Fun and entertainment Picardie

Le Petit Poucet is an institution in Amiens. Hubert Fournier, the pastry chef, has installed his creations in an old private mansion, recently renovated, with chandeliers, mirrors and moldings. While contemplating the windows, one is dying to taste the dozens of pastries that are full of colors and flavors. Special mention(s) for the macaroons, chocolates and other ice creams that make your head spin and the whole family salivate. In short, a must-see place to greet Epicure face-to-face (and really treat yourself).

In this large glass structure, two theaters, a cinema and an exhibition hall offer the public a wide-ranging cultural program. Dance, theater, concerts, opera and contemporary music: the stages at the Maison de la Culture are sure to please. As for the Orson Welles cinema, its cutting-edge, eclectic programming will delight even the most demanding film buffs. Numerous events are planned in this beating heart of contemporary culture in Amiens. Catering available at the excellent Côté Jardin café.

This club is located beyond the train station and gives in the rue Jules-Barni. You can choose your game type (2 French, 8 American and 16 Pools) and have a drink by making a game. The space is pleasant and even if you don't know anything about it, tips will smell. There is also a club with training on Wednesday from 18 am to 20 pm to learn mainly American billiard with a teacher. In addition, billiards regularly organize tournaments. As you want a game of billiards between friends or if you want to learn about it, New pool is there.

There are different kinds of billiards: French, English, Italian, American or Russian billiards. Each country has a little bit of its own pool! In this club, it's French billiards, also called carom billiard, or 3-ball billiards that play. Insiders or beginners are welcome to pay the monthly fee and to have taken a federal licence that the president of the association is responsible for issuing. Sunday is reserved for competitions. Concentration, patience and tenacity are the watchwords. 

The Square is the graduation of students from nearby secondary school Lachenaie. So in the day, you'll find lots of young people lying in coffee between two courses. But the place is very well decorated and very well placed. The team is also very friendly and the wine wine card is still interesting. There is a trentenaire clientele at the end of the week. We can eat lunch, pasta, salads, dessert and sometimes acoustic concerts. In the morning coffee is 1 €.

Discreet but efficient, Le Savoy is one of those old-fashioned bars where most people are familiar. We come here for friends and the boss refaire the world around a glass without worrying about the New Star or the time that passes.

Fans of green carpets and "blue", 80 is for you. On the ground floor you will find a French billiard pool that is American billiard. Fans of the round will also find a Baby football, for? parties. The floor, on the other hand, has eight snookers. In fact, this pool club also caters to the clients of the Select, a discotheque of the commune. The 80 also offers courses for beginners or confirmed. Only caveat: It's quite eccentric, and unless you live in the commune, you have a little courage to get there.

Cycle II courses are provided for the development and preparation of entrance competitions for major circus schools. You must be more than 12 years old and have already begun the circus arts.

Workshops for awareness and initiation in circus arts.

From 5 years old: ground acrobatics, trampoline, juggling, balance, trapeze, thread, clown, mime, and internships organized during the holidays.

" The circus is an art, it teaches itself in the respect of the person… ", likes to remember Michaël Guerin, the director. In a space of around 400 m ² where carpets, trapezoids, ariane thread or Chinese mast, the association Cirqu'onflexe offers courses and courses that allow to rub itself into acrobatics, juggling, balance, trapeze and actor play. The association distilling Cycle I teaching, i. e. awareness and initiation to the circus arts.

Two rooms for two atmospheres: Crew for the youngest and La Marina for 25-45 years with music of the s. The evening captain puts the keys of his car at the entrance and blows into the balloon before resuming them: basic security.

The Roots is a casual bar that passes from Roots Reggae Ragga music as its name suggests. Very colourful, it warms the heart when the sun does not tip its nose. In the summer, the beautiful teak terrace welcomes you with its colourful pots of palm trees and bamboo. The veranda is also very pleasant. You are advised of the cocktails that are very good and will accompany you all your holidays. The atmosphere is fine in the summer and you spend easily the Roots at O'Brien in the evening.

As you guessed with the name, O'Brien is an Irish pub. The new manager will receive and welcome a young and dynamic guest in his bar. One of the strengths of the bar is its well-exposed terrace in the afternoon, allowing you to sunbathe while sipping a mint with water. In the evening, the atmosphere is rather nice and O'Brien organizes concerts from time to time to energize Mers-les-Bains and its crowd of holidaymakers. Out of season, the bar is a rallying point for young people in the home, which is undoubtedly a guarantee of quality.

