Gourmet festivals

April

Open day in the Welcome to the Farm network.

June

Lamb festival in Bellac with the Grand Chapter of the Lamb Brotherhood and a procession.

July

The good eating festival at Pageas in the Périgord-Limousin Regional Nature Park.

Chefs’ round table at the Lanaud Centre in Boisseuil: demonstrations of recipes using limousin beef and catering.

August

Limousin beef day at Saint-Léonard de Noblat.

September

Snail festival at Boisseuil.

Toques and Porcelain at Limoges: tastings, exhibition to combine Limoges porcelain and Limousin gastronomy.

Hemp festival at Cognac la Forêt.

Ovine Tech at Bellac: trade fair where sheep take pride of place.

October

Ancient apple varieties day at Magnac-Bourg.

Frairie des petits ventres gastronomy festival in Limoges every 3rd Friday in October in the Boucherie quarter.

Sweet chestnut festival at Dournazac.

October/ November

Gourmet autumn in the Périgord-Limousin Regional Nature Park.

November

Apples and other local fruit at Mortemart by the West Limousin apple crunchers association.

Orchard apple festival at Saint-Just le Martel.

December

Capon festival at Blond with a Brotherhoods’ procession and capon racing.

Christmas markets in Limoges and the Haute-Vienne.

December/January

Goose and duck produce festival in Limoges and Saint-Yrieix la Perche.