Po'Pote Festival
2025
Edition 2025 — Finished
Edition 2025 — Po'Pote Festival
Po'Pote en Fête - May 2025 Edition
The May 2025 edition of Po'Pote en Fête took place on Saturday, May 17th, and Sunday, May 18th in the Halles de Chaumont. This edition continued the concept "Haute-Marne Inspires the World" with a gastronomic day organized around three culinary axes and three continents.
Three chefs led the demonstrations and tastings: Abdallah Bensaïd for Eastern cuisine, David Lacroix for Asian cuisine, and Thierry Henriot for Western cuisine, the latter also ensuring the technical coordination of the event. All culinary creations were made exclusively with local and seasonal products from Haute-Marne.
The producers' market, fun workshops for children, and street entertainment completed this festive and gourmet weekend, in a friendly and family atmosphere.
Programme
Program - May 17th and 18th, 2025
- 10:00 AM: Opening of the local producers' market in the Halles
- 10:30 AM: Fun workshops for children
- 11:00 AM: Culinary demonstration — Eastern cuisine by Abdallah Bensaïd
- 12:00 PM: Free tastings of the chefs' creations
- 2:00 PM: Culinary demonstration — Asian cuisine by David Lacroix
- 3:30 PM: Culinary demonstration — Western cuisine by Thierry Henriot
- 4:00 PM: Street entertainment and terrace concerts in the city center bars
- 5:00 PM: Closing of the producers' market
Highlights
- Three guest chefs: Abdallah Bensaïd, David Lacroix, and Thierry Henriot
- "Haute-Marne Inspires the World" concept around three continents
- Local producers' market from Haute-Marne
- Fun workshops for children
- Free tastings of culinary creations based on local products
- Terrace concerts in city center bars
- Free entry for all