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Summer Resort News - Chamonix

 

 Events 2008

 

Argentiere is 7km from Chamonix

 

 

Event

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNE

• 21 : Music festival

• 28: Open day at the DZ (Heliport), Village des Bois

• 28: Mont-Blanc Cross

• 29: Mont-Blanc Marathon

 

 

 

 

Early July: “Celtica” (celtic parade and concerts),

place du Triangle de l’Amitié (to be confirmed)

During July: Chamonix pro-am golf tournament

10 to 13: 10th International Climbing Festival:

World Cup and Youth Open

13-20-27: Les Heures d’Orgue (organ concerts)

13 and 14: National day: balls and fireworks in Chamonix

and in Argentière

19 to 21: Les Choralpines d’Argentière (Alpine choirs)

 

 

 

 

AUGUST

• 1st and 2nd: Speed skating: Quaglia trophy

• 9 and 10: Minerals sale

• 3-10-17: Les Heures d’Orgue (organ concerts)

• 14 and 15: Guides Festival and Sound & Light show

• 29-30-31: The North Face Ultra-Trail Mont-Blanc Tour

 

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER

• 6 and 7: Garmisch Partenkirchen twinning:

folk entertainment

• Mid September: “Gentlemen cyclists”

(race for Chamonix locals)

• 13 and 14: Heritage Days’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Other

 

Local Market: Place du Mont-Blanc: Saturday morning. • Chamonix-Sud: Tuesday morning in July/August. • Argentière (July/August only): Sunday morning.

 



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