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Chamonix Events in August

Argentiére market
August 2011
Place de la Fiz
Argentière
T: 04 50 53 11 13
Every sunday : from 07h30 to 13h
Welcome drink Argentière
August 2011
Place de la mairie
Argentière
T: 04 50 53 00 24
The Tourist Office and its partners are organising a welcome drink in front of the Tourist Office.

Every sunday : 18h
Festival Musicaltitude
10-13 August 2011
Chamonix Mont-Blanc
Chamonix
T: 04 05 53 00 24
This summer, the city of Chamonix, Raphaëlle Farman and Jacques Gay present a festival on the theme of music and humour : 3 outstanding evenings and 2 concert-film days.
Conference: Aig Rouges Reserve
11 August 2011
17h Salle Communale
Argentiere
T: 04 50 54 02 24
"My Alps : a geographer facing this mountains."
Speaker : Henri Rougier, Professor of Geography, University of Lyon III.
Mountain Films
12 August 2011
21h30 Cinéma Vox
Chamonix
T: 04 50 55 89 98
A series of mountain films : mountaineers, skiers, climbers and filmakers tell tales of their exiting adventures around the globe.
Screening : TRANGO & BEST OF KENDAL directed by Denis Roy (French with subtitles, English, 80mn).
British climber Gaz Parry together with Jerry Gore, Denis Roy and Pierre Muller set off with the objective to make a free ascent of Eternal Flame on Nameless Tower.
Fête des Guides
12/15 August 2011
Chamonix valley
Chamonix
T: +33 (0) 4 50 53 00 88
The Guides Festival takes place every year on 14th and 15th August. It combines traditional folklore with modern expertise and offers a wonderful spectacle for all those attending the celebrations. Friendship and conviviality are the keywords to these festivities....
Organ concert
14 August 2011
17h Église Saint Michel
Chamonix
T: 04 50 53 17 52
As part of the Festival Organ Hours, organ concert and a giant screen : Yoann Tardivel, organ.
Program : Cornet, Van Soldt, Buxtehude, Bach, Alain
Cultural Trips
16 August 2011
09h Village des Bois
Chamonix
T: 04 50 53 20 03
"The path of Graniteurs and the Bois village" with Christine Boymond Lasserre, guide lecturer.
Medrano Circus
12 August 2011
Parking du Corzelet
Chamonix
T: 04 50 53 11 13
2 hours of unforgettable show!
2 performances: 18:00 and 20:30
Flea Market
19 August 2011
09h Place du Mont-Blanc
Chamonix
T: 04 50 53 11 13
Organized by the "Strap organisation".
Cultural Trips
19 August 2011
09h30 Les Gaillands
Chamonix
T: 04 50 53 20 03
"The resort town of Chamonix" avec Christine Boymond Lasserre, guide lecturer.
The Ultimate Summer Carnival
21 Aug 2011, 10h-16h
Restaurant Le Robinson
74400 Chamonix
T: +33.6 78 22 59 35
The Ultimate Summer Carnival 21st August 10am-4pm
Join us at Restaurant Le Robinson, Chemin de Cremerie in Bois Bouchet (along the river and past the tennis courts) for a fun filled family day out with:
* Prize for the best fancy dress * Party bags for all participants * Face painting * Bouncy Castle * Arts and Crafts * Lots more carnival fun and games * Live music, BBQ & cupcakes
The North Face Ultra Trail
22-28 August 2011
Chamonix
T: +33(0)6 11 55 63 37
Unique in its kind, this event crosses 3 countries on foot (France, Italy and Switzerland), covers 166 kilometres and 9,500 metres climb in one fell swoop. A race with a time limit of 48 hours, the current held record being 21 hours and 6 minutes.
annonce Triathlon du Mont Blanc
28 August 2011
Lac Passy
Passy
M:
The Triathlon Mont Blanc is one of the finest European Triathlon events...
An exceptional site, a lake facing the Mont Blanc, a large space for the arrival and for the bike parking and much more... all the ingredients for an unforgettable triathlon.
Exhibition: The 7th Art at the top
21 Feb - 01 Sep 2012
Maison Mémoire Patrimoine
Chamonix
T: 04 50 54 78 55
The Maison de la Mémoire et du Patrimoine opens its doors with an exhibition devoted to the cinema in Chamonix in the 40s.
Le Musee des Cristaux
01 July - 02 November 2011
Espace Tairraz
Chamonix
T: +33.(0)4 50 55 53 93
The Espace Tairraz presents an exhibition about the minerals and crystals of the Mont-Blanc region.
5 euros
Everyday: 14h to 19h.
School Holidays: 10h to 12h and 14h to 19h