Festivals, markets, concerts, exhibitions, outings: village life in the Verdon, based on announcements from the tourist offices, town halls and organisers.
Programme of the Office de tourisme de Castellane (régie municipale), recorded on 25 October 2026: of 12 lines, 7 are taken item by item from its online agenda — time, place and price as it publishes them, 4 come from its “Une semaine à Castellane” page, and 1 from the association “Vivre à Castellane”, the organiser (not listed in the tourist office agenda). The full, up-to-date agenda: tourist office agenda.
Titles and descriptions: source language (French)
Events listed as of 25 October 2026. This is not the full programme for the week, which we are still recording; the up-to-date agenda is published by the tourist office.
Our latest survey lists no upcoming dated event in Castellane. The up-to-date agenda is published by the tourist office.
Saturday31 October
Marché hebdomadaire08:00Place Marcel Sauvaireevery weekToute l'année, le mercredi et le samedi, de 8h à 13h.
Démonstration de Tracteur Tondeuses09:00Stade Jean Saurin, route de GrasseDe 9h à 16h : course de tracteurs tondeuses, ouverte à tous, restauration sur place. Organisé par Verdon Méca Passion.
H(âme)aux Habitants – Visite du hameau de La Baume15:00Hameau de La BaumeFreeDe 15h à 17h, rendez-vous à 15h au hameau : rencontre avec les habitants pour découvrir comment on vit au quotidien dans un hameau.
Halloween à Castellane16:30Salle des fêtesFreeChasse aux bonbons à 16h30, puis soirée de 19h à 21h : concours de déguisements et de citrouilles décorées, apéro partagé. Organisé par l'association des parents d'élèves et le comité des fêtes ; les enfants restent sous la responsabilité de leurs parents.
Soirée Halloween20:00Café du Tourisme, rue NationaleFreeÀ partir de 20h, déguisements bienvenus.
Monday2 November
Conférence – Europe de la Défense : Défis et enjeux18:00Salle des fêtesFreeÀ 18h, avec l'historien Matthias Waechter, directeur général du Centre international de formation européenne : les défis de la défense de l'Union européenne. Entrée libre sur inscription préalable à europedirect@foyer-rural-cepage.com. Organisé par Europe Direct Alpes du Sud.
Wednesday4 November
Marché hebdomadaire08:00Place Marcel Sauvaireevery weekToute l'année, le mercredi et le samedi, de 8h à 13h.
Saturday7 November
Marché hebdomadaire08:00Place Marcel Sauvaireevery weekToute l'année, le mercredi et le samedi, de 8h à 13h.
Friperie11:00Salle des fêtesEntrée libre, prix au sac 3 € (gratuit pour les adhérents)De 11h à 14h30, avec l'AJT du Verdon : entrée libre, prix au sac de 3 € à la sortie, gratuit pour les adhérents. Dépôts de sacs à l'office de tourisme de Castellane ou de Saint-André jusqu'au 6 novembre, et le 7 novembre à la salle des fêtes avant l'ouverture.
Sunday8 November
Grand loto 14:00Salle des fêtesOuverture des portes à 13h30, six parties sur six thèmes (bien-être, sport, enfants, petit électroménager, maison, alimentaire), cartons à 6 € l'un, 15 € les trois, 20 € les cinq ; buvette et restauration sur place, paiement en espèces.
Weekly markets
42 markets listed in 31 municipalities, grouped by area. Most run all year; some open only in summer or add a night market in season — this is specified in the “Season” column.
