Terre Avenir Festival
The back-to-school eco-festival in Seine-et-Marne, for a sustainable and supportive future
2026
About Terre Avenir
Terre Avenir — edition 2026
The Terre Avenir Festival returns on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th, 2026, at the stade scolaire in Veneux-les-Sablons, Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne, for a 19th edition themed around "Health & Environment." Around sixty partners—including producers, artisans, associations, and local authorities—will host two days of hands-on workshops: zero-waste cooking, herbalism, composting, family yoga, nature walks, repair embroidery, and upcycled art. Concerts by Octave & Anatole and the Popaca choir, horse-drawn carriage rides, a petting zoo, and free compost distribution round out the program. Free admission, from 10 am to 6 pm.
19th Edition — September 12th and 13th, 2026
For its 19th edition, on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th, 2026, the Terre Avenir Festival highlights the connections between health and the environment. The SMICTOM of the Fontainebleau region, organizer of this eco-local back-to-school event, reminds us that the quality of our surroundings—air, water, soil—as well as pollution and climate change, directly impact human health. They invite the public to (re)discover practical actions: reducing consumption, supporting the circular economy, preserving ecosystems and biodiversity, buying local and seasonal, composting, and harvesting rainwater.
Around sixty partners
This year, the festival brings together about sixty partners: local producers and artisans, environmental associations, recycling centers, institutions, and local authorities. The market remains at the heart of the event, featuring local AMAP groups (AMAP des deux rives, AMAP l'Aneth, AMAP le Panier de la Bikad), Ferme des Moënes, Conserverie de la Forêt, Rucher des Poiriers, Du Chèvre Fermier, and Ferme des Gros Ormes, alongside an expanded dining area (Brasserie Pachamama, Dolce Mama, Hippie Bowls, La bilig à Tatid, Les burgers du colonel, Les petits plats de Cordélia, Tipik Lakay).
Hands-on workshops all weekend
From baking sourdough bread in a wood-fired oven with La Boul'Ange Nomade, making household products, and repairing bikes and objects with the Repair'Kfé of Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne and the Repair Café of Avon, to swapping items, tree-planting workshops with the Groupe National de Surveillance des Arbres, health and environment scavenger hunts, and continuous screenings of animated short films in the cinema room: activities run from 10 am to 6 pm both days.
Composting, the Jardin des Noues, and carriage rides
A space entirely dedicated to composting and ecological gardening offers free self-service compost—visitors should bring their own containers—as well as a seed bomb making workshop. Horse-drawn carriage rides provided by Les Attelages de Rougeau allow visitors to reach the Jardin pédagogique des Noues on Rue du Viaduc, which opens Saturday at 2 pm and Sunday at 10 am, featuring creative workshops, a lecture on plant language, and mini-concerts.
New for 2026
GRDF is setting up a fun workshop on methanization, helping families understand how our waste is transformed into "green gas." Another highlight of this health and environment edition is the scientific workshop by Climedia on Saturday at 5 pm, which explores the links between human activity, global warming, and health through experiments.
Highlights Terre Avenir 2026
- 19th edition themed around "Health & Environment"
- Around sixty partners: producers, artisans, associations, and local authorities
- Concerts by Octave & Anatole on Saturday and the pop a cappella choir Popaca on Sunday
- Scientific workshop "Climate and health" with Climedia, Saturday at 5 pm
- New for 2026: GRDF workshop on transforming waste into "green gas"
- Free self-service compost distribution (bring your own container)
- Jardin pédagogique des Noues, horse-drawn carriage rides, and petting zoo
- Free admission, Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm
Programme Terre Avenir 2026
All weekend, continuous (10 am – 6 pm)
- Composting area — free compost distribution (bring your own container) and seed bomb making, with advice from SMICTOM for a 100% natural garden
- Horse-drawn carriage rides — around the festival and to the Jardin des Noues, with Les Attelages de Rougeau (Saturday from 10:30 am, Sunday from 10 am)
- Repair workshop — learn to fix your bike or household items with the Repair'Kfé of Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne and the Repair Café of Avon
- Bread workshop — bake sourdough bread in a wood-fired oven with La Boul'Ange Nomade (take your bread home)
- Practical workshops — make your own household products with the town of Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne
- Swap shop — trade clothes, plants, seeds, books, and tools in good condition with Méli Mélo Del Mundo
- "Plant a tree" workshop — plant a tree and learn to pot seeds with the Groupe National de Surveillance des Arbres (Saturday afternoon only)
- "Turn waste into green gas" fun workshop — methanization explained for the whole family with GRDF (new for 2026)
- Scavenger hunt — challenges from stand to stand on health and the environment with SMICTOM
- Waste sorting — drop off light bulbs, batteries, ink cartridges, and bottle caps with SMICTOM
- Short film screenings — animated films on environmental challenges, continuous from 10 am to 6 pm in the cinema room
- And more — petting zoo (Anima'liens), recycling centers (In'pact, Le Monde de la Récup, Joëma Friperie), wooden games (Arc-en-Ciel), pedal go-kart rides, the Jardin pédagogique des Noues (Rue du Viaduc), and over 50 exhibitors
Saturday, September 12th, 2026
- 10 am — Doors open
- 11 am — Zero-waste cooking demo: turning leftovers into gourmet dishes with Pépites de Noisette
- 12 pm — Mini-concert by Octave & Anatole (until 12:30 pm)
- 1:30 pm — Mini-concert by Octave & Anatole
- 2 pm — Herbalism workshop "Nature heals": making plant-based balms with the association Grinn Permaculture et culture de soi
