October events day by day, deer rut, golden larches, hot springs and empty trails: our seasonal guide, with prices, times and addresses. See the October calendar ↓
Events · October 2026
The highlights of the month, then every event day by day. Jump to the full calendar ↓
Friday 2 to Sunday 11 October
Ten days of charity events in the fight against breast cancer: biathlon running, golf trophy, walks, pétanque, an after-work run or walk. Donations go to the partner association.
Tuesday 6 to Sunday 11 October · 10 am – 7 pm
A winter clothes sale open to everyone, to get kitted out before the season. Salle Hors Sac, at the Chalet des Airelles.
Monday 19 to Friday 30 October
Two weeks of events for children and families, almost all free: candy hunt, giant werewolf game, make-up and pumpkin workshops, vampire ball, passage of terror… Places are limited: book at the tourist office.
Dates, times, venues, prices and booking details for events in Font-Romeu. Children remain under the responsibility of an adult. For events that require booking, places are limited: book at the tourist office.
6 pm · duration about 3 h
Pink October
Comtes de Cerdagne esplanade
Evening organised by the Club des Sports de Montagne and the Rotary: laser shooting trial, team relay, an introduction to biathlon and the summer camps in Cerdanya and Capcir, then an aperitif.
7 pm · duration about 1 h 30
Talk
Council room, Town Hall, av. Professeur Félix Trombe
Tourism as a driver of local development: how can we reconcile the protection of mountain natural sites with the local tourist economy? Interactive talk by Vincent Vlès.
9 am · all day
Pink October
Font-Romeu golf course
A golf competition in aid of Pink October, in a warm, friendly atmosphere: two-person scramble over 9 holes, tee-off from 9 to 9:30 am, meat grill lunch at 12:30 pm and prize-giving at 2 pm. Competition donation €25, green fee €30, golf taster €5. Plenty of prizes to win.
Lunch by reservation: 06 73 40 92 49
2 pm · duration about 1 h
Nature
Comtes de Cerdagne esplanade
Discover medicinal plants, their therapeutic properties and traditional recipes, with the Font-Romeu medicinal plants festival.
Booking: €5, on 06 07 10 29 18
2 pm · duration about 3 h
Pink October
Comtes de Cerdagne esplanade
Running plus laser shooting: a different way to discover biathlon, for a good cause. 1 km course for adults (18 and over) and 500 m for children (9 and over). Shooting trials from 2 pm, races by age category from 2:45 to 5 pm, refreshment stand and Pink October T-shirts on sale. Road closed between the casino and the Borrell car park from 2 to 5 pm.
Online booking (QR code in the official programme) or at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30
10 am · all day
Leisure
Odeillo pétanque ground
Doubles tournament organised by the Font-Romeu pétanque club, with food on site from 12 noon.
Doubles entry: €10, on 06 13 06 93 99
10 am · duration 3 h
Leisure
Behind the Town Hall
Works by the Émergence studio: paintings and sculptures, free admission.
11 am · duration 1 h
Leisure
Salle du Soleil, behind the Town Hall
Physical and mental relaxation through breathing and movement, with the Entre Terre et Ciel association.
Booking: €5, on 07 81 80 59 66 or 06 45 29 88 25
10 am – 7 pm non-stop
Leisure
Chalet des Airelles
5:30 pm · duration 1 h
Pink October
Estanyols car park, Bolquère Pyrénées 2000
Get moving together and support the fight against breast cancer, whatever your age, with a snack or aperitif provided. Organised by the Alticim association of Font-Romeu.
Booking on Hello Asso (QR code in the official programme)
10 am – 7 pm non-stop
Leisure
Chalet des Airelles
Works by the Émergence studio: paintings and sculptures, free admission.
7:30 pm and 9 pm · duration 1 h 30
Nature
Starts at the Bistro de la Calme
A night walk for the national day raising awareness of light pollution.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 15 people
10 am – 6 pm non-stop
Leisure
Chalet des Airelles
Works by the Émergence studio: paintings and sculptures, free admission.
11 am – 3 pm non-stop
Leisure
Refreshments and paella, concert and demonstration by the music club, with the music association and the Font-Romeu parents' association (APE).
