Fête des Vendanges à l'Ancienne

16th edition in Pouillon

The 16th edition of the Fête des Vendanges à l'Ancienne took place on October 11 and 12, 2025, in the village of Pouillon, bringing together 50 winegrowers and 80 exhibitors. On Saturday, festivities began at 1:45 PM with demonstrations of old-fashioned grape harvests, cooperage workshops, champagne bars, an artisan market, and concerts, continuing until 1:30 AM.

On Sunday, the traditional winegrowers' parade gathered at 10 AM the representatives of the fifteen communes of the Massif with their Saint-Vincent staffs and banners. The mass was celebrated at 10:30 AM, followed by a day of festivities with an educational farm, exhibitions of vintage cars and tractors, food and drink under marquees and in barns, and concerts. Nearly 10,000 visitors participated in the event.

Program

Saturday, October 11, 2025

• 1:45 PM: opening of festivities
• Old-fashioned grape harvests and traditional pressing
• Tasting and cooperage workshops
• Champagne bars and catering
• Artisan and artist market
• Concerts and musical entertainment
• Festive evening until 1:30 AM

Sunday, October 12, 2025

• 10:00 AM: winegrowers' parade with Saint-Vincent staffs and banners
• 10:30 AM: mass
• Children's area and educational farm
• Exhibition of vintage cars and tractors
• Champagne bars and catering
• Concerts and choirs
• Closing at 10:00 PM

• 16th edition of the event
• Host village: Pouillon
• 50 winegrowers and 80 exhibitors
• Winegrowers' parade on Sunday
• Nearly 10,000 visitors