Events calendar Loire

The Saint Etienne Design Biennial is bringing the city to international attention. The 2022 edition is interested in forks in the road, through six exhibitions taking the side roads to "choose the essential", the subtitle for this year. Don't forget to browse through the Biennial Off through a hundred or so events. All of which will provide food for thought for Saint-Etienne's double labeling by UNESCO as a "Creative Design City" and "Inclusive City".

How do I take the last holidays in August? The Petit Smart services have been looking for a long time and have found a typical "La Chamblouserie" festival for you! We had to illustrate our Agenda page with a tradition that attracts crowds. Producer market, empty attic, exhibitions of artisans, the trip to Chambles has really been pleasant! Not only did we have fun in the morning until the evening with le ham and evening with a dancing aperitif, but we leave with a lot of shopping, including a famous basket filled with local products!

Concerts in August. A centrepiece of cultural life, the Apple-en-Forez site has a strong tradition of musical production (concerts, recordings…) and a dynamic of growing recovery. The church has been able to retain its device of acoustic vases so that both the avertis and the occasional amateurs of concerts are of by the acoustic quality. It arouses a lot of enthusiasm from all renowned professional musicians.

Organized by the city of Saint-Étienne, Festi'Mômes are shows for young audiences from the age of 7. They take place one Sunday a month, from September to December, in the Jeanne d'Arc room, near Place Chavanelle. At an attractive price (1 euro per seat per person), families can attend a quality cultural performance: circus, acrobatic and musical theatre, magic, art of illusion... The opportunity to discover enchanting shows that will delight young and old alike. The artists perform twice (11am and 3pm) on the Sundays concerned (generally the last Sunday of the month). A beautiful initiative allowing access to culture for all.

The Science Festival is a free national event. In St-Etienne, many activities, meetings and conferences are planned. Have you always wanted to know what nanoparticles are, practice virtual reality, know about reliable science YouTube channels? For a week, science is used to allow you to discover its contributions to our society and to approach science in a way that makes it closer and more accessible to all. So go to the planetarium, to the Ecole des Mines... there is something for everyone, young and old! Many activities are planned for children, even very young ones, to awaken them from an early age!

The walnut vogue is the oldest animation taking place in our region. This event officially exists since 1507! Some historians even date its existence to the 13th century! The event has evolved over time, initially the objective was to sell nuts, today it is a fair or vogue en gaga. This event ranks^3rd behind the Foire du Trône and the Foire de Nancy and is the first vogue in Europe in the city center. Young and old alike look forward to this festival every year, which brings together around 250 attractions. During 9 days, Firminy is celebrating! Do not miss: the very colorful parade!

July 14 and August 15 in the Serving pool.

every year, the second weekend of December. A famous festival in force since 1924 bringing together all the producers of the region's great crus.

on the first Sunday of July.

This festival that takes place every year in July transforms, during two days of free festivities, Rochetaillée in a small Celtic city. Concerts of Celtic music, animation, sale of handicraft and local products hurdles the festival.

every two years, in odd years in mid-June.

on July 14, naval contests.

the last Sunday in April.

Every Saturday and every Sunday on La Croix-de-Chaubouret square.

A Village of the Book is a place where one cares more about making books, reading and writing very present; a place where one tries to highlight all the actors in the book chain, from the author to the reader by passing, of course, by the printer, bookbinder, publisher… to the bookseller. This is in any case the path chosen by the Book village of Ambierle. Throughout the year, the association organizes numerous events around the book. In April, June and September of the book markets, as well as monthly salons, literary cafés and other meetings, from authors, authors and artists in residence, debates and conferences, bd, workshops of all kinds: reliure, foil, calligraphy, stationery manufacturing, and even poetry contests. On-site year-round: Flower de Sapience, Letters and Pallets, La Bouquinerie and La Bartavelle.