page_title: Aix-les-Bains
section_title: Cultural events and festivities
hierarchical_section_title: Aix-les-Bains / Population and society / Cultural events and festivities
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Festival du lac à Aix-les-Bains
context_page_description: Aix-les-Bains, locally simply Aix, is a commune in the department of Savoie, in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
  Situated on the shore of the largest natural lake of glacial origin in France, the Lac du Bourget, this resort is a major French spa town, and has the largest freshwater marina in France. It is the second-largest Savoy town in terms of population, having 28,585 inhabitants at the last census, and is part of its own urban area: The urban area of Aix-les-Bains.
  A leading town of the Belle Époque, of international renown, Aix-les-Bains was a vacation destination for nobility and the wealthy. Although the thermal baths are no longer the main attraction in Aix, the area continues to be draw visitors for water sports and activities. The town has partially compensated for the loss of visitors coming for spa treatments by developing tourism. It hosts up to 200,000 general visitors annually, between tourists and people seeking mineral bath therapy.
  In addition to thermal baths and tourism, Aix-les-Bains is known for its national Musilac festival.
context_section_description: Several festivals are organised in the town of Aix-les-Bains, with the following being the most significant:
  The Rock Musilac Festival (July)
  The Festival Aix Operettes (July)
  The Festival of Clairvoyance (August)
  The Festival of Romantic Nights of the Lac du Bourget (October)
  The Writers in Series Festival (October)
  The Aix-les-Bains Festival of Francophone Scrabble (November)
  The Festival d'Art Lyrique of Aix les Bains (November)
  Each year, other events also take place in the Aix area such as:
  The Night of the Museums (May)
  The Acquascenies (July)
  The Navig'Aix (August)
  The Biennale Charles Dullin (November)
caption: The Festival of the Lake at Aix-les-Bains
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