Chestnut festival : Castagnades in Jaujac

Name: The Ardeche chestnut festivals
Start: 2024-10-12
End: 2024-11-10
Location: The Ardeche chestnut festivals

Jaujac

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Description

It's a chance to get together, enjoy a convivial moment and share in the rich heritage of this characterful village. Programme in Jaujac, all day:

- Farmers' market (continuous).

- Spectacular mechanical rides from Melle Hyacinthe & Cie: MOON BAO (aerial ride for children aged 6 to 106) and ZOO DEGLINGO (pedal ride for children aged 7 months to 5 years).

- Artistic thread running through the Castagnades: Textile skills dress up the Castagnades.

- ▪️L'ÆNTRE, an immersive installation on the textile skills of the Monts d'Ardèche, by artist André SALAM (ongoing)

- ▪️Le stand ‘Come and embroider the artistic thread of the Castagnades! Atelier Thérèse, an embroiderer based at the Moulinage de Chirols, invites you to discover the artistic side of embroidery. Grab a needle and a red thread. Embroider a line, a shape or a design from your imagination onto a postcard printed with an archive image emblematic of beech growing, and compose a choral work celebrating this emblematic crop of the Ardèche (ongoing).

- Storytelling walks with L'Impromptu Théâtre de Jaujac.

-Wooden games with Déambull.

- Stand run by the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park and the Sources & Volcans Tourist Office

- Refreshment bar run by the Amicale laïque de l'école publique de Jaujac and roasted chestnuts.