No&Mi - Renegates
Unique ball

Saturday 27 September 2025
1-day balfolk festival
In a large Art Nouveau ballroom in Vevey (Switzerland)
3 balls : No&Mi (FR) / Snaarmaarwaar (BE) / Le Mange bal (FR)

Please read the following text before browsing the Internet site.

As we cannot translate all the pages of this site :

1 - The menu above takes you to the French language pages with a few more details (in particular the detailed descriptions of the stages).

2 - The page below is only in English and provides the most important information.

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3 - Finally, as on the French site, here are all  details in .pdf format

Program


 Balls and workshops Others
10:00-12:00 Danceworkshop 1: "Variations in the balfolk dances"
With Debora / CHF 15.- / Location = Auditoire Ansermet / Level = beginner and intermediate		 Yoga 1
With Noémie & Mehdi / Gratis / Location = Foyer Cuénod /  (Infos will come) / Important: take your own mat
Conference on the history of Balfolk
With Solène Derbal / Gratis / Location = La Loge
12:00-14:00- Lunch + nap
Location : restaurant + bar and nap room
Menu : Rice with lentils and spices, aubergine with tajin sauce, cucumber salad
Prezzi : CHF 13.- adult / CHF 7.- kid
Booking : --> Sales at the ticket office, where you can reserve dishes then pay for them on the spot
14:00-16:00 Guitar workshop
With Jeroen / CHF 25.- / Location = Auditoire Ansermet / Level = 1-2 years of regular practice / Cancelled if less than 6 participants (in case of cancellation you receive an SMS 24-48 hours before the placement)

Diatonic accordion workshop
With Noémie / CHF 25.- / Location = Grande salle / Level = at least one year's practice / Cancelled for less than 6 participants (in case of cancellation you will receive an SMS 24-48 hours before the internship)

Dance workshop 2: 'Folk dance in a circle : emotions in motion'.
With Alessia / CHF 15.- / Location = Hall / Level: for each
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16:00-17:00Family Ball
Infos in progress / Free / Location = Hall or out front (weather permitting)
 Yoga 2
With Noémie & Mehdi / Free / Location = Foyer Cuénod / (infos in progress) / Important : bring your own mat.

Conference on the history of Balfolk
With Solène Derbal / Free / Location = La Loge
17:00-19:00
Ensemble music workshop
With Maarten (Snaarmaarwaar) / CHF 25.- / Location = Foyer Cuénod / Level: for all instruments, from 2 years of regular practice

17.00-18.00 Introduction to Balfolk
With Hélène Courbat / Free of charge -> Chapeau / Location = Hall or out front (weather permitting) / Level = beginner

18-19 h Dance workshop 3: Specific dances
With Cyril de Vries / Free -> Chapeau / Location = Hall or outside in front of the hall (weather permitting) / Level : intermediate + those who have forgotten + those who want to
 Spazio bambini
Luogo = Auditoire Ansermet o fuori / Gratuito
Contatto : Piera +41 78 610 68 28
Condizione : Lasciate i vostri bambini con noi se partecipate ad una delle attività tra le 17.00 e le 19.00.
19:00-20:00
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 Aperitif
Location = bar + hall
Info : Free aperitif

Dinner
Location = restaurant + bar
Menu : mixed salad + pasta-salsa tomatoes and soya slices
Prices : CHF 10 adult / CHF 6 child (half portion)
Reservation : --> ticket office, where dishes can be reserved and paid for on the spot
Intolerances : - (gluten-free pasta is available)

Conference on the history of Balfolk
With Solène Derbal / Free / Location = La Loge
20:30-22:00
ball with No&Mi (FR)
CHF 35 for all 3 dances (low-budget price from CHF 28)
Location = Grande salle Del Castillo
22:00-23:30
Ball with Snaarmaarwaar (BE)
CHF 35 for all 3 dances (low-budget price from CHF 28)
Location = Grande salle Del Castillo
00:00-01:30
Le Mange Bal (FR)
CHF 35 for all 3 dances (low-budget price from CHF 28) or CHF 10 for this dance only
Location = Grande salle Del Castillo

then Boeuf

Come and sleep

   coming

 Location of the festival Salle Del Castillo, Place du Marché 1, 1800 Vevey (Switzerland)
Train stop : "Vevey"
Bus stop :
 " Ronjat" / Busline 201 Vevey-Montreux
Car pooling :
 Togetzer
Parking : The market square in front of the hall is a huge car park
Travelling by boat : Yes, it is rare, but possible. The hall is located opposite the pier
               From Lausanne :
 > 10:20 Lausanne Ouchy > 10:30 Pully > 10:38 Lutry > 10:53 Cully > 11:10 Rivaz
> 11:10 Vevey Marché 

> 18:20 Lausanne Ouchy
> 19:08 Vevey Marché
From Villeneuve : 
 > 08:40 Le Bouveret > 09:05 Montreux
> 09:25 Vevey Marché

