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What to do in and around Paris this weekend
Just a few kilometres from Paris, on a wonderful estate: we're celebrating the great cycling adventure!
- WE love : breathtaking shows, a great family weekend
- Age : for everyone
- Where at the Domaine départemental de Sceaux in the Hauts-de-Seine (92)
- When June 28 to 30, 2024
- Input : 5 / 4€
- schedule :
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Knowledge : some activities are available on reservation and at low prices
Sport and fun
- Bike tour : charming nooks and crannies of Paris
- The Véxin by electric bike
- Paris by night in electric scooter
- Art and sport, summer exhibitions
- The Olympic Games in Paris
Les Grandes Heures d'Été à Sceaux: a not-to-be-missed family event
Get ready for a A great weekend of shows where you can enjoy a variety of cultural and artistic activities for the youngest and discoveries for all ages.
For highlights : a guided tour of the exhibition, acrobatic cycling, a show on a giant machine that wanders around the park, and the whole history of steam-powered velocipedes.
If you'd like to learn about bike mechanics and screen-printing on paper or fabric, don't worry: we'll tell you all about it!
And on Saturday evening, we'll be pedaling past E.T. the extraterrestrial to make culture rhyme with nature.
Surprises and hilarity in the midst of a lively show, all the ingredients are there for a truly memorable experience. a great weekend at low prices
Steam velocipede or motorcycle?
For the ultimate in fun!
Friday, June 28
- 6:30pm - Guided tour of the "Roues libres, la grande histoire du vélo" exhibition - Open to all - At the Orangerie - Duration: 1:30 hrs (booking required - from 6 to 10€)
Saturday, June 29th
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. : Repair and introduction to cycle mechanics - Workshop -Open to all - Learn how to repair your bike and get advice from the experts - In front of the Orangerie - Duration: 35min - (reservation required - included in admission ticket)
- 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. : Mix Bike Show - Acrobatic bike show and demonstration -Open to the public - with internationally renowned pilots - In front of the château - Duration: 30 min - No reservation required - Free of charge
- 20h : The steam velocipede, ancestor of the motorcycle - Conference -All ages - with an engineer who will explain all about this adventure - At the château - Duration: 1h30 - (Reservations recommended - from 4 to 6€)
- 21h45 : E.T., the extraterrestrial by Steven Spielberg - Ciné-cyclisme -Open to all - to combine ecology with sport and culture, with volunteers pedaling to power the projection - in front of the Pavillon de l'Aurore (single entrance, Porte de l'Aurore) - Duration 2h15 - (no reservation required, subject to availability - from 3 to 5€)
Sunday June 30 :
- AT 10h : Screen printing on paper - Children's workshop (ages 8 and up) - to try out the techniques of the poster artists featured in the exhibition - Ticket office at the Orangerie, workshop at the Anciennes Écuries (reservation required) Rate 3€)
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. : Repair and introduction to cycle mechanics - Workshop -Open to all - Learn how to repair your bike and get advice from the experts - In front of the Orangerie - Duration: 35min - (reservation required - included in admission ticket)
- 14h30 : Silk-screen printing on tote bag - Workshop for teens and adults - the main stages of silk-screen printing on fabric in connection with the Freewheels exhibition - Ticket office at the Orangery, workshop at the Anciennes Écuries (booking required) Price from 4 to 6€)
- Of 2 pm to 6:30 pm : Vélos Délires© - Test ride of vintage bikes - the main stages in silk-screen printing on fabric, using motifs from the Freewheels exhibition - Ticket office at the Orangerie, workshop at the Anciennes Écuries (booking required) Price from 4 to 6€)
- At 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. – L'Ethno Machine - Walking show multi-sensory experience perched on the back of a huge, fantastic machine that wanders through the park - Departure from the Orangerie and show around the Château - (45 min.) - no reservation required - Free admission
