Strasbourg usually has lots going on. In summer, pick up the free Saison d'Été   listings leaflet or the free magazine   Spectacles à Strasbourg ( www.spectacles-strasbourg.presse.fr ), with entertainment info and practical listings, both available from the tourist office. If you're here during university term-time, you might want to check the noticeboards at the university as well. Free concerts are held regularly in the Parc des Contades and Parc de l'Orangerie, which also boasts a 24-lane bowling alley. The best of the annual festivals starts with music from around the world in mid-June, followed by jazz in July, and contemporary world music in mid-September and early October. In addition, there's Les Nuits de Strasbourg , a firework, light and music display at the Ponts Couverts during July and August; and, on July 14, a fireworks display and street entertainment. At the Marché de Noël (end Nov to Dec 24), an annual event for over 400 years, you can buy tree decorations, gifts, crafts, sweets and Alsatian Christmas cookies, bredele.