A party to celebrate traditions in Val-d'Ajol
The unmissable Andouille Fair of Val-d’Ajol returns from Saturday February 15 to Monday February 17, 2025!
Fixed on the 3rd Monday of February by an order from Louis Philippe in 1831, this fair owes its name to a prefectural decree dating from 1966. At the time, it was an important livestock fair and all the farmers in the sector filled their bags with the last andouille sausages smoked over the hearth. If the livestock have disappeared, the star pork of the month of February has remained.
On the program of the festivities: the traditional gourmet market, the competition for the best pie, a costume parade, the book fair and the literary prize, without forgetting the famous chapter of the brotherhood of Taste-Andouilles and Gandoyaux du Val-d'Ajol and its inductions.
For more information, see the official website of the Confrérie des Taste-Andouilles et Gandoyaux du Val-d’Ajol.
A program of festivities
Saturday February 15 - Brotherhood Day
- Flea market from 8 a.m. to 17 p.m., in the village squares.
- Gourmet market from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m., under marquee (Place du Sô).
- Chapter of brotherhoods at 11 a.m., parade and inductions on the Place aux Andouilles (in front of the village hall).
Sunday February 16 - Val-d'Ajol parade
- Gourmet market from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m., under a marquee.
- Regional book fair from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. at City Hall.
- New and used car show, in all the squares of the village.
- Competition for the best andouille pie in Val-d’Ajol at the village hall (awards ceremony at 17:30 p.m.)
- Carnival parade at 14:30 p.m., departure from the station.
Monday February 17 - The Andouille Fair
- Gourmet market from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m., under a marquee.
- Fairground market in the village.
- 59th chapter of the Brotherhood of Taste-Andouilles and Gandoyaux of Val-d'Ajol with its parade and inductions at 10:45 a.m. on the Place aux Andouilles (in front of the Salle des Fêtes).
- French Literary Prize during the reception.