The traditional Fête des Boeufs Gras de Bazas will take place on Thursday February 16, 2023.
For more than 700 years, every Thursday preceding Mardi Gras, this popular festival brings together the most beautiful specimens of the Bazadaise breed (between 800 kg and one ton). Adorned with ribbons and flowery crowns, the fat oxen parade to the sound of fifes and drums in the streets of the city, before being judged by a jury of experts on the Place de la Cathédrale.
The Fête des Bœufs Gras is also an opportunity to discover the traditions of South-Gironde and its gastronomy. You will be able to share a good meal during the party. About twenty restaurants nearby will offer the Bazadaise breed (recognizable with a logo). A “take away” offer will also be offered.
Today's program :
- 9:30 am Guided tour of BAZAS (reservation required at the Tourist Office 05 56 25 25 84).
- 10:30 a.m. – Arrival of the Oxen, preparation and decoration under the eyes of the public. – Linden Square
- 14 p.m. – Parade of oxen animated by the fifes and drums of the Ripataoulère de Gans and the stilt walkers Lous de Bazats
- 16 p.m. – Beginning of the Blessing of the Oxen competition, and enthronement of personalities by the Bazadaise Brotherhood of Beef
- 16:30 p.m. Prize-giving
- 19:30 p.m.: Dinner dance by reservation on 05 56 65 06 65
To discover throughout the day
Exhibition: The fatty oxen; a tradition over time… at the Municipal Museum. From 9 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Exhibition “The weddings of yesteryear. » at the Polyèdre – from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Practical information for accessing the Fête des Boeufs Gras de Bazas
Car parks will be offered all around the city center which will be pedestrianized all day.
Bazadais Tourist Office
1 Cathedral Square – Bazas
Tel. 05 56 25 25 84