Updated on 2 October 2023
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We’re all foodies in Normandy, so it’s no surprise our vast variety of food festivals are some of the best in France! Join us for mouth-watering regional cuisine, street food, artisanal produce, chef demos, tastings, live music and entertainment. Here are all our favourite food festivals taking place in autumn 2023.
Apple and Cider festivals
APPLE FESTIVAL: VIMOUTIERs (Orne)
14-15 October 2023 – Apple festival with apple tart competition and tastings
CIDER FESTIVAL: BEUVRON-EN-AUGE (Calvados)
22 October2023 – Major cider festival in one of Normandy’s ‘most beautiful villages‘
APPLE, CIDER AND CHEESE FESTIVAL: CONCHES-EN-OUCHE (Eure)
29 October 2023 – A celebration of all things apple, cider and cheese
TRADITIONAL CIDER FESTIVAL: LE SAP (Orne)
11-12 November 2023 – Traditional cider festival with apple pressing demos, mulled cider, a market and more
Cheese Festivals
CHEESE FESTIVAL: Cambremer (Calvados)
6-7 May 2023 – Festival celebrating all of Normandy’s PDO-certified products
FÊTE DU FROMAGE: PONT-L’éVêQUE (Calvados)
18-21 May 2023 – A celebration of Normandy’s four most famous cheeses, among others
Fête du fromage: TOUFFREVILLE-SUR-EU (Seine-Maritime)
4 June 2023 – A celebration of Normandy cheeses
Fête du Camembert: Orbec (Calvados)
4 June 2023 – A celebration of Normandy’s most famous cheese!
Foire aux Fromages: LIVAROT (Calvados)
5-6 August 2023 – A celebration of all cheeses
Fête du Fromage (Seine-Maritime): NEUFCHATEL
17 September 2023 – A celebration of local Neufchâtel cheese
Seafood Festivals
PARTY SHELL: Trouville-sur-mer (Calvados)
2-3 December 2023 – Cooking demonstrations, tastings, entertainment… But also the shell market
Toute la mer sur un plateau: Granville (Manche)
7-8 October 2023 – Huge seafood festival around the old port with over fifty stalls, tastings and entertainment galore
Fête de la Crevette: Honfleur (Calvados)
14-15 October 2023 – Shrimp festival with sea shanties and shrimp peeling competitions
Scallop festivals: Ouistreham, VILLERS-SUR-MER (Calvados)
Ouistreham: 21-22 October 2023
Villers-sur-Mer: 28-29 October 2023
Le Gout du large: PORT-EN-BESSIN (Calvados)
11-12 November 2023 – Scallop and seafood festival
Herring and scallops festivals: LE TRéPORT, Lieurey, Dieppe, SAINT-VALERY-EN-CAUX and FéCAMP (Seine-Maritime and Eure)
Le Tréport: 11-12 November 2023
Lieurey: 11 November 2023
Dieppe: 18-19 November 2023
Saint-Valery-en-Caux: 19 November 2023
Fécamp: 25-26 November 2023
Other food festivals
Foire au Boudin: Mortagne-au-Perche (Orne)
18 March 2023 – Home to boudin, it’s only right that Normandy should have its own annual black pudding festival
Foire de Lessay: lessay (Manche)
8-10 September 2023 – An impressive horse and cattle fair attracting over 400,000 visitors every year
Mycologiades internationales: Bellême (Orne)
28 September – 1st October 2023 – Mushroom foraging in the forest, exhibitions and competitions
Fête du Ventre et de la Gastronomie normande: Rouen (Seine-Maritime)
14-15 October 2023 – An overall celebration of Normandy’s culinary traditions
Fête de l’andouille: Vire (Calvados)
28-29 October 2023 – Festival celebrating Vire’s chitterling sausage