Fêtes Normandes d'Évreux

Normandy in the spotlight in the heart of Évreux

The Fêtes Normandes d'Évreux are the annual event celebrating Norman traditions, heritage, and gastronomy. Since their creation in 2015, they have brought together several thousand visitors every first weekend of October in the center of Évreux, around Place du Général de Gaulle and Square Georges-Brassens.

A different theme each year

The originality of the Fêtes Normandes lies in the choice of a different theme for each edition, accompanied by an invited Norman town of honor. This approach renews the event and highlights the richness and diversity of Norman heritage:

• 2015: The cow, with Bayeux as the invited town
• 2016: The sea
• 2017: The horse
• 2018: The Vikings
• 2019: Cinema
• 2021: Castles
• 2022: Aviation
• 2024: Liberations and Reconstructions
• 2025: Tales and Legends, with Domfront-en-Poiraie as the invited town

A market of Norman producers and artisans

The heart of the Fêtes Normandes is a large market of local producers and artisans who occupy the squares and streets of the city center. Cheesemakers, cider producers, bakers, charcuterie makers, jam makers, and other Norman producers offer their specialties for tasting and sale. Demonstrations of artisanal know-how—butter making, woodworking, basket weaving, lace making—allow visitors to discover the ancestral gestures of the Norman terroir.

Shows, activities, and living heritage

The cultural program of the Fêtes Normandes is rich and varied. Live shows entertain throughout the two days: theatrical sketches, Norman tales and legends, historical reenactments, and costumed parades. In 2025, visitors can witness reenactments of famous Norman legends, from the Templars of Gisors to the White Lady of Mortemer.

Farm animal exhibitions—Norman cows, Percheron horses, sheep, poultry—delight children and recall the importance of livestock farming in Norman identity. Numerous family activities complete the program: workshops, traditional games, rides, and carousels.

Norman gastronomy celebrated

Gastronomy plays a central role in the Fêtes Normandes. Norman cuisine, renowned for its richness and finesse, is highlighted through food service areas offering the region's emblematic dishes: tripes à la mode de Caen, teurgoule, boudin noir, andouille de Vire, apple tart, and douillons. All accompanied by farm cider, Calvados, and poiré. Admission is free for everyone.