Choucroute Festival

Champagne Sauerkraut, Pride of the Aube

For over 65 years, the Fête de la Choucroute of Brienne-le-Château has celebrated an emblematic product of the Aube region: champagne sauerkraut. The Aube is indeed the second largest national producer of sauerkraut, and this festival pays tribute to this ancestral know-how by offering generous tastings prepared by local restaurateurs and caterers, particularly under the Halle and in the city's restaurants.

A Fair-Exhibition in the Heart of the Napoleonic City

Every third weekend in September, the streets of Brienne-le-Château transform into a vast agricultural and commercial fair. Over 100 exhibitors take over the town center: craft artisans, local producers, merchants, and associations animate the different areas of the event. The Crafts Pavilion brings together about fifteen creator artisans on Rue du Pont, while the commercial and agricultural fair unfolds in the adjacent streets.

The Prim' Holstein Cattle Competition

A highlight of the event, the Prim' Holstein cattle competition brings together breeders from the Aube, Côte-d'Or, Haute-Marne, Yonne, Loiret, Marne, and Seine-et-Marne regions on the Place de la Foire aux Bêtes. This competition perpetuates the agricultural vocation of the event and demonstrates the dynamism of livestock farming in the Grand Est region.

15,000 Visitors for a Popular and Free Festival

With around 15,000 visitors each year, the Fête de la Choucroute is one of the unmissable events of the Aube autumn. The event is completely free and offers numerous activities: vintage car exhibitions, folk shows, music, and entertainment for the whole family. Conviviality and generosity are the watchwords of this popular festival that brings together gourmets, the curious, and lovers of the Champagne region's terroir.