7th – 8th June
Festival des Monts de la Balle
Verrières-en-Forez
A street festival with musicians, jugglers, clowns, magicians, dancers, open air entertainment, shows and events taking place all over the village.
For further information call Montbrison Tourist Office 0033 (0)4 77 76 25 08
June
Vélocio
St.Etienne
This city cycling day has been held every year for more than fifty years.
For further information call 0033 (0)4 77 21 01 69
20th July
Fête du Mouton (Sheep Festival)
Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau
A festival incorporating sheepdog trials, sheep-shearing competitions, wool-weaving, local products for sale, meals based on regional specialities…
For further information call Chalmazel Tourist Office 0033 (0)4 77 24 02 65
July
Eté Musical (Summer of Music)
Concerts held all over the Loire-en-Rhône-Alpes in some of the regions most historical places. Opening the nineteenth year of the festival will be the Mâitrise ou Nouvel Orchestre de Saint-Etienne, which provides a springboard for some of the new musical talent in the area.
For further information call 0033 (0)4 77 49 90 13
17th July - 17th August
Les Nuits de la Bastie d’Urfé
St. Etienne-le-Molard
Open-air theatre taking place at this lovely Italian Renaissance castle. This year’s production is ‘Romeo & Juliet’. There will also be five opera evenings of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ by Berlioz, conducted by Daniel Kawka, one of the international masters of interpretation of twentieth century music.
For further information call 0033 (0)4 77 43 59 14
15th August
Fête des Airelles (Blueberry Festival)
Sauvain
For further information call 0033 (0)4 77 76 83 96
13th – 14th September
Fête de la Corporation des Tisserands (Weaver’s Festival)
Charlieu
A traditional folklore festival with a parade of floats and an auction.
For further information call Charlieu Tourist Office 0033 (0)4 77 60 12 42
September & October
Automne Musical (Autumn of Music)
Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
A series of concerts throughout the month including a programme of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert on 21st September, of Faure, Beethoven and Rachmaninov on 28th September, of Bach, Schubert, Schumann and Prokofiev on 5th October and of Brahams and Chopin on 12th October.
For further information call 0033 (0)4 77 20 20 81
4th - 5th October
Journées de la Fourme (Blue Cheese Festival)
Montbrison
A festival to celebrate this delicious cheese of the Forez area, along with the Côte de Forez wines of course. There are tastings, cooking demonstrations, music concerts, sales of local goodies, a parade…
For further information call 0033 (0)4 77 96 08 69
9th – 26th October
Festival de Jazz (Jazz Festival)
Rive de Gier
For further information call 0033 (0)4 77 83 07 94
17th – 19th October
Fête du Livre (Book Festival)
St.Etienne
A bookfair where the authors are present to sign copies of their works.
For further information call 0033 (0)4 77 48 77 48
October
Festival de Musiques d’Automne (Autumn Music Festival)
Saint Genest-Lerpt
The festival includes the Duo-Duelles, the famous French violin soloists on 9th October and the Doulce Memoire Ensemble playing music written for the marriage of Henry IV and Marie de Medici.
For further information call 0033 (0)4 77 90 97 70
December
Marché aux Vins (Wine Market)
Cavanay
Wine-tastings and wine sales.
For further information call 0033 (0)4 74 87 23 09
For more information contact:
Adriena Daunt, Account Manager
Tel: 020 8875 2850
Email:
[email protected]