Chestnut Festival with Mark Shepard
sam. 03 oct.
|Zarlardingas
Welcome to our first chestnut festival! A weekend full of delicious treats, agroforestry, herb walks, creative workshops, films, exhibitions, poetry, and top-notch music.
Heure et lieu
03 oct. 2026, 14:00 – 04 oct. 2026, 18:00
Zarlardingas, Moutstraat 29, 9500 Geraardsbergen, Belgium
À propos de l'événement
🌰 Program 🌰
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
Exclusive Agroforestry Morningwalk and Lunch with Mark Shepard
10:00 – 13:30 | €60 p.p. | Max. 15 participants
10:00: Arrival & Coffee
10:30: Walk with Mark Shepard
12:30: Light lunch including drinks
This ticket also grants access to the Chestnut Festival
🌰 Chestnut Festival starting at 14u
€15 advance sale | €20 at the door
Free for children under 12
🎨 Workshops for All Ages
Ongoing from 14:00 to 18:00
Willow weaving with Eske
Wool spinning with Boskanter
Magic with Madam Lucy
Magic Show with Morgane La Fay
Dragon-making with Virginie
15:00 – 16:00: Flamenco dancing with La Zambra
🎤 Music, Art & Entertainement
14:00 – 19:00 :
Triton – swingjazz
Jonathan Swayne Tribute with Kim Delcour (RAZEN), Stefaan Timmermans & Pieter Jan Van Kerckhove (WôR)
Cashin' Around – Johnny Cash Tribute
Cinema Francis Connelly – Featuring beautiful documentaries about the American Chestnut Tree
Tree Poetry with Jeroen Olyslaegers
Exhibition by Sander Buyck & Maja Bradt
16:00 : Lezing Mark Shepard
€10 - Purchase via the website in addition to the Chestnut Festival entry ticket. Limited seats available.
🍂 Evening Program
18:00 : Autumn BBQ
€25 p.p. | €15 for children under 12
Please reserve for the BBQ via the website; payment on-site.
19:00 : Dragon Procession 🐉
A festive procession through the grounds.
20:00 : Rumbaristas 🎶
The band, featuring rumbero Willy Fuego (Amparanoia, La Kinky Beat), French-Sicilian-Polish multi-instrumentalist Thomas Morzewski (Orchestre International du Vetex), and the sharp avant-garde Think of One-duo Roel Poriau (drums, percussie) and Thomas de Smet (bas) will make people sway with smiles between Borgerhout, Barcelona, Catania, and Calais…
Followed by: Our in-house DJs
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
🌾 Farmers Market & Activities
Free Admission to the market from 11:00 to 16:00
11:00 – 16:00 :
Farmers' Market & Tastings
Fruit & Nut Pressing with Boskanter
Bread Baking with Marieke
Exhibition by Sander Buyck & Maja Bradt
15:00 : Tree Planting with Mark Shepard
Ongoing: Expo Sander Buyck & Maja Bradt
Additional Activities (Pay on-site)
12:00 – 15:00 : High Tea Lunch – €15 (kids) / €25 (adults)
(Reservation required via the website)
14:00 : Autumn & Nut Walk with Morgane La Fay – €10 (kids) / €15 (adults)
14:00 : Veteran Trees Walk – €10 (kids) / €15 (adults)
Exclusive Agroforestry Sundam Morning Walk and Lunch with Mark Shepard
10:00 – 13:30 | €50 p.p. | Max. 15 participants
10:00 : Arrival & Coffee
10:30 : Walk with Mark Shepard
12:30 : Light lunch including drinks
Billets
Kastanjefestival zaterdag
Fin de la vente
03 oct., 10:30
Dagticket zaterdag - kids tot 12 jaar mogen gratis binnen
15,00 €
+ 0,38 € de frais de billetterie
Kastanjefestival + lezing Mark
Fin de la vente
03 oct., 10:30
Dagticket zaterdag vanaf 14u inclusief workshops en animatie en de lezing door Mark Shepard. Kids tot 12 jaar mogen gratis binnen.
25,00 €
+ 0,63 € de frais de billetterie
Reservatie BBQ zaterdag
Reservatie BBQ ter plekke te betalen aan 25 euro volw. | €15 kids.
0,00 €
Wandeling & lunch zaterdag
Exclusieve wandeling met Mark Shepard gevolgd door een lichte Lunch. Dit ticket is geldig voor het volledig festival.
60,00 €
+ 1,50 € de frais de billetterie
Wandeling & Lunch zondag
Exclusieve wandeling met Mark Shepard gevolgd door een lichte Lunch.
50,00 €
+ 1,25 € de frais de billetterie
Reservatie High Tea Zondag
Reservatie High Tea lunch ter plekke te betalen aan 25 euro volw. | €15 kids.
0,00 €
Total
0,00 €