This week in Annecy
What is worth going out for this week, in date order. Free events are flagged, and we say what time to turn up when seating is limited.
This week in Annecy
4 — 27 Sept
- Temps fort today Coup de théâtre — the festival Annecy Ten days of theatre and music across several venues in town. Final weekend: Annecy’s season-opening stage festival wraps up on Sunday. Tourist office page →
- Temps fort today Associations and volunteering fair Annecy · 10:00 The back-to-school date: over 120 associations gathered at the Forum de Bonlieu (sport, culture, environment, solidarity). The place to sign up for the year. Tourist office page →
- Spectacle today Season-opening improv wrestling Annecy · 20:30 One referee, two teams of improvisers, one ring: improv wrestling opens its season tonight. Come to laugh, vote for your team. Tourist office page →
- Course today L’Ancilevienne — 46 km around the lake Annecy · 08:20 The friendly race around the whole lake in pairs — one runner, one cyclist, swapping roles without ever stopping — from 8:20 am to 1:30 pm. The finest course of the season, stopwatch or not. Tourist office page →
- Temps fort today Pays du Laudon festival Saint-Jorioz · 10:00 The west shore’s terroir festival, in Saint-Jorioz, 10 am to 6 pm. Producers, crafts, a young horse-drivers’ contest and pony rides: the lake’s hinterland telling its story. Tourist office page →
- Insolite today Brunch and yoga with live music, with Odyssée Annecy · 10:30 The Brise Glace main hall turned yoga studio, then brunch, with live music. Doors at 10:15 — the gentlest Sunday morning of the rentrée. Tourist office page →
- Concert today Violin, cello and piano trio Talloires-Montmin · 20:30 Ravel’s A minor trio and new works by Laurence Ridoux, on a Tuesday evening in Talloires. The east shore, in chamber music. Tourist office page →
- Rencontre today Author event: Thélyson Orélien, “C’était ça ou mourir” Annecy · 19:30 The Alors Raconte series hosts Thélyson Orélien for his book published by Grasset. A bookshop evening, Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Tourist office page →
- Spectacle today Le dîner de cocus — musical comedy Annecy · 20:00 Jacques Gay’s new musical comedy, three performances: Wednesday and Thursday at 8 pm, then Sunday at 6 pm. Tourist office page →
- Vélo today Bike to work, on the greenway Sevrier · 07:00 · Free Mobility week: Sevrier and Saint-Jorioz welcome morning cyclists on the greenway, 7 to 9 am, on 17, 18, 21 and 22 September. Free — the greenway at its finest hour. Tourist office page →
- Temps fort today Lake Annecy International Triathlon Annecy Two days of sport on and around the lake: swimming in the clear water, cycling and running along the shores. A spectacle even from the bank. Tourist office page →