Combloux and Megève: the year's events

Winter

• 12 December 2026: Évasion Mont-Blanc ski area opens · 19 December: Portes du Mont-Blanc opens.
• 22 December – 2 January: Megève Christmas Village.
• 24 December: Father Christmas's gondola in Combloux · 25 December and 1 January: torchlight descent, sound-and-light show and fireworks.
• Every Wednesday in winter: L'Échappée Rando (evening ski touring) · every Wednesday of the school holidays: ESF torchlight descent.
• January: Polo Masters (polo on snow) and Winter Golf Cup (Mont d'Arbois) in Megève, La Grande Odyssée sled-dog race (9-21 January 2027) · 30 January 2027: the Kandahar, slalom World Cup at Les Houches.
• February-March: La Crève-Cœur, ski-mountaineering race.
• March: Back to Back (freestyle) and Classiquicime (classical music) in Megève · 21 March 2027: Portes du Mont-Blanc closes · 11 April: Évasion closes.

Summer

• 12-13 June 2027: La Comblorane, 31st edition, trail races from 7 to 42 km, starting from the church.
• 21 June: Fête de la Musique, in front of the tourist office.
• Mid-June: the lac biotope opens · every Tuesday evening of the school holidays: barbecue concerts at the lake.
• 10-12 July 2026: Megève Jazz Contest · 11-19 July 2026: Megève International Jumping · 11-21 July 2026: Festival Baroque du Pays du Mont-Blanc, with a concert in Combloux church · 20-25 July 2026: CosmoJazz, Chamonix · 31 July – 2 August 2026: Megève Blues Festival.
• June: Megève Mont-Blanc Cycling (sportive) and the Rallye Megève – Saint-Tropez.
• 13-14 July: Bastille Day celebrations.
• Early August: Saint-Gervais Fête des Guides · 12-16 August 2026: Chamonix Fête des Guides.
• 24-30 August 2026: UTMB, Chamonix.
• 24 August – 5 September 2027: UCI Cycling World Championships, road race at Sallanches-Domancy on 29 August. → 2027 World Championships
• Other Combloux highlights: Randonnée Gourmande, L'Été à l'Alpage, Le Grand Spectacle de Combloux, Combloux Backyard.
• October: the Démontagnée Abondance cow show at Le Palais (11 October 2026) · Toquicimes, Megève (16-18 October 2026). Full details on → Megève events.