Tattoo Flash day at Karbone Studio
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Ready to kick-start summer in style with a new tattoo or piercing? Head to Karbone Studio, the ultimate tattoo and piercing spot in Marseille, for a special Tattoo Flash Day on Saturday, May 4th from 10am to 6pm. It's going to be awesome! Get inked, book your piercing appointments, and enjoy surprises including a cool raffle. Remember, first come, first served!
Karbon Studio
11 rue Venture - Marseille 1st arrondissement
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Great news. The Marseille Opera is offering free backstage tours for 3 days!
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"Everyone to the Opera" is back for a spring weekend from May 3rd to 5th, to open the doors to the backstage of one of Marseille's most iconic venues. And the best part? This weekend is completely free, allowing you to admire (and delightfully listen to) the greatest singers!
Take advantage of the holidays to visit the most beautiful villages in Provence
No need to travel to the other side of the world and spend a fortune to enjoy the May holidays! This year, we suggest you rediscover the surroundings of Marseille and its charming Provencal villages! Nestled on top of a hill, between two lavender fields, amidst the fragrant garrigue of Provence herbs, our dear region is full of beautiful picturesque villages, often voted the most beautiful villages in France. How about taking a trip there this weekend? Follow the guide!
Arrival of the Olympic flame and a free concert on a floating stage

For the arrival of the Belem and the Olympic flame in Marseille, the city is going all out! All eyes will be on the people of Marseille, and our mayor Benoit Payan promised us a grand spectacle. And he delivered: a 100% iconic and Marseille duo will light up the stage. Soprano and Alonzo, the two emblematic artists, will share a floating stage to celebrate this unique event!
Concert with Soprano and Alonzo
On May 8th at 7pm
Vieux-Port
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La Nuit des musées to indulge in culture
Saturday, May 18th, for the European Night of Museums, cultural sites open their doors for free from 6pm to midnight. Guided tours, concerts, workshops, performances, and many surprises animate the night. A wonderful opportunity to discover or rediscover these places that showcase the culture of Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, La Ciotat, and beyond.
The SUP Yoga Festival
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The one and only SUPYOGA festival is coming to Marseille on the beaches of Escale Borely on Saturday, May 18th, offering us 100% well-being activities with our feet in the water! No matter your physical condition, it's an adapted sport, safe and practicable for everyone! A day focused on well-being with activities on and in the water and a host of classes, workshops, and conferences on the themes of sport, health, nutrition, and well-being offered by expert coaches throughout the day. From 9:30am to 9:30pm, enjoy activities such as Paddle yoga, Paddle fitness, Paddle pilates, Yin yoga, Vinyasa, Surfasana, Chair massages, Waff massages, Reflexology, Sophrology... And to end beautifully, don't miss the Sunset yoga and aperitif with music!
Saturday, May 18th from 9:30am to 9:30pm
Equinoxe Beach Plage, L'Escale BORELY - Marseille
The Good Air festival
Like an ode to the return of sunny days, the festival Le Bon Air is back on May 17, 18, and 19, 2024, at La Friche la Belle de Mai for two days and 2 nights of indecent festivities filled with electro music. Around fifty artists and collectives from all backgrounds are expected to offer us spectacular performances on and off stage. The lineup includes techno, trance, house, hard dance, EBM, dance hall ambient, minimal, and even punk. Check out the full program here!
Le Bon Air Festival
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The incredible immersive exhibition of Van Gogh
The most anticipated artistic event of the year! Van Gogh is back in Provence through the magic of digital technology with 300 of his works for an extra large artistic event not to be missed! Discover Vincent Van Gogh like never before thanks to the brand new edition of this phenomenal experience that has been touring the world since 2029! Ranked among the 12 best immersive experiences in the world by CNN, Marseille is the 2nd French city, after Toulouse, to host this spectacular exhibition! This event will immerse us in the work of one of the world's most famous artists, known for his talent, his cut-off ear, his excessive taste for Absinthe, and his tragic destiny. But shh, we won't tell you more and let you discover for yourself!
Van Gogh: the immersive experience
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