Boisset Flea Market and Bread Festival

An iconic peasant festival of the eastern Luberon

The Boisset hamlet, a small rural outpost of Saint-Martin-de-Castillon linked to the Bergerie de Berdine community, hosts its Bread Festival every 1st May. Organized in partnership with the farm, the event combines two essential Provençal traditions: popular bargain hunting and bread baking in a traditional oven.

The bread oven, beating heart of the festival

From early morning, the bread oven is heated up. Throughout the day, amateur bakers or community members bake batches of country bread, olive fougasses, rye breads and milk rolls. Visitors can follow every step.

A flea market with about 50 exhibitors

Around the oven and across the hamlet, around 50 private exhibitors set up stalls from 8 am to 6 pm. On offer: clothing, books, toys, tableware, small rustic furniture, tools and antique linens.

Catering and sharing

All day long, home-made catering offers spreads, soups, grills, seasonal vegetable tarts. Fresh oven bread accompanies the meals. People eat at communal tables.