Booking: 06 84 49 78 77
2 pm · duration about 1 h
Nature
Discover medicinal plants, their therapeutic properties and traditional recipes, with the Font-Romeu medicinal plants festival.
Booking: €5, on 06 07 10 29 18
2 pm · duration 1 h
Leisure
Gentle practice with slow movements to relax and stay healthy, with the Entre Terre et Ciel association.
Booking: €5, on 07 81 80 59 66 or 06 45 29 88 25
3 pm · duration 2 h
Leisure
Guided colouring of centred designs using several techniques, to refocus and relax: a meditation in motion.
Booking: €5, on 07 81 80 59 66 or 06 45 29 88 25
7 pm · duration about 1 h 30
Talk
Council room, Town Hall, av. Professeur Félix Trombe
28.1% of mainland France is protected (nature reserves, national parks, Natura 2000 sites…), but what does “protected area” really mean? Interactive talk by Florence Lespine.
10 am · duration about 2 h
Halloween
Comtes de Cerdagne esplanade
Investigate the disappearance of the grimoire of Font-Romeu's grand master sorcerer and track down the clues around the town's most emblematic landmarks.
2 pm · duration 1 h 30
Sport
CREPS car park
The National Altitude Training Centre welcomes many top international athletes all year round, who come for the “champions' cocktail”. You will discover the accommodation and the outstanding sports facilities of this centre of excellence.
Entry €3 · 25 people maximum · booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30
6:30 pm · duration 1 h
Halloween
Farnels refuge
Be swept away into the world of Cerdanya's tales and legends, by the light of a wood fire in a mountain chalet.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 40 people
10:30 am (ages 3-6) · 11 am (ages 7-11)
Halloween
Font-Romeu golf course
Watch out: don't get caught by strange creatures!
From 10:30 am
Sport
Font-Romeu golf course
An introduction at the oldest mountain golf course in France, with 10 balls to hit.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 12 people
4 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Town Hall garden
In the village, each night some villagers turn into werewolves to devour the others. Each morning the villagers find someone missing and try to unmask the werewolves hiding among them.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 25 people
2 pm and 4 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Light up your Halloween night by making your own glowing pumpkin: a workshop to bring terrifying lanterns to life.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 45 people
2 pm and 4 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Mushroom drawings or stencils on a wooden base, wooden migratory birds to personalise, owls in large stencils on drawing paper…
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 15 people
8:30 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Come and shiver at a surprise horror film in a terrifying atmosphere.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 50 people
3 pm · duration 3 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
A “scary” make-up workshop to give yourself ever bigger frights!
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 12 people
3 pm · duration 3 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Make your ghost costume to be the scariest at the ball.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 50 people
6 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Shiver to Halloween music. Parade of ghosts and monsters of every kind: the scariest wins a bewitched gift.
6:30 pm · duration 1 h 30
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Will you dare cross the passage of terror? An immersive experience built around anguish and fear, which may disturb sensitive people. Not recommended for people with heart conditions.
2 pm · duration 1 h 30
Halloween
Pyrénées Catalanes library
Meet Juliette Gauthier, Miss Roussillon 2026, who will represent the region in the Miss France 2027 contest: chat, autographs and Halloween atmosphere.
10 am · duration about 2 h
Halloween
Comtes de Cerdagne esplanade
Investigate the disappearance of the grimoire of Font-Romeu's grand master sorcerer and track down the clues around the town's most emblematic landmarks.
2 pm · duration 1 h 30
Sport
CREPS car park
The National Altitude Training Centre welcomes many top international athletes all year round, who come for the “champions' cocktail”. You will discover the accommodation and the outstanding sports facilities of this centre of excellence.
Entry €3 · 25 people maximum · booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30
6:30 pm · duration 1 h
Halloween
Farnels refuge
Be swept away into the world of Cerdanya's tales and legends, by the light of a wood fire in a mountain chalet.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 40 people
10:30 am (ages 3-6) · 11 am (ages 7-11)
Halloween
Font-Romeu golf course
Watch out: don't get caught by strange creatures!
From 10:30 am
Sport
Font-Romeu golf course
An introduction at the oldest mountain golf course in France, with 10 balls to hit.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 12 people
2 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Old post office square (place de l'ancienne poste)
A 4-hour workshop in two 2-hour sessions (Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28), for ages 9-18 (€45) and adults (€55).
