Last updated: December 01, 2024
Discover the end-of-year festivities in Périgueux with our complete guide to winter activities. From the illuminations of the historic center to traditional markets, we present all the festive activities of the season.
Place de la Clautre hosts the traditional Christmas market, where wooden chalets offer local Périgord crafts and gastronomy. Along the medieval streets to Saint-Front Cathedral, light decorations create a warm atmosphere, while Place Francheville features an outdoor ice rink and children's activities. The historic quarters come alive with street performances and concerts.
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Ice skating and nighttime animations.
The Christmas market in Périgueux offers gourmet breaks, shows, commercial animations, ice skating, and illuminations. The Christmas Village is open 7 days a week from 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM, with animated night events every Friday and Saturday evening.
Where: Périgueux | More Info: Périgueux Christmas Market
Italian theme and varied animations
The Sarlat Christmas Market offers a unique experience with Italian-themed chalets, animations, shows, and ice skating. Visitors can discover artisanal and gourmet products while enjoying a festive atmosphere.
Where: Sarlat-la-Canéda | More Info: Sarlat Christmas Market
An event highlighting the richness and diversity of local agriculture.
Péri'Meuh is a family-friendly and convivial event celebrating agricultural life in the heart of Périgord. Visitors can discover the diversity of agricultural activities, farmer professions, and farm animals through educational animations. The market of local producers offers fresh and local products, while the Périgourdin banquet provides a unique gastronomic experience.
Where: Périgueux | More Info: Péri'Meuh
Giant strawberry tart and varied animations.
The Fête des Fraises et des Fleurs in Vergt offers a lively day with strawberry, flower, and gourmet markets, as well as painting exhibitions, a strawberry tart contest, and activities for children.
Where: Vergt | More Info: Strawberry and Flower Festival
Meeting with culinary book authors and tasting local products.
The Périgueux Gourmet Book Festival brings together authors, conferences, culinary demonstrations, and tastings to celebrate gastronomy and literature.
Where: Périgueux | More Info: Périgueux Gourmet Book Festival
An immersive exhibition denouncing contemporary destructive forces.
The Oxymore exhibition by Sidonie Bilger presents a political and romantic approach to denounce contemporary destructive forces. It shapes an unsettling universe between utopia and dystopia, invoking our collective imagination and common future in an immersive representation.
Where: Périgueux | More Info: Exhibition - Oxymore - Sidonie Bilger
Exhibition featuring a universe created by Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten.
The "From Jules Verne to the Hidden Cities" exhibition presents a universe created by Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten, inspired by Jules Verne's works. This oblique and mysterious world is composed of paradoxical metropolises, chimeric deserts, and boundless oceans.
Where: Périgueux | More Info: Exhibition - From Jules Verne to the Obscure Cities
Multimedia show highlighting the mythical figures of Captain Nemo and Jules Verne.
In the depths of the ocean, the "Nauti-Octopus" gradually emerges. Inside this strange craft – half animal, half machine – is an old man : Nemo. Unconscious and disheveled, he awakens from a long coma. His first memories return : “Captain... I was a captain… ” the Nautilus, the encounters with Professor Aronnax, the mysterious island, the engineer Cyrus Smith and his companions… The Nauti-Octopus slowly rises to the surface.
Where: Périgueux | More Info: The Nauti-pulp
A 500-square-meter truffle village for animations and festive meals.
The Truffle Festival in Sorges celebrates the Périgord truffle with cultural, festive, and gastronomic activities, including a truffle market, culinary demonstrations, a truffle village, and concerts.
Where: Sorges | More Info: Truffle Festival
Parade of brotherhoods with live turkeys.
The Foire aux Dindons in Varaignes is a traditional festival held every November 11, featuring parades, brotherhoods, boudindon, and the "Glouglou" contest.
Where: Varaignes | More Info: Turkey Festival
Vernissage with the artist on Tuesday, October 8 at 6:30 PM.
The MESKAR exhibition features a selection of works by artist MESKAR, with a vernissage on Tuesday, October 8 at 6:30 PM and an artist meeting on Saturday, October 19 at 5 PM. The exhibition is open from Monday to Saturday from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Where: Périgueux | More Info: MESKAR Exhibition
Interactive scavenger hunt on energy challenges
The Month of Climate - Scavenger Hunt and Animated Conference is an event that offers a scavenger hunt on the challenges of energy transition and an animated conference on the theme of energy. This event is open to all and takes place at Rouletabille at the Filature de l'Isle.
Where: Périgueux | More Info: Climate Month - Scavenger Hunt and Animated Conference
Free guided tours in historic monuments.
The European Heritage Days 2024 in Périgueux offer captivating experiences through free activities and an immersive journey through the city's past.
Where: Périgueux | More Info: European Heritage Days