Events calendar Vosges

Created in 1995, the Odyssey Company and its 300 volunteers offer early August their theatrical performances in the gardens of the rectory. The scenario is directly based on regional history and real events. In 2017, it was a operetta of Louis Varney, Les Musketeers in the Convent, which was adapted by Claire Arthur. Enjoy a live show of quality and in costume! Free parking is available and you can take advantage of various entertainment or restore before the show.

Since 1994, the Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival has been thrilling audiences with films based on the unreal, the marvelous and horror. It's a film genre that's found its audience, who turn out in droves to enjoy the scares. The festival's atmosphere is perfectly in tune with the surrounding landscapes of snow-covered fir trees and frozen lakes. But if the chills are present in the darkened halls, the atmosphere is joyful and particularly festive. Each year, the jury is made up of well-known personalities, and tributes are organized for the masters of the genre. The festival offers all kinds of screenings, as well as symposia, exhibitions and events... Its aura extends throughout the region, and during this period cinemas in Metz and Nancy offer a special "fantasy films" program.

Open all year from Monday to Thursday from 8:30 a. m. to 12:00 p. m. and from 1:30 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. on Friday from 8:30 a. m. to 12:00 p. m. and from 1:30 p. m. to 4:00 p. m.

Visit the Epinal Golf Course for an amazing air ballet. For its 15 th edition, the passionate Team of Ventil'Haute Kite Club invites you to a weekend in the air. This kite festival is a demonstration that will delight both small and large. Hundreds of enthusiasts and amateurs come to invade the sky. A magical spectacle where flying deer of all colours and styles confront each other in a warm atmosphere.

Here is the new edition of the Animalia exhibition at the Congress Centre! A beautiful escape for lovers of animals. Exhibition and sale of over 500 puppies and kittens. Farmers will be there to advise you and help you in your choice. Also find a selection of farms. It's a show where professionals go to meet the audience to answer their questions. For information, all animals will be sold after a veterinary check. For children, many animations and a new show called Animaliapolis as well as creative workshops (balloon and makeup sculpture) are organized.

It is probably because it is modest that the northern domain of Xonrupt-Longemer is so pleasant. There are only two routes here that make the cross-border: " La Fontaine Ferry ", a blue track of 4 km, and" Poli ", a slightly more complex red track of 11 km. Both reserve enchanting passages in the snowy forests, as well as beautiful views over the massif and the village of Xonrupt. Sport in winter will never have been so valuable!

Tariff: from 6,20 € per adult and per day, 3 € up to 16 years.

Distance: 4 km or 11 km.

Difficulty: easy (blue) or difficult (red).

Nestled in the heart of the Lakes Valley, the Gérardmer Station is often regarded as the «pearl of the Vosges». This is already saying quite a long time… different landscapes between lake and mountains, immaculate snow and quality tracks; The place definitely has nothing to seduce lovers of nature like seasoned sportsmen. With its 30 kilometres of cross-country ski slopes marked in skating and alternating, you can make progress at your pace, while taking the time of course, to enjoy this privileged environment!

Tariff: cross-country skiing: from 6,30 € per adult and per day, 3 € up to 16 years; snowshoes: free access.

Distance: 30 kilometres in 7 cross-country ski tracks and 3 snowshoe routes.

Difficulty: very easy (green) to difficult (red).

At the beginning of Circourt, this one hour loop will be perfectly suited to the least trained. In a shaded setting around the Woods of Revaux, you can discover the geological and botanical heritage of the Vosges foothills. Whether you're living in the region or just passing through, these 6 little kilometers deserve to be traveled. In winter, when the soil is covered with immaculate snow, put the snowshoes together and open up your eyes: nature gives you a completely different face…

Tariff: free.

Distance: 5,6 km.

Duration: 1 h.

Difficulty: very easy.

Walk through the water… On foot or by bike (the heterogeneous coating not allowing the rolleristes to evolve in good conditions), you will take the Vosges canal over 13 kilometres between the Épinal marina and the Abords approaches. Do not let yourself be demotivate by the first two kilometres, quickly congested: The rest of the walk promises you to be much more bucolic. Shame that the signs is not always obvious: a smart tip, be careful!

Tariff: free.

Distance: 13 km.

Difficulty: .

In the winter, the Vosges landscape is transformed into the vosgian. To take advantage of this, one solution: wear skis or snowshoes! The Skiables-Lispach ski fields, located only 8 kilometres from the municipality of Bresse, offer all lovers of nature, regardless of their sports level, the opportunity to make progress on marked and well-maintained trails. Green, blue or red, you have the choice. Only one deposit: take pleasure!

Tariff: from € 6,80 per adult per day, € 3,50 per child aged 5 to 15; free for people under 5 years of age.

Distance: 8 tracks from 2 to 16 km.

Difficulty: very easy (green) to difficult (red).

It is an activity that is both physical, playful and educational, which draws on your intuition, your sense of analysis and observation, and your faculty of repérage in space; of course we want to talk about the orientation race! At the Bresse, six courses (three dedicated to children) were designed to fill athletes looking for outdoor activities. All year round, come and challenge your friends or family in all friendliness! No doubt, even the most reluctant to exercise will be seduced!

Tariff: free.

Duration: variable.

Difficulty: pretty easy.

Departure from Domèvre-sur-Avière for a walk around the village. Located at 10 km of Épinal, this small village deserves a stopover, if only for its well-preserved authenticity and 121 ha of forests, spread over five main areas - the vast playground for pedestrians! The 8 km you are looking for will take you to the village of Perrey in a very convenient way, accessible to everyone, even to the least experienced.

Tariff: free.

Distance: 8 km.

Duration: 1 p. m.

Difficulty: very easy.

A road race in the city of Thaon-les-Vosges and its gardens. Music will punctuate the passage of the runners in the city and the spectators will be numerous especially as the participants of the race will pass in front of the Christmas market. So sign up quickly for this winter round which promises to be very friendly and festive!

Distance:10 km.

Departure:at 3.15 pm in the town centre.

Difficulty: easy.

A night race in downtown Remiremont, a good way to décrasser before the Eve of Saint-Sylvester and after the Christmas folies.

Tariff: 9 € per person.

Distance: 7 km.

Departure: Rue Charles de Gaulle.

Difficulty: .

If you want to discover local products, the Holiday Festival is made for you. Over two days, various animations will be organized in May. After a meal in the ballroom, everyone will go to the church of Senones to listen to Te Deum by the ensemble Stradivavia in Nantes. This is the day after the twinning mass. Several small growers will also be rewarded before lunch. In the afternoon, conferences, tastings and concerts are underway.