Haut-Verdon
Municipality
Day
Market
Place
Season
Allos
Tuesday and Friday mornings (the Friday market is the larger one)
Provençal market / summer marketto be confirmed
Allos village
mainly summer
Castellane
Wednesday morning
food market
Place Marcel-Sauvaire
all year round
Castellane
Saturday morning
large Provençal market (producers, craftspeople, non-food)
Place Marcel-Sauvaire
all year round
Castellane
—
producers’ market (Maison de Produits de Pays des Gorges du Verdon)to be confirmed
Boulevard Saint-Michel
summer
Colmars-les-Alpes
Tuesday and Friday mornings (8am–12:30pm)
Provençal market
fortified town (Place de la Tour, lanes)
all year round (up to about 140 stallholders in high season, reduced from October to May)
La Palud-sur-Verdon
Sunday morning (8am–1pm)
producers’ and craftspeople’s market
village centre (church square)
all year round
Saint-André-les-Alpes
Wednesday and Saturday mornings (from 7:30am)
Provençal market
Place Marcel-Pastorelli
all year round (extended into the streets in July–August)
Haut-Var and the lower gorges
Municipality
Day
Market
Place
Season
Aups
Wednesday and Saturday mornings
Provençal market
Place Frédéric Mistral
all year round
Aups
Thursday morning
black truffle market
Place Frédéric Mistral
winter (from late November to late February, sometimes until mid-March)
Aups
Wednesday morning
summer truffle market (white truffle / aestivum)to be confirmed
Place Frédéric Mistral
summer (June–July)
Comps-sur-Artuby
Saturday
marketto be confirmed
village
to be confirmed
Montmeyan
Saturday
Provençal marketto be confirmed
village
to be confirmed
Quinson
Monday morning (July–August only)
market
village
summer (1 July – 31 August)
Régusse
Sunday morning
Provençal market
Cours Alexandre Gariel and the post office car park
all year round (8am–1pm)
Saint-Julien-le-Montagnier
in September
grape marketto be confirmed
village
autumn (grape harvest)
Tourtour
Wednesday and Saturday mornings
Provençal marketto be confirmed
places Annabel et Bernard Buffet
all year round
Trigance
in August
festive market / producers’ marketto be confirmed
village
summer
Villecroze
Thursday morning
Provençal market
Place du Général de Gaulle
all year round (8am–1pm)
Villecroze
last Sunday in April
plant marketto be confirmed
village
spring
Vinon-sur-Verdon
Sunday morning
weekly market
Esplanade du Cours (pedestrianised on Sunday mornings)
all year round (8am–12:30pm)
Lakes, Moustiers and the Valensole plateau
Municipality
Day
Market
Place
Season
Aiguines
Tuesday morning
Provençal market
village
summer
Aiguines
Monday
weekly marketto be confirmed
village
to be confirmed
Bauduen
Sunday morning
Provençal market
lakeside esplanade (approx. 8am–1pm)
all year round
Bauduen
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
summer night marketto be confirmed
village
summer
Esparron-de-Verdon
Tuesday morning
Provençal market
village
summer
Esparron-de-Verdon
Friday morning
small market
village
all year round
Gréoux-les-Bains
Thursday morning
Provençal market (large weekly market)
town centre
all year round
Gréoux-les-Bains
Tuesday morning
small market of local products
town centre
all year round
Gréoux-les-Bains
Friday evening
summer night market
town centre
summer
Les Salles-sur-Verdon
Thursday morning
Provençal market
village (approx. 8am–1pm)
all year round
Les Salles-sur-Verdon
Monday evening
summer night market
village
summer
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Friday morning
Provençal market
village (rue de la Bourgade / rue du Seigneur Berthet de la Clue)
all year round
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Wednesday evening
summer night market
rue de la Bourgade / rue du Seigneur Berthet de la Clue
1 July–26 August, 6pm–11pm
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Tuesday (plus some Sundays out of season)
market of flavours and crafts
rue de la Bourgade / rue du Seigneur Berthet de la Clue
Tuesdays: 7 July–25 August, 9am–7pm; some Sundays, April–September
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Sunday evening
producers’ market (goat’s cheese, fruit and vegetables)
La Maïre car park
5 July–30 August, 5pm–8pm
Puimoisson
Monday afternoon
producers’ marketto be confirmed
village
all year round
Riez
Wednesday morning
Provençal market
village
all year round
Riez
Saturday morning
large Provençal market
streets and squares of the village (more than 100 stallholders)
all year round
Riez
Thursday evening
summer night market
village
summer
Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon
Tuesday morning
Provençal market
lake car park (approx. 8am–1pm)
all year round
Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon
Tuesday evening
summer night market
village / lakeside
summer
Valensole
Saturday morning
Provençal market
village centre
all year round
Market days checked on 7 July 2026. A day has changed? The area’s tourist offices keep the agenda up to date.
