Moissac Fruit and Flavors Festival

Moissac, capital of Chasselas AOP

Each year in September, Moissac fervently celebrates its fruity treasure: the Chasselas de Moissac AOP, France's first table grape to obtain Protected Designation of Origin. The Fruit and Flavors Festival is much more than a simple market: it is the living showcase of a region whose identity is inseparable from its orchards and its market gardening know-how passed down through generations.

Organized in the historic heart of Moissac — a stone's throw from the famous Saint-Pierre abbey and its UNESCO World Heritage Romanesque cloister — the festival brings together 165 producers from all over Tarn-et-Garonne and Quercy each year to offer the best of their produce: Chasselas grapes, peaches, plums, melons, heirloom tomatoes, artisanal jams, fruit juices, honeys, and local products.

The 34th edition in 2025

The 2025 edition, the 34th of its name, was held on September 13 and 14, 2025 in the streets and squares of Moissac town center. Two days of festivities brought together thousands of visitors to celebrate the end of the fruit season and the full maturity of the Chasselas AOP, whose first golden bunches have adorned stalls since mid-August.

Highlights of the festival

The Fruit and Flavors Festival offers a rich and varied program each year:

• The grand producers' market: 165 exhibitors set up their stalls to offer direct sales of Chasselas AOP, seasonal fruits, jams, juices, preserves, and processed local products
• The giant Chasselas tart: an unmissable highlight, the making and tasting of the giant Moissac Chasselas tart brings together hundreds of food lovers each year
• The jam competition: the best artisanal preparations compete before a jury of professionals, showcasing the creativity of local producers and amateurs
• Concerts and entertainment: free music stages punctuate the two days of the festival, with Occitan, folk, and variety music groups animating the central space
• Family entertainment: culinary workshops, fruit tasting initiations, educational stands on Chasselas cultivation and local viticulture
• Children's entertainment: fun activities, games, and street shows to make the festival accessible and joyful for all ages

Chasselas de Moissac, an exceptional product

Chasselas de Moissac has been cultivated since the Middle Ages in the alluvial terraces along the Tarn and Garonne rivers. Recognized as AOC as early as 1952 — the first French table grape to receive this distinction — and then AOP at the European level, it benefits from a defined territory, strictly regulated cultivation practices, and exclusively manual harvesting. Its golden skin, firm flesh, and sweet, low-acid taste make it an exceptional product prized by gourmets.

With over 600 hectares of vines spread across about forty communes, the Moissac sector represents a pillar of the agricultural economy of Tarn-et-Garonne. The festival is an opportunity for consumers to meet directly the winegrowers and fruit growers who keep this exceptional agricultural heritage alive.

Moissac, an exceptional architectural and heritage setting

The festival takes place in the heart of a city steeped in history. Moissac is world-renowned for its Saint-Pierre Abbey, a masterpiece of 11th-century Romanesque art, whose sculpted tympanum on the south portal is considered one of the pinnacles of world Romanesque sculpture. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site on the Routes of Santiago de Compostela, the abbey welcomes hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and tourists each year. The Fruit and Flavors Festival naturally fits into this tradition of hospitality and sharing that has characterized Moissac for centuries.