Gilles Peterson’s annual festival is held in the town of Sete in the south of France every July and is a week long celebration of the finest music from around the world. Housed in the iconic Theatre de la Mer open-air amphitheatre overlooking the mediterranean every night, the festival also has daytime beach parties and events in various smaller venues around the famous old fishing port. The festival also hosts a sister event in March in the Swiss alps at Leysin, with daytime skiing followed by apres-piste and the same great music.