Events calendar Marais poitevin

The Thursday evenings of summer in Niort are spent in music, with friends or family, in the gardens of the Moulin du Roc, discovering the musicians in the making. Neither really a festival nor completely a concert, and a little bit all at the same time, this event is organized by the town hall, offers free to anyone who wants, to attend the musical performances of emerging groups. Every Thursday, thousands of people flock to the banks of the Sèvre niortaise to listen to two groups grouped by theme. Whatever your musical inclinations, keep an open mind and let yourself be carried away by the musical discovery. Taste one or more quality concerts in a green setting under the inevitably clement summer skies, an invitation that can't be refused!

After Paris Beach, Niort Beach starts at summer time. Since 2006, the municipal sports service, the tourist office, the agglomeration community and the Niortaises associations have been mobilizing all summer to animate the Pre Leroy. Sports, cultural and leisure activities are open to all, children, adolescents and adults. They are also proposed to children of leisure centres on reserved slots. To choose: archery, bicross, beach volleyball, sandball, trampoline, taekwondo, fencing and acrobatic parcours through the poplar and chestnut trees of the park… and as any good beach that respects: it's free!

Every odd-numbered year, clowns from around the world gather in Niort for just over a month. You can visit them at home in their village of Duguesclin, then keep an eye on the program between the Niort festival and the caravan that will be criss-crossing the département. A cascade of antics awaits you, as well as presentations of their offbeat, poetic, tender and funny vision of the problems that plague us all, poor humans. Next rendez-vous in 2025.

An important meeting of artists and companies who will make you discover every Wednesday and Friday evening, from mid-July to mid-August, about fifteen free shows of music, theater, dance, circus and street arts. This street arts festival, which is in its ^27th year, offers a variety of quality street performances, combining heritage and creation, as well as workshops for children led by professional artists. Every Wednesday and Friday for six weeks, the city opens its streets and gardens..

As every year, for 22 years, the event will bring together passionate, amateur or confirmed athletes: more than 400 athletes are expected this time! In the programme: three races of 2,5 km, 5 km and 10 km, and a children's race for grass runners; also a pedestrian radonnée according to 2 circuits of 8 and 17 km. Rewards will be awarded to the best, but above all don't forget: the important thing is to participate!

Every year, around the International Women's Day (Saturday at 4pm), the commune of Magné honors the female gender, and invites them to participate from 4pm in a pedestrian road race. On the program, there will be 2 events: 7 km individual or relay (minime category) 3,5 km with 2 girls. At the end of the race, a reward will be given to all athletes: a good start to renew training! This race is richly endowed, there is a gift for each participant and for the podiums and prizes for the women.

This is the 7th edition. A colorful animation is planned for 2020.

Price: 16 € for a team of 2 and 7 km individual race at 8 €

Distance: 3.5 km or 7 km.

Difficulty: fairly easy.

Meeting point: Magné sports hall, at 4pm.

Other practical information: any participant who is not a licensed runner must bring a medical certificate stating that she is not contraindicated to run in competition.

A major artistic event, this painting and drawing festival was created in 1989 and has since brought together some 300 international artists. It's a prestigious competition (sponsored by Salon Violet and the magazine Univers des Arts), the first of its kind in France, for works created on the spot, with an ambient motif: the Marais Poitevin, Magné and its surrounding area. The works are exhibited on Sunday from 3pm, and submitted to the jury for judging.

In the former pottery kiln of Magné, a modest local workshop created in the early ^19th century and closed in 1980. The pottery, now converted into an art gallery, hosts a number of exhibitions of painting, sculpture, photography and digital art, among other local curiosities. A number of creative workshops are also on offer. 5,000 visitors pass through every year, from April to the end of October.

Located kilometres from Niort, on one of the paths leading from Poitou to the ocean, Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon offers an easy walk to the discovery of its architectural and architectural heritage. At the departure of the port, you cross the streets of the municipality towards Saint-Pierre church, the first step on your journey. If the heart tells you, enter it. Then you don't go to the Tapes road, Place des Halles, the way of the king's gardens and the Mother Clause home home.

Tariff: free.

Distance: 6,8 km.

Duration: 2 h.

Difficulty: .

Markup: yellow.

The surroundings of the Poitevin Marsh are ideal for boat walks, cycling and hiking. We know that and we appreciate it. What we know a little less is that over the last five years, the maraîchins paths have been welcoming long-distance runners once a year. The Maraisthon association is organising an eco-marathon. In other words, a 42,195 km race organized in a sustainable development approach around the beautiful village of Coulon. Signalétique, bags, gobelets and other banners are designed in natural, recyclable and biodegradable materials. Assistance to runners during the test - the tests since a 10 km is also proposed - is also provided by electric vehicles. The customers, snacks and lots provided to the participants are organic. And of course, the selective sorting and cleaning of the course. In short, if you want to take part in a 100% nature-respectful test, it is at the Maraisthon that you need to go.