Medieval festival, candlelight visit, humour… What to do in Le Havre and Rouen this weekend?
By Marie-Charlotte Nouvellon
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It’s a slightly gray and rainy Saturday, and a slightly sunnier Sunday that awaits us this weekend of April 2 and 3, 2022. Whether it’s raining, selling, snowing or sunny, the editorial staff offers you every week a small selection of outing ideas in Le Havre and Rouen. Make your choice !
On the side of Le Havre…
Travel back in time, heading to the Middle Ages, in Harfleur
Harfleur reconnects with the beggars and other troubadours, Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 April, with the Fête de la Saw. For this event, more than 15,000 spectators are expected, but also about fifty craftsmen for a medieval market (charcuterie, confectionery and ancient beverages will be tasted in particular), several troupes to animate a great stroll as well as local associations.
Visit of the abbey of Montivilliers in video game mode
The Micro-Folies offer, within the abbey of Montivilliers, to visit the landscape of the famous video game Assassin’s Creed, with explanations of the history of the place. By stopping at certain places, you unlock animations, works from museums around the world and cutscenes that explain the history of the chosen places. Three universes are available: Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt and the Viking Age.
Aldebert and his Enfantillages at the Carré des Docks in Le Havre
In this new show, Aldebert and his musicians evolve in a setting that is as poetic as it is dynamic, changing with video mapping games. The staging is extended and embellished with new surprises visuals!
A plant festival in Fauville-en-Caux
The CFA/CFPPA of Seine-Maritime is organizing its Fête des Plantes. This event brings together many professionals in the garden and its development, priority being given to plants. In the school yard, you can meet horticulturists, nurserymen, landscape gardeners, organic market gardeners… Climbing arborists present a demonstration in the park. Apprentices and staff will provide advice and offer workshops related to plants such as grafting or making planters.
Saturday April 2 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission. Rue Bernard-Thélu in Fauville-en-Caux.
On the side of Rouen…
Visit the monumental cemetery by candlelight
After the cathedral, it is Rouen’s “Père Lachaise” that the tourist office suggests discovering by simple candlelight. What could be better than the intimacy of the night to meet the big local names who are deposited there?
Discover the novelties of the Quartier Libre, successor of the Friche Lucien
To celebrate the beginning of the second life of the place (improved version of the old wasteland, to discover in our report by clicking on this link), a big party is organized this weekend. Saturday, it’s the return of parentheses from 2 p.m., with a dozen DJ programs. On Sunday, the Quartier Libre offers a new type of event, the forum for those committed to feminism, LGBTQI+ rights, animal rights, solidarity and ecology.
Valérie Damidot exhibits at the theater in the West
The famous host of decoration programs now rubs shoulders with the boards of theater stages. And everything goes! His childhood in Argenteuil, his debut on TV, decoration, diets… “A real life change where the public will not only be spectators but will have to participate in this great psychotherapy in colors! Waterfalls, karaoke, surprises, in short, we won’t be bored! promises the ad.
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