The best parties Normandy

Started in 1989 with the Voiles de la Liberté, it is indeed the major event in Rouen, so major that it is only organised at intervals of several years. After celebrating its thirtieth anniversary in 2019 by welcoming around fifty of the world's largest sailing ships - with their crews in uniform - and other exceptional warships, the next edition will take place in 2023. For around ten days, the banks of the Seine will vibrate to the rhythm of the parades of sailors and boats. On the programme, visits to the ships, the raising of the Flaubert Bridge, fireworks, and concerts, which will delight the hundreds of thousands of spectators expected from the four corners of the world.

For more than 20 years, the village of La Haye-de-Routot, in the northwestern part of the Eure department, has been struggling every even year to promote the benefits of nettle with unexpected recipes and variations of the perennial plant. Organized by the associations "Friends of Nettle" and "Living Lands", the festival celebrates its favourite plant and wild herbs. This event thus makes it possible to present all the uses of nettle, but also those of many plants unknown to the general public, who have come in ever-increasing numbers over the years.

Autumn is here and with it, the return of the Forgotten Vegetables Festival to La Haye-de-Routot, a small town located on the edge of the Brotonne forest. The day's programme includes workshops for children, gardening, cooking, conferences, exhibitions of carved vegetables, games and a large market. Everything is being done to restore the nobility of forgotten vegetables.

Every 2 years, the commune of Duclair organises the Fête du Canard et de la Gastronomie to pay tribute to the town's emblematic animal. On 1^st September 2024, don't miss this festive event dedicated to gastronomy and fun. Epicureans come to sample a wide range of local products, including foie gras, aiguillettes, pâté and much more. Booths from local associations will be on hand to present their beautiful town.

Despite its 70 years, the venerable "Tripière d'Or" has not aged a day. Quite the contrary, in fact. Who hasn't heard of Caen-style tripe? Every year, this jewel of Normandy gastronomy is the subject of a competition to determine the world's best tripe. Serious business! The recipe is an exact science that may change from year to year, depending on a few tiny ingredients, but Caen-style tripe remains a heritage firmly rooted in its region. For its ^70th edition, it will be held for the ^1st time at the Foire de Caen.

One of the Cotentin region's major festivals, Sainte-Anne de Bricquebec-en-Cotentin takes place at the end of July. Naturally, the event kicks off with a market in this traditionally agricultural town. It's a market so dense that it takes hours to wander through it, to make sure you don't miss out on any of the encounters, tastings and shopping. Then it's time for the funfair, certainly one of the largest in the Cotentin region, along with the Lessay fair. Concerts and dozens of other events bring the town to life, attracting tens of thousands of people.

In Tourville-sur-Pont-Audemer, the Festival of the apple and the peasant tradition, which gives pride of place to the gestures and machines of yesteryear, celebrated its tenth edition in 2018. Walkers are invited to take a step back in time around an old wine press, a horse-powered apple merry-go-round, old equipment, demonstrations of wheat threshing, and discover ancient crafts that made the peasant life of yesteryear.

Every year, on the occasion of Saint-Michel, the Norman festival invites you to come and celebrate Norman culture in the heart of the beautiful Risle valley. Very involved locally, the association La Chouque offers a rich program: music, dances, games, local products, traditional Norman songs... Everything is there! Not to mention, of course, the place where the festivities take place: the priory of Saint-Philbert, a real jewel of Norman heritage. This is a great opportunity to reconnect with the roots, traditions and regional heritages, while enjoying the serenity of this beautiful place.

Many activities are offered at the priory of Saint-Philbert during the Fall Flavours. A major event focused on apples, also enhanced by a craft market.