Agricultural competition Abondance
From Saturday 01 to Sunday 02 October 2022
09:00 to 18:00
Location : Plaine d'Offaz et centre du village
Presentation
Rendez-vous in Abondance this weekend for the International Abondance Cheese Fair and the Autumn Fair : big market with many exhibitors. Abondance cow contest and cheese contest. Musical animations.
Saturday and Sunday
Exhibitions under the SIFA marquee
The Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Fromage AOP
Abondance presents :
- The drawings of the primary school Alphabet on
Abondance PDO cheese
- The making of Abondance PDO cheese
- How Vacherin cheese is made
- How to appreciate Abondance cheese
- Berthoud : recipe STG Spécialité Traditionnelle Garantie
- Feeding of the cows : stand with hay,
regain, straw, corn...
touch, smell ...
- Visualisation of a winter ration of a cow
and a summer ration
Under the Berthoud chalet
Demonstration of the Berthoud
Educational farm under the big top
Animals from the farm
Presence of our friends from Plougoulm and Courcelles.
Saturday 1st October
10am - 6pm :
Big traditional market
Craft market under the big top
Snacks and refreshments
Exhibitions under the SIFA marquee
Saturday afternoon :
PDO Abondance cheese competition open to
general public
Demonstration of Berthoud
Saturday evening
From 7pm: Giant fondue under the big top
organised by the Ski Club Abondance
Musical entertainment with Sophie La Vie en Rose
Friday evening 30th September
From 7pm : Loto under the big top
organised by the APE Public
Sunday 2nd October
9am - 6pm :
Traditional market
Craft market under the big top
Snacks and refreshments
Exhibitions under the SIFA marquee
Demonstration of the Berthoud
At 10 am :
Abondance cattle competition
Jury Pro Abondance PDO cheese competition
From 11:30 am: Catering under the big top with
the Pot au feu (traditional boiled meat)
Around 11.45am: Presentation of the Pro Jury prizes for the
Abondance PDO Cheese Competition
12.00 pm: Concert by the Harmonie d'Abondance
2.30 pm: Presentation of the Pro Jury prizes and presentation of
of the prize-winning cows of the Cattle Competition
Sunday early afternoon
Demonstration of PDO Abondance cheese making by an operator of the sector.
Exhibitions under the SIFA marquee
The Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Fromage AOP
Abondance presents :
- The drawings of the primary school Alphabet on
Abondance PDO cheese
- The making of Abondance PDO cheese
- How Vacherin cheese is made
- How to appreciate Abondance cheese
- Berthoud : recipe STG Spécialité Traditionnelle Garantie
- Feeding of the cows : stand with hay,
regain, straw, corn...
touch, smell ...
- Visualisation of a winter ration of a cow
and a summer ration
Under the Berthoud chalet
Demonstration of the Berthoud
Educational farm under the big top
Animals from the farm
Presence of our friends from Plougoulm and Courcelles.
Saturday 1st October
10am - 6pm :
Big traditional market
Craft market under the big top
Snacks and refreshments
Exhibitions under the SIFA marquee
Saturday afternoon :
PDO Abondance cheese competition open to
general public
Demonstration of Berthoud
Saturday evening
From 7pm: Giant fondue under the big top
organised by the Ski Club Abondance
Musical entertainment with Sophie La Vie en Rose
Friday evening 30th September
From 7pm : Loto under the big top
organised by the APE Public
Sunday 2nd October
9am - 6pm :
Traditional market
Craft market under the big top
Snacks and refreshments
Exhibitions under the SIFA marquee
Demonstration of the Berthoud
At 10 am :
Abondance cattle competition
Jury Pro Abondance PDO cheese competition
From 11:30 am: Catering under the big top with
the Pot au feu (traditional boiled meat)
Around 11.45am: Presentation of the Pro Jury prizes for the
Abondance PDO Cheese Competition
12.00 pm: Concert by the Harmonie d'Abondance
2.30 pm: Presentation of the Pro Jury prizes and presentation of
of the prize-winning cows of the Cattle Competition
Sunday early afternoon
Demonstration of PDO Abondance cheese making by an operator of the sector.
OpeningsFrom Saturday 1st to Sunday 2 October 2022 between 9 am and 6 pm.
Event details
- Pastimes and leisure activities :
- Meeting
- Gastronomy :
- Gastronomy
- Regional Products
- Traditions and folklore :
- Traditional festival
- Nature :
- Animals
- Agriculture
- Alpine meadows/grazing
Proposed service(s)
- Services :
- pets welcome
Event Organizer
Mairie d'Abondance
Phone : +33 4 50 73 00 16
Phone : +33 4 50 73 02 90
Location
Plaine d'Offaz et centre du village
Location
Plaine d'Offaz and center of the village of Abondance. Take the RD22 Thonon-les-Bains road in the direction of the Abondance Valley or from Switzerland: Monthey / Morgins / Châtel direction then Abondance.
- Environments :
- Village centre