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Summer Events in La Plagne
Unveiling the must-attend La Plagne events of Summer 2023! Explore exhilarating activities, captivating festivals, and more. Don't miss out on the unforgettable experiences this season has in store for you.
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Find the latest lift opening dates, exciting events, and a variety of engaging activities in La Plagne.
Keep checking back for new details and make the most of your summer adventure in La Plagne.
Updated: June 26th 2023.
La Plagne Summer Dates
From the international La Plagne summer chess competition to the La Plagne village festivals, I've broken La Plagne in summer down for you.
Click on the months or keep reading to check out the whole La Plagne summer calendar.
May Events La Plagne
- 20th – 21st May
French Championships: White water kayak competition
Bourg St Maurice – on the Isere river through the Tarentaise Valley.
June Events La Plagne
Montagne Zéro Déchet Day / La Plagne Clean-Up Day
Saturday 3rd June 930am – 12noon
AIME | MONTALBERT | MONTCHAVIN-LES COCHES | PLAGNE CENTRE *times to be confirmed
-8.15 am*: Departure of the shuttle bus from the provagnes (chaining area)
-9am: Coffee reception in one of the villages
-9.30am: Departure for waste collection
-From 11am*: End of the collection & return to Aime (shuttle bus or carpool)
-From 11 am> 2.30 pm*: Giant Carac': characterisation (sorting, weighing) of waste with Mountain Riders Association in Aime
-12.30 p.m.: Meal offered to participants in Aime
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CHAMPAGNY-EN-VANOISE
-9am: Coffee reception in Champagny-le-Haut – parking du Bois
-9.30am: Departure for the waste collection with several routes. The waste is brought to the collection point as it is collected to be sorted and weighed.
-11.30am: Waste sorting and weighing with Mountain Riders
Followed by a meal offered.
French Championships: Parapenting
5th – 11th June
Bourg St Maurice
La Landrygeote – a fun family day.
Sunday 11th June
Morning: petanque competition (9.30 am), sale of cakes, wooden games and more.
Lunchtime: suckling pig and Crozets, refreshment bar …
Afternoon: concert by Landry Musique Animations, demonstrations, animations
Landry
Fete de la Musique
21st June
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of La Fête de la Musique in La Plagne! This extraordinary event, created by France's culture and communication minister in 1982, is a true celebration of music.
Always celebrated on the summer solstice, June 21st, the festival brings together amateur and professional musicians who fill the air with captivating melodies throughout the day and night. The best part? It's completely free and open to the public, offering an unforgettable experience for music enthusiasts of all ages. La Fête de la Musique embraces all genres, ensuring there's something for everyone to enjoy. From the charming streets and picturesque squares to the lush public gardens and local lakes.
In La Plagne, the main places to celebrate the féte de la musique are:
- Le Loup Blanc, Plagne 1800 with a DJ and dinner.
- La Rive Gauche, Aime La Plagne in the valley – see the video here as this is where we decided to celebrate féte de la musique 2023.
- Aime centre – music concert in the open air amphitheatre.
Motor Sportive Day #12
24th – 25th June
Montchavin Les Coches
A meet of top-quality sports cars and supercars with test drives on the closed road between Montchavin and Les Coches for a 5km round trip.
The cost of a test drive is between 30 and 60€ per person, which will be donated to the Oeuvre des Pupilles des Sapeurs Pompiers (ODP) association.
La Plagne Summer Events: July
The Big Race
1st July
Montchavin Les Coches
Join in this new and exciting event that combines orienteering and an obstacle course. Whether you're with your family, solo, or with friends, it's a fun-filled experience for everyone.
The Crazy: Starting at 5pm. This race is all about having fun! Battle through giant inflatables and exciting challenges that add a spicy twist to the race. It's a team race, so grab a partner! Open to participants aged 8 and above, and children must be accompanied by an adult. Make sure to wear sportswear.
The By Night: Starting at 9:15 pm. This is a nighttime adventure for duos. Your goal is to conquer as many obstacles as possible within the given time with each checkpoint on the map rewarding you with points. You decide the number and order of obstacles you'll tackle. Don't forget to bring a headlamp and wear suitable sports attire. This race is for participants aged 16 and above, with a signed parental authorization.
These two races, the Crazy and the By Night, cater to both competitive athletes and families/friends looking for a memorable and enjoyable experience. The event village opens at 3:30 pm, offering various activities, partner stands, refreshments, and food services. Don't miss the concert at 8 pm featuring the G&J Group, who will treat you to an eclectic mix of French and Italian songs, Jazz, Variety, Rockabilly, and Disco.
