In Seine-et-Marne (77)
June 1st and 2nd, 2024
The biggest medieval festival in France, 1 hour from Paris!
- We like : a journey through history, a great family weekend
- Age: for all
- Where : in Provins in Seine-et-Marne (77)
- When : June 1 and 2, 2024
- Opening hours :
- Saturday 1 June : from 9.30 am to midnight
- Sunday 2 June : from 9.30 am to 5 pm
- Free : for children under 12 years old
- Prices : 1 day: €12 / 2 days: €16 (pre-sale)
Reliving the Middle Ages with children, ideas in Paris or the Paris region
- “The Legend of the Knights” – equestrian show
- Fun visit to the Château de Vincennes – from 7 years old
- In the Time of the Cathedrals (fun family visit) – from 9 years old
- The Château de Pierrefonds – A medieval castle built by the architect Viollet-le-Duc
- The Jean-Sans-Peur Tower – the home of a fifteenth-century prince (in Paris)
The 39th Médiévales de Provins will be held on June 1 and 2, 2024 in the medieval city of Provins, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Considered the largest medieval festival in France, it attracts thousands of visitors every year
On the program: parades in costume, knights’ tournaments, street performances, dances and medieval music.
For the highlights: the traditional medieval ball on the Place du Châtel, a large concert and the famous Sunday parade with about 700 participants in period costumes!
A bit like at the time of the great fairs of Thibaud of Champagne in the twelfth century
In addition to the entertainment, the Médiévales de Provins also offer a large market with more than 300 craftsmen and merchants coming to present their products and ancestral know-how…
From surprise to surprise, between fairies, troubadours, knights and fire-eaters, not to mention traditional games, all the ingredients are there for children to spend a great weekend of shows with their families!
The Medieval of Provins:
acrobats and crowd entertainers
- Saturday, June 1
- 9:30 a.m. – Opening of the event
- 11:30 am : inauguration of the Médiévales de Provins
- 5:30 p.m. : Medieval Ball
- 8:30 p.m. : Grand concert of medieval music
- Sunday 2 June:
- 9:30 a.m. : Opening of the event
- 3 p.m. : big costumed parade
- 5 p.m. : final
Free activities for children (bring a map of the city)
- Farm -CIE Dovakhiin – camp :
- Saturday and Sunday non-stop – Location: Cours aux Bêtes
- Meet animals of ancient breeds with this medieval farm: donkeys, sheep, goats…
- Goupil ou Face (L’Effet Railleur): street animation for children
- Saturday: at 2:30 pm / 5:30 pm – Sunday at 11 am Location: Jardins des Brébans
- Clownish revival of the Roman de Renart! This show brings together on stage two acolytes who are at the same time acrobats, jugglers, singers and actors!
- La Belle Roue : street entertainment
- Saturday and Sunday non-stop – Location: Place du châtel
- Climb aboard this eco-friendly medieval attraction made entirely of European wood. A small subtlety, you will have to put your muscles to work to succeed in turning the wheel!
- The Goose Game: Street Animation
- Saturday and Sunday non-stop – Location: Jardin des Brébans
- Life-size goose game, entirely designed in turned and carved wood! The opportunity to have a good time with your family!
- War and Chivalry: camp – children’s entertainment
- Saturday and Sunday non-stop – Location: Ditches of the ramparts
- With real armor in their size, children are invited to slip into the shoes of real knights!
- Machina Silente: Street Animation
- Saturday at 11am-2.30pm and 4.30pm and Sunday at 12pm and 2pm – Location: Fossés des Remparts
- Helped by the public and especially by the children, Coquillard and Pied-Gras will operate a collection of war machines: the Trébuchet à roue de carrier, the Couillard…
- Hastein’s Hidden Treasure (Escape Box): participatory workshop, animation
- Saturday and Sunday non-stop – Location: Cours aux Bêtes
- Inspired by the Escape Game, it will be a question of discovering the location of Hastein’s hidden treasure! All the puzzles will be solved together
- Comptoir de Fauchelevent : participatory workshop, animation
- Saturday and Sunday non-stop – Location: Place St-Quiriace
- A shop filled with powders, elixirs, decoctions and mysterious extracts to craft bewitched items with Daphnee
