Last updated: December 01, 2024
Looking to fully experience the holiday spirit in Cholet? Our guide presents all the end-of-year festivities, from traditional animations to festive events that bring our city to life during this winter period.
The historic heart of Cholet transforms for the holidays, with Place Travot hosting the traditional Christmas market and its wooden chalets. Rue Nationale glows with sparkling decorations, while Le Mail offers activities for children. The surrounding neighborhoods also participate in the celebrations, creating a warm atmosphere that extends to the neighboring communes of the Cholet area.
Contact information and details below.
Christmas market accessible to people with mobility impairments.
The Arcadie Christmas Market is a festive event where you can discover local gifts and enjoy a convivial atmosphere.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Arcadie Christmas Market
Personalized meeting with Father Christmas.
The True Father Christmas House is a place where children can meet Father Christmas and take memorable photos. Visitors can also find gifts and souvenirs for the holidays.
Where: Cholet | More Info: House of the Real Santa Claus
A unique staging with volunteers and actors serving the magic of Christmas festivities.
The Crèche Vivante de Cholet is an essential part of the year-end festivities. Created by Ophélie Herdzik, it features a staging by Michel Duchemin and Gaëlle Hausermann of Paul Production, with original music by Isabelle Zanotti and recordings of the choletaise chorales. The story of Christmas is told in a festive setting designed for the occasion.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Living Nativity
Film festival with a unique price of 3 euros.
The Ciné-Mômes festival offers a diverse film program with detailed schedules and trailers, at a unique price of 3 euros.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Kids' Cinema
Musical and dance spectacle with 25 dancers and over 60 musicians.
The Harmonic Orchestra of Cholet invites you to a musical and choreographic journey through Central Europe, featuring Romanian, Armenian, Gypsy, Yiddish, and Klezmer traditions.
Where: Cholet | More Info: OHC Concert - From the Danube to the Caucasus
A café-theater show that explores romantic relationships through history.
The crazy history of the couple is a café-theater show that explores how couples would have lived at different times. Disputes, children, and mothers-in-law are staged in various historical periods.
Where: Cholet | More Info: The Crazy Story of the Couple
Dance evening with DJ Guy Tessier's animation
The Soirée dansante Divers'Danses offers a dance evening with DJ Guy Tessier, including entry at 12€, drinks, brioche, coffee, teas, and infusions. Pre-reservation is required.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Divers'Danses Dance Night
A local cinematic event with cultural activities.
The Amateur Filmmakers of Vihiers offer their 2024 Gala, a unique cinematic event where local film enthusiasts can discover local films and participate in cultural activities.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Gala of Amateur Filmmakers from Vihiers
A show that transforms the stage into a ring, an athletic track, and a football field.
The Fair-Play show explores the body in all its states, from athletic performance to pathetic movements. The actor focuses on the steel of the sports mind and self-surpassing.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Fair-play
A vibrant and incisive choreography highlighting youth and physicality.
This choreographic performance brings together young dancers from Senegal, Canada, and France to explore common stories and human trajectories. Khoudia Touré, a hip-hop choreographer, shows that dance can be a tool for social transformation and a sharing of meaning.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Oro - Khor Company, Khoudia Touré
Burlesque show with mundane situations transformed into wild adventures.
L'Excellence Ordinaire - Topick is a burlesque show that takes place on a thin line between the Marx Brothers and cartoon characters. Through mundane situations that transform into wild adventures, TOPICK attempts to defy fate.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Ordinary Excellence - Topick
Unique guided tour on the history of fiber and clothing.
Discover the history of fiber and clothing through an immersive guided tour, exploring themes of laundry and weaving.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Guided Tours - From Fiber to Clothing: The History of a Territory
Immersion into Japanese cultural richness with workshops and demonstrations.
The Parc Oriental de Maulévrier celebrates autumn with Momiji, an immersion into Japanese tradition of admiring autumn leaves. In conjunction with Momiji, the Parc Oriental also offers a weekend dedicated to Japanese Arts, featuring free animations, initiations, and demonstrations.
Where: Cholet | More Info: The Arts of Japan
Challenge to discover local expressions.
The Journées des Droits de l'Enfant : Le patois de chez nous offers a fun hour where you can discover and use local expressions. Through challenges inspired by Time’s up, guess the meaning of our local expressions.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Children's Rights Days: Our Local Dialect
Convivial and gastronomic lunch dance for adults.
The Autumn Gold Lunch Dance takes place at the Salle des Fêtes de Cholet, offering a convivial and gastronomic experience for adults. This lunch dance is reserved and accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Autumn Gold Dance Lunch
Understanding climate disruption to act effectively.
The Animation Fresque du climat in Cholet offers workshops to understand climate issues and take collective action. These workshops are free and take place each month at Tiers-Lieu Nomade.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Climate Mural Animation
Repairing broken items with experts.
The Repair Café in Cholet is a fun and convivial space where participants can repair their broken items with the help of experts. It is a place for sharing knowledge and conviviality open to all.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Cholet Repair Café
Interaction with various animals and creation of Christmas crafts.
The Ateliers des Enfants en compagnie des Animaux chez les Zanimaux du Bignon à La Tessoualle /Cholet sud offer a unique experience where children can interact with various animals, practice feeding and grooming, and create a colorful Christmas craft. Each child will leave with a colorful souvenir.
Where: Cholet | More Info: Children's Workshops with Animals at Zanimaux du Bignon in La Tessoualle / Cholet South