Events calendar Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Organized by the Association Béthune Carnaval founded in 1988, on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the belfry, this event respects the purest carnival tradition and offers many celebrations in the presence of Gambrinus, the famous Béthunois beer giant! Other giants, made by the inhabitants, will dominate the procession of the Béthunois (25 groups are represented). Two new products in 2019: the chocolate throwing and the arrival of the procession on the Grand' place.

An ideal family outing to unwind! There's plenty to do on this festive day! Parents can take advantage of a large flea market, community stands, an exhibition on the First World War, a colorful flower bike contest and a popular ball in the evening. And there's plenty for children to do too! A fun fair, sports demonstrations, inflatables, face-painting stands and a drawing competition are sure to keep them entertained. At lunchtime, you can all enjoy a country-style buffet. Great fun!

Behind this festival is an association (Culture B) and an ambition: to restore beer to its former glory and make it a product of excellence, while highlighting the regional brewing tradition. Since its launch in spring 2017, the festival has grown considerably, bringing together 10,000 participants and 105 breweries by 2021! On the program: tastings, meetings, exhibitions, meals, themed tours of the metropolis and its breweries, and a final bouquet where brewers come together to offer the best of their production.

The Route du Louvre is a renowned event that links Lille and Lens via several routes adapted to the sporting abilities and desires of each participant. Whether it's a hike, a trail or a run, participants can push their limits in a sporting, festive and cultural atmosphere that's part city, part nature. Whatever their route, they discover the rich cultural heritage of the Hauts-de-France region, the beauty of its sites against a backdrop of mines and slag heaps, and then meet up in the gardens of the Louvre-Lens to celebrate the end of their efforts in style!

Come and join us on Sunday June 7, from 7.45am to 12pm, starting from the François Albert foyer (rue Fernand-Bar). Several new hiking circuits are on offer. Will you dare to tackle an 8 km, 13 km or 19 km route? A snack is served before the start, and a more festive and well-deserved one at the finish. Activities for the whole family are organized by the Bon Pied Bon oeil hiking club.

Nature in all its senses. Every year, during the weekend of Pentecost, Béthune is in celebration. In the different buildings and streets of the city, you can attend numerous animations and take part in an agricultural fair. Children love the living farm and can approach the animals as close as possible. The Marmottan, Rabin and Lamartine places are teeming with activities. An ideal family outing.

Friendly appointment at the start of the, the Festival of local allows the tasting of the excellent local produce. We also appreciate many events, exhibitions and free concerts. The farm animals are present to entertain the children and they can even enjoy walks on the back of pony. The competition pointers and the country meal are finally two great moments to privilege.

This great event attracts a lot of visitors every year. You can appreciate parades of military vehicles, the presentation of these machines, an exchange market during the 3 days and animations in the evening under the big top (ball, concert). Catering, refreshment bar and baptism in period vehicles. Finally, commemorative convoys of the liberation of Pas-de-Calais, and a big parade with music in the Park of Lampisterie in Haillicourt close this beautiful event.

Created by the Modèle air-club d'Artois (MACA), this radio-controlled airplane meeting brings together aviation enthusiasts, pilots, modelers and hobbyists for the biggest model airplane meeting north of Paris. Nearly four thousand visitors each year.

In 2015, this exhibition (in the delicious word game) celebrates its twentieth edition. The largest Christmas market in the Haisnes-Lez-La Bassée region brings together exhibitors from local products, crafts and crafts in Nord-Pas-de-Calais and all regions of France. Thousands of visitors are always seduced by this rendezvous. A pleasant exit for gourmets looking for good ideas for year-end holidays.

Here you will find the different stands of local associations in the decoration "All pumpkin". You can taste or grab soups, pies and creams with pumpkin. In addition, a catering booth, bar and buffet, and games and gifts for children will make a pleasant note to this party.

Painters, draughtsmen, sculptors and photographers from Le Touquet, the Côte d'Opale and beyond come together every year for this show, held at the Palais des Congrès. This 30th^edition will once again introduce the public to artists selected for the originality and quality of their work. These artists will be delighted to meet laymen and amateurs to explain their approach.

