Absinthe en Fête 2024

The 2024 edition of Absinthe en Fête, with distillery visits and entertainment.

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The Absinthe en Fête programme

Join us on 1 June 2024 for a new edition of Absinthe en Fête!

Discover all the riches of absinthe on this one particular day. From village to village, visit the distilleries, taste different absinthes, meet enthusiasts and artisans, and learn more about this fabulous nectar in the cultural institutions open for the occasion.

Our partner distilleries will be running their stalls with tours and tastings. Here is what each has planned:

  • Bovet La Valote – concert by Richard Memphis from 11 a.m., light refreshments
  • Celle à Guilloud – Artféerique present with a display of ceramic pottery
  • Distillerie Stillerie – live distilling
  • Distillerie Wanner – live distilling of a single cuvée sealed for one year, various tastings including the single cuvée distilled in 2023, and light refreshments
  • Absinthe de l’Herboriste
  • Absinthe GRAND
  • Absinthe Persoz
  • Artemisia Bugnon
  • DistAB
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin

On the cultural side

  • The Jaco Haute Chocolaterie workshop in Môtiers
  • A visit to Denise Prisi’s ceramics studio – Rue de l’Hôpital 30, Fleurier
  • The “Artféerique” ceramics exhibition at the Celle à Guilloud distillery, Fleurier
  • A visit to the absinthe fields of Boveresse
  • A visit to the drying house, 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
  • A visit to the Maison de l’Absinthe, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • A free ride on the Buttes–La Robella chairlift on presentation of the Absinthe en Fête glass, 10 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Cyanotype workshop for young and old at the Musée régional du Val-de-Travers in Môtiers, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

To satisfy appetites large and small

  • Les Six Communes
  • Hôtel Restaurant de l’Aigle
  • Hôtel de Ville – Les Verrières
  • Buvette de la Piscine des Combes
  • Restaurant Les Arcades
  • Les Glaces de la Ferme, at the Ferme Schopfer in Môtiers

The full programme and all the details: absintheenfete.ch

Events & exhibitions

The complete programme

All the dates — exhibitions, tastings, workshops and experiences. Browse what is on and book when you are ready.

Every edition of Absinthe en Fête

  • Festivals & regional eventsVal-de-Travers (Môtiers, Parc Girardier et seize distilleries)

    Absinthe en Fête 2026

    One-day regional absinthe festival — sixteen distilleries open their doors for tastings and guided tours, followed by an evening at Parc Girardier in Môtiers with food, cocktails, concerts and DJ sets until 4 a.m. 2026 edition (second edition of the renewed format).

  • Festivals & regional eventsVal-de-Travers

    Absinthe en Fête 2025

    The 2025 edition of Absinthe en Fête, with a programme centred on women's role in absinthe history and the museum's giant absinthe fountain.

  • Festivals & regional eventsVal-de-Travers

    Absinthe en Fête 2023

    The 2023 edition of Absinthe en Fête. The museum's page had not announced its programme at the time this record was made.

  • Festivals & regional eventsVal-de-Travers

    Absinthe en Fête 2022

    The 2022 edition of Absinthe en Fête, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with distillery visits and talks, followed by the inauguration of a garden.