Seasons calendar
Month by month: seasonal ideas, key dates (school holidays, sales, census) and what to prepare right now.
This month
October 2027
In season
Prepare now
- Calligraphy to order · Season: March, April, May, June, July, August, November, December
- Census officer for your town · Season: January, February
Ask at the town hall in the autumn: recruitment happens before the January count. - Holiday season staff (shops, gift wrapping) · Season: November, December
Apply from October: end-of-year staff are recruited early. - Make and sell handmade goods · Season: November, December
- Tourist season work (seaside, mountains) · Season: January, February, June, July, August, December
The next 12 months
November 2027
In season
- Calligraphy to order
- Holiday season staff (shops, gift wrapping)
- Make and sell handmade goods
- Private tutoring and homework help
- Referee for amateur matches
To prepare
December 2027
In season
- Calligraphy to order
- Holiday season staff (shops, gift wrapping)
- Make and sell handmade goods
- Private tutoring and homework help
- Referee for amateur matches
- Tourist season work (seaside, mountains)
To prepare
January 2028
In season
- Census officer for your town
- Private tutoring and homework help
- Referee for amateur matches
- Tourist season work (seaside, mountains)
To prepare
- Calligraphy to order
- Fruit and vegetable picking
- Run a stall at a flea market or car boot sale
- Youth leader at a holiday camp or leisure centre
Key dates
- Winter sales (FR) · From 12 Jan 2028 to 8 Feb 2028
- Winter sales (BE) · From 3 Jan 2028 to 31 Jan 2028
February 2028
In season
- Census officer for your town
- Private tutoring and homework help
- Referee for amateur matches
- Tourist season work (seaside, mountains)
To prepare
- Calligraphy to order
- Fruit and vegetable picking
- Gardening and lawn mowing
- Run a stall at a flea market or car boot sale
- Youth leader at a holiday camp or leisure centre
Key dates
- Winter sales (FR) · From 12 Jan 2028 to 8 Feb 2028
March 2028
In season
- Calligraphy to order
- Fruit and vegetable picking
- Private tutoring and homework help
- Referee for amateur matches
- Run a stall at a flea market or car boot sale
To prepare
April 2028
In season
- Calligraphy to order
- Fruit and vegetable picking
- Gardening and lawn mowing
- Private tutoring and homework help
- Referee for amateur matches
- Run a stall at a flea market or car boot sale
To prepare
May 2028
In season
- Calligraphy to order
- Fruit and vegetable picking
- Gardening and lawn mowing
- Private tutoring and homework help
- Referee for amateur matches
- Run a stall at a flea market or car boot sale
To prepare
June 2028
In season
- Calligraphy to order
- Fruit and vegetable picking
- Gardening and lawn mowing
- Help with house moves
- Pet sitting and dog walking
- Run a stall at a flea market or car boot sale
- Student jobs
- Tourist season work (seaside, mountains)
- Youth leader at a holiday camp or leisure centre
To prepare
Key dates
- Summer sales (FR) · From 28 Jun 2028 to 25 Jul 2028
July 2028
In season
- Calligraphy to order
- Fruit and vegetable picking
- Gardening and lawn mowing
- Help with house moves
- Pet sitting and dog walking
- Run a stall at a flea market or car boot sale
- Student jobs
- Tourist season work (seaside, mountains)
- Youth leader at a holiday camp or leisure centre
To prepare
Key dates
- Summer sales (FR) · From 28 Jun 2028 to 25 Jul 2028
- Summer sales (BE) · From 1 Jul 2028 to 31 Jul 2028
August 2028
In season
- Calligraphy to order
- Fruit and vegetable picking
- Gardening and lawn mowing
- Grape harvest
- Help with house moves
- Pet sitting and dog walking
- Run a stall at a flea market or car boot sale
- Student jobs
- Tourist season work (seaside, mountains)
- Youth leader at a holiday camp or leisure centre
To prepare
September 2028
In season
To prepare
Possible all year round
These ideas work in any season (some also have peaks, shown in the calendar).
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Sources for the dates
Seasons taken from the idea pages. Official dates (school holidays, census) copied from the sources below; sales dates worked out from the official rule.
- Service-Public.fr: sales dates · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
- FPS Economy: sales periods · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
- City of Paris: the city is hiring census agents · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
- Service-Public.fr: school holiday calendar · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
- Enseignement.be: school calendar · Checked on 24 Oct 2026