Foire de Chalons-en-Champagne · 2027

Agoris analysis · updated October 2026

Key facts

• 81st edition in 2027: from Friday 27 August to Monday 6 September 2027 at the Capitole en Champagne in Châlons-en-Champagne, the city's exhibition centre, eleven days in total.
• The Foire de Châlons is a major agricultural and commercial fair in the Grand Est region, organised every year by the UCIA (Union Commerciale, Industrielle et Artisanale de Châlons) through its company UCIA Expos. It positions itself as France's second-largest agricultural gathering after the Salon de l'Agriculture (source: foiredechalons.com/decouvrir/presentation).
• Founded in 1947 for the farming community, it has since broadened to trade, crafts and services (source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foire_de_Châlons).
• 2026 results (80th edition): 264,358 admissions, a record turnout ahead of the 261,670 admissions of the 73rd edition (source: la-marne-agricole.fr, 8 September 2026). The organiser has not published official figures to date. For reference, the 2025 edition (79th) topped 250,000 admissions with 765 exhibitors and 200 talks (source: lecapitole-en-champagne.fr).
• A paid-entry fair open to the general public: the ticket also grants access to the free concerts of the partner festival Foire en Scène (source: foiredechalons.com/infos-pratiques/tarifs-dentrees).

Who exhibits

Typical profile

Players in agricultural machinery and equipment, livestock farmers and breeding sectors, agricultural cooperatives and trading firms, regional producers and craftspeople, home and home-improvement, health, sport and leisure. The fair combines a strong agricultural professional dimension with a regional general-public visitorship.

Pavilions and spaces

The fair structures its offering around several hubs, including Equip'Agro (agricultural machinery and equipment) and the Village de la Bioéconomie, a platform promoting emerging sectors. Exhibitor list and floor plan on the official website: exhibitor area.

Activities & community

Programme and talks

Around 200 talks and meetings punctuate the eleven days of the fair, covering the economy, agriculture and regional issues (source: lecapitole-en-champagne.fr). The fair is traditionally a back-to-work political and economic gathering for the Grand Est. The programme for the 2027 edition is published by the organiser closer to the event.

Concerts and festival

The partner festival Foire en Scène programmes a series of concerts included in the entry ticket (source: foiredechalons.com/infos-pratiques/tarifs-dentrees).

On site: what you need to know

Access, parking and accommodation: see the Capitole en Champagne listing.

Specific to the fair:

• Opening hours (2027): open every day from 10.30 a.m., closing at 9 p.m.; late openings until midnight on Saturday 28 August and Saturday 4 September (marquee and halls 2 and 3 until 10 p.m.); closing at 7 p.m. on Monday 6 September (source: foiredechalons.com/preparez-votre-visite/infos-pratiques/horaires-douverture).
• Entry prices: on weekdays (Monday to Thursday) €7 for adults, €3.50 for children under 12; at the weekend (Friday to Sunday) €8 for adults, €4 for children; free for under-5s. Free for holders of a disability card and their companion. Also free for those aged 65 and over on three days announced by the organiser ahead of each edition (for reference, in 2026: 31 August, 3 and 7 September).
• Access: free 1,575-space car park on chemin de Saint-Thiébault, with free shuttles every 5 to 9 minutes; paid 2,000-space car park at the Carrefour Croix Dampierre shopping centre, avenue du Président Roosevelt; free reduced-mobility car park with buggies, on presentation of a mobility inclusion card; several SITAC network lines serve the fair, with free entry on Sundays for line 1 and 2 passengers holding a travel ticket; 300-space bicycle parking in front of the main entrance.

Policy & CSR initiatives

The Foire de Châlons sets out several eco-responsible commitments on its dedicated page: recycling bins provided for visitors across the site, reduced paper use with largely digital communication (email invitations, online programmes), recovery of exhibitors' unsold food by partner charities, and awareness activities on eco-responsible practices. These commitments form part of a multi-year CSR action plan set out by the organiser. No ISO 20121-type certification is mentioned to date.

Planning your visit

For exhibitors

• Applications to take part are made online via the organiser's portal (exhibitor area).
• Target the right hub for your activity: Equip'Agro for agricultural machinery and equipment, Village de la Bioéconomie for emerging sectors, and the trade, home and regional-produce spaces for the general public.
• Anticipate massive general-public attendance over eleven days, with peaks at weekends, including the two Saturday late openings until midnight.

For visitors

• Tickets can be bought on site or online; prices are more favourable on weekdays than at the weekend.
• The ticket grants access to the Foire en Scène festival concerts.
• Favour the free shuttles from the free Saint-Thiébault car park to avoid congestion around the site.

How the fair has evolved

Trajectory analysis

A historic fair founded in 1947, the Foire de Châlons has established itself as France's second-largest agricultural gathering behind the Salon de l'Agriculture. It blends a leading agricultural and economic vocation (machinery, livestock, bioeconomy, back-to-work talks) with a general-public, festive dimension (regional produce, crafts, free concerts). With 264,358 admissions in 2026, above its previous record, it remains a major anchor point of the Grand Est's autumn season.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (foiredechalons.com).