This room belongs to the owner of the Rex in Abbeville. As in Abbeville a good selection of movies with, of course, the movie stars, but also a selection of smaller films equally interesting. Monday and Wednesday: Meeting at 450 € very attractive to enjoy the cinema cheaper. As in Abbeville, the room has a very interesting week of British cinema and, in summer, open air sessions! And then because the sun is not always on the Picardy coast, having a cinema in the corner is always a very good idea.

It's the only casino overlooking the Bay of the Somme, and will be completely refurbished in July 2021! 50 attractive, state-of-the-art slot machines. You'll have a choice of slot machines, blackjack, a children's play area, a TV lounge showing all the major matches on the big screen, and a restaurant serving seafood and shellfish with a large terrace overlooking the sea. The bar is available for delicious cocktails between games.

Two rooms: one for the disco, the other for the Private Club of the age of 25.

This cinema has three rooms, including a classified Art and Trial. Of course, not all films can be displayed at the same time and sometimes we have to wait before seeing some movies, but on the whole, having a cinema in his city is a very good thing instead of running in Amiens and paying a fortune to the Gaumont. Here the meetings are at 7,50 € and 4,50 € on Thursday and that is very good! The British Film Week in January is a very eagerly awaited meeting by enthusiastic every year.

The B'Art and Canvas is a bar, but not that it is also an exhibition room for local artists and surrounding regions. Every month, Perrine Debacker, the owner selects artists (drawing, painting, photo, sculpture…) and lends them their walls. In a refined and refined décor, you discover or rediscover art. But here you can also enjoy delicious cocktails and sometimes listen to a concert. There is also a small feature: The owner also created chocolates itself (aux, white, hazelnut, banana…).

Themed themed evenings.

This film, managed by the Espace Espace Ponthieu Marquenterre, allows in this village of 1 577 inhabitants to reach a diverse audience. Specific fees are put in place to facilitate children's access to cinema. The Cyrano represents most of the association's activities.

La Cabine de Mouné is THE summer party spot in Cayeux-sur-Mer. In this beach bar, the emphasis is on pleasure: the pleasure of being outdoors, the pleasure of partying, the pleasure of eating well. The choice of food and drink is well thought-out: everything is local, like the beers from breweries in Samaritans and the North, or the sorbets, made in the region. With a solid musical program (a resident DJ is planned), Cayeux beach is a great place to spend the summer, alone, with family or friends. All at low prices and in the sun!

Le Pavillon Bleu is a restaurant located in Amiens' Parc de la Hotoie. Combining tradition and modernity, this establishment offers a locavore menu and homemade dishes. In a rustic setting, you can enjoy simple, refined dishes. During the week, an all-day menu is available for those looking for a quick lunch break. Le Pavillon Bleu is also available for takeaway and contactless delivery.

This is a dream playground for an escape game! In underground passages or in a medieval vaulted room, come and live a total historical immersion! Three escape rooms await you with different levels of difficulty: the "Mystery of the Templars" to escape from the clutches of the inquisitor; the "Last Crusade" to test the values of the soldier-monks, and finally "Build your castle" to find the jewels of the bride-to-be, daughter of the lord of the castle ... All to your brains!

A wine bar and beer cellar where it's good to share a plate of cold cuts, cheese or vegetables, Alex's Workshop has been well established for several years in the cathedral district. Take a trip to the Mediterranean coast and taste Italian and Spanish wines or explore the Picardy region with the famous Picardilly, Page 24, or a beer brewed in the Oise, L'Agent provocateur, signed Craig Allan! To taste: champagne from the Aisne hillsides at Dechelle Henri et Fille. Also come here to enjoy the friendly atmosphere, the unique decoration, the advice and the good mood of the team and the concert evenings.

We are warned, here we bet on the "green", the good, the local and the organic. On the menu, we appreciate the "Sélection amiénoise" of local beers as well as the "Petite blonde légère", brewed by the establishment. The cocktails are also not in rest. You can accompany your glass with a nice plate of local cheeses, cold cuts or seasonal vegetables. Special mention for the "Aperollot" formula where cheese, bread and beer are combined: ideal to celebrate life in Amiens and to have a great time with friends and good food!