Major events of the year
56 festivities, fairs and festivals listed, sorted by season from their announced period. When a source gives only a wide window or a date that is still uncertain, the event is listed under “Dates to be specified” instead of being forced into a season.
Official names of the events: source language (French)
Spring9
Castellane
Fête de la Transhumanceto be confirmed
mid-June
Pastoral celebration around the ascent of the flocks; parade and festivities in the town centre.
Castellane
Fête de la Montagneto be confirmed
late June
Festive gathering around the mountains and the terroir.
Castellane
Marché Artisanat et Saveurs des Alpes du Sudto be confirmed
spring
Fair of regional craftspeople and producers, Place Marcel-Sauvaire. Dates vary from year to year.
Bargème
Fête de la transhumanceto be confirmed
early June
Ascent of the flocks; the highest village in the Var (1,097 m)
Bargème
Sainte-Pétronille (bénédiction du pain et du sel)to be confirmed
31 May
Celebration at the Sainte-Pétronille chapel
Montmeyan
Saint-Légerto be confirmed
Pentecost weekend
Tourtour
Fête de Pâques (chasse aux œufs)to be confirmed
Easter weekend
Aiguines
Marché des tourneurs sur bois / Journées d'Aiguines
May (around mid-May)
Event around wood turning (demonstrations, Jean-François Escoulen school); exact date varies each year.
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Fête de l'Estello (fête votive)
May (day varies from year to year)
Patron saint’s festival of the village; exact date to be confirmed each year with the town hall.
Summer26
Allos
Fête patronale d'Allosto be confirmed
around 15 August
Parade, dance, musical atmosphere, fireworks and a boules competition.
Colmars-les-Alpes
Fêtes médiévales de Colmars-les-Alpesto be confirmed
early August
Major event of the Haut-Verdon: medieval market (about 60 stallholders), historical encampments, a knightly tournament, falconry, street shows on the ramparts. Free entry (except for special activities).
La Mure-Argens
Fête patronale
15 August
Festival of the municipality’s patron saint (former territory of the diocese of Senez, canton of Saint-André-les-Alpes).
Organised by the municipality and the Chamber of Agriculture; centred on sheep farming in the Haut-Verdon.
Saint-André-les-Alpes
Marché aux Saveurs / Foire des Artisans sans Vitrineto be confirmed
summer (July–August)
Summer craft markets and fairs (Chamber of Trades and Crafts).
Thorame-Haute
Fête de la Lavande et du Pain
mid-July (recent edition over 2 days, Saturday–Sunday)
Festival around lavender and bread, with the option of getting to the festival on the Train des Pignes.
Aups
Fête de la truffe d'ététo be confirmed
July (around 20 July)
Comps-sur-Artuby
Journées Templièresto be confirmed
early August
Biennial medieval re-enactment (every two years); the village is transformed into a medieval town, with fights and encampments
Montmeyan
Foire à l'oignonto be confirmed
September
Annual celebration of the onion
Quinson
Week-end préhistoire du Muséeto be confirmed
third weekend of July
Activities and demonstrations on the theme of prehistory at the Museum and the Préhistosite
Quinson
Les Écrans du Lac
summer (July–August, dates vary; screenings at the Musée de Préhistoire)
Travelling open-air cinema around the lakes of the Verdon and the Durance: free screenings of documentaries on shared water and the history of the dams. Organised since at least 2014 by the associations Cinéma de Pays and Culture Loisirs et Patrimoine (based in Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon), with the town halls, tourist offices and the support of EDF. Quinson is one of the stopover municipalities listed on the organiser’s official page.
