When the Haut-Pays Chestnut Festival comes to Cagnes-sur-Mer
Enjoy free chestnut tastings and a host of activities throughout the day!
Enjoy free chestnut tastings and a host of activities throughout the day!
Local produce market, traditional crafts, musical groups, educational farms, donkey and pony rides, as well as spectacular chainsaw carving demonstrations and incredible Haut-Pays fairground rides for children!
Book your table at one of our partner restaurants to enjoy the traditional daube polenta.
This year's event will take place in the town centre: Place de Gaulle and Cours du 11 Novembre.
Opening: 10 a.m. – parade: 11 a.m. – speeches: 12 noon.
Entertainment from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Place de Gaulle / Cours du 11 Novembre.
Free chestnut tasting
1 tonne of chestnuts will be roasted in public at Place de Gaulle for free tasting from 12 noon.
Local produce and craft market
Sale of chestnuts, honey, olive oil, charcuterie, cheeses, jams, gingerbread, autumn fruits, local crafts, etc. The market extends around Place de Gaulle and as far as Cours du 11 Novembre!
To the delight of visitors, especially families, numerous free activities will be offered throughout the day.
Animal parade
Departing at 11 a.m. from the Tourist Office, the parade will make its way to Place de Gaulle accompanied by music and animals from the Haut-Pays region.
Chainsaw sculpture
An original and fascinating skill!
Throughout the afternoon, Patrice LESAGE will be sharing his talent as a chainsaw sculptor!
So, can you imagine what subjects will come to life in these logs?
Place de Gaulle: demonstrations at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm
Wood turner Bernard CAILLET
Place de Gaulle, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Place de Gaulle.
Wood turning demonstration, spinning top making and participatory colouring workshop for children.
Eco-friendly rides and games
La Belle Roue
Eco-friendly, fair trade wooden ride, fun and intergenerational.
Place de Gaulle, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
La Cabane de Jardin, a ‘parent-powered’ merry-go-round theatre that will delight children and surprise their parents!
Place de Gaulle, from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monstres Jeux and its puppets.
Funny characters straight out of the imagination of a modern-day Geppetto come to life before our eyes.
Cours du 11 Novembre, from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Educational farm
The farm animals are waiting for you! ‘Once upon a time there was a farm’ is a world to discover with workshops for children.
New: Wool felting workshop and creation of a small farm animal made of felted wool.
Butter making, salad planting.
‘Old crafts’ stand.
“Kimangekoi” and ‘Kimtouché’ discovery play area.
Place de Gaulle, Rue Frédéric Mistral
Wood turner
Donkey and pony rides
Free activities for children weighing up to 25kg: Donkey rides (from 2pm to 5.30pm): departure from Rue Frédéric Mistral
Sheep and donkeys, discover and pet the animals. Meet the farmers.
Avenue Renoir
Pony rides
(10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.): departure from Rue des Palmiers, behind the Tourist Office.
Traditional crafts
A journey back in time to discover or rediscover the precious skills of our ancestors:
Blacksmiths, washerwomen and ironers, knife grinders, town criers and much more!
Allée des Métiers d'Antan – Avenue Renoir, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lace makers of Cagnes-sur-Mer
Place de Gaulle, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
All day long, at Place de Gaulle, Rue Giacosa and Cours du 11 Novembre, meet the groups from the Haut-Pays: ‘Lo Cepon’ and ‘Escapado’.
*Daube and polenta
Partner restaurants in the town centre will prepare the traditional daube and polenta and offer it as the dish of the day at a single price of €18.
Don't forget to book your table!
Electric Café – 04 93 20 88 29
Café de la Place – 04 93 22 54 90
La Merenda deï Gagnenc – 09 82 37 28 37
Brasserie des Halles – 04 92 02 77 29
Brasserie du Cours – 09 84 23 16 64
La Maïoun – 06 87 25 12 22
La Moule Rit – 04 23 20 97 03
Brasserie du Printemps – 04 93 20 66 10
Chez David – 04 97 02 11 72
Your portion of daube and polenta will also be available for takeaway.
€15 La Raïola du Béal/Maison Galarato – 04 93 73 72 50
Remember to place your order.
Smart!
If you are coming from Villeneuve-Loubet, Saint-Laurent-du-Var or Nice,
we recommend parking at the Hippodrome de la Côte d’Azur car park: 2,000 free spaces. Walking distance to the town centre: 800 m – 10 mins
If you are coming from Vence, La Gaude or Saint-Laurent-du-Var,
we recommend parking at the Stade P. Sauvaigo car park: 500 free spaces – Walking distance to the town centre: 1.2 km – 15 mins
Free shuttle buses from 9.30am to 6pm: 3 shuttle buses running continuously between the car park and the town centre.
