Salon Vinomédia Nantes is a food festival in Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The Nantes edition lands in mid-October; the same organisers hold sister salons at Lyon, Rouen, Blois and Dieppe through the autumn.
Address: Centre de Congrès la Fleuriaye, 44470 Carquefou, Nantes
Natura fills the Halle de la Trocardière in Rezé, across the Loire from Nantes, with 180 organic producers and artisans over a February weekend.
Tip: Entry is €5 with under-12s free, and the conferences and workshops on the programme cost nothing on top.
Fouace et Muscadet en fête takes over La Haie-Fouassière outside Nantes for a September weekend of fouace bakers, oyster bars and Muscadet growers.
Tip: The Sunday runs 10:00 to 18:00 around the vendangeurs races, with the artisan market, oyster bar and tastings on the same streets.
Les Rendez-vous de l'Erdre lines the Nantes quays with free jazz stages and festival villages pouring Brasserie du Bouffay beer and Kerisac cider.
Tip: The villages sit at Pont Morand, Quai de Versailles, Quai Henri Barbusse and the Île de Versailles, and every stage is free.
The Marché de Noël de Nantes takes Place Royale and Place du Commerce from late November, its chalets pouring vin chaud and roasting chestnuts.
Tip: The chalets stay open to 21:30 from Monday to Saturday and to 20:00 on Sunday, with shorter hours over the Christmas week itself.
The Foire de Nantes fills the Beaujoire halls each April, its Vins et gastronomie section stacked with cheese, charcuterie, champagne and craft beer.
Tip: The fair opens over five days at the start of April; the Vins et gastronomie aisle is one of five themed sections, so start there.
Salon Aux Vignobles brings 190 growers and producers to the Beaujoire park in Nantes each November, from Loire whites to charcuterie and chocolate.
Tip: Entry is €5 on the door with an obligatory €2 INAO tasting glass, and under-18s go in free; the run covers the last weekend of November.