Régusse
Fête des Moulins à vent
first weekend of August
Three days of activities: flour milling, wheat crushing the old-fashioned way, horse-drawn carriages, folk groups
Saint-Julien-le-Montagnier
Fête votiveto be confirmed
August
Celebrations and night markets; a village of 28 hamlets spread over about 76 km²
Tourtour
Fête votive du villageto be confirmed
first weekend of August
Four days of festivities: Provençal dances in costume, dances (bals), a boules competition, a shared aïoli
Trigance
Fête votive de la Saint-Roch
around 15 August
Concerts, a boules competition, street activities, pony rides
Villecroze
Fête votive de la Saint-Romainto be confirmed
second weekend of August
Fireworks and aïoli under the plane trees
Vinon-sur-Verdon
Fête votiveto be confirmed
15 August
Funfair and musical entertainment
Aiguines
Fête votive d'Aiguines
early August (to be confirmed)
Patron saint’s festival of the village; exact date to be checked with the town hall.
Esparron-de-Verdon
Les Écrans du Lac
summer (July–August, dates vary; screenings on the sailing club terrace)
Travelling open-air cinema around the lakes of the Verdon and the Durance: free screenings of documentaries on shared water and the history of the dams. Organised since at least 2014 by the associations Cinéma de Pays and Culture Loisirs et Patrimoine (based in Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon), with the town halls, tourist offices and the support of EDF. Esparron-de-Verdon is one of the stopover municipalities listed on the organiser’s official page.
Gréoux-les-Bains
Gréoux de Janeiroto be confirmed
late July
Festival in Brazilian colours: music, dance, carnival atmosphere.
Les Salles-sur-Verdon
Les Écrans du Lac
summer (July–August, dates vary; screenings on Place Sainte-Anne)
Travelling open-air cinema around the lakes of the Verdon and the Durance: free screenings of documentaries on shared water and the history of the dams. Organised since at least 2014 by the associations Cinéma de Pays and Culture Loisirs et Patrimoine (based in Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon), with the town halls, tourist offices and the support of EDF. Les Salles-sur-Verdon is one of the stopover municipalities listed on the organiser’s official page.
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Fête de la Nativité de la Vierge / pèlerinage Notre-Dame de Beauvoir
around 8 September
Marian tradition linked to the Notre-Dame de Beauvoir chapel; arrangements to be checked.
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Les Écrans du Lac
summer (July–August, dates vary; screenings at the Domaine du Petit Lac)
Travelling open-air cinema around the lakes of the Verdon and the Durance: free screenings of documentaries on shared water and the history of the dams. Organised since at least 2014 by the associations Cinéma de Pays and Culture Loisirs et Patrimoine (based in Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon), with the town halls, tourist offices and the support of EDF. Moustiers-Sainte-Marie is one of the stopover municipalities listed on the organiser’s official page.
Riez
Fête du Miel et de la Lavande
July (a Sunday; 12 July mentioned)
Festival around honey and lavender: parade, music, activities for children. Date to be reconfirmed each year with the town hall / tourist office.
Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon
Les Écrans du Lac
summer (July–August, dates vary; screenings on the beach)
Travelling open-air cinema around the lakes of the Verdon and the Durance: free screenings of documentaries on shared water and the history of the dams. Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon is the home municipality of the co-organising association Culture Loisirs et Patrimoine (co-organiser since 2014), together with the association Cinéma de Pays, the town halls, tourist offices and the support of EDF.
Valensole
Fête de la Lavande de Valensoleto be confirmed
third Sunday in July
Major lavender festival: Provençal market (approx. 80 stallholders), demonstrations of distillation in the still, folk dances, guided tours of the fields. From 9am to midnight.
Autumn5
Castellane
Marché de Noël
December
Year-end market run by the traders’ association.
Gréoux-les-Bains
L'Automne Musicalto be confirmed
October
Chamber music festival.
Gréoux-les-Bains
Foire aux Santons
late October – early November (23 October–1 November 2026 announced)
A world of nativity scenes and santon makers before Christmas. 32nd edition in 2026.
Gréoux-les-Bains
Le Grand Bouillon
November (13–15 November 2026 announced)
Soup festival showcasing chefs and seasonal produce. 4th edition in 2026.
Gréoux-les-Bains
Festival du Jeu
December (5–6 December 2026 announced)
A weekend devoted to games for young and old.
Winter2
Castellane
Fête du Pétardier (Pétardiers)
last Sunday in January or first Sunday in February
Historical re-enactment in costume of the town’s victorious defence during the Wars of Religion (31 January 1586); one of the oldest traditions in the area.
