Food festivals in Normandy

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)

19-20 October 2024 – Apple festival with apple tart competition and tastings

CIDER FESTIVAL: BEUVRON-EN-AUGE (Calvados)

27 October2024 – Major cider festival in one of Normandy’s ‘most beautiful villages‘

APPLE, CIDER AND CHEESE FESTIVAL: CONCHES-EN-OUCHE (Eure)

27 October 2024 – A celebration of all things apple, cider and cheese

TRADITIONAL CIDER FESTIVAL: LE SAP (Orne)

9-10 November 2024 – Traditional cider festival with apple pressing demos, mulled cider, a market and more

Cheese Festivals

CHEESE FESTIVAL: Cambremer (Calvados)

4-5 May 2024 – Festival celebrating all of Normandy’s PDO-certified products

FÊTE DU FROMAGE: PONT-L’éVêQUE (Calvados

9-12 May 2024  – A celebration of Normandy’s four most famous cheeses, among others. 40 years of celebration!

Fête du fromage: TOUFFREVILLE-SUR-EU (Seine-Maritime)

2 June 2024 – A celebration of Normandy cheeses

Fête du Camembert: Orbec (Calvados)

2 June 2024 – A celebration of Normandy’s most famous cheese!

Foire aux Fromages: LIVAROT (Calvados)

3-4 August 2024 – A celebration of all cheeses

Fête du Fromage NEUFCHATEL (SEINE-MARITIME)

15 September 2024 – A celebration of local Neufchâtel cheese (the heart shape one)

Seafood Festivals

PARTY SHELL: Trouville-sur-mer (Calvados)

30-1 November-December 2024 – Cooking demonstrations, tastings, entertainment… But also the shell market

Toute la mer sur un plateau: Granville (Manche)

5-6 October 2024 – Huge seafood festival around the old port with over fifty stalls, tastings and entertainment galore

Fête de la Crevette: Honfleur (Calvados)

12-13 October 2024  – Shrimp festival with sea shanties and shrimp peeling competitions

Scallop festivals: Ouistreham, VILLERS-SUR-MER (Calvados)

Ouistreham: October 2024 (TBC)

Villers-sur-Mer: October 2024 (TBC)

Le Gout du large: PORT-EN-BESSIN (Calvados)

9-10 November 2024  – Scallop and seafood festival

Herring and scallops festivals: LE TRéPORT, Lieurey, Dieppe, SAINT-VALERY-EN-CAUX and FéCAMP (Seine-Maritime and Eure)

Le Tréport: 9-10 November 2024 (TBC)

Lieurey: 11 November 2024

Dieppe: 16-17 November 2024 (TBC)

Saint-Valery-en-Caux: 17 November 2024 (TBC)

Fécamp: 23-24 November 2024 (TBC)

Other food festivals

Foire au Boudin: Mortagne-au-Perche (Orne)

16-17 March 2024 – Home to boudin, it’s only right that Normandy should have its own annual black pudding festival

Foire de Lessay: lessay (Manche)

6-8 September 2024 – An impressive horse and cattle fair attracting over 400,000 visitors every year

Mycologiades internationales: Bellême (Orne)

3-6 October 2024 – Mushroom foraging in the forest, exhibitions and competitions

Fête du Ventre et de la Gastronomie normande: Rouen (Seine-Maritime)

19-20 October 2024 – An overall celebration of Normandy’s culinary traditions

Fête de l’andouille: Vire (Calvados)

1-3 November 2024 – Festival celebrating Vire’s chitterling sausage