December arrives with its procession of events heralding the festive season in Provence, but especially in Saint-Étienne du Grès. Numerous events will punctuate the coming weeks, to the delight of young and old alike!
The A.GRE.A.B.L.E. carriage association will add to the festive atmosphere with the arrival of Father Christmas in his horse-drawn carriage. Children will be able to meet the man in red at 5.15 pm at the municipal library, talk to him, take photos with him, and then follow him as he leaves his house and sets off in his carriage for the town hall at around 6.15 pm.
But there's no question of returning to the North Pole: all the participants will head to the Town Hall square in a procession for a lighting ceremony on the forecourt, which will hold a few surprises, before the CMJ lights up the large Christmas tree that stands in the Place de la Mourgue at around 7:00 p.m.
Then, ‘Les Pro' du Grès’, the association of shopkeepers and artisans of Saint-Étienne du Grès, invites the whole village to a convivial and gourmet winter buffet at 7.30 pm in the presence of Father Christmas, with a tombola draw, at Place de la Mourgue.
Detailed programme for the retailers' pre-Christmas event, starting at 5.15 pm:
* 5.15 pm Photos with Santa Claus in his house at the municipal library
* 6.15 pm Horse-drawn carriage procession to the Town Hall
* 6.30 pm Illuminations on the Town Hall forecourt
* 7:00 p.m. Lighting of the Grand Christmas Tree - Place de la Mourgue by the CMJ
* 7:30 p.m. Winter buffet offered by Les Pro du Grès - Place de la Mourgue
But there's no question of returning to the North Pole: all the participants will head to the Town Hall square in a procession for a lighting ceremony on the forecourt, which will hold a few surprises, before the CMJ lights up the large Christmas tree that stands in the Place de la Mourgue at around 7:00 p.m.
Then, ‘Les Pro' du Grès’, the association of shopkeepers and artisans of Saint-Étienne du Grès, invites the whole village to a convivial and gourmet winter buffet at 7.30 pm in the presence of Father Christmas, with a tombola draw, at Place de la Mourgue.
Detailed programme for the retailers' pre-Christmas event, starting at 5.15 pm:
* 5.15 pm Photos with Santa Claus in his house at the municipal library
* 6.15 pm Horse-drawn carriage procession to the Town Hall
* 6.30 pm Illuminations on the Town Hall forecourt
* 7:00 p.m. Lighting of the Grand Christmas Tree - Place de la Mourgue by the CMJ
* 7:30 p.m. Winter buffet offered by Les Pro du Grès - Place de la Mourgue
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Opening times
Opening times
On 5 December 2025
- 17:15
Location
Location
Contact Merchants' pre-Christmas event
- saintetiennedugres.com
Spoken languages
Spoken languages
