🎭 Les Petits Asticots – the fabulous annual children’s festival 🏔 au Pays du Mont-Blanc & in the Chamonix Valley, which takes place during the 🍁 Toussaint school holidays – will be yet again offering families seven inspirational days of theatre, music, dance, circus and workshops from 21st ⇒ 27th October 2023 !

This year is the 21st edition of the festival!

The MBFF family have bsolutely LOVED 🎭 Les Petits Asticots over the years – not only are the shows of high quality, the festival is local and its scheduling during the 🍁 Toussaint holidays is just so welcome . . . the Toussaint holidays can seem especially long here 🏔 au Pays du Mont-Blanc, if the weather is bad; it’s often ☔️ cold and rainy, and without the fun of the yet-to-arrive ❄️ snow!

Over the years, we have been able to choose lots of spectacles to suit the whole family – some for the older brother, some for the younger brother, some for both, and some for the whole family. We’ve really appreciated having such a wonderful festival on our door-step! 🎭 Les Petits Asticots has lots of options for little ones, from 18 months +.

The ticket offices will open this year on 3rd October 2023 . . . and the 🎭 spectacles and 🎨 workshops fill up quickly; to avoid disappointment, have a peruse of the programme online, and then book!

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Locations

🎭 Les Petits Asticots now uses TWO valleys ( Chamonix Valley and Arve Valley ) and 10 communes 🏔 au Pays du Mont-Blanc to host its spectacles and workshops, meaning that there will always be something relatively nearby:

• Chamonix – Espace EMC2;
• Les Houches – Espace Animation;
• Servoz – Salle Jean Morel;
• Vallorcine – OT – Pôle Culturel;

• Passy – Parvis des Fiz;
• Sallanches – Salle Léon Curral and Chateau des Rubins Salle des Gardes;
• Saint-Gervais-les-Bains – MJC;
• Megève – Auditorium du Palais des Sports;
• Praz-sur-Arly – école;
• Les Contamines-Montjoie – Espace Animation;

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Programme

🎭 Les Petits Asticots offers a rich and varied programme each year, incorporating theatre, music, puppets, dance, circus, creativity and magic . . . see the online programme for more details.

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Ateliers (workshops)

As well as the spectacles, the festival offers some fabulous 🎨 workshops, aimed at different age-groups.

For example, some workshops at the Médiathèque Ange Abrate in Sallanches :

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Buying tickets

🎭 Les Petits Asticots spectacles and ateliers fill up very quickly, so you are advised you to book in advance, if possible. A billetterie is set up on the day at each event, but I have witnessed disappointed parents and children being turned away when shows have been full!

Here is where you can purchase your tickets in advance: 👩 in person, 📞 by telephone, or 💻 on the internet (from 3rd October 2023):

• Chamonix – Service Culturel de Chamonix: 101 place du Triangle de l’Amitié, 74400, Chamonix / tel: 04 50 53 75 17 (Monday to Friday from 9h to midday, and from 14h to 17h);
• Sallanches (Salle Léon Curral) – 213 avenue Albert Gruffat, 74700, Sallanches / tel: 04 50 91 56 46;
• Sallanches (Office de Tourisme) – 32 quai de l’Hôtel de ville, 74700, Sallanches;
• internet from 3rd October 2023 : www.les-petits-asticots.com;

💵 price: all the spectacles are priced at 5€; the workshops range from FREE up to 15€;

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 Advice for Families

The 🎭 Les Petits Asticots website has some helpful advice to prepare you and your little ones for sitting through a spectacle :

[ ⇒ see here ]