Events calendar Lorraine

A family and friendly celebration for the whole family. The swimming festival in Valleroy is two full days of celebration with many activities: booths of the all-purpose type, tattoos for children, a Saint-Jean fireworks display, a ball, rides for children. A large flea market is also organized for the occasion. An important event in and around Valleroy. If the weather is good, you will have a great time filled with joy and laughter.

More than 30,000 fresh snails are tasted each year at the famous Gastropod Festival, which delights gourmets. The festival is also an opportunity to discover, in the heart of the Lorraine Regional Park, a local speciality: snails prepared à la Thiaucourt, an original recipe that can be found in Lorraine cookbooks. Many exhibitors also present local products and crafts. Dance orchestra, entertainment and games on a podium, brass band, street sale: the day is rich in festivities and will end at night under the fireworks.

The commemoration in honour of Marshal Lyautey (born in Nancy in 1854) is celebrated each year on Sunday around July 10 in Thorey-Lyautey, the village where he died. His life was exceptional: French soldier, officer during the colonial wars, first general resident of the French protectorate in Morocco in 1912, Minister of War during the First World War, then Marshal of France in 1921, academician and honorary president of the three federations of the Scouts de France.

To celebrate the AOC of Toulois, the first grape harvest festival takes place on the first weekend of September 2008 in the winegrowers' villages. The tradition has continued every year since and is a great success with locals and tourists who come for the occasion. In 2018, the AOC celebrated its 20th anniversary! With an annual production of around 500 000 bottles, the vineyards of Toul and the surrounding area are constantly developing and working on its quality.

Since 1994, the Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival has been thrilling audiences with films based on the unreal, the marvelous and horror. It's a film genre that's found its audience, who turn out in droves to enjoy the scares. The festival's atmosphere is perfectly in tune with the surrounding landscapes of snow-covered fir trees and frozen lakes. But if the chills are present in the darkened halls, the atmosphere is joyful and particularly festive. Each year, the jury is made up of well-known personalities, and tributes are organized for the masters of the genre. The festival offers all kinds of screenings, as well as symposia, exhibitions and events... Its aura extends throughout the region, and during this period cinemas in Metz and Nancy offer a special "fantasy films" program.

For the feast of Saint Nicholas, the boss of Lorraine and his father week spend most of Lorraine's cities.

in Metz. Evéne was waiting for the mosellans with the election of the miss, the corso fleuri and the great fireworks in addition to various events throughout the city. For more information

A carnival? No, carnivals! It's a real festival that takes place in the halls and streets of Sarreguemines during more than ten days at the end of February. Do you want to experience an authentic and colourful festival? It takes place every year, one week before Mardi Gras and always takes place according to the same ritual with the princely couple, the Kappensitzung, the great Cavalcade, the masked balls (Balla-Balla) and ends on Ash Wednesday with the condemnation of the Prince. An exceptional event that promises great emotions for the greatest joy of young and old alike! Festive atmosphere guaranteed, in costumes and colours! So, shall we disguise ourselves?

The Voix du Monde international choral singing festival in Nancy is a major musical event that brings together choirs from all over the world every two years. In 2022, concerts and a grand closing evening took place. Since its creation in 1979, over 260 choirs from 63 different countries have taken part in the event. It's a festival of fraternity and exchange, with the special feature of artists and participants staying with local choir families. International choirs are already planned for 2024.

Open all year from Monday to Thursday from 8:30 a. m. to 12:00 p. m. and from 1:30 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. on Friday from 8:30 a. m. to 12:00 p. m. and from 1:30 p. m. to 4:00 p. m.

Visit the Epinal Golf Course for an amazing air ballet. For its 15 th edition, the passionate Team of Ventil'Haute Kite Club invites you to a weekend in the air. This kite festival is a demonstration that will delight both small and large. Hundreds of enthusiasts and amateurs come to invade the sky. A magical spectacle where flying deer of all colours and styles confront each other in a warm atmosphere.

Here is the new edition of the Animalia exhibition at the Congress Centre! A beautiful escape for lovers of animals. Exhibition and sale of over 500 puppies and kittens. Farmers will be there to advise you and help you in your choice. Also find a selection of farms. It's a show where professionals go to meet the audience to answer their questions. For information, all animals will be sold after a veterinary check. For children, many animations and a new show called Animaliapolis as well as creative workshops (balloon and makeup sculpture) are organized.

It is the story of a single monument in France: that of the church of Asfeld, to the singular baroque architecture evoking a violin of gambe, which is the rendez-vous of baroque music brought to the bues thanks to its exceptional framework for lovers of luth, theorina, floral flute, inspired singing and, of course, violin. The 10 th edition of the 10 th edition will be held in June 2018: concerts, toy salon, initiation to the violin of gambe… What to spend a very entertaining and rewarding weekend.

For the fifth edition, spring took its neighbourhoods. It's time for the Site site to host, during the last days of May, a festival of tendances trends mixed with pop, jazz, electro, funk, with some poster heads and many discoveries and surprises. A crazy troubadours forum that has its unconditional. Great novelty 2012: A giant tent to host the scene and all festival goers! The Cassine is also a covered forum with 1 700 seats to rest, capitals for the bar and dining points… What to spend a good festival in all circumstances. A poster: Da Silva, Great Sophie, Blankass, Bénabar… and many others.

On the esplanade of the chapel, an official ceremony pays tribute to the 14,246 American soldiers who bravely fought for France in 1914-1918 and are buried in the Romagne-sous-Montfaucon cemetery. For the occasion, French and American flags are placed on the graves commemorating the Franco-American alliance.

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.

The Festival itinérant des arts du conte et du récit has been an eagerly-awaited event for over 20 years. For 7 weeks in autumn, professional storytellers criss-cross the region, meeting audiences in village halls, media libraries, schools and even in the great outdoors. It's a festival rich in emotions and discoveries that will delight young and old alike, with shows suitable for all ages. A great opportunity to discover the art of storytelling in all its forms.

During this harvest period of the autumn truffles, mushrooms and fruit, this event will celebrate the land in a moment of celebration and culture. The public will watch the demonstrations of truffle dogs before they go to the nursery nursery of truffle plants and exhibitors around local products. A gastronomic area will allow visitors to enjoy dishes prepared from these seasonal products.

The dark corridors of the Fort du Cognelot play host to the annual Witches' Festival, given that the Thivet and Chalindrey region has a reputation for witchcraft that is rarely disputed. For two days, visitors can enjoy a wide range of entertainment, including a witch's market, theatrical sketches, strolling musicians, jugglers, a witch's labyrinth, face painting for children, a trampoline... The atmosphere is atypical, between false fright and fun! The venue is decorated for the occasion. Everything is in place to celebrate the broom fairies!

Breaking away from music festivals, Tinta'mars puts forward the performing arts and has succeeded in developing over the years a real complicity with its audience through puppets, theater, circus, staging that plays with lights... Its programming for young people and all audiences is irresistible and off the beaten track! The excellent actors, but also the sets open the door to a whole world of dreams. We take as much pleasure in going through the scenes as in observing the sparkling eyes of the children, huddled together.