Aiguines takes part in the inter-municipal festival of the lake villages (turning demonstrations, museum access, pétanque competition).
Bauduen
Fête votive de Bauduen
summer (to be confirmed)
Patron saint’s festival of the lakeside village; exact date to be checked with the town hall / the Lacs et Gorges du Verdon tourist office.
Bauduen
Fête du Lac de Sainte-Croix
summer (dates vary)
Bauduen takes part in the inter-municipal festival of the lake villages.
Esparron-de-Verdon
Fête du Lac d'Esparron
summer (to be confirmed)
Summer festival by the lake; recurring edition. Dates to be confirmed each year with the town hall.
Esparron-de-Verdon
Fête votive d'Esparron
summer (to be confirmed)
Patron saint’s festival; the former festival committee was dissolved in 2014 and the programme may vary. To be checked.
Les Salles-sur-Verdon
Fête votive des Salles-sur-Verdon
summer (to be confirmed)
Patron saint’s festival; date to be checked with the town hall.
Les Salles-sur-Verdon
Fête du Lac de Sainte-Croix
summer (dates vary)
Les Salles-sur-Verdon takes part in the inter-municipal festival of the lake villages.
Puimoisson
Fête votive de Puimoisson
summer (to be confirmed)
Patron saint’s festival of the plateau village; date to be checked with the town hall.
Riez
Fête votive de Riez
summer (to be confirmed)
Patron saint’s festival of the village; date to be checked.
Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon
Fête du Lac de Sainte-Croix
summer (dates vary; celebrated jointly by the villages around the lake)
Inter-municipal festival of the lakeside villages (Sainte-Croix, Aiguines, Les Salles, Bauduen, Baudinard, Moustiers). Dates to be confirmed each year.
Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon
Fête votive de Sainte-Croix
summer (to be confirmed)
Patron saint’s festival of the village; date to be checked with the town hall.
Valensole
Floraison de la lavande sur le plateau
mid-June to mid-July (depending on the weather)
Not an event but the peak flowering period on the Valensole plateau; heavy tourist numbers.
Following the official agendas
For day-by-day dates, each tourist office keeps its own agenda. Here are the official agendas covering the whole Verdon — the living source, always up to date, listed in our register of official sources.
When is the Transhumance Festival held in Castellane?
Castellane’s Fête de la Transhumance is held in mid-June; for any edition, the dates should be confirmed with the town hall or the tourist office as the event approaches. It is a pastoral celebration around the ascent of the flocks, with a parade and festivities in the town centre.
Is there a market every day in the Verdon?
Yes, almost: taken together, the markets of the Verdon municipalities cover nearly the whole week. A few examples — Wednesday and Saturday in Castellane and Aups, Tuesday and Friday in Colmars-les-Alpes, Sunday in La Palud-sur-Verdon and Bauduen, Friday in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Thursday in Gréoux-les-Bains and Villecroze, Saturday in Valensole. In summer, several villages add a night market.
How can I tell whether the dates shown are confirmed?
Each festival carries, when the source itself says so, the mention “to be confirmed” — this mostly concerns editions whose exact date has only been announced, or carried over from one year to the next without official communication. If in doubt, the tourist office or the town hall of the municipality will give the confirmed date.
Where can I find a local producers’ market in the Verdon?
Several markets are specifically geared towards local producers: the producers’ and craftspeople’s market in La Palud-sur-Verdon (Sunday morning), the producers’ market in Puimoisson (Monday afternoon), the producers’ market of the Maison de Produits de Pays des Gorges du Verdon in Castellane (summer, day to be confirmed) and the weekly market in Vinon-sur-Verdon (Sunday morning, about fifty stalls of fruit, vegetables, cheese and local crafts).
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Agenda: announcements collected on 25 October 2026 from the websites of the tourist offices, the town halls and the Verdon Regional Nature Park. Times, prices and conditions: on each event’s page.
Event visuals: posters and photos published by the organisers on the event’s page, reproduced without editing; otherwise, a photo of the municipality.
