Festival · Pont-l'Évêque
Fête du Fromage, Pont-l'Évêque
The Fête du Fromage in Pont-l'Évêque is a cheese and food fair held in May for more than 40 years. The 42nd edition ran from 8 to 10 May 2026, with about 100 exhibitors on nearly 1,300 square metres, tastings, a parade of cheese confréries and the Concours National du Pont-l'Évêque. The 2027 dates have not been announced.
- 2026
- 8 to 10 May
- Exhibitors
- About 100
- Highlight
- Concours National du Pont-l'Évêque
Dates
The next dates have not been announced yet. It last ran 8 May 2026 to 10 May 2026.
What Happens
The fair celebrates Pont-l'Évêque cheese alongside its Normandy neighbours, Camembert, Livarot and Neufchâtel, with cider, pommeau, Calvados and wines, and stands from other French regions. Past programmes have included an exhibition of Pont-l'Évêque labels, a mini farm, the parade of the confréries, guided walks around the town, tastings of AOC cheeses and AOP wines, and the Concours National du Pont-l'Évêque, which judges the year's best cheeses.
Getting There
Pont-l'Évêque is on the railway line from Paris to Deauville and Trouville, so the festival works as a day trip by train.
The Rest of the Year
La Dégusterie in the town centre runs cheese and cider tastings at weekends and in the holidays, and the Graindorge dairy in Livarot, south of town, makes Pont-l'Évêque. See the Normandy cheese route and Graindorge.
Cheeses to Taste Here
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Questions People Ask
When is the Pont-l'Évêque cheese festival?
In May. The 2026 edition ran from 8 to 10 May; the 2027 dates have not been published yet.
Official site: pontleveque.fr/decouvrir/les-grands-evenements/la-fete-du-f…. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese festivals.