🎭 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 22nd ⇒ 28th October 2022!

This year is the 20th edition of the festival!

The MBFF family absolutely LOVE 🎭 Les Petits Asticots – 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 last couple of 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 4th October 2022 . . . and the 🎭 spectacles and 🎨 workshops fill up quickly; to avoid disappointment, have a peruse of the programme online, and then book!

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;
• Vallorcine – OT – Pôle Culturel;
• Passy – Parvis des Fiz;
• Sallanches – Salle Léon Curral and Pré Curral;
• Combloux – Office de Tourisme;
• Cordon – école primaire;
• Saint-Gervais-les-Bains – MJC;
• Megève – Auditorium du Palais des Sports;

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.

This year, there are performers from 14 compagnies :

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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 4th October 2012):

• 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 4thOctober 2022: 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 ]