No animals this year (due to health restrictions), but the festive, community-spirited, rural atmosphere of the horse-drawn carriage festival remains intact!
Games and entertainment, wooden merry-go-round, marching bands and folk groups, meals, Reblochon cheese demonstration...
Games and entertainment, wooden merry-go-round, marching bands and folk groups, meals, Reblochon cheese demonstration...
A revamped 2025 edition:
This year, the festival is adapting to support our farmers affected by contagious nodular dermatitis (CND), a disease that has been disrupting
the entire farming community since the beginning of the summer.
A festival without animals, different but with the festive, supportive and rural spirit of the event intact!
Programme for the day from 10am to 7pm with:
• Games and entertainment for children, exhibitor stands, museum and mill in Tienne.
• Market with local artisans and producers on the Place du Château
• 10am: Demonstration of Reblochon cheese making with the Coop du Val d'Arly
• 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Introduction to biathlon with the ESF in front of the Tourist Office
• 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.-5:30 p.m.:
La Belle Roue, a giant 6-metre-high wooden carousel for the whole family on the Place du Château
• 11 a.m.: Parade of musical and folk groups and children from the Ski Club to the sound of bells in the main street and on the Place du Château
Curinga (Brazilian batucada), Italian comic fanfare and Le Biau Zizé (folk group from Flumet)
• 12 p.m.: Ski Club lunch under the marquee
• All afternoon: between Place du Mont-Blanc and Place du Château
Rope-making demonstration with Jeannot, leather workshop for children with Esprit Hautes Terres, mountain challenges with Matthieu, carpentry workshop with Les Bambins des Bois, wooden games, face painting, etc.
Alternating musical and folk groups on the two festival stages
Practicalities: FREE SHUTTLES
Parking at the Arrondine leisure center: a free shuttle bus will take you to the Tourist Office at the heart of the festival from 10:30am to 12:00pm and from 2:30pm to 6:00pm.
Timetable for information only
This year, the festival is adapting to support our farmers affected by contagious nodular dermatitis (CND), a disease that has been disrupting
the entire farming community since the beginning of the summer.
A festival without animals, different but with the festive, supportive and rural spirit of the event intact!
Programme for the day from 10am to 7pm with:
• Games and entertainment for children, exhibitor stands, museum and mill in Tienne.
• Market with local artisans and producers on the Place du Château
• 10am: Demonstration of Reblochon cheese making with the Coop du Val d'Arly
• 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Introduction to biathlon with the ESF in front of the Tourist Office
• 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.-5:30 p.m.:
La Belle Roue, a giant 6-metre-high wooden carousel for the whole family on the Place du Château
• 11 a.m.: Parade of musical and folk groups and children from the Ski Club to the sound of bells in the main street and on the Place du Château
Curinga (Brazilian batucada), Italian comic fanfare and Le Biau Zizé (folk group from Flumet)
• 12 p.m.: Ski Club lunch under the marquee
• All afternoon: between Place du Mont-Blanc and Place du Château
Rope-making demonstration with Jeannot, leather workshop for children with Esprit Hautes Terres, mountain challenges with Matthieu, carpentry workshop with Les Bambins des Bois, wooden games, face painting, etc.
Alternating musical and folk groups on the two festival stages
Practicalities: FREE SHUTTLES
Parking at the Arrondine leisure center: a free shuttle bus will take you to the Tourist Office at the heart of the festival from 10:30am to 12:00pm and from 2:30pm to 6:00pm.
Timetable for information only
