Festival of Good Breeding and Good Eating
When the countryside comes to the city
2026
About Livestock Festival
Livestock Festival — edition 2026
The 57th edition of the Brive-la-Gaillarde Livestock Festival, themed «From good breeding to good eating», will be held on Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23, 2026, in the heart of the city. Across 15,000 m² of exhibition space, over 100 breeders and producers will present some 700 animals (Limousin, Salers, and Prim'Holstein cows, goats, pigs, sheep, horses, and poultry) divided into 54 competition categories. Free entry.
57th Livestock Festival — «From good breeding to good eating»
On August 22 and 23, 2026, Brive-la-Gaillarde hosts the 57th edition of its Livestock Festival, one of the major agricultural and gastronomic events in southern Corrèze. Spread over 15,000 m² in the city center (Parc de la Guierle and Halle Georges Brassens), the event brings together over 100 breeders and producers and approximately 700 animals, with an average attendance of around 35,000 visitors.
The festival highlights the region's breeds and expertise: Limousin, Salers, and Prim'Holstein cows, but also goats, pigs, sheep, horses, and poultry, presented throughout the weekend in 54 commented competition categories. Beyond animal presentations, the event promotes local products (wines, cheeses, cured meats, beers) with tastings and sales, an exhibition of agricultural equipment, chef demonstrations, giant wooden game areas, and catering provided by young farmers.
Highlights Livestock Festival 2026
- 57th edition, August 22 and 23, 2026, free entry
- Over 700 animals and 100 breeders and producers across 15,000 m² in the city center
- 54 competition categories (Limousin, Salers, Prim'Holstein, goats, pigs, sheep, horses, poultry)
- Equestrian shows, sheep shearing and sheepdog demonstrations, cow milking
- Tastings of local products and chef demonstrations
Programme Livestock Festival 2026
Saturday, August 22, 2026 (8 AM - 9 PM)
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM — Presentation of Salers cattle
- 10:30 AM - 12 PM — Sheep shearing and sheepdog demonstrations
- 4:30 PM — Cow milking and distribution of milk bottles by rugby players
- 7:15 PM — Equestrian show
Sunday, August 23, 2026 (8 AM - 6 PM)
- 10:30 AM - 12 PM — Sheep shearing and sheepdog demonstrations
- 2:30 PM — Equestrian show
Throughout the weekend: animal competitions (54 categories), election of the equine beauty contest, continuous equestrian entertainment, tastings and sales of local products, agricultural equipment exhibition, chef demonstrations, giant wooden games, catering by young farmers.
Prices Livestock Festival 2026
Guierle underground parking accessible 24/7 during the weekend.
Dogs admitted on a leash.
Practical information — Livestock Festival
Practical information
Period: August (weekend)
Location: Brive-la-Gaillarde city center (15,000 m² site)
Program: Over 600 animals, cattle competitions, demonstrations, equestrian shows, gastronomic exhibitors
Price: Free admission
The countryside in the heart of the city
The Livestock Festival revives the tradition of true fairs of yesteryear by setting up the countryside in the heart of Brive-la-Gaillarde. The objective is to promote and defend the quality of local products and the know-how of the region's producers.
A large-scale event
More than 600 animals are presented: Salers cows, sheep, horses, poultry, alpacas, pigs, and birds. The 2025 edition recorded 38,000 visitor entries, confirming the popular success of this event.
Competitions and demonstrations
The festival offers presentations of Salers cattle, cattle competitions, sheep shearing demonstrations, herding dog animations, equestrian shows, and milking demonstrations.
Local products
About thirty gastronomic exhibitors showcase regional products with tastings, culinary demonstrations, and meetings with producers. Admission is free.
Where does it take place — Livestock Festival
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