Les Tersons Aubrac
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Edition 2025 — Tersons Aubrac
25th anniversary edition of Les Tersons Aubrac in Pierrefort. A festive weekend around the Aubrac breed with farm and cheese dairy visits, a hike, a "boules carrées" competition, a traditional banquet with Gilles Saby and Laurent Mallet, an animal exhibition at the fairgrounds, an auction, a market of flavors and crafts, a mass animated by "cabrettes" and accordions, a parade, and entertainment for the whole family.
25th Edition of Les Tersons Aubrac - 2025 Anniversary Edition
The 25th edition of Les Tersons Aubrac took place from Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6, 2025 in Pierrefort, marking a quarter-century celebration of the Aubrac breed and the tradition of fattened Easter calves. This anniversary edition brought together a large crowd to celebrate this historic event under a generous sun.
On Friday evening, a concert at the Pierrefort church opened the festivities. Saturday offered visitors cheese dairy tours with Cantal cheese tasting, a 7 km hike to the Turlande site, and a "boules carrées" competition. The afternoon was dedicated to visits to Aubrac breeding farms, followed by a snack. The traditional banquet on Saturday evening at the animation hall, enlivened by orchestras Gilles Saby and Laurent Mallet, was the festive highlight of this edition.
On Sunday, April 6, the main day of the festival, brought together around the animal exhibition at the fairgrounds, the auction, the large market of flavors and crafts, musical entertainment with the Laguiole folk group and the Cournon band, as well as exhibitions of old cars and old fire trucks. The children's area with a mini-farm, traditional games, and pedal tractors delighted the youngest attendees.
Programme
Friday, April 4, 2025
- Evening: Concert at Pierrefort Church
Saturday, April 5, 2025
- 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM: Cheese dairy visits with Cantal cheese tasting
- 9:15 AM: 7 km hike to the Turlande site with brioche and bread tasting
- 9:30 AM: "Boules carrées" competition
- 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM: Visits to Aubrac breeding farms with snack
- 2:45 PM: Discovery of the ancient glacial valley
- 7:30 PM: Traditional Tersons banquet at the animation hall, dinner dance animated by Gilles Saby and Laurent Mallet (reservations required)
Sunday, April 6, 2025
- 10:15 AM: Solemn mass animated by "cabrettes" and accordions
- Morning: Official inauguration, blessing of the bulls, inductions of gastronomic brotherhoods
- All Day: Animal exhibition at the fairgrounds and competition by category
- All Day: Auction of Aubrac animals
- All Day: Grand market of flavors and crafts
- All Day: Culinary demonstrations and grilled tastings
- All Day: Musical entertainment - Laguiole folk group, Cournon Band
- All Day: Exhibitions of old cars and old fire trucks
- All Day: Children's area: mini-farm, traditional games, pedal tractor circuit, pony rides
Highlights
- 25th anniversary edition of Les Tersons Aubrac
- Exhibition of about thirty Aubrac cows at the fairgrounds and auction
- Traditional banquet animated by Gilles Saby and Laurent Mallet
- Solemn mass animated by "cabrettes" and accordions
- Grand market of flavors and crafts
- Cheese dairy visits with Cantal tasting
- Visits to Aubrac breeding farms
- Laguiole folk group and Cournon Band
- Children's area with mini-farm and traditional games
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Where does it take place — Tersons Aubrac
Bourg de Pierrefort et Foirail
Centre-bourg et Foirail, 15230 Pierrefort