Booking: 07 81 12 50 85
4 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Town Hall garden
In the village, each night some villagers turn into werewolves to devour the others. Each morning the villagers find someone missing and try to unmask the werewolves hiding among them.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 25 people
2 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Old post office square (place de l'ancienne poste)
A 4-hour workshop in two 2-hour sessions (Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28), for ages 9-18 (€45) and adults (€55).
Booking: 07 81 12 50 85
2 pm and 4 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Light up your Halloween night by making your own glowing pumpkin: a workshop to bring terrifying lanterns to life.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 45 people
2 pm and 4 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Mushroom drawings or stencils on a wooden base, wooden migratory birds to personalise, owls in large stencils on drawing paper…
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 15 people
8:30 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Come and shiver at a surprise horror film in a terrifying atmosphere.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 50 people
3 pm · duration 3 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
A “scary” make-up workshop to give yourself ever bigger frights!
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 12 people
3 pm · duration 3 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Make your ghost costume to be the scariest at the ball.
Booking at the tourist office: 04 68 30 68 30 · maximum 50 people
6 pm · duration 2 h
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Shiver to Halloween music. Parade of ghosts and monsters of every kind: the scariest wins a bewitched gift.
6:30 pm · duration 1 h 30
Halloween
Chalet des Airelles
Will you dare cross the passage of terror? An immersive experience built around anguish and fear, which may disturb sensitive people. Not recommended for people with heart conditions.
Calendar compiled from the Font-Romeu tourist office programme (see the original brochure). Times and prices may change: if in doubt, call the tourist office on 04 68 30 68 30.
Chalet Quiétude is just around the corner: 15 guests (17 beds), a hot tub facing the mountains, a home cinema and a 72 m² living area. Have a look at the photos and keep it in mind for your next stay: Christmas, February (ski area opening planned for 4 December) or next summer.
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From September to November, this is the most beautiful season on the plateau: empty trails, low golden light, and almost everything stays open, without the summer crowds. Here is what we recommend to our guests, with prices, distances from Font-Romeu and opening hours. Prices and opening hours checked in 2026: they may have changed.
Guided outings in Cerdanya with Transpyr66: meet at 4 pm, back around 8 pm, about 200 m of climbing, from age 6, binoculars and aperitif provided. Booking essential on 06 11 87 85 12. Checked in 2026.
The larches of the Calme forest and the Barrès wood turn gold. On foot from the resort, free.
Free · 1.2 km, on foot. More than forty monumental sculptures in the forest, between the resort and the Hermitage: the highest art gallery in Europe. Starts at the Casino steps, open all year.
1 h · 3.5 km, flat · about 15 min by car. An easy loop along the Têt river, through the forest, with free-roaming horses and cows. Start from the dirt car park on the D618 towards Mont-Louis, next to the recycling centre. Free parking, ideal with children.
Free · above 2,000 m · about 25 min. From 21 September the shuttle stops running: you drive up to the dam. The Carlit lakes loop takes 2 h 30 to 4 h on foot, +350 m. The road closes with the first snow. Checked in 2026.
€17, child €15 · about 25 min. 37 hectares at 1,700 m: bears, bison, wolves, chamois. 1 h or 2 h trails. Open daily, 9 am-5 pm. Price to confirm on 04 68 04 17 20. Checked in 2026.
€6, child €4 · about 20 min. Open-air pools carved into granite, sulphurous water at 38-41 °C facing the plateau. Daily, 9 am-7.30 pm. Swimsuit required, 20 to 30 min in the water is enough. Checked in 2026.
€1 on the first weekend of the month, €22.50 the rest of the time (−50% for ages 12-26) · station 3 km away. 63 km and 21 stations down to Villefranche-de-Conflent. The line is often closed in October: call before you go. Checked in 2026.
€7.50, child €5 · about 15 min. Vauban's stronghold, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Guided tour including the Convicts' well and its squirrel-cage wheel. ID required, book the day before on 04 68 04 21 97. Checked in 2026.
2 to 3 h · free · about 25 min. A deep gorge at low altitude, starting from Llo: the right choice when it snows on the ridges, walkable all autumn. Finish at the Llo baths (€11 to €18). Checked in 2026.