> 12:50 St-Gingolph > 13:03 Le Bouveret> 13:25 Villeneuve > 13:35 Château de Chillon > 13:48 Montreux
> 14:08 Vevey Marché

> 15:03 St-Gingolph
> 15:25 Vevey Marché

> 16:25 St-Gingolph > 16:38 Le Bouveret > 17:00 Villeneuve > 17:10 Château de Chillon > 17:23 Montreux
> 17:43 Vevey Marché

> 17:03 St-Gingolph
> 17:25 Vevey Marché

The location of the campsite :
 Camping de la Maladaire, Route de Saint-Maurice 310, 1814 La Tour-de-Peilz
Train stop at the campsite : "Burier"
Bus stop at the campsite :
 "La Tour de Peilz, Burier" / Busline 201 Vevey-Montreux
   MAP VEVEY + CAMPSITE
    Legend:      Left: Vevey, Del Castillo hall, bus and train stops      Right: campsite, car parks, bus and train stops
map of the castillo hall
   sleeping
  • There are numerous hotels, B&Bs and other accommodation possibilities in the vicinity of the ballroom. 
  • A campsite is reserved mainly for the one and only ballroom. It is located 3-4 kilometres from the centre of Vevey, where the ballroom is located (information about the campsite below).

PRICES

  • CHF 6.00 = Price for overnight stay per person, either in tent or van/bus/camper. 
  • CHF 10.00 extra for 1 pitch for van/bus/camper (not per person, but for 1 vehicle)
                     Example 1) Three persons in a tent pay CHF 15.00                 
                     Example 2) Three persons in a van pay 15 + 10 = CHF 25.00
  • CHF 15.00 = breakfast per person (full buffet). Order bread: croissants, rolls, etc. >>>> Please make your reservation at the time of registration.
Riviera  Card 
On arrival at the campsite, you will receive a card => free public transport and many activities. You will receive the information by e-mail after registration.
List of services

BOOKING

To spend one or more nights, you must register yourself and your friends:
With this form
  1. You can register yourself and the people in your tent or in your van/bus/camper. You do not need to pay anything at this stage. 
  2. Within 10 days you will receive an e-mail confirming your registration. You can use this e-mail later to ask questions or change your booking. 
  3. On the day of your arrival, go to the campsite reception to pay for your reservation. Please note: arrival must take place on Saturday before 19:00 (Friday 17:00).

The campsite and services

  • Shower-sink-WC 24/24 
  • Camping area 24/24 : library, games, tables, kitchen, dishes, telephone charging, refrigerator, waste collection, microwave, table football. 
  • On the lake, so access to the bathing area 24/24. 
  • Order breakfast and/or bread by reservation. 
  • Restaurant on site for Friday, Saturday lunch, Sunday lunch. 
  • Shop, washing machine, electricity for vans/buses/motorbikes (CHF 3.00/night), table tennis, access for persons with reduced mobility. 
  • Riviera card: you will receive it in advance and it will allow you to use public transport free of charge on the day of your arrival and the following day. You will receive the information by e-mail after your registration.            
Please note : 
  • Arrival is required before 19:00 on Saturdays (17:00 on Fridays). 
  • Dogs are not allowed 
  • For vans/caravans/motorhomes: the site does not provide drinking water or waste disposal facilities. 
  • From 10 p.m. absolute silence on the campsite.
Campsite website

Coming to the campsite

  • By train, train stop : < Burier>. 
  • By bus, busline 201 Vevey-Montreux, bus stop : < La Tour de Peilz, Burier>. 
  • By car : Route de Saint-Maurice 310, 1814 La Tour-de-Peilz

Parking my car

If you are staying in a tent, you are not allowed to park your car on the campsite (unless parking facilities are provided).
On the map above you can see where the car parks are located (blue disc, 5 o'clock zones).
Other informations

Journey between dancing and camping

During the day >> Bus line 201
Bus schedule Camping --> Vevey
Bus schedule Vevey --> campeggio
Info: 
  • The bus stops (campsite side and Vevey side are a 3' walk away, see map above). 
  • With the Riviera Card, this bus service is free on Saturdays and Sundays.
From 00:00 to 05:00 >>> Shuttle bus
Ballroom --> Camping : 
00:00 / 00:30 
01:00 / 01:30
 02:00 / 02:30 
03:00 / 03:30 (beyond that, you have to see if you add times)

From 05:25 again with bus line 201
Info : 
  • Departure in front of the dance hall Subject to availability of vehicle(s). 
  • No registration

Ticket office

Tickets are on sale through    Infomaniak

Information : 
  • ATTENTION : there are many different tickets (paid or free), which fall into 3 categories : 
  1. The balls 
  2. The workshops 
  3. Others : Food, children's space, yoga... 
  • Infomaniak should open in a new tab so you can go back and forth from the page you are on now to see the different tickets available. 
  • There will be a ticket office and tickets for the workshops and dances will be sold on the spot while stocks last.

Contact

Contact us

La Compagnie du sourire
Cyril de Vries
cyrildevries@hotmail.com
+41 78 846 63 52

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