Editing Perpignan (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Sanch perpignan 2007 (18).jpg|thumb|The famous "[[Sanch Procession]]" folklore celebrated in Perpignan, [[Arles-sur-Tech]], and [[Collioure]].]]
Since 2004, the free three-day ''[[Guitares au Palais]]'' has been held each year in the last weekend of August in the [[Palace of the Kings of Majorca]]. The festival has a broad mainstream focus with pop-related music as well as traditional acoustic guitar music and alternative music. The festival has attracted international guests like [[Caetano Veloso]] (2007), ''[[Rumberos Catalans]]'', [[Pedro Soler]], [[Bernardo Sandoval]], [[Peter Finger]], and [[Aaron and Bryce Dessner]] (2008).

Each September, Perpignan hosts the internationally renowned [[Visa pour l'Image]] festival of [[photojournalism]]. Free exhibitions are mounted in the Couvent des Minimes, Chapelle des Dominicaines and other buildings in the old town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://anglophone-direct.com/festival-visa-pour-limage/|title=Visa Pour l'Image|date=22 August 2017|website=Anglophone-direct.com}}</ref>

In 2008, Perpignan became Capital of Catalan Culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vilaweb.cat/www/diariescola/noticia?id=2688762 |title=VilaWeb - Diari escola: Perpinyа, Capital de la Cultura Catalana 2008 |website=Vilaweb.cat |date=2016-04-20 |access-date=2016-12-17}}</ref> Many [[Street or road name|street name signs]] in the city are in both [[French language|French]] and [[Catalan language|Catalan]].

[[File:Straatnaambord-in-Perpignan-trimmed.jpg|thumb|Perpignan street name sign in [[French language|French]] and [[Catalan language|Catalan]].]]