€7 · about 20 min. The rainy-day plan, in Sainte-Léocadie, in an 18th-century farmhouse. Until February, the Visa pour l'Image exhibition "Feeding the planet". Tuesday to Saturday, 2-5 pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Checked in 2026.
From €70 · Germans-Fourcade stadium, Font-Romeu. A taster session led by an IBU world champion: .22 LR rifle shooting on the stadium's 50 m range. Book on 06 31 26 40 50 or at fontromeubiathlon.fr. Checked in 2026.
The autumn rule: book your table, especially at weekends. In October and November, many places cut their hours or close one or two days a week.
| Address | Why go | Practical (checked in 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| La Chaumière €€€ 96 av. Emmanuel Brousse | Bib Gourmand, Catalan cuisine: the table for a special night out. | Closed Monday and Tuesday · 04 68 30 04 40 |
| Table des Saveurs €€ Av. du Maréchal Joffre | Family-friendly, Catalan cuisine, mountain views. Good value for groups. | Closed Sunday · 04 68 04 88 49 |
| Pizzeria Le Joffre € 29 av. du Maréchal Joffre | Pizzas in the evening, simple and good. | 04 68 04 51 43 |
| Ermitage Burger € 5 av. d'Espagne | Homemade burgers, artisan buns, perfect to take back to the chalet. | 04 68 30 07 08 |
| Address | What for | Practical (checked in 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Intermarché Bolquère Route de la Forêt, 10 min away | The weekly shop. | Monday-Saturday 8.30 am-8 pm, Sunday 8.30 am-12.45 pm · 04 68 30 64 20 |
| KV Pâtisserie €€ 4 rue du Docteur Capelle | Bakery and pastry shop, all homemade: breakfast and desserts. | Closed Monday · 04 68 96 65 38 |
| Piero 2000 € 312 route de la Forêt, Bolquère | Budget bread, right next to the Intermarché. | Opening hours to check on site |
| La Boucherie des Éleveurs 28 av. du Maréchal Joffre | Meat from the valley. | Cerdanya charcuterie: Bonzom, in Saillagouse |
| Wednesday market In Font-Romeu | Plateau producers: honey from Égat or Eyne, farm cheeses from Dorres or Osséja, Choucas beers. | Other markets: Mont-Louis on Thursday, Saillagouse on Sunday |
Chalet Quiétude sleeps 15 (17 beds), up to 31 with Mont Chalet: hot tub facing the mountains, home cinema and a big dining table, ideal for a hiking week or an autumn corporate retreat at weekday rates. More addresses and discount codes on our deals page.
Pink October from 2 to 11 October (biathlon running, golf trophy, charity after-work), Night Day on 10 October, environment talks on 2 and 15 October, then Halloween Family Weeks from 19 to 30 October. Full day-by-day calendar on this page.
Halloween Family Weeks, from 19 to 30 October: candy hunt, giant werewolf game, make-up and pumpkin workshops, vampire ball. Almost everything is free, with booking at the tourist office on 04 68 30 68 30 (places are limited).
Through the tourist office on 04 68 30 68 30 for events marked “booking required” (places are limited, from 12 to 50 people depending on the activity). Some events have their own contact details, shown in the calendar.
The deer rut (7 September to 5 October in 2026), golden larches in late October, the Museum without walls, Le Petit Canada, Lac des Bouillouses, the Dorres hot baths, the Yellow Train, Mont-Louis citadel, the Sègre gorges, the Cerdanya museum and a biathlon taster session.
In 2026, from 7 September to 5 October, on Transpyr66's guided outings in Cerdanya (booking on 06 11 87 85 12).
In the second half of October, in the Calme forest and the Barrès wood, both reachable on foot from the resort.
No, they are closed from late August to early December: autumn is for walking, cycling or driving.
Yes, winter equipment is compulsory from 1 November to 31 March in the area, even without snow (€135 fine).
The Cerdanya museum in Sainte-Léocadie, the hot baths of Dorres or Llo, or a guided tour of Mont-Louis citadel.
Real-time availability and prices on Airbnb.
Beyond 15 guests, Chalet Quiétude (17 beds) can be booked with Mont Chalet (14 beds), less than 20 m away: 31 beds in total for a wedding, a large corporate retreat, a family reunion or a team camp. Preferential rate for both chalets together. All about the chalet for 31 people →
