Prés Plans Festival

Programme 2024 :
All day long: Market, refreshments, mini-farm, ponies, face painting, old tractors, introduction to mountain bikes, game of skill with a mini-excavator, accordion, alphorn, discovery of the chapel, old photos and information on the heritage..
- 10am: Bread sale with the Soldanelles, meet Sorlinette
- 9.30am or 10am (to be confirmed): Mass at the Prés Plans chapel
- 10.30am: Tome cheese-making with the Vallée des Arves dairy cooperative (Fromagerie Coopérative laitière de la Vallée des Arves)
- 11am: Alphorn (explanation of the instrument and music)
- 11.30am: Dances by the Soldanelles
- 12pm: Meal (reservation required at the Tourist Office) or snacking to the sound of the accordion with Les Thuaz, signing session with Sorlinette
- 2pm: Tug-of-war
- 2.30pm: Soldanelles dances, ash whistle making with Zian des Alpes
- 3pm: Making butter with a churn
- 3.30pm: Herd dog demonstration
- 4.15pm: Soldanelles dances, undressing and results of the "dress weight" competition
- 5.15pm: Soap throwing
Programme subject to change/cancellation.

Followed by the joint village festival of Saint Sorlin d'Arves and Saint Jean d'Arves in the hamlet of La Chal in Saint Jean d'Arves with local associations. From 7pm: meal, refreshments, entertainment, mascot parade and fireworks!

Practical information :
Meals :
- Beaufort and tome salad
- Beef bourguignon with mashed potatoes
- Amandine with blueberries
19€/adult - 15€/child (- 12 years)
Bookings can be made at the Tourist Office until 6pm on Wednesday, then on site from Thursday morning. Quantities limited.

How to get there :
- On foot from the Plan du Moulin car park, approximately 45 minutes.
Through the uninhabited, shady hamlet of Les Vachers, with its old school and 1784 cross.
- On foot from the Prés Plans car park, approx. 30 minutes.
- The little train runs from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm for people with mobility difficulties and young children, from the village to Les Prés Plans.