Lodève
From 19 to 22 November, the Lutéva venue in Lodève hosts the Artisans' and Designers' Fair, run for nearly 30 years by the Lodévois et Larzac community of communes. Around 60 selected makers show homeware, tableware, fashion, jewellery and accessories.
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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 the last weekend of October, the streets of this marble town fill with stalls from local producers, craftspeople and food makers. On Place du Foiralet, chestnuts are roasted over a wood fire and served in paper cones; the detailed 2026 programme has not yet been released.
In the heart of the Haut-Languedoc, the lanes of Olargues host a large market of regional craftspeople and producers, creative workshops and family activities, with hot chestnuts and the Chœur du Jaur choir. A fireworks display lights up the Champ des Horts on Saturday at 8pm and the museum opens over the weekend; entry is free.
National Ceramics Days bring 20 potters from the Hérault Valley to Argileum's gardens in Saint-Jean-de-Fos — a perfect craft stop between Montpellier and Lodève.
What to do this weekend? Autumn & half-term
Talks, film debates, workshops and a round table on “Water, me and others… Living with water” in Lodève and nearby (including Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas).
From 17 to 31 October, the Lodève museum offers "Urgence paléo!", a brand-new escape game created by Le Manoir du Crime (family version from age 10, adult version from 15), along with fossil-handling and casting workshops. Booking required.
On Saturday 14 November at 2 pm, the association Demain la Terre ! leads an easy 5 km walk in the Salagou valley to show how rocks and vegetation shape the work of local producers. It ends at the Mérifons farm, which raises red Duroc pigs and presents its trade and charcuterie; booking via the Destination Salagou ticket office.