Skip to content

EN FR

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

17 Oct — 14 Nov

17 Oct Famille Halloween at Clermont castle Clermont Clermont castle dresses up for the holidays: bats and potions, a night-time installation of shadows and sounds, a treasure hunt through the rooms and mask-making workshops on Wednesdays 21 and 28. From age 5, daily 10 am–12:30 pm and 1:30–5:30 pm. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
21 Oct Famille Halloween tales at Montrottier castle Lovagny · 10:30 Halloween tales told inside Montrottier castle, next to the Gorges du Fier: forty-five minutes, from age 5. Wednesday 21 and Thursday 29 October, at 10:30 am or 2 pm, booking required. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
24 Oct Terroir Savoyard evening at the Ecomusée Sevrier · 20:30 A theatrical tour of the lake’s Ecomusée, led in costume by L’Echo de nos Montagnes, an Annecy folk group: Savoyard dances, songs and music, then a sweet break with cider and Savoy sponge cake. Saturday 8:30 to 10 pm, for all ages, booking required. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
25 Oct Terroir La Bathie country fair La Balme-de-Sillingy · 08:00 A country fair at the Tornet leisure park in La Balme-de-Sillingy: livestock show, flea market, fairground rides, local craftspeople and producers. Sunday 8 am to 6 pm. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
27 Oct Visite Macabre walk Annecy · 17:30 The old town at nightfall, through crimes of passion, grisly tales and secret passages, with an officially accredited heritage guide. Tuesday 5:30 to 7 pm, starting outside the Musée-Château; not advised for under-12s, booking required. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
28 Oct Famille Halloween stories at Le Cairn Annecy · 15:30 · Free Shivery little stories for children at Le Cairn in Meythet. Wednesday 3:30 to 4:15 pm, sign up on site or online. Free. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
30 Oct Festival Fiddle festival Fillière Three days of traditional fiddle music at the Salle Jean Bouvet: dances, concerts, shows and workshops, billed by the tourist office as a first for Haute-Savoie. Friday to Sunday; times are not published yet, booking online. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
30 Oct Concert Metalloween Party: The Nocturnal Project, Triglöth, Red Gordon Annecy · 20:30 · Free A metal night in fancy dress at Le Brise Glace: three bands, including Geneva’s The Nocturnal Project, who blend violins, winds and synths with the guitars, and local Haute-Savoie band Triglöth. Friday at 8:30 pm, doors at 8. Free. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
31 Oct Nature Biodiversity walk Talloires-Montmin · 09:00 · Free A morning spent looking at wildlife and plants above the lake on the Montmin side: 3 to 5 km on foot with 100 to 300 m of climb, from the Planfait car park. Saturday 9 am to noon. Free. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
31 Oct Famille Halloween treasure hunt at Criq’Parc Saint-Jorioz · 10:00 Criq’Parc dresses up for Halloween: come in costume and face paint, and the treasure hunt is included for children in fancy dress. Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 6 pm, booking required. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
31 Oct Famille Halloween ball Annecy · 17:00 · Free A fancy-dress ball for families at the Espace Jean Moulin: costume contest, music and a ghost hunt. Saturday 5 to 8 pm, children must be accompanied. Free. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
31 Oct Soirée Fright night at the castle Menthon-Saint-Bernard · 17:00 Menthon-Saint-Bernard castle tells its legends and superstitions in 45-minute theatrical tours, every half hour from 5 to 7:30 pm; then a haunted dinner and ball from 8 pm, costumes welcome. Saturday evening, last entry at 8:30 pm. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
03 Nov Concert Stephan Eicher Annecy · 20:00 Stephan Eicher brings his new album, Poussière d’Or, to the Arcadium, with lyrics once again by his writer friends Philippe Djian and Martin Suter. Tuesday at 8 pm, tickets from the official box offices. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
04 Nov Nature Volunteer day: planting trees in the forest Annecy · 09:00 · Free A morning planting trees to reforest the Semnoz with France’s national forestry office, at Les Puisots. Wednesday 9 am to noon, cancelled in bad weather. Free. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
05 Nov Concert Arc Alpin youth orchestra in concert Poisy · 20:00 · Free A symphony orchestra of young players from the Annecy, Chambéry, Grenoble and Bourgoin-Jallieu conservatoires, coached by the Orchestre des Pays de Savoie and conducted by Simon Proust. Thursday 8 to 9:15 pm at Le Podium. Free, no booking. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
06 Nov Concert Alela Diane — Who’s Keeping Time? Annecy · 20:30 The American folk singer brings her new album to Bonlieu, recorded in a few days in live conditions: guitar, piano, strings, mandolin and harp around her voice. Friday at 8:30 pm, Grande Salle. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
07 Nov Sport La Nuit de la Glisse 2026 Annecy · 16:00 The board-sports film night returns to the Pathé with The Call, by Thierry Donard and Olivier Sautet: a new generation of athletes and what passes between generations, as nature changes around them. Saturday, screenings from 4 to 9 pm, 2 hours 30 long. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
12 Nov Festival Women in the Mountains film festival Annecy · 17:45 Four days of mountain cinema centred on women: 34 films about travel, outdoor sport and portraits of women or mixed teams, plus more than twenty workshops and panel talks, across the Salle Pierre Lamy, the Seynod Auditorium and Le Rabelais. Thursday to Sunday. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar
14 Nov Rencontre “À Table!” book and food fair Épagny Metz-Tessy · 10:00 · Free The fifth edition takes cinema as its theme, with the Cité internationale du film d’animation: a dozen authors including comic-book writer Mark Eacersall, a tasting session built around novels and a cocktail demonstration. Saturday 10 am to 6 pm at Le Trait d’Union. Free. Tourist office page → Add to my calendar

Plan my tripFree