Fête du Mouton de Ligné
Running since 1996, this free village fete in Ligné celebrates all things ovine with a sheep-shearing contest, a grand parade, a vide-grenier and family animations on the village square.
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"A two-day village celebration in this former mining commune in the Anjou Bleu, with live music, food trucks, a fireworks spectacle and a new fountain light show over the August long weekend."
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"A long-standing tripe fair in this Loire wine-village near Saumur, where the local comité des fêtes serves up the classic Angevin dish alongside music, a market and festive village atmosphere."
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"Artisans, musicians and costumed characters take over the medieval streets of Le Lude for a weekend stepping back to the sixteenth century, centred on the magnificent château and its Renaissance gardens."
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Comice Agricole de Brûlon
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Foire Agricole, Commerciale et Artisanale d'Hazebrouck
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"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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