The yearly calendar
The events that come back every year around the campsite, in Le Petit-Bornand, on the Glières plateau and in the valley.
Updated 4 November 2026
We only list events whose month is confirmed by at least two independent sources. Dates change from year to year: always check with the organiser before you come. Village events for which we have only one source (bread-oven festival, flea markets, commemorations) will be added once confirmed.
March
Marathon des Glières
In March (15 March in 2026) · Glières plateau
Cross-country ski race over 42 km, with 22 km and 12 km formats.
Sources : Haute-Savoie Nordic : règlement du Challenge HSN 2026, Haute-Savoie Tourisme (fiche Marathon des Glières, recherche du 03/11/2026)
August
Reblochon and Crafts Festival
In August (9 August in 2026) · La Clusaz
The big reblochon festival is held in La Clusaz, not Thônes, about twenty minutes from the campsite.
Find out more · Sources : Tourisme Haute-Savoie : la Fête du Reblochon et de l'Artisanat revient le 9 août 2026, JDS : Fête du Reblochon et de l'Artisanat 2026
Au Bonheur des Mômes
Late August in ordinary years (23 to 27 August in 2026); the organiser announces new dates for 2027, to be checked · Le Grand-Bornand
Live performance festival for young audiences, the valley's big family event.
Find out more · Sources : Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc Tourisme : 34e festival Au Bonheur des Mômes, Tourisme Haute-Savoie : Au Bonheur des Mômes 2026
September
European Heritage Days
In September · Entremont and the municipality
In 2026 the municipality offered, among other things, an exhibition of old postcards, "Mes bons baisers de Glières-Val-de-Borne".
Sources : Haute-Savoie Tourisme : Journées européennes du patrimoine 2026 à Glières-Val-de-Borne, PanneauPocket : mairie de Glières-Val-de-Borne
Saint-Maurice Fair
The last Saturday of September · Thônes
Free agricultural fair: livestock and cheese contests, lumberjack shows, producers' market.
Find out more · Sources : Thônes Cœur des Vallées : les marchés et foires, Festival en France : Foire de la Saint-Maurice
Deer rut
From late September to early October · Glières plateau
In the evening you can hear the stags roaring on the plateau. Keep quiet, dress warmly, bring a head torch.
Find out more · Sources : FNE Haute-Savoie : à l'écoute du brame du cerf, plateau des Glières, Haute-Savoie Tourisme : observation et photographie de la faune
October
Retour des Alpages
In October (10 October in 2026) · Annecy old town
The big Savoyard festival celebrating the return of the herds from the pastures, in the streets of Annecy's old town.
Find out more · Sources : Lac d'Annecy Tourisme : Retour des Alpages, Tourisme Haute-Savoie : le Retour des Alpages 2026
December
Cross-country skiing on the Glières plateau
In winter, depending on snow · Glières plateau
Classic and skate skiing, snowshoeing and sledging on the Glières Nordic area, run by Haute-Savoie Nordic.
Find out more · Sources : Haute-Savoie Nordic : les Glières, Alti Mag : domaine nordique des Glières
Weekly markets
In Le Petit-Bornand, a small village market is held on Sunday mornings: see the market page.
- Monday morningLa Clusaz, all year
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday morningsAnnecy old town
- Wednesday morningLe Grand-Bornand, all year
- Saturday morningThônes, all year
- Sunday morningSaint-Jean-de-Sixt (July-August) and Le Chinaillon (summer)