- Major events:
- Day Picodon mid-July: The Day Picodon offers both to its quality regional products market, to discover craftsmen and young creators, entertain the kids during the day, listen to groups music, local or not. But mostly this is where you will attend the competition for the best picodon where you will meet the producers of picodon and where you can eat picodon old farmer, creamy, refined, washed...
- Saou sings Mozart Festival throughout the month of July: It's the only festival dedicated exclusively to Mozart. In 1989, concerts were held only 4 Saou. Traditionally, the festival stops an entire weekend in Saou where magical concerts take place in the forest and in the village. "Saou sings Mozart" became a key event of the summer. Its programming is prestigious, the performers at the international level and the choice of music venues attract many music lovers. Initially and at the base of the festival, Mr. Henry Fuoc, who was deputy editor at the Express and RMC and Mayor Saou. After creating the "Jazz in Lyon" festival in the 70s and chaired the new Contemporary Art Museum of Villeurbanne, he decided to settle in the land of his ancestors.
- Frequently Asked Winter Fruits in November: Nestled in the heart of November and subject to the vagaries of weather, the Frequently Asked Winter Fruits is an invitation to the discovery or rediscovery of winter products. You can meet a hundred exhibitors will reveal their passion, and who will explain why, in St. Catherine, every tree takes root. Around a mulled wine and traditional bacon soup, made on site, to celebrate together the arrival of winter. You will discover many natural and processed products: honey, jams, foie gras, pumpkin, candied fruits, apples, chestnuts, snails, picodons, gourds, nuts, Clairette... and especially good mood. A meal served at noon, with the traditional bacon soup, its picodon and applesauce. This event is organized by the Tourism Office of the country of the forest of Saou. Information +33 4 75 76 01 72.
We Gin Festival
- From 29 to 30 june 2024
- Gasoline Palace, Le Poney Fringant, l'oiseau sur sa branche, le village
- An informative, musical and festive gin festival where you can taste the finest products and meet lots of people in the charming village of Saoû. On the programme : tastings and music !