The most important parades Nord-Pas-de-Calais

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.

The Giant is a giant construction - originally made of wicker - representing a character, but above all it is an emblematic figure of Northern France!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.