MOUNTAIN BIKE LIFTS OPEN IN LA PLAGNE!
The La Plagne summer bike lifts officially open for summer 2023 on the 2nd July. They are open until the 27th August.
The La Plagne bike lifts are generally open from 9 am to 5 pm, 7 days a week, but there are some lifts that close over lunch or are closed on specific days.
La Plagne summer lifts for hikers and pedestrians
There are several lifts that walkers and runners can take in La Plagne throughout the summer. For the lifts connecting the different La Plagne villages, they are free. For others, you may need a pedestrian lift pass:
- Montchavin Les Coches La Plagne mountain summer lifts
- Lac Noir gondola
- Les Coches Gondola (free)
- Telebuffet (free)
- Vanoise Express
- Champagny en Vanoise La Plagne summer lifts:
- Champagny gondola
- Montalbert
- Montalbert gondola
- Plagne Centre summer lifts
- Colorado chair lift (for bikes and mountain carts)
- Funiplagne Grande Rochette
- Interstation La Plagne Summer lifts:
- Télémetro (free)
- Belle Plagne télécabine (free)
- Télébus (free)
Vertical K2 Trail
2nd July
Villaroger to Les Arcs
K2: COURSE DESCRIPTION: 7.8KM / 2000M D+ CLIMB
Mass start from Villaroger (Le pré 1220m altitude) on Sunday at 9.30am for an arrival at the summit of the Aiguille Rouge (3226m altitude).
The first part takes place on a grass track through the Villaroger forest.
The second part takes place in a mineral landscape with, at the end of the route, a crossing of the Varet glacier.
In winter, this is the longest marked ski descent in Europe!
Start at 9.30am
Light refreshments at the K1 finish and full refreshments at the K2 finish.
Time limits for classification: at the intermediate K1 (disqualification beyond this point) => 11.30 am – at the finish => 1.30 pm
Return to Villaroger: Take the cable car down to Arc 2000 then the shuttle bus to a signposted route back to Villaroger via Soliet. You will then have to walk 700m downhill.
French Championships: VTT / Downhill mountain biking
5th – 8th July
Don't miss the 2023 French Championship in Les Arcs, La Plagne's connecting resort to make the Paradiski area.
It's an important mountain biking event where athletes race downhill on the famous “La Cachette” track. They have to go as fast as they can and do tricks along the way. The races last around 2 to 5 minutes, and the track is 1.5 to 3 kilometers long. The riders face challenges like steep slopes, jumps, and sharp turns. It's an exciting competition with the best athletes competing for the top spot in the French Cup.
PROGRAM :
– Wednesday, July 5:
2:00-5:00 p.m.: walking reconnaissance.
– Thursday, July 6:
8:30-9:15am: group C (U15) practices.
9:15am-12pm: training groups A & B.
12pm-1pm: Elite training
1pm-2pm: group C (U15) training.
14h-17h: training groups A & B.
17h-17h30 : Elite training.
– Friday, July 7:
8:00-9:00 am: Group C (U15) practices.
9-11am: Group B practices.
10h30-12h : group A trainings.
12h-13h : Elite trainings.
13:00-13:20: final round U15, “discovery event”.
1:30-4:30 pm: placement round.
16h30-17h : presentation of the top pilots.
– Saturday July 8th :
8-9am: group B practices.
9h-10h : training group A.
10-11am: Elite training.
11h30-12h30 : final round Masters.
1pm-3:30pm: final round and Master.
Canitrail La Plagne
- 8th – 9th July
Montchavin Les Coches
La Plagne Montchavin-Les Coches is hosting its first Cani Trail event, organized in collaboration with La Yaute Canisports Club, supported by local authorities and musher Steve Samson from Les Coches.
So, what exactly is Canitrail? It's a sport where a person and their dog run together. The dog wears a harness and leads the way, while the person is attached with an elastic lead and harness or belt. The Cani Trail covers distances of up to 20 km over one or two days, allowing participants to go at their own pace.
PROGRAM
Saturday, July 8: “La Drêt,” a 3.18 km event with 652 meters of elevation gain, starting in Montchavin and finishing in Plan Bois.
Sunday, July 9: “La Belentro” race covers 9.8 km with 455 meters of elevation gain, starting and finishing in Les Coches. The organizers prioritize the well-being of the dogs, adjusting race times in hot weather and providing water points along the route.
