Date

From Monday December 8, 2025 to Saturday January 31, 2026

Everywhere in France and Europe, the European Days of Crafts of Art® is a unique event in the world and free of charge in favour of a better recognition of the art trades sector.

this year will be held from 07 to 12 April 2026

Eligible EPVs and conditions

EPV s may all participate, even excluding crafts.

However, we must respect certain conditions, which I give you below (extract from the Regulation) In the aim of valuing certain rare and orphan jobs, the JEMAs are opened since the 2020 edition to companies labeled Enterprises Heritage Living (EPV) non-tenants of crafts. To do this, the must be in line with the very philosophy of the JEMA, to support these rare and orphan occupations and to ensure that the recruitment, training and transfer of know-how.

The Enterprise Living heritage whose activity does not belong to the trades of art, wishing applying to the JEMA must:

  • Manufacturing or transform the material to create products of excellence
  • Focus the discovery on the encounter with the professionals holding the rare know-how and excellence within the company, by detailed and quality programming, based on know-how

Is recalled the application does not offer any guarantee of pre-selection, or validation (see Article 2.7). The Institute will ensure that coherence of programming and the right not to cover the entire fields of activity of professionals in the arts and crafts and EPVs.

On the obligation to participate on weekends

VTEs may participate even without opening the weekend. There is often the problem of opening the factories on weekends because it is In this case, the ISFF can do some exceptions to the regulations and come uncheck admin side the dates of Saturday and Sunday. Just write to contact@journeesdesmetiersdart.fr justifying the request.

Appointment of Exception (RDE)

Programming Des Rendez-vous d'Exception is a program that offers to the public during all the duration of the JEMA, visits and meetings in emblematic places trades and exceptional know-how, which are usually not Not, or little, accessible to the public. There must be an element "exceptional" in the rare or exclusive sense. If it is a "simple" visit of the factory which is organized the rest of the year as part of the tourism of know-how, this is not necessarily enough. Instead, we have to think about two-voice visits, things that don't happen. not usually, etc. Any undertakings interested or wishing offer an RDE can take the team's attachment by email rde@journeesdesmetiersdart.fr.