Each season Pierre Cardin hosts a festival of live music and theatre en plain air in the old quarry of the Chtateau de Lacoste. Traditionally the festival runs from mid-July to mid-August. Check times and performances. www.festivaldelacoste.com +33(0)490759312

The festival continues to live on post the death of Pierre Cardin in 2020 under the leadership of his nephew, Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin-Cardin hosting innovative cultural exchanges in a 2021 program which has been very well received.

A program of live classical and jazz music performances and ciné-opéra runs from July through October. Hosted in the grounds of the Renaissance château in Lourmarin. www.chateau-de-lourmarin.com

A Luberon institution, this series of concerts attracts some top classical talent to intimate and beautiful church settings, like those at Menerbes and Oppede-le-vieux. The musical menu is usually focused on the baroque period.

www.musicalesluberon.fr

The Avignon Festival is a huge cultural event that takes over the city for two weeks in July. It is mostly theatre and comedy, but there is also some dance and music. The main festival happens in prestigious locations like the Popes’ Palace, while the “Off” or fringe festival happens wherever a veue can be found, even in the streets.

This is an open-air international piano festival attracting some of the world’s best pianists, The main venue is in the grounds of the Chateau de Florans, but it has now spread out to other delightful spots, and the programme has extended beyond the piano, even beyond classical. The Roque d’Antheron festival takes place in July-August. www.festival-piano.com