Book your table at one of our partner restaurants to enjoy the traditional daube polenta.
This year's event will take place in the town centre: Place de Gaulle and Cours du 11 Novembre.
Opening: 10 a.m. – parade: 11 a.m. – speeches: 12 noon.
Entertainment from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Place de Gaulle / Cours du 11 Novembre.
Free chestnut tasting
1 tonne of chestnuts will be roasted in public at Place de Gaulle for free tasting from 12 noon.
Local produce and craft market
Sale of chestnuts, honey, olive oil, charcuterie, cheeses, jams, gingerbread, autumn fruits, local crafts, etc. The market extends around Place de Gaulle and as far as Cours du 11 Novembre!
To the delight of visitors, especially families, numerous free activities will be offered throughout the day.
Animal parade
Departing at 11 a.m. from the Tourist Office, the parade will make its way to Place de Gaulle accompanied by music and animals from the Haut-Pays region.
Chainsaw sculpture
An original and fascinating skill!
Throughout the afternoon, Patrice LESAGE will be sharing his talent as a chainsaw sculptor!
So, can you imagine what subjects will come to life in these logs?
Place de Gaulle: demonstrations at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm
Wood turner Bernard CAILLET
Place de Gaulle, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Place de Gaulle.
Wood turning demonstration, spinning top making and participatory colouring workshop for children.
Eco-friendly rides and games
La Belle Roue
Eco-friendly, fair trade wooden ride, fun and intergenerational.
Place de Gaulle, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
La Cabane de Jardin, a ‘parent-powered’ merry-go-round theatre that will delight children and surprise their parents!
Place de Gaulle, from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monstres Jeux and its puppets.
Funny characters straight out of the imagination of a modern-day Geppetto come to life before our eyes.
Cours du 11 Novembre, from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Educational farm
The farm animals are waiting for you! ‘Once upon a time there was a farm’ is a world to discover with workshops for children.
New: Wool felting workshop and creation of a small farm animal made of felted wool.
Butter making, salad planting.
‘Old crafts’ stand.
“Kimangekoi” and ‘Kimtouché’ discovery play area.
Place de Gaulle, Rue Frédéric Mistral
Wood turner
Donkey and pony rides
Free activities for children weighing up to 25kg: Donkey rides (from 2pm to 5.30pm): departure from Rue Frédéric Mistral
Sheep and donkeys, discover and pet the animals. Meet the farmers.
Avenue Renoir
Pony rides
(10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.): departure from Rue des Palmiers, behind the Tourist Office.
Traditional crafts
A journey back in time to discover or rediscover the precious skills of our ancestors:
Blacksmiths, washerwomen and ironers, knife grinders, town criers and much more!
Allée des Métiers d'Antan – Avenue Renoir, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lace makers of Cagnes-sur-Mer
Place de Gaulle, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
All day long, at Place de Gaulle, Rue Giacosa and Cours du 11 Novembre, meet the groups from the Haut-Pays: ‘Lo Cepon’ and ‘Escapado’.
*Daube and polenta
Partner restaurants in the town centre will prepare the traditional daube and polenta and offer it as the dish of the day at a single price of €18.
Don't forget to book your table!
Electric Café – 04 93 20 88 29
Café de la Place – 04 93 22 54 90
La Merenda deï Gagnenc – 09 82 37 28 37
Brasserie des Halles – 04 92 02 77 29
Brasserie du Cours – 09 84 23 16 64
La Maïoun – 06 87 25 12 22
La Moule Rit – 04 23 20 97 03
Brasserie du Printemps – 04 93 20 66 10
Chez David – 04 97 02 11 72
Your portion of daube and polenta will also be available for takeaway.
€15 La Raïola du Béal/Maison Galarato – 04 93 73 72 50
Remember to place your order.
Smart!
If you are coming from Villeneuve-Loubet, Saint-Laurent-du-Var or Nice,
we recommend parking at the Hippodrome de la Côte d’Azur car park: 2,000 free spaces. Walking distance to the town centre: 800 m – 10 mins
If you are coming from Vence, La Gaude or Saint-Laurent-du-Var,
we recommend parking at the Stade P. Sauvaigo car park: 500 free spaces – Walking distance to the town centre: 1.2 km – 15 mins
Free shuttle buses from 9.30am to 6pm: 3 shuttle buses running continuously between the car park and the town centre.
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On 16 November 2025
- 10:00 at 18:00
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