Description
Fête de l'Alpage, a traditional festival with a lot of events focusing on life on the mountain pastures. From open-air mass to a parade of floats, traditional craft demonstrations and a lumberjack competition, there's something for all ages!
This year, the Fête de l'Alpage is celebrating its 60th anniversary!
Sixty years of traditions that bring this iconic event in Le Grand-Bornand to life.
For six decades, generations of volunteers have helped preserve and pass on the skills, culture, and spirit of camaraderie of our mountains.
Come celebrate with us these 60 years of history, togetherness, and good times. It’s a unique opportunity to get together, celebrate as a community, and pay tribute to those who have made the Fête de l'Alpage an unmissable event for young and old alike.
Programme:
- 9:30 am: Start of the fun run,
adults: 3 km / ages 15 and up: 3 km / U14: 3 km / U10: 1.5 km
To register for the run, visit https://inscription-alpage.chrono-ski-aravis.fr
Children's race (under 18): 5 €/ Adult race: 8 €
- 10:30 am: Mass,
- 12:00 pm: Country-style lunch featuring the Grand-Bornand Harmony Orchestra,
- Starting at 1.30 pm:
“Lou Brafaudi” folk dance group,
Lumberjack competition, featuring the region’s best lumberjacks.
- 3:30 pm: Grand parade of floats on the theme: “OUR CULT FILMS FROM THE LAST 60 YEARS”,
- 6 pm: Lumberjack competition finals,
- 6.30 pm: Reblochon cheese-making demonstration,
- 7 pm: Aperitif / Dinner with the band “Captiv”,
- Starting at 10 pm: Fireworks, illuminating the surrounding peaks with LED torches and free dance party hosted by a DJ.
Throughout the day:
- demonstrations of traditional trades by local elders,
- an introduction to rock climbing,
- a wide range of activities for young and old alike,
- grass skiing.
Bus service on route A (Le Grand-Bornand Village / Le Chinaillon) will run more frequently throughout the day and will continue into the evening.
Departures:
- from the coach station in Le Grand-Bornand Village, every 20 minutes from 10:10 am to 12:10 pm, every 15 minutes from 1:20 pm to 7.30 pm and every 30 minutes from 7.30 pm to 12.00 am.
- from the Floria stop in Le Chinaillon, every 20 minutes from 10:25 am to 12:25 pm, every 15 minutes from 1:35 pm to 7:45 pm and every 30 minutes from 7:45 pm to 12:15 am (last departure).
Please note that in Chinaillon, the stops ‘Ecole du Chinaillon’, ‘La Matte’, ‘Les Outalays’, ‘Le Charmieux’ and ‘Les Bruyères’ will not be served from 2 pm on Saturday 1 August and all day on Sunday 3 August (road closed for the festival). Please go to the ‘Floria’ stop.
To register for the run, visit https://inscription-alpage.chrono-ski-aravis.fr
Children's race (under 18): 5 €/ Adult race: 8 €
