Festivals and cultural events Champagne-Ardenne

Free performances and entertainment are becoming rare. One reason to invite you to enjoy these three days, in line with the Fête de la Musique, in the Parc du Jard. The same precautions are taken as in a concert: water bottles to be opened, no seats, no animals. Great figures of the song come to offer you their register: Christophe Maé, Trois Cafés Gourmands, Amel Bent, Gauvain Sers... The range is impressive, especially when you know the price of a concert ticket. A bargain!

The festival, which is in its 17 ^th edition, has found its rhythm and offers appointments around humor. One man show, theater, humor in music… Large figures like Franck Dubosc or Jamel Debbouze sometimes make the detour, but there are also beautiful discoveries… 6 appointments this year, from January to the beginning.

A cultural initiative that had to be included in our guide. In 2024, the festival celebrates its ^32nd anniversary. The principle? The screening of films or shorts in which the heroes are children. A great way to paint children from all over the world, the project travels throughout the region. Themed evenings include manga, documentaries and short films, as well as ciné-goûter, guest screenings and prize-giving by a high-school jury. A lively fortnight of cinema that puts young people in the spotlight.

March: Tinta'march in Pays de Langres. Young public and any public programming, show in all its forms (music, humor, theatre…) (tel.) 03 25 87 60 34.

June: Saturday. Feast of balloon. Great street festival where different artistic genres meet to enhance the Patrimoine (tel.) 03 25 90 77 40.

July: The Music of the Abbey of Auberive. Concerts in a prestigious setting (tel.) 03 25 84 20 20.

July-August: Organ concerts at the cathedral, organised by the Friends of Organs Association (tel.) 03 25 87 67 67.

Last weekend in July: Rally Terre de Langres. More than 100 crews are expected for this round of the French Rally Championships on Earth (tel.) 03 25 90 25 24.

August: Summer of the. Discover the city and its heritage in an original and innovative way, through several performances played simultaneously (tel.) 03 25 90 77 40.

August: 13 th Festival of the Dog to Feathers in Villegusien-le-Lac, near the lake. 3 days of current music (tel.) 03 25 87 04 65.

One year in two, the Grand Procession, with its parade of flower tanks and their disguised crews, sa, all and bands… in short, a great popular and fantastical feast.

One headliner follows another, with fantasy. Pierre de Maere, Kyo, Kalika... That's the spirit behind Nuits de Champagne, which takes place in various venues including the Argence chapel, the Théâtre de Champagne, the Théâtre de la Madeleine... For a week at the end of October, the town comes alive with concerts and now afters. It's a dynamic event that gives the town a boost, with choir members - up to 700 for the schoolchildren - and the Grand Choral, which pays tribute to everyone's participation and involvement in the festival. A great idea for a family outing!

Teaching children to love reading is the vocation of the association Lire et Délires, which brings together teachers, librarians and booksellers in love with reading who are committed to passing on their passion to the youngest. This adventure, which began 21 years ago in a classroom at the Cormontreuil school, has now become a children's book fair that brings together each year many authors and illustrators who come to share their creations and share a moment of Reading and Delirium with young and old.

Come and celebrate the book in Fismes, the cradle of Albert Uderzo and the famous little Gaul, Asterix, whom he created with Goscinny. Since 1984, books have invaded the city on a Sunday to pay tribute to the country's child. Book market, meetings with authors, signing sessions, literary café with readings, activities around book trades through calligraphy workshops, typography, marbled papers... without forgetting the bookmark salon for amateurs. This is a program that will delight book lovers, young and old alike. The heart of the event is of course the comic strip, long sponsored by Uderzo himself.

This festival, which aims to promote the making of short films in the region, will open up new horizons for you! It is here that we find the future talents of film creation. Participants have 24 hours to make a short film of less than 5 minutes, a real challenge! You will then be able to see the selected films that will be screened in cinemas. At the end of the festival, the jury will award the prizes for best film, best actor, best plot, respect for constraint and student perspective to the 10 winners at the closing ceremony. The spectators will also have their say with a specially dedicated prize: the public prize.

Ready for the big thrill? Since 2006, the Interpol'Art festival has been the unmissable event for fans of detective stories and noir novels. During its two weeks in October, you will certainly come across famous authors such as Dominique Manotti, Caryl Férrey, Bernard Boudeau... in the City of Rites. Interpol'Art is not only dedicated to literature, the festival is open to all artistic disciplines, whether it be cinema or comics. Although Interpol'Art took a sabbatical year in 2019, it returns this year with an ever rich and varied programme of meetings with authors, signing sessions, round tables, conferences, exhibitions...