Events calendar Marne

Go back in time and dive into the heart of another era: the Middle Ages. Every spring, the Remois pay tribute to Joan of Arc who succeeded in leading Charles VII to Reims so that he could be sacred in the cathedral. Over the course of a weekend, the Cité des Sacres returns to its former costumes and customs and offers you an exceptional programme: pyrotechnic shows, sounds and lights, concerts, falconry, fire-eaters, jugglers... not to mention the medieval village, with its camps and market and the torchlight parade of Jeanne in armour.

The Châlons fair, the ^second largest agricultural event in France, brings together nearly 800 exhibitors and 250,000 visitors every year! The programme is rich in activities with more than 200 conferences, exhibitions, parades, gourmet tastings and a village of trades and training with demonstrations throughout the day. The Châlons fair is also a musical festival: Fair on stage. 11 days of concerts that bring together a heteroclite crowd who come to move to the sound of Big Flo and Oli, Joe Cocker, Shaka Ponk, Deep Purple... A still human event, where you can take advantage of the fair all day long to end the evening in style!

This festival dedicated to comics has been going strong for 16 years. A weekend of book signings, meetings, workshops and activities for young and old alike. The festival gets up to date, with screen-printing workshops, digital tablet stands, and free exhibitions in the cellars or at the tourist office. Some twenty authors take part each year. On the program for this 2024 edition: Étienne Willem, Jean-Claude Denis and Elizabeth Holleville.

A national operation that works well in the department. It is an opportunity to discover parks, public gardens and also private gardens that are open to you. Three days to also meet events, readings, guided tours, tastings, exhibitions, meetings, demonstrations and workshops. The green heritage is thus placed in honor, with sites inaccessible daily and yet exceptional such as the French garden of the Château de Barberey-Saint-Sulpice (10). A hundred sites are open throughout the region.

This year, the theme chosen is "the garden and its creators". Attention, in some municipalities like Epernay, you need to book your tickets for visits to the Tourist Office.

Info. Pending the PDF of the 2013 edition, you will find online the details of the 2012 edition: http: //www.culture.gouv.fr/champagne-ardenne/pdf/rdvj_2012.pdf

An unmissable meeting place for Champardennais who love the green attitude, this show is a real oxygen bubble for nature lovers. Conferences, organic market, gardening workshops, organic home cosmetics manufacturing, eco-tourism, outdoor activities, nearly 250 exhibitors are present to share their knowledge and help you adopt an eco-responsible and more environmentally friendly lifestyle. As for leisure activities, the accrobranche course and its zip line will transform young and old into adventurers: monkey bridges, vines, suspended trunks, all these are challenges to be overcome with skill and complete safety with the animators of the Arboxgène park.

On the occasion of the 1 500 th anniversary of the birth of the franc kingdom (512-2012), the Saint-Rémi Museum offers a journey to the th century. De of daily life in the Champagne-Ardenne region, this exhibition is structured around three tombs and their treasures, discovered in 2002 in Saint-Dizier. On 27 November 511, Clovis, king of the Franks baptized in Reims, died. His eldest son, Thierry (Theodoric), inherited most of his kingdom. At the beginning of 512, he chose Reims as the capital. The City of Reims chose this anniversary date to highlight the rich collection of the Musée Saint-Rémi: more than 400 jewels and objects of the daily life of our ancestors, which these people gain in their grave. Beside the fund of the Musée Saint-Rémi, the exhibits of this exhibition: three tombs of the Carolingian Upper Aristocracy in the Kingdom of Reims. There was a young woman and two high-level chiefs, as evidenced by the wealth of their funeral furniture.

Reims and its inescapable "Christmas market", Epernay and its fabulous "Light clothes", Châlons-en-Champagne and its wonderful "Christmas Blanc… Santas in the world ", Fismes and its traditional" Foire de la Saint-Eloi ", four cities dressed in lights to welcome you and share a multitude of events: exhibitions, greedy markets, street animations, outdoor rinks, concerts… The road to the world's crèches: exhibitions, rides, Christmas markets, concerts… will lead you through 40 communes scattered through the Champagne countryside between Reims, Epernay, Châlons-en-Champagne and Fismes.

The masked crane, a symbol bird, is present at Lake Der in winter. At the centre of the theme of these days, the program offers the discovery and observation of the masked crane with bird specialists in their surroundings, presentations on migration, guided tours of the museum, and then we will wait for the return to the dormitory dormitory until sunset.

A few steps from the north shore of the lake, in a green and calm environment, the Der der der der der der der der der der der der der der der der der der der Sol organizes a variety of local producers each year. In addition to telling the incredible history of the disappeared villages, the site offers for the day of various animations, tastings based on autumn fruit and vegetables featuring apple and cucurbits: Pressées apple juice, zucchini jam, squash and pumpkin flakes, compote…

This day gives you the opportunity to rediscover the marks of the past with animations and dedémonstrations the gestures of the harvest. The visitor can better understand haying, ploughing and seedlings… This feast fits well on many stands of local artisans and producers. Local or regional artisans and producers are present to make you taste their specialities: charcuterie, cheese, wine, champagne, spices, preserves, foie gras, snails… Artisans of art also expose their works: wooden control, sculptor, potter, jeweller. A friendly atmosphere.

Capital of Champagne, the city of Épernay also has a rich cultural and architectural heritage. This is what we are proposing to discover this nine-step tour around the city center. The walk starts at the foot of the City Hall and its park for a forced passage on the Avenue de Champagne. Far from the idea of visiting its countless kilometers of galleries, a detour to the Orangerie and the Perrier Castle will suffice. During the Second World War, this castle successively sheltered the English, German and then American officers! You will then go to the center to see the synagogue, the portal Saint-Martin or the House of the Moon, which will make you relive the milestones of the history of Épernay.

Tariff: free.

Duration: 40 min.

Difficulty: easy.

At the end of November, the streets of Cormontreuil are filled with funny characters, cosmonauts, giant mushrooms and princesses thrown into a mad cavalcade throughout the town. Put on your disguise and join this amazing night bullfight and its brand new 8.7 km course! Two other races are for the youngest: 1.4 km for chicks and 2.4 km for the youngest ones. The icing on the cake: a prize will be awarded for the most beautiful costumes!

Distance: 8.7 km

Departure: municipalgymnasium (rue de la Paix - Cormontreuil) at 7:45 pm.

Prices: 10 € per person if you register before the race, otherwise you will have to pay a supplement of 2 €.

Difficulty:easy.