Since its inception, the NAME Festival has never ceased to reinvent itself and surprise us. A major event for electro-music fans, the festival takes over unusual venues (remnants, industrial wastelands...) and thrills its thousands of spectators to the sounds of internationally renowned artists and young emerging musicians. The NAME Festival is a talent scout and incubator, and organizes meetings and master classes. On the strength of its reputation, the festival has become an itinerant one, organizing events all over France.

It's not a joke and it's even a very serious and very expensive championship to our Leffrinckouckois. More than ever proud of their fishing village, there are more than a hundred each year to break up the country's small grey shrimp more quickly than their shadow to be sacred champions of the world. An event worthy of the user's friendliness. Who will beat the title of the title, Nicole Vanzinghel, who can break up 134 grams of shrimp in 10 minutes?

The Braderie de l'Art is an unusual event organized by the Condition Publique in Roubaix. The concept? Dedicate a weekend to art and design recycling, bringing together the most inspired international designers (graphic artists, sculptors, graffiti artists...). Before the eyes of over 20,000 visitors each year, they use their talents to give a second life to countless obsolete objects through hyper-creative refurbishments and/or customizations. If you're there in December, you might just be able to treat yourself to one of their artistic reclaimed objects!

The 10 km takes place every year on November 1. Since its inception in 2005, the number of participants is increasing. On the same day, a child race is organised with 3 different distances (400 m, 800 m and 1 200 m). The circuit is very pleasant with a passage over the Vauban ramparts and the famous Zoo zoo. Don't forget your medical certificate.

Tariff: 7 € per person, no inscriptions on race day.

Distance: 10 km.

Departure: at 10 pm at the Alex Cuvellier hall in the Pierre Forest lyceum in Maubeuge. Start of children's race at 11 am.

Difficulty: .

The hilly trail runs through the municipalities of Steenvoorde, Oudezeele and Terdeghem and contains a few small areas of battered land.

Distance: 11,5 km.

Departure: at 14 h from Steenvoorde.

Difficulty: average.

Every summer, the North puts sport at the mercy and the runners, amateurs or confirmed, are already delighted! As every year on the first Sunday in July, the commune of Fromelles will host the Strides of the Commune of Commune. In the programme of this popular and user-friendly event: three road races 1 km, 5 km and 10 km, as well as a family walk. What to satisfy all tastes, ages and levels! With family or friends, make yourself one of the 540 registered!

Tariff: from 5 to 8 € per person.

Distance: 1 km, 5 km and 10 km.

Difficulty: .

Rendez-vous: village centre at 9 am.

Other practical information: any non-licensee shall have a medical certificate indicating the absence of a contraindication to the practice of the race on foot.

The Northern Department seems to be particularly receptive in the summer: You'll have a lot of fun in walking! In mid-June, for example, the municipality of Obies will receive the Course Race, a popular 10 km race on forest trails and trails. A good opportunity to (re) discover the forgotten small corners of the vicinity of the village, and who knows, perhaps, to find your ideal jogging route…

Tariff: 8 € or 10 € on site.

Distance: 10 km.

Difficulty: easy to average.

Rendez-vous: Bicentenaire room facing the town hall of Obies. Departure from 17 pm and departure at 19 pm.

Other practical information: any non-licensee shall have a medical certificate indicating the absence of a contraindication to the practice of the race on foot.

At the beginning of July, the municipality of Maing welcomed its Strides Maingeoises as every year. In the programme: two adult races of 5 and 10 kilometres on countryside, as well as several children races. No great difficulty, rest assured: a challenge, therefore, within everyone's reach! Put the trainers together and belong to some 300 participants expected that day! Rewards will be distributed to all athletes after the festivities, proof that whatever the final ranking, the important thing is to participate!

Tariff: € 4 for the 5 km and € 5 for the 10 km.

Distance: 5 km and 10 km.

Difficulty: easy to average.

Rendez-vous: Léo Lagrange stadium in Maing. Departures at 14 am and 15 pm.

Other practical information: any non-licensee shall have a medical certificate indicating the absence of a contraindication to the practice of the race on foot.

