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What to do this weekend in and around Paris?
A few km from Paris, in a wonderful area: we celebrate the great adventure of the bicycle!
- We like : breathtaking shows, a great family weekend
- Age: for all
- Where : at the Domaine départemental de Sceaux in the Hauts-de-Seine (92)
- When : June 28-30, 2024
- Admission : €5 / €4
- Opening hours :
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Please note : some of the activities are by reservation and at low prices
Sport while having fun
- Bike ride: charming nooks and crannies of Paris
- Le Véxin by electric bike
- Paris by night on an electric scooter
- Art and sport, the summer exhibitions
- The Olympic Games in Paris
The Grandes Heures d’Été in Sceaux: an unmissable family event
Get ready for a great weekend of family shows where a variety of cultural and artistic activities for the youngest and discoveries for all ages are offered.
For the highlights: a guided tour of the exhibition, acrobatic cycling, a show on a giant machine that wanders through the park, and the whole history of the steam velocipede.
Learn about bike mechanics and screen printing on paper or fabric, no problem: we’ll tell you everything!
And on Saturday evening, we pedal in front of E.T. the extraterrestrial so that culture rhymes with nature
From surprises to funny things at the heart of a live show, all the ingredients are really there for a great weekend at low prices
Steam velocipede or motorcycle?
To have the time of your life!
Friday, June 28
- At 6:30 pm – Guided tour of the exhibition “Free wheels, the great history of cycling” – All public – At the Orangerie – Duration: 1h30 (by reservation – from 6 to 10€)
Saturday, June 29
- 10 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 7 pm: Repair and introduction to the mechanics of bicycles – Workshop – All public – Learn how to repair your bike and benefit from the advice of the experts – In front of the Orangery – Duration: 35min – (on reservation – included in the entrance ticket)
- 3 pm and 4:30 pm : Mix Bike Show – Show-demonstration of acrobatic bikes – All audiences – with internationally renowned riders – In front of the castle – Duration: 30 min – No reservation required – Free
- 8 pm : The steam velocipede, ancestor of the motorcycle – Conference -All public – with an engineer who will explain everything about this adventure – At the castle – Duration: 1h30 – (Reservation recommended – from 4 to 6€)
- 9:45 pm : E.T., the extra-terrestrial by Steven Spielberg – Cine-cycling – All audiences – to combine ecology and sport and culture with volunteers to pedal and power the projection – in front of the Pavillon de l’Aurore (single entrance to the Aurore portal) – Duration 2h15 – (without reservation, subject to availability – from 3 to 5€)
Sunday 30 June:
- At 10 am : Screen printing on paper – Children’s workshop (from 8 years old) – to experiment with the techniques of the poster artists that we discover in the exhibition – Ticket office at the Orangerie, workshop at the Old Stables (on reservation Price 3€)
- 10 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 7 pm: Repair and introduction to the mechanics of bicycles – Workshop – All public – Learn how to repair your bike and benefit from the advice of the experts – In front of the Orangery – Duration: 35min – (on reservation – included in the entrance ticket)
- 2:30 pm : Screen printing on tote bags – Teens-adults workshop – the main stages of artisanal screen printing on fabric in connection with the exhibition Roues libres – Ticket office at the Orangerie, workshop at the Old Stables (on reservation Price from 4 to 6€)
- From 2 pm to 6.30 pm : Vélo Délires© – Test drive of old bikes – the main stages of artisanal screen printing on fabric in connection with motifs from the exhibition Roues libres – Ticket office at the Orangerie, workshop at the Ancienne Écuries (on reservation Price from 4 to 6€)
- At 3 pm and 4:30 pm – The Ethno Machine – Multi-sensory show-stroll perched on the back of a huge fantastic machine that wanders in the park – Departure from the Orangery and show around the Palace – (Duration 45 min) – without reservation – Free
