CEvery November 11, Varaignes, in Périgord Vert, receives thousands of visitors for its Turkey Fair. The well-established recipe will be modified a little on Monday, with the return of poultry confinement due to avian flu: the 9 a.m. parade will take place with a single turkey, installed in a transparent plastic cage. But the brotherhoods will be there, and the magic potion will be distributed on this occasion… In addition to the numerous producer stands, craft and fairground activities all day long, we will find the usual highlights: at 10 a.m., the commemoration of the Armistice of 1918; at 12 p.m., the inductions and at 4 p.m., the picturesque gurgling competition. If the folk meal is full, you can eat on site, without booking, in particular by tasting boudindon, made from the famous poultry of course… Free entry.
As in 2021, measures were taken due to the avian flu epidemic.
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2 History and old books in Bergerac
The 23rd edition of the Bergerac Old Book Fair will be held on Sunday November 10, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Salle Raoul-Géraud, under the umbrella of Picquecailloux. We will be able to discover 38 professional exhibitors and around fifteen regional authors including the historian Patrice Rolli, specialist in the Occupation in Dordogne. The organizing association, Les Collectionneurs Bergeracois has prepared an exhibition on this period. Also worth discovering is the bookbinding workshop, which will explain how to bring old books back to life. Entrance: 2 euros for those over 16.
Grégoire Morizet Archives
38 professional exhibitors are expected under the Picquecailloux umbrella for this 23rd edition.
3 Superstar mushrooms in Chancelade
The first edition, in 2022, attracted a lot of people. Logical, in a department where simple rumors of the growth of porcini mushrooms panic the minds… The second Chancelade Mushroom Show, launched this Friday 8, continues Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 November, mainly in the cultural space, from 10 hours. Several highlights: the tasting of omelettes with porcini mushrooms (both days from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.), the educational outing in the forest with Daniel Lacombe, member of the Mycological and Botanical Society of Périgord (Sunday at 9 a.m.) and the conference of Guillaume Lopez (Sunday at 3 p.m.), young Périgord mycologist, Instagram star, who has just published a book, “The Little-Known and Discreet Genius of Mushrooms.” They shape life on earth.” Free entry, participation required for some workshops.
4 The Overlook festival for one evening in Lembras
The event is reborn from its ashes. Launched on Thursday 7, and especially this Friday, November 8, with the arrival of Asian Dub Foundation at Rocksane in Bergerac, the Overlook festival continues. This Saturday, November 9, he will take a trip to Lembras, at Lemb@rzique, with a Flanagan concert at 9:30 p.m. This Bordeaux group plays “rock with great energy on stage,” promises Emma Bellurget, production manager. of Rocksane. He has just released his first album, “The Kids and the Warm Gun”. Single price: 5 euros.
