- Sport
- Mont Chéry
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: Olympic cross-country
The Olympic cross-country events of the 2027 World Championships (24 August to 5 September across Haute-Savoie) take place in Les Gets.
Events
Les Gets events archive
Every event is dated and linked to its official source. Dates can change: check with the organiser before you travel.
- Sport
- Mont Chéry
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: downhill finals
The downhill finals of the 2027 UCI Cycling World Championships in Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc take place in Les Gets.
- Sport
- Portes du Soleil
Pass'Portes du Soleil MTB
23rd edition of the cross-border mountain bike, e-MTB and gravel ride, with a choice of three days.
- Sport
- Mont Chéry
- Date to be reconfirmed
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
Les Gets hosts a round of the 2027 World Cup in cross-country and downhill, a few weeks before the World Championships.
- Resort
- Village centre
End of the winter season
Last day of the 2026-2027 winter season; some runs and lifts may close earlier depending on snow and visitor numbers.
- Culture
- Portes du Soleil
Rock the Pistes Festival
Festival of concerts on the Portes du Soleil slopes, reached with a lift pass, plus free concerts in the villages.
- Resort
- Village centre
Red Ski Show
Free show by ESF instructors: snow sports to sound and light, piste-grooming and rescue demonstrations, a torchlight descent and fireworks.
- Festivities
- Village centre
- Date to be reconfirmed
Charity torchlight descent
Torchlight descent in aid of a charity, at the foot of the slopes, during the February holidays.
- Sport
- Village centre
Les Gets winter trail
Night trail run on the resort's slopes, with children's races in the late afternoon and adult races of 10 or 20 km in the evening. Registration required.
- Festivities
- Village centre
Father Christmas parade, torchlight descent and fireworks
On Christmas Eve, Father Christmas and his elves parade through the centre, followed by the ESF torchlight descent and fireworks. Free to attend.
- Culture
- Village centre
- Date to be reconfirmed
Christmas open afternoon at the museum
Open afternoon at the Mechanical Music Museum to start the winter season, free entry.
- Resort
- Village centre
Full opening of the resort
Full opening of the Les Gets ski area for the 2026-2027 winter season.
- Family
- Lac des Écoles
Alta Lumina winter season
The forest night-time trail designed by Moment Factory reopens every evening for the winter, with sessions timed to nightfall. Booking via altalumina.com.
- Resort
- Village centre
Partial opening of the ski area
Partial opening of the Les Gets ski area for winter 2026-2027, subject to sufficient natural snow.
- Family
- Other area
Alta Lumina summer closing party
End of the summer season for the night-time trail: activities, a rock concert by Les Reptyll, an anthem played on a mechanical organ, then the night walk (booking required).
- Sport
- Mont Chéry
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
Round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup with short track (21 August), downhill (22 August) and Olympic cross-country (23 August). Free entry.
- Festivities
- Village centre
Old Village street party
Free street party run by the Old Village traders' association, with a street meal, music, karaoke, a quiz and activities.
- Sport
- Mont Chéry
- Date to be reconfirmed
Grimpée du Chéry hill climb
Free amateur cycling hill climb up the Chéry, a climb used in the prologue of the 2016 Critérium du Dauphiné.
- Sport
- Village centre
- Date to be reconfirmed
Trail des Gets by Rossignol
Summer trail-running weekend in Les Gets, with several distances.
- Culture
- Village centre
Mechanical Music Museum festival
8th edition of the Mechanical Music Museum's festival, themed around mechanical music and play, with organ grinders, shows and free concerts.
- Festivities
- Village centre
Les Gets celebrates Bastille Day
Bastille Day evening with a concert by the band Sharewood, a DJ set and fireworks, free to attend.
- Sport
- Portes du Soleil
Pass'Portes du Soleil MTB
22nd edition of the three-day mountain bike, e-MTB and gravel ride across the Portes du Soleil; riders choose their day and starting point, Les Gets included.
- Festivities
- Village centre
Les Cognées timber-hauling contest
10th edition of the forestry timber-hauling contest, with around twenty drivers, a parade of machines through the village on the Friday evening and a fair with some sixty exhibitors. Free entry.
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