Festivals and cultural events Alpes

In recent years, Annecy's landscapes have been enriched by artistic works linking elements of the local heritage, starting with nature and architecture. Year after year, summer after summer, a perennial trail of artistic and landscape installations has been built up in the urban area. There are some twenty works to be discovered as you stroll through the city with a poetic eye. A "sustainable" festival that renews itself every season to change our perception of our environment, inspiring all passers-by to preserve and improve it. A word of advice: prepare your itinerary (it's best to bike) or let yourself be surprised!

Created in 1975, the International Comics Festival of Chambéry is the^second oldest festival of its kind in France after Angoulême. 20,000 visitors, 60 authors and three days of celebration... It welcomes artists of great notoriety, also reveals talents and makes the happiness of a public that rushes to meet cartoonists and scriptwriters and to shop. The elephant, symbol of the city, always appears on the poster entrusted each year to a different artist.

Overheating of the zygomatic in sight: funny, funny, hilarious with the best of the national comedy scene in the program. Three evenings, three stages for a contest of the best comedian among the young promising talents present, and a renowned artist for Saturday evening. They will be about ten to have been selected, to present themselves to try to seduce the jury, but also the public. The Young Talents will open the ball on Thursday night! Complete program on line.

The mountains, their wide, snow-covered spaces, their freedom... and their music, which naturally seems to be jazz at altitude. The festival is set to celebrate its ^18th edition in 2024, welcoming new artists for ten days at the very end of January. Around fifteen major dates, twenty Jazz Bars and twenty off-piste Jazz events throughout the Briançonnais region, from Serre-Chevalier to Montgenèvre on the snow-covered heights. Internationally renowned artists perform under the stars.

What better way to liven up a village than with a festival combining music and street art? The streets of Saint-Gervais are transformed into a veritable stage. Artists turn the public space into a giant festival, with music, street dance, theater, comedians and numerous street performances, each more eccentric than the last. For music lovers, there's something for everyone on the dance floor in the heart of the village: soul, funk, blues, pop, DJ, jazz, rock, electro-swing and street bands...

Winter FestiGrat's in Praz-de-Lys-Sommand is an open-air music event offering free concerts on the ski slopes. Spectators can enjoy the music while admiring the view of Mont Blanc. It's the perfect opportunity to spend some unforgettable family time together. In summer, FestiGrat's also offers free concerts during family outings. During the winter season, the office is open daily from 10am to 12:15pm and 2pm to 5:30pm during school vacations, and weekdays from 10am to 12pm and weekends from 10am to 12:15pm and 2pm to 5:30pm outside school vacations.