Events · July 24, 2026
Champagny's village festival, the highlight of summer
Every summer, Champagny-en-Vanoise holds its village festival: open-air mass, a Savoyard meal, a float parade, a donkey race, cauldron soup and a dance.
If there is one day when the whole village comes together, it’s the day of the village festival. Every summer, Champagny-en-Vanoise brings out the tables, the brass bands and the floats: a full day of Savoyard tradition, to be enjoyed as a neighbour rather than a tourist.
A day of tradition, from dawn to the fireworks
The festival takes place in Champagny-le-Bas, the village. According to the tourist office, the day runs roughly like this:
- 10 am, the open-air mass;
- 12 noon, the shared Savoyard meal;
- 3 pm, the float parade, in traditional dress and with the alpine animals;
- 6 pm, the donkey race;
- 7 pm, the cauldron soup;
- 10 pm, the dance, and the fireworks announced in the summer guide.
Simple, joyful, and for all ages — the kind of day children remember for a long time.
2026 edition: Sunday 9 August, in Champagny village (tourist office summer guide). The festival is held every year in August and is organised by the association “La Fête au Village”.
Photo: the parade at the Fête du Barioz in neighbouring Pralognan-la-Vanoise; Champagny’s floats and costumes are in the same spirit.
And the rest of the summer?
The village festival is not the only highlight of the season in the valley. Depending on the year, you might also come across the Festiv’été des Gorzdérés in the Champagny-le-Haut valley, or summer events — concerts, evenings, stargazing. On arrival, we’re always happy to point you to what’s on.
Enjoying it from the chalet
Our chalets are in Champagny-le-Haut, a few minutes from the heart of the village: perfect for heading down to the festival, then coming back up to the quiet in the evening. A summer stay here means hiking in the Vanoise National Park by day, the village festival for an evening, and coming home to cool off — in La Datcha’s indoor pool, for example.
Would you like your stay to coincide with the village festival? Tell us your dates — we’ll let you know our summer availability.