Here's a selection of the events on offer at our destination.
Whether it's sport, culture, nature or heritage, you're sure to find something to enjoy in our Destination. Entertainment for all ages, shows, festivals and markets, exhibitionsThere's something for everyone!
Local events calendar
Océan Production
Exhibitions
From Challans to Sallertaine, via Bouin, exhibitions take place all year round! Get curious...
Highlights
In season, Destination GO Challans GOis comes alive to the delight of all! Concerts, local festivals or sporting events, come and experience the area in a different way...
Bookable online
08
April
04
May
2024
GO at the spring rendezvous
From 8 April to 5 May, the Tourist Office is offering 75 tours and workshops to help you discover the riches of the Challans GOis area! It's a great opportunity to meet local craftspeople and producers, learn about the region's heritage, discover unspoilt natural areas and enjoy a range of leisure activities. During these 4 weeks, push open the door...
Bookable online
Le
29
June
2024
Foulées du Gois
An emblematic event since 1987, it's a celebration of sport, local culture and friendship. The Passage du Gois is the scene of a "race against the sea". To round off this superb day, the elite competitors face the sea at rising tide. Some competitors arrive on the other shore with water up to their knees. They...
Free
18
July
22
August
2024
Old-fashioned fair
If you want to immerse yourself in local traditions, the old-fashioned fairs put on every summer by the volunteers from Autrefois Challans are an experience not to be missed! For four Thursdays, the town centre closes off to "modern" traffic and comes alive as it did in the good old days. The machine for travelling back in time is well-oiled:...
Free
21
July
11
August
2024
Ligneronnaises flea market
Every year since 1984, "La plus grande Brocante de Vendée" has set up shop for a day in Saint Christophe-du-Ligneron. Nostalgic for the past, lovers of second-hand goods and antiques, the curious and the nosy all come together. An extraordinary range of objects is on display, from postcards to antique furniture, books to curios, weapons to silverware,...
Adults €1
Bookable online
Le
27
July
2024
N'Yolaïe
The N'Yolaïe is an entertaining walk and mountain bike ride through fields and marshes. Now a not-to-be-missed event, it's open to everyone, whether you're a keen sportsman or not, and whether you're with your family, friends or club! There's plenty of entertainment along the way through the marshes, fields and woods. The association offers 3 mountain bike circuits (from 25 to 50 km),...
From €7.50 to €13
Bookable online
01
August
10
August
2024
Ile Chauvet Festival
Combining heritage and culture, the Île Chauvet Festival has become a not-to-be-missed artistic event in the Vendée. The festival is held on an exceptional site such as the Abbaye de l'Île Chauvet. Every year, the programmers take you into a world of comedy, operetta, song and sometimes even humour. Shows full of gaiety and...
From €10 to €25
Le
04
August
2024
Oyster gobblers
Les Gobeurs d'huîtres is a festive, gourmet event! With over 200 volunteers, this local festival attracts over 2,000 visitors every year. During the afternoon, the traditional competition rewards the best oyster gobblers! It's a real tribute to the excellence of Bouin's oysters, whose quality is rewarded every year at the Salon de l'Agriculture...
Free