International Chess Competition
8th – 15th July
La Plagne Soleil
The La Plagne summer chess competition is celebrating its 3rd year in 2023. This year's Festival will have prize awards of €22,000.
In the 4* Sun Valley hotel residence, in Plagne Soleil, there will be “Master”, “Accession”, “Amateur”, and “Blitz” tournaments.
In addition to the main chess event, the Festival will be offering a number of chess-related activities throughout the week, such as simultaneous matches, and a giant chess game.
So whether you're a chess pro or looking for something to entertain the kids, the La Plagne chess competition is well worth stopping in to.
Musi'Plagne
8th July – 30th August
Musi'Plagne returns every Wednesday evening this summer for 9 free music concerts from 12 July to 30 August 2023.
The concerts will be hosted throughout the valley and in the altitude villages. Several musical genres will be represented, from pop, timeless, classical and jazz.
PROGRAM
- 12 July, Cor des Alpes at Montchavin-Les Coches
- 19 July, Les Rakoons at La Côte d'Aime
- 26 July, Bonjour, Au Revoir at Plagne Centre
- 2 August, Almeras at the Versants d'Aime leisure centre
- 9 August, Makash Waloo, place de la mairie in Macot chef lieu
- 16 August, Bric à Brac at Montchain – Les Coches
- 22 August, Yang Machine in Bellentre
- 30 August, Sextuor Isatis in Valezan
14th July Bellecôte Day
16th July Champagny Day
18th July Plagne 1800 Day
A day of free fun and activities for all the family.
Super8 VTT and VTTAE #3 / Super 8 Mountain biking and electric biking.
14th – 16th July
- The La Plagne Super8 mountain biking event, has a mix of races for everyone to get involved. With long-distance to amateur formats, including themed rides:
Grande 8 – The queen race with the dizzying name of “Grand8” is reserved for experts and elite mountain bikers in the form of a 2-day tour of La Plagne with a bivouac. - The Double8 – an ideal race for sporty amateurs with successive loops in the form of a four-leaf clover in “stop or go”.
- The Simple8 – is the discovery version of the Double8 for those who prefer to take it easy.
- The Grimpée de La Plagne – for lovers of hairpin bends
– Discovery hikes for the contemplative and epicurean: Sunset and Gourmande. - The Super Kids Races – for future champions
All this in the beautiful resort of La Plagne.
Check out my little boy, Odin, on the video here representing La Plagne!
Festival of the Edelweiss – folklore
16th July
Bourg St Maurice
- 19th July
The 17th stage will pass through from Moutiers to Courchevel.
The 18th stage will pass from Moutiers to Bourg en Bresse (20th July)
Did you know…?
The Tour de France visited La Plagne in 1987? Stage 21 finished in Plagne Centre with Stephen Roche making an incredible comeback to catch the pack. After the huge effort, Roche needed oxygen when he collapsed after crossing the finish line.
Roche went on to win the 1987 Tour de France in one of the most political TdF races and you can read all about it on the Tour de Travoy site.
20th July
Aime 2000
All day long :
– Wind garden exhibition with hundreds of windmills, multicoloured windsocks, and giant characters
– From 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm: Kite-making workshop for children from 3 years old and learning flying techniques.
(5€ contribution for the supply of the material)
– At 5.30 pm: Kite flying show of 50 minutes on the theme of world music
On the spot: Stand selling kites and windmills for the benefit of Nasser Volant
Bread festival
21st – 23rd July
Longefoy
With all sorts of entertainment:
- Lots of bread to eat – of course!
- Savoyard cooking, food and drinks
- Laser games
- Pony rides
- Magic show for the kids
- Music with the fab band KTR6, who also played at the Super Slalom this winter
I haven't made it to the bread festival before, so I hope to get there this summer. Friends that have visited tell be it's great but the smell of bread will have you starting all day long!
24th July Plagne Soleil Day
A day of free fun and activities for all the family.
French championships: Slalom canoë-kayak
24th – 30th July
6000D #32 Trail running championships
27th – 29th July
La Plagne Altitude Villages
“To each his own 6000D”
We aren't all super runners. Some are leisurely, others are Saturday runners, and others are not old enough to do 67 km!
So what to do? La Plagne has opened up the 6000D to all levels with 8 races over 3 days for all runners.
