Rose Festival
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Rose and Garden Festival: September 26 & 27, 2026
Canon Castle celebrates the rose and the garden!
All weekend long, you’ll find nurserymen and exhibitors, as well as a rich program of events in gardens that will be at the peak of their blooming season!
Numerous garden exhibitors
- André Eve” collection roses, perennials, shrubs, plant collections and more
- Gardening tips and garden decor
- Crafts (rose products, ceramics, jewelry, basketry…)
- Concerts and entertainment for the 250th anniversary of the Fête de la Rosière!
Exhibitors
Nurseries
- Les Roses Anciennes André Eve – Antique & collectible roses
- Les fleurs de l’Isole – Original and tortuous plants & flowering perennials
- Floral fragrance – Trees, fruit trees & shrubs
- Pépinières de Cambremer – Collection trees & shrubs
- The world of doves – Cloud trees, hydrangeas
- Pépinière Rapmund – Bulbs & plants
- Le jardin des senteurs et saveurs – Scented and tasty plants
- Suisse Normande Succulente – Succulent plants
- Serge Bellan – Ornamental trees & shrubs
- Dame vivaces – Perennial flowers
- Plants & bio – Small fruits & herbs in biodegradable pots
- Grow for it – Perennials, shrubs & grasses
- Pépinière Pierre Angué – Perennials, geranium collection
Gardening experts
- MFR Maltot – Creation of an ephemeral garden
- Montviette Nature – Plant & seed sales, exchange market
- Association des jardins du Pays d’Auge – Gardening advice
- Terricole – Vermicompost
- French Flower Collective
- Solveg – Landscaping
- Les croqueurs de pommes
- Christian Hellouin – Bonsai Collection
Vegetable and flower production
- Les Fleurs de Canon – Sale of local flower bouquets
- Au jardin du Pré Bocage – Organic aromatic plants
Garden decor
- Back to basics
- Laven Jessy
- Lez’Art en cave – Garden ceramist
- Amélie’s thoughts – Engraved mirrors
Rose and flower products
- Le Jardin d’Arcane – Cultivation & distillation of medicinal plants
- La Roseraie de Vendée – Jams & rose products
Arts & crafts
from natural materials
- Toutes des fées – Flower creations
- Les savons d’Orély – Soapery
- Muzpal – Floral & animal art
- Interlude – Ceramist
Producer catering
Local catering on site all weekend!
Essomanda: pancakes and galettes
Le bistrot gourmand: snack bar
Le café des statues: bar
Entertainment
Saturday
- 10:30 a.m.: Launch ceremony for the 250th anniversary of the Fête des Bonnes Gens (Fanfare – Dance – Prize-giving ceremony)
- 2pm: The revival of the Bouquetier garden, history and current practices – Salle des Rosières
- 2:30 pm: The secrets of successful composting – Stand Terricole
- 2:30 p.m.: Cyanotype workshop: make a card with flowers from the estate
- 3pm: Which roses for my garden – André Eve stand
- 3:30 p.m.: Edible plants – Saveurs et senteurs stand
- 4 p.m.: Creative floral necklace workshop – 6 people by reservation(link on the ticketing page or click here)
- 4:30 pm: Discovering maples – Pépinières de Cambremer stand
- 5pm: Visit 250 years of flowers at Canon
- 5:30 p.m.: Demonstration of rose cutting – Cordula Girault
Sunday
- 10:30 a.m. : Meet the roses: care and best practices – Cordula Girault
- 11 a.m.: Cyanotype workshop: make a card with flowers from the estate
- 11:30 a.m.: Which roses for my garden? – André Eve stand
- 2:30 p.m.: Living soil quiz – Terricole stand
- 2:45pm: Cyanotype workshop: make a card with flowers from the estate
- 3pm: Concert by the “Dogger Fisher” Celtic music
- 3:30 p.m.: Edible plants – Saveurs et senteurs stand
- 4 p.m.: Creative floral necklace workshop – 6 people by reservation (link on the ticketing page or click here )
- 4:30 pm: Discovering maples – Pépinières de Cambremer stand
And also
- Ephemeral gardens with MFR Maltot and Solveg
- Plant exchange (bring your own seedlings)
- Bonzaï exhibition at the Orangerie
- Les croqueurs de pommes exhibition at the Pressoir
- Visit the park and castle
- Treasure hunt, coloring workshop etc…
Practical info
Dates :
- September 26, 27, 2026
- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Rates :
- Adults: €5
- Young people aged 6 to 18: €2
- Children under 6: free
Info and Contact:
Reservation recommended for events
by mail: “[email protected]”
Dogs on leash accepted
Château de Canon
14270 Mézidon-Canon
Mail: [email protected]
Tel: 02 31 20 65 17 – 06 64 65 13 83