The French bread festival (Fête du Pain) returns to Paris from Saturday May 13 to Sunday May 21, 2023 on the forecourt of Notre-Dame Cathedral.

The largest ephemeral bakery

The Fête du Pain (French bread festival) returns for its 27th edition. From Saturday May 13 to Sunday May 21, 2023, the largest ephemeral bakery arrives on the forecourt of Notre-Dame-de-Paris. Visitors will be able to discover the know-how of the capital’s artisan bakers.
On the program for this new edition of the Fête du Pain ? A reconstructed shop, where the bakers of Paris will welcome the most curious to answer all their questions. Whether it’s the various varieties of bread, the secrets of bread-making, kneading, baking, shaping… everything, everything, everything, you’ll know everything about the essential baguette, whose knowledge – crafts and culture have been listed as Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage since the end of November 2022 !

Various competitions

Also, the bread festival is an opportunity to attend various competitions :

Best Almond Galette
Best Ile-de-France pastry apple pie
Best AOP Charentes Poitou brioche butter croissant from Seine-Saint-Denis
Paris baguette grand prize
Best national organic bread
Best craftsman of the Hauts de Seine
Best baguette in Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne
Regional competition for the best traditional French baguette

https://www.sp-boulangerieparis.fr/

From May 13, 2023 to May 21, 2023
Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral
Notre-Dame cathedral
75004 Paris 4