- 2 pm — Jardin des Noues opens, visitors welcomed by Jeff, the garden coordinator (until 6 pm)
- 3 pm — Composting workshop "Successful composting made easy" with a SMICTOM master composter
- 3:30 pm — Creative workshop "From waste to art": creating flowers from recycled materials with the association Débrouille Compagnie · Jardin des Noues
- 4 pm — Guided tour of the Jardin pédagogique des Noues with Jeff
- 4:30 pm — Mini-concert by Octave & Anatole · Jardin des Noues
- 5 pm — Scientific workshop "Climate and health: understanding the issues to better protect ourselves," collaborative experiments with Climedia
- 6 pm — Doors close
Sunday, September 13th, 2026
- 10 am — Doors open
- 10 am — Jardin des Noues opens, visitors welcomed by Le Fil de nos Saisons (until 6 pm)
- 10:30 am — Parent/child yoga workshop: poses through fun stories with Bulles et Cie (until 11:30 am)
- 10:30 am — Nature walk "Discovering life on and under the soil" around the stadium with Objectif Terre 77 (register at stand #8)
- 11 am — Zero-waste cooking demo with Pépites de Noisette
- 11:30 am — Nature walk "Discovering life on and under the soil" with Objectif Terre 77 (until 12:30 pm)
- 12 pm — Mini-concert by Popaca, pop a cappella choir (until 12:30 pm)
- 1:30 pm — Mini-concert by Popaca
- 2 pm — Creative workshop "Painting with nature": the art of botanical prints with Rockzane
- 2 pm — Nature walk "Discovering life on and under the soil" around the stadium with Objectif Terre 77 (register at stand #8)
- 2 pm — Creative workshop "From trash to treasure": introduction to embossed metal art with La geste manuelle · Jardin des Noues
- 2:30 pm — "Healthy eating," alternatives to industrial food: easy recipes to delight children with Bulles et Cie · Jardin des Noues
- 3 pm — Composting workshop "Successful composting made easy" with a SMICTOM master composter (until 4 pm)
- 3:30 pm — Creative workshop "Repair embroidery": giving clothes a second life with Le Monde de la Récup · Jardin des Noues
- 3:30 pm — Garden lecture "The language of plants": what they tell us about soil health with Le Fil de nos Saisons · Jardin des Noues
- 4:30 pm — Mini-concert by Popaca (until 5 pm)
- 6 pm — Doors close
Prices Terre Avenir 2026
Practical information — Terre Avenir
Getting there
The festival takes place at the Alexandre Chevrier school stadium and the Bernard Ridoux multi-purpose hall in Veneux-les-Sablons (part of the Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne municipality). There are two entrances: one on Rue du Port and one on Rue Claude Bernard.
- By car: Take the D606 from Fontainebleau or Moret-sur-Loing. Free parking is available.
- By train: Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons station (Transilien line R, 1 hour 10 minutes from Paris-Gare de Lyon).
Opening hours
Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Admission
Free entry.
Tips
Please bring your own containers for the free compost giveaway. Consider carpooling or cycling!
Pets
Pets, including dogs, are not permitted on the festival grounds, with the exception of guide dogs.
Le jardin pédagogique des Noues
The Noues educational garden, located on Rue du Viaduc, is an integral part of the festival. You can reach it on foot or by horse-drawn carriage from the stadium. It hosts creative workshops, nature walks, and mini-concerts.
Contact
- SMICTOM de la Région de Fontainebleau: smictom-fontainebleau.fr — 0 800 133 895 (toll-free number)
- Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne Town Hall: 01 60 70 41 40
A benchmark eco-festival in Île-de-France
Since 2008, the Terre Avenir Festival has established itself as the eco-responsible back-to-school event in Seine-et-Marne. Supported by the SMICTOM of the Fontainebleau Region — a mixed syndicate for waste collection and treatment — in partnership with the municipality of Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne, the festival brings together over fifty exhibitors each year: local producers, reuse artisans, environmental associations, eco-entrepreneurs, and players in the social and solidarity economy.
Practical workshops for a greener daily life
The strength of the Terre Avenir Festival lies in its practical workshops that allow visitors to leave with concrete actions. Among the highlights: anti-waste workshops to learn how to cook leftovers and reduce food waste, the smoothie bike where you pedal to make fruit and vegetable smoothies, making ecological household products (laundry detergent, deodorant, cleaner), discovering edible wild plants during botanical walks, and workshops for making birdhouses and musical instruments from recycled materials.
Educational farm and horse-drawn carriage rides
Families particularly appreciate the educational farm, set up for the occasion in the heart of the festival, which allows children to discover farm animals and the agricultural world. Horse-drawn carriage rides pulled by draft horses offer a bucolic journey through the green setting of Veneux-les-Sablons. The sorting game escape game introduces youngsters to selective sorting in a fun way, while ecological gardening workshops provide advice and tips for a pesticide-free garden.
Compost distribution and circular economy
A logistical highlight of the festival, the free compost distribution is highly anticipated by local gardeners. The SMICTOM provides compost from green waste recycling, as part of a circular economy approach. Visitors are invited to bring their own containers. An area dedicated to home composting and natural gardening offers demonstrations of vermicomposting, mulching, and permaculture.
Producers' market and conviviality
The local producers' market plays a central role in the festival. Organic market gardeners, beekeepers, cheesemakers, sourdough bakers, and regional winegrowers offer their products for direct sale, creating a close link between consumers and producers. A pop-up restaurant run by local producers offers menus made from Seine-et-Marne regional products.
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