Since 1962, on the first weekend of September, the town of Aire-sur-la-Lys celebrates its culinary speciality: andouille sausages. Lots of entertainment in town, lots of people and a euphoric atmosphere! Concerts punctuate the evenings since the creation of the festival. Big names in French-speaking music have taken part, such as Michel Sardou, Johnny Hallyday or more recently Arcadian. But the event not to be missed is the release of charcuterie from the bailiwick by the mayor and his guests: a crazy local tradition, to be recommended!

After Disney in 2015 and the world celebrities in 2016, what will be the theme of the 2017 edition? The principle will be in any case the same, with more than a hundred several metres high sculptures where the visitor can observe. Thirty artists of different nationalities will prepare this extraordinary exhibition for several weeks from  special imported tons of sand.

Are you ready to dance? Enjoy the frenzied Afro-Latino rhythms! Rue de Metz and Place du Centenaire are in full swing. Classes, workshops and concerts keep the seaside resort lively late into the night. Dress codes are sometimes indicated. Enjoy the party!

For years, at the time of the holidays of the All, the Champ de Mars in Lille animates and vibrates at the rhythm of the cries of joy and amazement of the spectators of the Grand Lille Festival of the Cirque, who put his suitcases and his gigantic top. Animated by a loyal gentleman from home, the indéboulonnable Thierry Féery, this great circus mass attracts over 80 000 spectators every year. Acrobats, jugglers, magicians, animal trainers, not forgetting clowns, the festival renews its programming every year and showcases artists and acrobats from all over the world. In the 31st edition of 2017? The incredible acrobats of the Hats Juggling Troup of China, a circus filmmaker from Moscow, Muriel and Scott'accidental illusionists ', a dog trainer from Russia or Scott Nelson the Magician. Not to mention Henri the Prince of Clowns and a spectacle of 12 Fauves. The Lille Circus Festival is a blend of tradition and modernity and never stops laughing, dreaming and travelling. So book your tickets soon!

Since 2010, this Harley gathering organized by the Opale Shore Chapter has met with great success every year. It has been an official Harley-Davidson event since 2016. On the program: a parade, an exhibition and sale, street shows, a first ride on a Harley (as a passenger), various activities in the bars and restaurants of the Hardelot resort... There's also plenty of fun to be had, with three days of blues, rock and country music and a host of other events. Opale Harley Days will celebrate its ^12th edition in Hardelot in September 2024!

The LudiNord festival is the leading gaming event in the region and the^3rd largest in France. The aim of LudiNord is to bring board games to a wide audience, and to promote games that are not yet on the market. Visitors can discover a wide range of games in different areas: atmosphere, strategy, family, children (aged 2 to 10), creation and tournaments. 200 volunteers run game tables and competitions.

The Giant is a giant construction - originally made of wicker - representing a character, but above all it is an emblematic figure of Northern France! The Giants of the North appeared when the region was part of the Spanish Netherlands. They were paraded during religious processions, but today, there are all kinds of Giants of the North, each with their own name and history, and many cities in the North and in Belgium have them. If you want to have a closer look at this tradition, the Forum des Géants du Nord (which replaces the Giant Weekend) in Tourcoing is ideal because it will allow you to see dozens of giants in all their splendor.

Lille Art Up! is a major contemporary art fair that attracts thousands of curious visitors every year. 100 galleries and publishers invite you to discover the best of contemporary creation. Renowned and emerging artists come together to explore different themes, such as memory games in 2023. On Thursday evening, during the nocturne, happenings, performances, readings and other animations create a lively dialogue between artists and spectators. As for the weekend, it is centered around workshops accessible to all and allowing to learn engraving or photography in all simplicity. Contemporary art, yes, but for everyone!

The Clef de Soleil festival brings classical music to Lille all summer long, with a rich and varied program. Soloists, quartets and recitalists with original repertoires delight your ears by sharing their passion through dozens of performances featuring the most traditional and famous works of classical music, as well as a number of more personal and intimate creations. Each edition of this festival is a great opportunity to discover classical music from a new angle!

