
Chinon Classic 2026
Weekend outingsFrom Friday 19 to Sunday 21 June
La Riche and Chinon will be particularly lively this weekend, with the Itinéraires Bis festival, dedicated to street arts and world music, and the“Chinon Classic“, a commemoration of the Tours Grand Prix dedicated to classic vehicles, with no fewer than 20,000 visitors expected.
But the other towns won’t be left out with… the Fête de la Musique!
OTHER OUTINGS THIS WEEKEND
- On Friday, fouées in the winery at Domaine de l’Arche(Coteaux-sur-Loire), a vineyard outing at dusk with Rendez-vous dans les vignes, in Chançay, tablées Vernadiennes in Vernou-sur-Brenne, moon-watching as part of On the Moon Again, at the observatory in Tauxigny.
- Saturday: Herons and company nature outing at Lac de Rillé, winegrower’s lunch at Domaine de Roche Blonde in Vernou-sur-Brenne, country walk in Descartes.
- Saturday and Sunday: the Sun King at Château de Gizeux with theatre and entertainment, Château de l’Islette goes Venetian, open house at Domaine du Petit Bondieu(Restigné), Saint-Jean festival at Château la Vallière (with food trucks, craftsmen and concerts on Saturday evening and a garage sale on Sunday).
- On Sunday, there’s a jam festival in Abilly (flea market, catering, etc.), and a Playmobil exhibition at the Cité Rétro Mécanique Maurice Dufresne inAzay-le-Rideau.




















































