Also want some cheese for your Sunday afternoon coffeeklatsch but are surrounded by grannies who clamor for sweets and desert? Then goats milk *Chèvre Coeur Gourmand Marrons* by fromagerie Chêne Vert should be your pick of the day.
19ème salon vin, pain, fromage – Pont à Mousson, France
19ème salon vin, pain, fromage – Pont à Mousson, France
This year the Pont à Mousson´s salon du vin , pain e fromage goes into it´s 19th round.
Come, see and taste local products and especially cheese in the wonderful setting of Prémontré Abbey.
Entry is 5 Euros and includes a glass of wine!
Note:
Festival times might change and events might be canceled.
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41st cheese festival – Pont-l’Évêque, France
41st cheese festival – 41e fête du fromage à Pont-l’Évêque
This year the fête du fromage à Pont-l’Évêque will go into its 41st round!
On an area of ca. 1.300m2 the town of Pont-l’Évêque celebrates its famous cheese as well as wine and gastronomy of the area. There will be tastings and competitions and you will get to meet other famous relatives like Camembert, Livarot and Neufchâtel.
Gustav says – pack your bags and bring some empty ones too!
Note:
Festival times might change and events might be canceled.
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Fête des vins et fromages – Villemoisson-sur-Orge, France
27 th Fête des vins et fromages – Villemoisson-sur-Orge, France
This year Fête des vins et fromages the wine and cheese festival in Villemoisson-sur-Orge just a 30minute drive south of Paris will go into its 27th round. Since France is famous for its wine and cheese alike you will find both and both naturally on a high quality level.
Entrance is €3.00 and includes a glass of wine and this years guest from abroad will be Bad Schwartau.
Note:
Festival times might change and events might be canceled.
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7th Mondial du fromage et des produits laitiers- Tours, France
7th Mondial du fromage et des produits laitiers- Tours, France
This year the Mondial of cheese and dairy products in Tours goes into its 7th round!
The event is meant to be a meet up for everyone connected to the cheese and dairy industry. Whether you are a producer, affineur, distributor, own a cheese shop or have your hands on dairy in any other way this is the event to go to.
The biannual Mondial du fromage is another big shot the cheese community can’t wait to happen again.
There will be the world contest of the best cheesemonger as well as the international products competition, where in 2019 over all 952 cheeses from 25 countries were presented and in sum won 35 super gold medals.
In Tours you can meet new people, meet up with some you already know, connect and exchange experience and visions. Moreover you will be able to attend competitions and discover many new products of your sector.
The event is open only to professionals and the entry is free.
Note:
Festival times might change and events might be canceled.
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Fête de la transhumance à Castellane, France
Fête de la transhumance à Castellane, France
The time of the year has come for Transhumance festivities!
This one takes place in Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France.
3 days of celebration dedicated to pastoralism and the tradition of transhumance
You can watch sheperds with their cattle, sheep and dogs and see lots of other animals like chicken, pigs, rabbits, ponies and donkeys. There will be children animation and live music performances as well as a farmers market and a barbecue!
Note:
Festival times might change and events might be canceled.
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Transhumance à Aubrac e au col de Bonnecombe – Le Salces, France
Transhumance à Aubrac e au col de Bonnecombe- le Salces, France
Ok, this might not be a cheese festival, but it´s definitely an event one does not want to miss!
And you know why? It´s Transhumance time again!
For the feast of Saint Urban the cows are brought to their summer pastures on the Aubrac plateau where they will stay until October. Following the old tradition of transhumance that makes cheese as we know it possible the Fête de la transhumance at the Col Bonnecombe is accompanied by numerous activities as well as a market with produce from the area.
Here are some key dates:
From May 23 to 26 in Aubrac and May 25 and 26, 2024 at the Col de Bonnecombe
▶︎ Aubrac Transhumance Cow Festival in Aubrac (Aveyron) from May 23 to 26, 2024 (Salon du Terroir Aubrac on May 25 and 26).
▶︎ Transhumance festival at the Col de Bonnecombe (Lozère) on May 25 and 26, 2024
Note:
Festival times might change and events might be canceled.
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30th Fair of Wine and Cheese – Is-Sur-Tille, France
30th Fair of Wine and Cheese – Is-Sur-Tille, France
The Is-sur-Tille Wine and Cheese Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary!
If you love cheese and wine – this is the place to be. Local producers as well as gems from further away are waiting to be tasted, compared and be taken home.
Gustav says – Don´t be shy and just stop by!
Note:
Festival times might change and events might be canceled.
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60th Salon International de l´agriculture – Paris, France
60th Salon International de l´Agriculture – Paris, France
This year the SIA – Salon International de l´agriculture – celebrates its 60th anniversary!
Over the course of 9 days this show opens its doors to individuals and professionals alike and is a must go if in Paris and the agriculture sector!
Here a little preview of what to expect:
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- Livestock: there will be almost 400 different breeds from cows over goats and horses to cats and dogs!
- Products from France and overseas French territories and the world: French specialities and gastronomy from France and other parts of the globe.
- Crop, plants and vegetables: from large-scale farming to niche fruit, and vegetable production
- Agricultural services and professions: meet interesting players in the agricultural world
Gustav says – Don´t miss the highlight: The Concours Général Agricole which since 1870 selects and rewards the best of animal genetics and French local products.
Note:
Festival times might change and events might be canceled.
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Traces of Laguiole Cheese 2024- Laguiole, France
Traces of Laguiole Cheese 2024- Laguiole, France
If you like nature and hiking and want to combine your efforts with the tasting of some fabulous PDO Cheese then this one day event in Laguiole is just the right thing for you!
On Sunday, March 16th you can hike or if there is enough snow cross country ski on 3 different routes from one cheese cabin to the next. The event peaks in a chilled evening in the village of d´Aubrac.
Participation fees depend on the time of the day you want to go and usually is between 20 and 30 Euros. For updates and to get an insight into past events just follow this link!
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