Thau lagoon at sunrise
Territory · Event

Gignac: the traditional fair takes over avenue Foch

Gignac (avenue Maréchal Foch)

  • Event dates 28 November 2026
  • Place Gignac (avenue Maréchal Foch)
  • Theme Event
  • Area Pic Saint-Loup & Hérault Gorges
  • Published

On Saturday 28 November, from 8 am to 6 pm, Gignac holds its traditional fair on avenue Maréchal Foch, the esplanade and the Jeu de Ballon. The town hall announces more than 150 exhibitors — shopkeepers, producers and craftspeople — a tasting area for local products, and activities for children and adults. A funfair is also planned on the esplanade and at the Jeu de Ballon. The opening is at 11 am, with the music school and a complimentary aperitif. Free admission. Information from the town hall on +33 4 67 57 01 70.

Each year, the Gignac fair takes over the centre of this small town in the Hérault valley. For the Saturday 28 November 2026 edition, the town hall and the Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Vallée de l'Hérault intercommunal tourist office give the hours as 8 am to 6 pm, on avenue Maréchal Foch, the esplanade and the Jeu de Ballon.

More than 150 exhibitors are expected: shopkeepers, producers and craftspeople. A tasting area for local products and activities for children and adults complete the programme. A funfair is also announced on the esplanade and at the Jeu de Ballon. The opening is at 11 am, with music from the town's music school and a complimentary aperitif.

Admission is free. For information, Gignac town hall can be reached on +33 4 67 57 01 70, Hôtel de ville, place Auguste-Ducornot.

Source : ville-gignac.com →

The guide’s letter

The best of Hérault, once a month

1 letter a month, what’s on this season, addresses around the Thau lagoon and walk ideas. Free.

Coming up nearby

WineMontpeyroux (église Saint-Martin du Barry)

Montpeyroux: the Régalades celebrate the new cru with a Michelin-starred chef

On Sunday 15 November at lunchtime, the Montpeyroux winegrowers' union holds the Régalades in the Saint-Martin du Barry church to mark the first vintage recognised as "AOC Montpeyroux, cru du Languedoc". The five-course menu is by Charles Fontès, Michelin-starred chef of La Réserve Rimbaud in Montpellier, with wines offered by the growers. €126 per person, booking required before 6 November.

FestivalGrand Pic Saint-Loup

Pic Saint-Loup: 'Manger comme on sème' opens farms and workshops until 6 December

From 20 November to 6 December, the autumn-winter edition of the 'Manger comme on sème' festival offers nearly 90 events around farms and short supply chains, including eight in the Grand Pic Saint-Loup: visits, walks, workshops and tastings, often free with booking. Among them are a bike loop on 21 November in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges, a visit to La Siroterie du Pic on 25 November in Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers, and open days at the Oulivie olive mill on 5 and 6 December in Combaillaux. Full programme and bookings at grandpicsaintloup.fr.

CultureSaint-Gély-du-Fesc

Saint-Gély-du-Fesc: "La Folle Histoire de France", a hilarious history lesson

On Friday 27 November at 8:30 pm, the Scène en Grand Pic Saint-Loup season brings "La Folle Histoire de France" to Saint-Gély-du-Fesc: a zany, interactive history lesson from the Hundred Years' War to the Revolution. All ages, 1 hr 30, €5 to €20.