• Traditions and folklore

Fête de l'Alpage (Alpine Festival)

On Sunday 11 August, come along with your family to discover the traditional nature of the mountain, during the Fête de l’Alpage on Dou du Praz plateau in La Plagne.

Traditions and folklore Fête de l'Alpage (Alpine Festival) La Plagne

About

On Sunday 11 August 2024 from 09:00:00 in 21:00:00
La Plagne (73210)

➔ The fête starts at 9am
➔ Outdoor mass from 10.30-12am with Father Olivier Môme
➔ Démonstrations of:
○ Milking the cows
○ Making Beaufort and Sérac cheese
○ Making butter
○ Carving with a chainsaw
➔ Exhibition of farm animals
➔ Exhibition by local artisans and sale of regional products
➔ Games and rides:
○ Pony rides for children
○ Games: axe throwing, making wooden huts
- Celebration of the 80th anniversary of the parachute drop on 11 March 1944
○ Rides in a Willys jeep or a carriage from 9 - 11.30am and 1.30 - 5pm

➔ Catering
○ Menu: Braised ham with Polente – Beaufort cheese– Blueberry tartlets
○ Served from 12 noon
○ Tickets on sale on site

➔ Refreshment bar
○ Open 8am - 9pm
○ Tickets on sale on site

➔ Musical entertainment:
○ Traditional music: accordions and bandoneon
○ Savoyard songs: “La route des tommes”
○ Alpine horns "Savoie chante en cors"

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    Prices

    Free of charge. Animations gratuites.
    Menu 17€.

    Methods of payment accepted : Cash, Bank/credit card

    Dates

    Sunday 11 August 2024 between 9 am and 9 pm.

    Access

    Dou du Praz Plagne Villages 73210 La Plagne
    Information update on 13/05/2024 by Office de Tourisme de la Grande Plagne