The Wheat Festival 2026 at Ferme de la Villette: programming adjusted due to the heatwave

After the summer solstice, the harvest season begins! On June 28, 2026, young and old explorers are invited to witness the mowing of wheat in the heart of Paris, right in the 19th arrondissement. To do so, head to the Ferme de la Villette, nestled in the Parc de La Villette. La Fête des Blés was scheduled for Saturday, June 27, but due to a heatwave, the event has been canceled for that day.

From field to wood-fired oven, the event lets you trace every step that turns grain into warm bread: harvesting wheat, bundling sheaves, collecting the grains, turning it into flour, then shaping and baking the bread. With family or friends, lace up the farmer's boots to discover traditional gestures and share a convivial moment around loaves just out of the oven.

What's more, a wide range of workshops of all kinds for kids and adults. Discover the full program!

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Program of the Wheat Festival 2026:

Saturday, June 27

• Leaven Bread Workshop and Wood-Fired Oven Baking: With Le Fournil Fleuri. Join a hands-on session on shaping naturally leavened bread. Learn to choose the right flours, make your own sourdough starter, and follow every step from kneading to baking in the wood-fired oven. For ages 14 and up • Registration required Saturday 3:15 PM–4:45 PM / 5:15 PM–6:45 PM Sunday 3:15 PM–4:45 PM / 5:15 PM–6:45 PM

• Discovery of heirloom seeds, a mini-mill workshop and blind cereal identification games : An introductory session with the Triticum association. The Triticum association tells you everything you need to know about heirloom seeds. With documentation, a pop-up library and samples, explore the value of landrace varieties and organic farming. Make flour at the mini-mill and try to identify cereals by sight—blind. Saturday all day • Open to all; Sunday all day • Open to all

• Workshops “From Mill to Leaven”: in partnership with the Pita association. From wheat grains, mill your own flour using mills to craft a fresh, hearty sourdough starter. All audiences, registration required. Saturday 3:30 PM / 4:30 PM / 5:30 PM / 6:30 PM

• Cooking workshop with the Consulate of the Earth by Aline can cook. From age 6 / adult–child pairs. Registration required. Saturday 3:15 PM / 4:15 PM

Sunday, June 28

• Soil tillage and sowing of green manures — Volunteers at La Villette’s plots help harvest the wheat and prep the soil with a grelinette before sowing green manures to boost soil health. Sunday all day • Suitable from 5 years

• Discovering low-tech cereal tools : A hands-on workshop with the Triticum association. Explore seed drills, hoes, flails, sickles, scythes, scythe stones, whetstones, tools, and sieves at the Triticum stand, which specializes in traditional seeds and low-tech gear. Throughout the afternoon, you can watch demonstrations of mowing, binding sheaves, threshing, hammering, and sharpening. Saturday all day • Open to all • Sunday all day • Open to all

• Organic bread-making workshop with a wood-fired oven: In collaboration with the Courage association, the “Discover the Equipment” group will guide you through the tools and ingredients needed to bake bread, then roll up your sleeves to shape your loaf. Return late afternoon to bake your bread in the mobile wood-fired oven. From age 7, adult–child pair. Registration required. Sunday 3:15 PM / 4:15 PM

• Reading excerpts from the book “Louise, maman Louise” : To mark the release of the alphabet book “Louise, maman Louise” from Incisio Editions, audiences can hear readings of passages from the work, a vivid portrait of rural life in Occitania in the 1930s. A journey into peasant life on an isolated farm perched on an Occitan causse a century ago. For ages 14 and up • Registration required Sunday 4pm / 5pm / 6pm

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