Created in 2016, the Journées Nationales de l'Architecture are part of a more global approach by the Ministry of Culture aimed at rethinking architecture in everyday life and encouraging a desire for architecture among the French to improve the living environment and habitat. As such, these days seek to showcase the most beautiful and unusual architectural achievements throughout France, and enable visitors to re-appropriate their city. In Lille in 2016, the curious were able to discover the metamorphoses of the Citadelle and the urban and architectural history of the town halls. They were able to attend exhibitions on themes as varied as "Japan, archipelago of the home" or "Building the accessible, architecture facing the walls of disability". Conferences, workshops and film screenings were also on offer. Enough to satisfy the most varied cultural appetites. Whether you prefer classical or contemporary architecture, you're bound to find an event to suit your taste. Following the success of the first edition, the Ministry is organizing the Journées Nationales de l'Architecture once again. In 2017 in Lille, the program should focus more on contemporary Lille. Eventually, the Ministry hopes to make these days as essential as the Journées du Patrimoine.

In Hellemmes, you can celebrate the festival and the Festival des Popotes Roller proves this. Created by the Mayor in 2016, this original festival brings together food-trucks and a great musical scene within the Engrand park. What better than good music and street food to celebrate late summer? On the music side, the town hall selected artists found on the net or at local festivals. The program? Pop rock, new wave, hard rock… there are for all tastes. Not forgetting the tributes paid to the largest rock and pop groups, some of them are not missed, for their side resolutely décalé! Side flavours, you will travel. New York hot dogs, pizza, Breton cakes, grilled cheeses, revisited cheeses, etc. And it will of course be sprayed with beer from the collective All Hops, which also breaststroke a 100% hellemmoise beer! It's easy, funny, tasty… it's a little festival like you love!

It was in 2002, after having been on one of the steps of the Four Days in Dunkirk, that the mayor of Hellemmes puts himself in the lead of providing his own commune of cycling (for newcomers, know that a critérium refers to sporting events that are not championships!) After many discussions and a first race organized in 2003 in the form of a "gentleman" (understanding a race where a cyclist is interviewed the time of the journey), the first criterium hellemmois is finally organised in 2004. And over the years, it has become an essential part of the cycling landscape. Indeed, it is one of the only championships still organised in France, making it a very popular event of national and international cyclists. The Golden Handlebar is a journey that the athletes will take the tour 25 times… that is 35 km! But the Golden Handlebars is first and foremost a great, family-run holiday. Animations start at 14 pm on Hentgès Square. Workshops for the practice of cycling, space dedicated to the conduct of original and fun equipment, a baby-bike circuit, BMX track, initiation, initiation… A family run is also organised in the streets of Hellemmes. It allows you to discover the city and meet its traders (whose Union is co-organizer of the event with Hellemmes Organisation Cycling and the Town Hall!) A 16 h 45, the first championships start for the women riders, the small and the senior. At 18 p. m. and for 45 min, visitors can, if they wish, ride on the course of the race. And at 19 p. m., it's the launch of the real Gold Handlebar that celebrated in 2017 its 15 years (eh the idea was born in 2002) to see the race, to take the street Roger Salengro, near the metro station Mairie d'Hellemmes. A family feast that places cycling in honour: The Golden Handlebar is an event not to be missed for all lovers of the Little queen!

The legend speaks of a lord who wanted to divert the river from the village. The people would then have kicked the impudent with great coups. The Seringueux is a truly separate world. 800 carnavaleux, in boots and waxed, armed with block-loaded syringes (2 litres of water and more) pour their anger against the imprudent that would not be masked! Aquatic battles are striking the festivities. The Giants are out. Curious, and therefore totally fascinating. Provide an umbrella or imperméable, and good courage!

This traditional annual festive event in Audresselles takes place on June 18 and 19 and combines entertainment and gastronomy. The center of the village comes alive with the sound of music and dance steps. The restaurants do not miss the appointment and deploy their terraces while the crab sellers present their most beautiful products of the sea. An exhibition of flobarts presents the fishing techniques practiced on the coast. We discover the local maritime crafts, but above all, during this festive weekend, the good crab is sold by the bucketful!