Fête de la paysannerie et des vieux métiers
A traditional rural trades and peasant-life festival bringing together demonstrations of old crafts and agricultural practices in the streets of Valentigney in the Doubs valley.
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"A quirky and beloved late-summer village fête in the high Doubs plateau village of Les Fourgs celebrating the working donkey with themed evenings, a festive atmosphere and local food."
Fête de l'âne
"One of France's most photographed harvest customs: a colossal bunch of grapes assembled from the whole village's vines is carried in procession through Arbois's medieval streets and hung in the church as an offering of thanksgiving for the harvest."
Fête du Biou d'Arbois
"Pupillin, the self-styled capitale du poulsard, marks the grape harvest with its own village Biou procession: a giant ceremonial bunch of grapes is borne through the lanes of this tiny winemaking hamlet and offered in the village church."
Fête du Biou de Pupillin
"A grassroots autumn celebration held at the Maison de l'environnement in this Doubs village on the wetland plateau, marking the turn of the season with local produce and community festivities."
Fête de l'automne
"The 78th edition of Chablis's flagship village wine weekend sees the new vintage baptised by a godparent pair, with all-appellation tastings in the streets, the Piliers Chablisiens confrérie procession, and induction ceremonies."
Fête des Vins de Chablis
"An open-cellar day at a domaine in Vosne-Romanée on Armistice Day, offering visitors a rare chance to taste Grand Cru Burgundies from one of the Cote de Nuits's most revered wine villages."
Portes Ouvertes au Domaine Rion
"Celebrating its 80th edition in 2026, this three-day Flemish agricultural fair brings together over 200 exhibitors, dairy cattle competitions for Prim'Holstein and Brune breeds, vintage threshing demonstrations, sheepdog displays, and a large local produce market in the heart of rural Hauts-de-France."
Foire Agricole, Commerciale et Artisanale d'Hazebrouck
"A four-day shepherds' festival in the Barétous valley village reputed to be home of Aramis of the Three Musketeers, celebrating Pyrenean pastoral traditions with transhumance, livestock shows, and Béarnaise folk customs."
Fête des Bergers d'Aramits
"The Brûlon agricultural show is a traditional Sarthe comice bringing livestock judging, farm machinery displays, communal meals and a fairground to this small market town in the heart of the Sarthe bocage."
Comice Agricole de Brûlon
"A Michaelmas sheep fair in the wild Hague peninsula village of Teurthéville-Hague, centred on the Roussin de la Hague breed and connecting an isolated community to centuries of pastoral tradition."
Foire Saint-Michel de Teurthéville-Hague
"Each autumn, the Vosges village of Muhlbach-sur-Munster fills with the sound of bells and hooves as herds of Vosgian cattle return from the mountain pastures, celebrated with a lively traditional transhumance festival."
Fête de la Transhumance (Wandelfescht)
"A day-long sheep fair in a clifftop Cotentin hamlet celebrating the rare Roussin de la Hague breed with a morning livestock market, shearing demonstrations, herding dogs, a spit-roast feast under canvas, and an evening folk concert and bal."
Foire aux Moutons de Jobourg