During these two festive and gourmet days celebrating the harvest and the gardeners of the King’s Kitchen Garden, nearly 5,000 visitors enjoy free access to a large market featuring the Potager’s seasonal produce, as well as products from artisan-producers from the Île-de-France region and beyond. This event is also an opportunity for the public to discover the historic site through a cultural program: theatrical performances, cooking workshops, guided tours, and numerous activities around taste.
The 2025 edition, with the theme « Chef, the recipe! », will feature a carefully selected market of artisan producers and many favorite recipes to discover throughout the gardens.
Weekend Program
- Flavors Market (free entry)
The King’s Kitchen Garden showcases its fresh and prepared fruits and vegetables at a large stand run by the gardeners and staff. Several artisan-producers will also offer gourmet products grown and crafted on their farms in a traditional way.
- Discover the garden and its history: tours, exhibition, and workshops
- Exhibition of the fruit collection of the King’s Kitchen Garden: 109 varieties of pears and 185 varieties of apples
- Guided tours by the gardeners (Saturday and Sunday at 11am, 3pm, and 4:30pm)
- Guided tour with a lecturer (Saturday and Sunday at 4pm)
- Theatrical tour “At the Table”: the history of gastronomy in a walking performance (Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am, 2pm, and 4pm – duration 1h15)
- Tasting tour of the King’s Kitchen Garden (Saturday and Sunday at 5pm) and cooking masterclass (Sunday at 11am – duration 1h) with Chef Anel Cusset
- Meeting with an ornithologist (Saturday and Sunday at 3:30pm – duration 1h)
- Children’s workshops and activities
- Discovering culinary diversity with herbs and flowers (Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm)
- Introduction to botanical illustration (Sunday from 3pm to 6pm – ongoing workshop)
- Workshops “The journey of a seed, from grain to plate” (Sunday from 10am to 6pm)
- Cooking workshops for ages 6–14 (Sunday at 10:30am, 2pm, and 3:30pm – duration 1h)
- Treasure hunt “In the footsteps of the gardener” (ages 7–12) (Saturday and Sunday from 2:30pm to 6pm)
- Honey extraction workshops, ages 6+ (Saturday and Sunday at 3pm and 5pm – duration 1h)
- Beeswax candle-making workshop, ages 3+ (Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm)
- Apple press, ages 6+ (Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 6pm)
- Mini-farm for children (Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm)
Prices
- Full price: €8.00
- Reduced rate: €5.00
Conditions :
- young people aged 12 to 26
- garden visitors between November and March
- accompanying a member of the Château de Versailles staff
- teachers holding a valid Education Pass
- accompanying a member of staff from the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty
- teachers of landscape, ecology, architecture, design, history, archaeology, art history, plastic arts and applied arts
- accompanying a school or after-school group (excluding guided tour package)
- accompanying a group of students (as part of a guided tour package)
- beneficiaries of minimum social benefits and jobseekers: RSA (revenu de solidarité active); ASS (allocation de solidarité spécifique); ASF (allocation de soutien familial); ATA (allocation temporaire d'attente); AMS (allocation mensuelle de subsistance); ATE (allocation transitoire de solidarité); AER (allocation équivalent retraite); AME (aide médicale de l'Etat); CMU (carte maladie universelle) or CMUC (CMU complémentaire); ASPA (allocation de solidarité aux personnes âgées); asylum seekers; holders of a carte solidarité transport.
- Free rate: €0.00
Conditions :
- children under 12 years of age
- disabled civilians or war victims, plus one companion per person, on presentation of: disability card; “station debout pénible” card; certificate of recognition of disability
- students at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles
- loyalty card holders (Clé du Potager)
- users holding an invitation or pass issued by the establishment
- volunteers from the École nationale supérieure de paysage
- staff of the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty
- staff of the Château de Versailles
- guides and lecturers
- journalists holding a national or international press card
- school and extracurricular groups (as part of a guided tour package)
- visitors to workshops, conferences and seminars organized by the establishment
Opening hours
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October 2025, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Access
By public transport
- RER C from Invalides: Versailles Château Rive Gauche then 10 min. on foot
- Line N from Paris-Montparnasse: Versailles Chantiers then 15 min. on foot
- Line L from Paris-Saint-Lazare: Versailles - Rive Droite then 30 min. on foot or take bus line 6203
Coming by car
- Saint-Louis Cathedral car park
- École nationale supérieure de paysage car park (only at weekends and subject to availability): fixed price €3 / day (please go to the shop reception)
In application of the Vigipirate plan, no bags or luggage may be left at the shop reception.
