Béziers (place de la Madeleine)
On Tuesday 20 October from 7 pm, Place de la Madeleine hosts "Le 20, c'est le vin": a tasting of regional wines and tapas, with music from Radio Peinard Skyrock. Free entry.
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1 letter a month, the first at the end of October: what’s on during the autumn half-term (Toussaint), addresses around the Thau lagoon and walk ideas. Free.
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On 6 and 7 November, auction house Primardeco launches "Les Automnales" at the Théâtre des Variétés in Béziers, a new free event devoted to art, heritage and collecting. It runs in three acts: a talk on 19th-century Béziers collectors, an exhibition by painter Emmanuel Michel and an auction held on stage.
On Friday 20 November at 8:30 pm, the Théâtre des Variétés celebrates 40 years of the Béziers company Le Barillet with some twenty variations drawn from the 144 that make up its signature work: humour, poetry and inventiveness. Ages 12 and up, €27 (€18 reduced).
For its 2nd edition, this “Southern Halloween”, organised with the Faugères AOP, expands its horror trail to the entire ground floor of Laurens castle, with one version for children and one for adults. About a hundred dancers parade at 8pm at the foot of the castle (costumes welcome), and 19 estates from the appellation pour their wines in four bodegas shared with village restaurants.
What to do this weekend? Autumn & half-term
From 17 to 31 October, the libraries of the Béziers Méditerranée area host the Grands Zyeux P'tites Zoreilles children's festival: shows, readings, music, games and workshops to spark children's curiosity, for the whole family.
For its 3rd edition, this free photo trail displays work by more than 30 photographers in some 20 venues, including the Saint-Nazaire cathedral cloister and the Musée Fayet. A contest also features 15 amateur photographers from Occitanie, and visitors can vote for their favourite.
On Thursdays 22 and 29 October, from 4 to 6 pm, the Conservatoire du littoral warden takes visitors, binoculars in hand, along the paths of the Orpellières Natura 2000 site, with its salt marshes, meadows, dunes and beach. Tickets start at €9 (free for under-6s); booking through the Béziers Méditerranée tourist office.