Capable of accommodating 6,000 people, including 4,600 seated, the Zénith Amiens Métropole has been enriching the cultural offer since 2008 while strengthening the attractiveness of the former regional capital. Spectators benefit from privileged acoustics and visibility thanks to architect Massimiliano Fuksas, who has made the best use of the building's specific features. In 2020, the hall is expecting very eclectic shows, from M to Hoshi via Jean-Louis Aubert or Jean-Marie Bigard. Find all the programming on the website.

The Cirque Jules Verne is an institution in the life of the Amiens! Shows but also courses for children and adults. A good Amienois is not a good Amienois who has never practiced the circus! Beautifully restored, the Cirque is modular and can accommodate up to 1,700 spectators in the "circus" position and 1,400 in the "stage" position. It is one of the last permanent circuses in Western Europe (just that!), has a circular hall with a predominance of red and has very nice acoustics. It now offers regular and eclectic programming that will delight young and old alike, at very affordable prices. You will find the agenda on the website.

This cultural place of the city is above all intended for the practice of music since it is located within the precincts of the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional. Outside musical groups also come to perform there, and not necessarily in the classical register. Plays and dance performances are also held here. Remarkable event: every year, the place hosts the International Days of Electroacoustic Music. This is an opportunity to get to know this little-known discipline and to meet some of the leading figures on the international scene.

The Maison de la Culture d'Amiens - theater, cinema and exhibition hall - also has a café with light tones and a modern, uncluttered design, with a small terrace overlooking Place Gontier. In a self-service spirit, Côté Jardin offers an assortment of homemade dishes (to be reheated). After a soup or a salad, try the lasagna, the vegetarian eggplant, the quiches or the ficelle picarde. The assortment of desserts is not to be missed. On the drinks menu, selected wines at low prices and original fruit juices and smoothies.

Among the bars of Saint-Leu, the latest one is a cocktail bar managed by a young dynamic team. In an intimate and nicely decorated room, Cocktail and Cup offers a wide range of drinks, from classic cocktails to the most inventive ones, as well as a choice of more than twenty beers for the amateurs. The cocktails are impeccable and well presented. Ideal for a relaxed afterwork, accompanied by an aperitif board. Later in the evening, the bar becomes a Mecca for student parties. Very present, the managers also set the mood: loud music, small fireworks to accompany the bottle of champagne... The night is always young in Saint-Leu!

"The game has its reasons that the drink ignores" is the motto of this unique games bar in the Somme. And while the drinks menu is well-stocked, it's above all an opportunity to play a multitude of board games in a relaxed atmosphere, with a drink and a home-cooked snack. The games library has over 500 games available for free access as long as you're having a drink. And why not take part in one of the many events on offer: stand-up comedy, improv theater, wine games, quizzes, blind tests, werewolves... Perfect for a good time with family and friends. And don't forget the possibility of privatizing for a special day or corporate event!

The castle of Picquiny does not cease to propose to the visitors varied cultural activities. For example, you can enjoy unusual torchlight tours during the summer season. The guide, in costume, leads you through the maze of corridors, staircases and underground passages while telling you the history of the castle. The castle also offers other unusual activities such as these two escape rooms in which the puzzles follow one another. Nothing better for a total historical immersion. The concept is unique and we love it!

For the past 15 years, the C.B.A. has offered more than 100 different beers per year, most of which are exclusive to the region. It is the café for the students and teachers of the Music Conservatory, the regulars of the Maison de la Culture and the students of the Faculty of Pharmacy. It also offers a very nice menu of chocolates and teas as well as some snacking choices. For sports enthusiasts, the establishment broadcasts rugby and football on match nights. There are also "psychoanalysis cafés", "political cafés", "geography cafés" and "citizen cafés".

Would you like to experience some unusual adventures and try out four different escape games at the former Banque de France in Abbeville? Then Histogame is for you! On the program: FFI 1944, Banque des Sorciers, École des Sorciers and Trésor des Templiers. Accessible to the whole family (aged 8 or 10 and over), friends and colleagues alike, these challenges will take you back in time and help you escape together. And if that's not enough, try your hand at laser gaming!