Braderie de la Pomme d'Amour de Vitry-en-Artois

The Braderie de la Pomme d'Amour, a festive tradition in Vitry-en-Artois

Vitry-en-Artois, a town of 4,500 inhabitants located between Arras and Douai, celebrates its Braderie de la Pomme d'Amour every year. This event, whose name refers to the famous fairground confectionery, is the town's major festive gathering. Rue de l'Église and the streets of the town center are transformed into a vast space for street sales and popular festivities.

Street sale, flea market, and fairground atmosphere

The Braderie de la Pomme d'Amour combines several atmospheres: flea market and car boot sale stalls are alongside fairground stalls, traveling merchants, and refreshment stands. You can find second-hand items, clothes, and toys, but you can also enjoy fries, merguez sausages, waffles, and – of course – "pommes d'amour". The atmosphere is that of the great street sales of the North, festive, noisy, and joyful.

Vitry-en-Artois, between Arras and Douai

Located on the Scarpe river, halfway between Arras and Douai, Vitry-en-Artois is a dynamic town in the Artois mining basin. The "pomme d'amour" street sale is one of the events that punctuate local life and bring residents together for a moment of conviviality. Scheduled around Ascension Day, it takes advantage of a public holiday to attract visitors from surrounding towns.