 18 October: The Quinzaine Photographique de Nantes or QPN is a festival dedicated to the promotion of contemporary photography.

• Nantes' Photographic Fortnight