Events in Les Arcs on 20 March 2023

There are numerous events in Les Arcs organised year-round. Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Les Arcs Main Events.

Carry on skiing after the sun's gone down - Villards

Night Skiing in Les Arcs 1800

March

Monday

All day

Enjoy the excitement of skiing at night under floodlights. Night skiing in Les Arcs 1800 is available on the Cabanes piste every day from 17:00 to 19:30 and until 20:30 on Thursdays.

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The biggest & best LGBTQ+ winter sports festival Les Arcs 1950

European Gay Ski Week, Les Arcs

March

Monday

All day

With over 1,200 participants from all around the world, European Gay Ski Week is an absolute must for gay winter sports enthusiasts.

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Carry on skiing after the sun's gone down - Villards

Night Skiing in Les Arcs 1800

March

Tuesday

All day

Enjoy the excitement of skiing at night under floodlights. Night skiing in Les Arcs 1800 is available on the Cabanes piste every day from 17:00 to 19:30 and until 20:30 on Thursdays.

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The biggest & best LGBTQ+ winter sports festival Les Arcs 1950

European Gay Ski Week, Les Arcs

March

Tuesday

All day

With over 1,200 participants from all around the world, European Gay Ski Week is an absolute must for gay winter sports enthusiasts.

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Charity fun run of 4 days and 4 nights through 200 French towns, ending in Bourg St Maurice - Les Arcs

Course du Coeur from Paris to Bourg St Maurice

March

Wednesday

All day

Starting in Paris, this charity fund-raiser will see the participants running through 200 towns and villages with a publicity caravan of 100 vehicles before finishing in Bourg St Maurice

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Trail running night race on groomed snow between Arc 1800 and Arc 1950

Les Arcs Star Trail, Arc 1950

March

Friday

All day

Want to run in the fresh groomed snow at night during your winter sports holiday? This beautiful course is 11km long and has over 700m of vertical ascent through forests and snowy slopes. It takes place on the pistes between Arc 1800 and Arc...

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Slackline festival in Les Arcs 1600

Winter Festislack 2023, Les Arcs 1600

April

Thursday

All day

Facing the Mont Blanc, between the 'Deux Tetes', the best highliners in the world gather for this ISA Grand Slam competition. Spectators will be in for an impressive show.

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An adrenaline-filled skiing and downhill biking relay race from Les Arcs to Bourg Saint Maurice

Ski2Bike, Les Arcs

April

Sunday

All day

Famous for its epic ski area and challenging downhill trails, it is fitting that the only combined downhill skiing and biking race in Europe takes place in Les Arcs.

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La Montée du Funi 2023, Bourg St Maurice

Timed hill climb solo or relay race between Bourg St Maurice & Arcs 1600

La Montée du Funi des Arcs

April

Saturday

All day

Time to get the trainers out and turn our thoughts to summer with this timed trail run, hill climb solo or in relay. The positive height gain is 810m, over 6 hours you do the maximum number of laps uphill on foot on a marked walking...

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A great excuse to crack open a bottle of Rosé

Rosé Day

June

Saturday

All day

National Rosé Day is celebrated annually in June.

Music festival celebrated across France on the summer solstice

Fête de la Musique, Les Arcs

June

Wednesday

All day

The Fête de la Musique is a celebration that takes place every summer solstice on 21st June in cities, towns and villages across France.

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Enduro 2 is about living in the moment

Enduro 2 MTB race, Les Arcs

July

Friday

All day

The original pairs-format enduro race held over three days.

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14th July fireworks to celebrate the French National Day

Bastille Day, Les Arcs

July

Friday

All day

Bastille Day is celebrated across the whole of France with a bang...well, several in fact, fireworks always feature heavily.

Fun MTB relay race around the streets of Bourg

La Nocturne des Ruelles, Bourg St Maurice

August

Friday

All day

Join in or just come and watch this mountain bike relay race, where teams of two ride through the streets and obstacles of Bourg St Maurice.

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the main market square in sarlat la caneda

Annual weekend celebration of French heritage

European Heritage Days, Chamonix

September

Saturday

All day

Exceptional locations around France, including Les Arcs, will be open to visit on the Journées du Patrimoine - a European wide event inspired by by France’s Journées Portes Ouvertes which started in 1984.

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A glass of red wine being poured from a wine bottle

The new Beaujolais has arrived!

Beaujolais Nouveau

November

Thursday

All day

The third Thursday in November is when this year's Beaujolais hits the shelves and is cause for celebration across France.

Or "Straya Day" if you're from that neck of the woods

Australia Day in Les Arcs!!

January

Friday

All day

Throw another shrimp on the barbie Sheila! Today's the day for fancy dress, national flags and all things Australian.

an image of a person with red gloves holding a snow heart

Celebrate Saint Valentine's Day in Les Arcs

Valentine's Day in Les Arcs

February

Wednesday

All day

If you're looking for a special way of celebrating Valentine's with a loved one then Les Arcs is a great choice.