07November08November2026
Fête du Cidre à l'ancienne
The Saturday 07 November at 10 a.m00
Domaine du Grand Jardin Rue du Grand Jardin 61470 SAP-EN-AUGE
The "De la Pomme au Calvados" ecomuseum organizes its 27th edition of the Fête du Cidre à l'ancienne.
To mark the occasion, the 18th-century gadage will be brought back into service. It will be powered by “Umberto”, a Percheron horse.
To extract the juice from the lump of apple pomace, the 18th-century long-clutch press with its 7-meter beam weighing 1700kg will be back in action.
Old-fashioned cider-making with museum exhibits.
Distillation of cider to obtain Calvados, with a mobile still.
Demonstration of apple picking using an old-fashioned machine.
Local produce and crafts market (60 exhibitors), with sales of farm produce from local producers.