The 6D Kids from 6 to 15 years old, the 6D Adventure from 6 to 16 years old (with an adult), the 6D Discovery for beginners, the 6D Lakes, the 6D Marathon for the ambitious, the 6D Bob for the original… we guarantee it, a race is waiting for you!
August Events La Plagne
3rd August Aime 2000 Day
A day of free fun and activities for all the family.
Auto Moto Retro Festival
5th and 6th August
La Plagne Altitude villages
Auto Moto Retro – THE meet for vintage cars in the Tarentaise. Some sixty exceptional cars from the 1920s to the 1970s will be on parade for you to enjoy over the weekend of August 5 & 6!
Saturday, 5 August:
Vehicles pass through Aime 2000 and Plagne 1800 between 2 and 3 pm
Concours d'élégance on Place Albert Perrière in Plagne Centre at 4pm
Concert at Place Albert Perrière in Plagne Centre from 6 to 7 pm
Sunday 6th August :
Exhibition of vehicles at Bellecôte from 11 am to 12 pm with a drink offered by the shopkeepers association, then exhibition at Belle Plagne from 1 pm to 4 pm
Prize-giving ceremony for the Concours d'Elegance at Place Albert Perrière in Plagne Centre at 4 pm.
- 6th August Belle Plagne Day
- 6th August Montchavin Day
A day of free fun and activities for all the family.
Trail du Grand Bec
6th August
Champagny en Vanoise
For experienced runners who like long, wild rides! The most beautiful parts of the Champagny en Vanoise trails are covered during these races, taking participants up the slopes and ridges facing the Vanoise peaks.
The Champagny en Vanoise Tourist Office is organising the 35th edition of the Trails Alpins du Grand Bec (TAGB) on Sunday, 6 August 2023.
These famous races have become a must-do in the Tarentaise region during the summer.
The Trails Alpins du Grand Bec are foot races on tracks and trails in forests and mountain pastures. For over 30 years, these trails have been approved by the French Athletics Federation and, since this year, by the ITRA.
– The Trail de la Vélière, the main event of the TAGB, takes runners on the most beautiful trails of Champagny en Vanoise. The programme includes a start in the centre of the village for 28km and 1860m of positive altitude difference, a high point of more than 2500m and a ridge run of more than 2km. This race offers a magnificent mountain course and a sumptuous panorama of the most beautiful peaks of the Vanoise.
– The Trail du Mont de la Guerre is the little brother of the Trail de la Vélière. A 14,5km course with 1060m of positive difference in altitude crosses forests and mountain pastures to obtain a magnificent view of Champagny en Vanoise and the imposing Grand Bec.
– The Grand Bec hike is for those who prefer to stroll and admire the Vanoise landscape. Accessible to all from 6 years old. This is the ideal format for a leisurely hike marked out on tracks and paths to be enjoyed by the whole family. A 7.3km route with a 510m difference in altitude, with the possibility of taking a shortcut depending on your fitness.
Trails of Les Arcs
10th August
Les Arcs
10th August La Plagne Village Day
A day of free fun and activities for all the family.
Fete de l'Alpages / Alpine Agriculture Festival
13th August 9 am
Plagne Villages.
Check out my full review of La Plagne's fete de l'Alpages at the Dou du Praz.
PROGRAM
- Outdoor mass from 10.30-12 am with Father Olivier Môme
- Démonstrations of:
- Milking the cows
- Making Beaufort and Sérac cheese
- Making butter
- Chainsaw carving
- Exhibition of farm animals
- Exhibition by local artisans and sale of regional products
- Games and rides
- Pony rides for children
- Games: axe throwing, making wooden huts
- Rides in a Willys jeep or a carriage from 9 – 11.30 am and 1.30 – 5 pm
- Catering
- Menu: Braised ham with crozets – Beaufort cheese– Blueberry tartlets
- Served from 12 noon
- Tickets on sale on site
- Refreshment bar
- Open 8 am – 9 pm
- Musical entertainment
- Traditional music: accordions and bandoneon
- Savoyard songs: “La route des tommes”
- Alpine horns “Savoie chante en cors”
15th August Plagne Centre Day
A day of free fun and activities for all the family.
Light feet trails (Trail des Pieds-légers)
18th – 20th August
This trail is run autonomously, so under your own steam! And, of course, wearing sandals, flip-flops, and bare feet!
Champagny en Vanoise
Enduro Series VTT and VTTAE / Mountain biking and electric biking
26th and 27th August
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