Science festival, Toulouse Fashion Week, dance shows… What to do in Toulouse this weekend?
UN fall weather attend the Toulousains this weekend. The weather will indeed be mixed. For the moment, the weather is rather beautiful in the pink city. This will also be the case on Saturday. Meteo France expects sunny spells in the morning and hazy skies in the afternoon. But some gusts of wind up to 55 km / h are expected in the evening and overnight. The wind will bring clouds and continue to blow throughout the day on Sunday. He will also do very cloudy morning and rain is expected in the afternoon and evening for the last day of the weekend.
For their part, the temperatures will be rather mild. It will be a little over 20 ° C during the day and 26 ° C maximum Saturday. The down jacket season is still far from open. Before this fateful period arrives, it’s time to take part in the various events offered in Toulouse this weekend. We have selected you five ideas for outings. You can celebrate science at Lake Reynerie, attend dance performances in the streets of the pink city or see fashion shows.
Place at the Spanish cinema in the pink city
The Spanish cinema invests the dark rooms of Toulouse. From this Friday until Sunday October 10, the Cinespaña festival returns for its 26th edition. During these ten days, cinephiles and curious will be able to discover or rediscover many Spanish films in the cinemas of the pink city. On the program: a feature film competition fiction and documentaries, a panorama of the best productions of the year and thematic cycles.
Meetings with guests, exhibition photos and debates with Spanish directors and actors are also organized. Today, we must not miss the opening night from the festival at 7 p.m. at the Cinémathèque de Toulouse. The films Libertad and Un blues para Teherán will be screened and an aperitif-concert with Los Rumberos is planned. Admission is free within the limits of available places. the pass sanitary is obligatory.
Science at the party at Lake Reynerie
The Fête de la science has just been launched. For the occasion, the knowledge platform, the Gardens of Museum and the Reynerie neighborhood cultural center, offers “Sunday by the lake” this Sunday. Of 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., the shores of Lake Reynerie will turn into a gigantic playground and discovery. Workshops, artistic installations, meetings, shows, concerts, exhibitions … In all, 33 animations outdoors are on the menu for this day.
Children and adults alike try a scientific experiment or a technical challenge, but also repair or invent an unusual object. It will also be possible to question a scientific researcher, listen to interactive digital tales and discover artistic surprises such as the “bird singers” concert. A small catering on site will be available. Access to this event is free and free. Please note, you need the health pass to use it.
The dance will take Toulouse as a backdrop
The streets of the pink city will become a stage for a day. This Saturday, five glasses outdoors and short films are offered to Toulouse residents as part of the “Dance Day”. First of all, Sandra Sainte Rose Fanchine and about twenty artists will break into music and dance in rue Alsace-Lorraine with an Afro-feminist parade at 11:30 am. Then, the 1Watt company will stroll between theater of the absurd and curious dance at 3pm. The departure is at 31 rue Valade.
If you don’t know Krump, now is the time to discover this raw-looking dance with Fabrice Lambert at 2 and 4 p.m. at Lespinasse school. Then meet at the Roman Arena at 7:30 p.m. where the Compagnie d’Elles will perform. Once night has fallen, Les Vidéophages will broadcast on the Place du Ravelin six short films where dance is showcased. The shows are free, subject to availability. The sanitary pass is required except for the parade.
Two days entirely dedicated to fashion
Notice to fashion fans! Saturday and Sunday, the Toulouse Fashion Week moved to the Republic Pavilion of the Haute-Garonne Departmental Council. An exceptional room with 450 seats, a 50m2 stage, a 30-meter track and a giant screen will be fitted out to host the event. More than 80 models, 50 artists from all walks of life and 17 stylists Will be present.
Among the guests, there will be queens and kings of beauty, the rugby player Gavin Marguerite or Nicole Yardeni, president of the higher institute of the arts of Toulouse. Singers, dancers, circus artists will also be there to entertain the audience. This year, the decor is on the theme of Wonderland. Giant mushroom, oversized lollipops and candy canes, an eerie graveyard, glowing clouds and a biting snake await. The event is organized under the aegis of the Institute of Arts and Fashion. Places are available on Hello Asso.
Municipal greenhouses open their doors
They are accessible to the public The Saturday. A open day is organized from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. by the municipal greenhouses of Toulouse. The opportunity to stroll through the 2.3 hectares of parks and greenhouses, but above all to discover the autumn-winter collection of flowers and plants dedicated to beautifying the parks, gardens, roundabouts and entrances to the pink city. in the coming months.
Pansies, wallflowers, forget-me-nots, poppies, snapdragons, armerias… More than 200,000 plants annuals, biennials and perennials, multicolored can be admired. 330,000 are produced in municipal greenhouses. These plants are intended to be installed in 150 points flowering of Toulouse.