What’s on around the manor
Our pick of events and outings on right now, close by and a little further afield
The weeks ahead
We regularly put together a selection of nearby events and gatherings for the next two months: markets, festivals, flea markets, shows and activities — everything you need to make the most of the Manche and Normandy during your stay. Travel times are estimated by car from the manor.
Not to be missed
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Fireworks display — Torigny-les-Villes
Saturday 3 October 2026 — Torigny-les-Villes · 5-10 min
An evening fireworks display, around 10 pm, in the village next to the manor: a fine way to open a stay without taking the car.
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Saint-Lô Fair — 55th edition, 'Fiesta Latina'
Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 October 2026 — Exhibition park, route de Torigni, Saint-Lô · 20-25 min
Saint-Lô's big autumn gathering, this year on a Mexican theme: a recreated Mexican street, a hacienda, stallholders and 'Viva Mexico' dinner shows on 9 and 10 October. Free entry and parking.
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35th Andouille Fair — Vire-Normandie
Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October 2026 — Vire-Normandie · 30-35 min
For one weekend, Vire becomes a shrine to Normandy gastronomy and its famous andouille sausage: producers, tastings and regional specialities throughout the town. A fine half-day outing for food lovers.
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Benjamin Biolay and Bertrand Belin — Rendez-vous Soniques #17
Wednesday 11 November 2026, 6.30 pm — Exhibition park, route de Torigny, Saint-Lô · 20-25 min
Two major voices of the French music scene on the same bill, for the most notable concert of the autumn in Saint-Lô. Standing only; tickets via Le Normandy.
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Right nearby (under 30 min)
October 2026
Fireworks display — Torigny-les-Villes
5-10 minSaturday 3 October 2026
Torigny-les-Villes
An evening fireworks display, around 10 pm, in the village next to the manor: a fine way to open a stay without taking the car.
Learn moreWalking day — Condé-sur-Vire
15 minSunday 4 October 2026
Leisure park, Condé-sur-Vire
A day of walking starting from the leisure park, along the lanes and valleys of the Normandy bocage. Several routes to choose from.
Learn moreScience Village — Saint-Lô
20-25 minWednesday 7 October 2026
Saint-Lô
Hands-on science activities and workshops open to all as part of the national Science Festival: experiments, demonstrations and meetings with researchers.
Learn moreSaint-Lô Fair — 55th edition, 'Fiesta Latina'
20-25 minThursday 8 to Sunday 11 October 2026
Exhibition park, route de Torigni, Saint-Lô
Saint-Lô's big autumn gathering, this year on a Mexican theme: a recreated Mexican street, a hacienda, stallholders and 'Viva Mexico' dinner shows on 9 and 10 October. Free entry and parking.
Learn moreVilles en Scène cultural season — Tessy-Bocage and Saint-Jean-d'Elle
15-20 min9 to 14 October 2026
Tessy-Bocage and Saint-Jean-d'Elle
The touring cultural season stops right next to the manor in October: 'Zaïna' (storytelling, 9th at Saint-Jean-d'Elle), 'La saison des ours' (for children, 10th at Tessy-Bocage), then 'Sur les rails' and a Bonbon Vodou concert on the 14th. Small venues, village atmosphere.
Learn more'Archaeological Journeys' exhibition — Cerisy-la-Forêt Abbey
30 minUntil 15 October 2026
Cerisy-la-Forêt Abbey
A temporary exhibition staged in the remarkable setting of the Romanesque abbey of Cerisy-la-Forêt.
Learn moreJumble sale — Sainte-Suzanne-sur-Vire
15-20 minSaturday 24 and Sunday 25 October 2026
Village hall, Sainte-Suzanne-sur-Vire
A local jumble sale at the village hall, one of the closest events to the manor in October.
Learn moreFood Month — Saint-Lô
20-25 minThroughout October 2026
Saint-Lô
A month of events around food and taste: hands-on workshops and talks, including a talk on 15 October at 7 pm and a workshop on 23 October.
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'Nuits de Montmartre' — Tessy-Bocage
15-20 minThursday 5 November 2026, 8.30 pm
Tessy-Bocage
A show from the local cultural season, evoking the Montmartre of the old cabarets. A few minutes from the manor.
Learn moreWellbeing and crafts fair — Saint-Lô
20-25 minSaturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2026
Saint-Lô
A weekend devoted to wellbeing and local crafts: practitioners, makers and producers, from 10 am to 7 pm.
Learn moreBenjamin Biolay and Bertrand Belin — Rendez-vous Soniques #17
20-25 minWednesday 11 November 2026, 6.30 pm
Exhibition park, route de Torigny, Saint-Lô
Two major voices of the French music scene on the same bill, for the most notable concert of the autumn in Saint-Lô. Standing only; tickets via Le Normandy.
Learn moreA little further afield (up to ~1 hr 15)
October 2026
Toute la mer sur un plateau — Granville
1 hrSaturday 3 and Sunday 4 October 2026
Fishing harbour, Granville
The festival marking the opening of the scallop season: shellfish tastings, a fish auction, cookery workshops, a producers' market and concerts on the harbour.
Learn moreFlea market and clothes sale — Coutances
45 minSaturday 17 October 2026
Les Unelles, Coutances
A flea market and second-hand clothes sale at the Salle des Unelles.
Learn moreSaint-Luc Fair, Gavray
50 minFriday 16, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 2026
Lande Saint-Luc, Gavray-sur-Sienne
A thousand-year-old fair drawing close to 60,000 visitors and more than 400 stallholders across 12 hectares: a horse fair on Friday morning, a pumpkin contest, regional specialities and family entertainment celebrating Normandy's rural heritage.
Learn more'Facondes' — a harp fable — Coutances
45-50 minSaturday 24 October 2026
Coutances
An interactive, poetic fable carried by the harp, for a suspended moment with the family.
Learn more'Les Saints Sauveurs du Rock' festival
45-50 minSaturday 24 October 2026, 7 pm
Espace culturel Louis Costel, Saint-Sauveur-Villages
A rock night with four bands on the bill — Ultra Vomit, Doorshan, Flip Your Brain and Ella Gunn — at the Louis Costel cultural centre.
Learn moreDidier Devire — 'Sur les traces de Brel' — Vire-Normandie
30-35 minFriday 23 to Sunday 25 October 2026
Racecourse, Vire-Normandie
A two-hour journey through the songs of Jacques Brel, over three dates at the Vire racecourse.
Learn more35th Andouille Fair — Vire-Normandie
30-35 minFriday 30 and Saturday 31 October 2026
Vire-Normandie
For one weekend, Vire becomes a shrine to Normandy gastronomy and its famous andouille sausage: producers, tastings and regional specialities throughout the town. A fine half-day outing for food lovers.
Learn moreNovember 2026
Antiques market — Granville
1 hr 05Sunday 22 November 2026
Cours Jonville, Granville
An antique dealers' market in the town centre, on Cours Jonville — easily combined with a stroll around the harbour and the upper town.
Learn moreDelphine Devos exhibition — Coutances
45-50 minFrom Tuesday 3 November 2026
Coutances
An exhibition of sculpture and painting by Delphine Devos, running through November.
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