87th Grand Gala des Arts et Métiers de Cluny

The association "des Gadz'Arts de la Cluny 222" aims to facilitate and promote the activities and events of its members. The Grand Gala des Arts et Métiers de Cluny is therefore one of the cultural and festive events: it is held annually at the end of the school year. In particular, it marks the departure of 2nd year students from Cluny. In 2024, it will take place on Saturday 1 June and will be held for the 87th time.

For more than a year, a team of 40 people has been organising the evening, working on every detail. On the evening itself, the entire promotion is called upon to ensure that the evening runs smoothly. All in all, that's nearly 320 people.
The Grand Gala is open to all, and the event attracts around 5,000 people: the people of Saône-et-Loirien and the Clunisois come in large numbers because they are attached to the event. Former students of the school also take part.
The Grand Gala has a number of objectives:
- To make this the most beautiful of evenings: to make guests dream and allow different generations to experience a unique moment.
- To promote the image of the Gadzarts throughout France and the image of the École Nationale des Arts et Métiers.
- To raise the profile of Cluny and the Saône-et-Loire department among 5,000 people from all over France.

The 2024 theme will be "surpassing oneself", in connection, of course, with the 2024 Olympic Games. The entire Abbey is occupied by the event. In all, the students are setting up and decorating 17 rooms with 17 different atmospheres: Parisian Nights, Copa Cabanna, Fonds Marins... not forgetting the room created by first-year students known as the "conscript room".
The programme includes a number of concerts and shows, the Miss France parade, an exhibition of vintage cars, fireworks and a gymnastics show.
Participants come from all over France. The 71 represents nearly 1,500 people. The Rhône, Paris, Côte d'Or and 2 Savoie are also well represented.
The proceeds will go straight back into the next school year to organise a weekend of team-building in Cluny and the surrounding area for the brand-new class.

This major event highlights the Saône-et-Loire department and its attractiveness to tourists, first and foremost because the Grand Gala de Cluny is reputed to be a Gala of excellence; it is even considered to be the most important Gala evening in France and the setting of Cluny Abbey makes it unique and majestic, which undoubtedly contributes to the reputation of Saône-et-Loire.

The Grand Gala weekend is synonymous with tourism, with participants spending nights in hotels, gîtes and bed and breakfasts. The buffet is also a showcase for local expertise and resources, as the caterer chosen for the gastronomic meal in Cluny favours the use of local produce.