The Compagnie Legrand Ménestrel accompanies Les Amis de Jacques Cœur on a promenade through staged readings in Bourges. Period costumes and scenic displays frame the encounters, giving historical characters a presence along the route. The performance draws on the city’s past through spoken scenes, with the company adding its theatrical voice to the association’s heritage storytelling.
Tag: historical reenactment
Hospices de Beaune: Preserving Hospital Heritage
Hospital heritage in Beaune unfolds through guided walks, talks and encounters with costumed hospital sisters carrying medical instruments and apothecary jars. Sister Louise Duchini recounts changes in nursing and relationships with patients. Conservation specialists explain the protection of the collections and the creation of a facsimile of the Last Judgement polyptych using digital techniques.
JEP Marché d’antan: Souvigny’s Rural Heritage
Marché d’antan recreates rural life in Souvigny through a market, a factory’s history and a reenactment of transhumance. The story of Maison Schuman follows its former work washing wool and manufacturing mattresses. The staged movement of livestock is another part of the programme, alongside this account of local textile production.
Bals Champêtres au Jardin
Bourges XIXe, the K’Danse group, brings country dancing into the formal garden at City Hall, close to the cathedral. The tree-shaded setting makes the garden part of the performance, placing historical movement within a civic landscape away from a conventional stage. Different sessions draw on the world of Empress Eugénie, the Art Nouveau era and the age of George Sand, giving each sequence of dances a changing cultural frame. The public is invited to watch and enjoy the dances in an open, sociable atmosphere. Across those themes, the group’s focus remains the physical vocabulary of the period and the pleasure of shared outdoor performance. The program turns a central Bourges garden into a meeting point between urban heritage, historical imagination and living dance practice.
Fête Gauloise 2026 — Musée départemental du Sel in Marsal
The Fête Gauloise at the Musée départemental du Sel in Marsal is a compact but high-value heritage event for Moselle. Set at the Porte de France, beside a museum dedicated to the salt landscape of the Saulnois, the weekend brings Gaulish and Celtic history into public space through reenactment camps, craft demonstrations, combat presentations and family workshops. The event is rooted in a specific historical territory: Marsal’s salt, frontier heritage and archaeological imagination give the programme a clear local identity. For visitors, it offers an approachable way to connect ancient history with the material culture of the region, while keeping the focus on place rather than on generic spectacle.
La Légende des Chevaliers — Provins
La Légende des Chevaliers — Provins is a medieval show in Provins, scheduled from 28 March to 1 November 2026 at Les Fosses des Remparts. The programme presents equestrian acrobatics, jousts, stunts, juggling and medieval siege machines around the story of Thibaud IV of Champagne.
Les 41e Médiévales de Provins
The 41st Médiévales de Provins takes place from 13 to 14 June 2026 in the upper medieval town. The two-day programme includes costumed activities, performances and a medieval market.
Fêtes Renaissance du Roi de l’Oiseau in Le Puy-en-Velay
Le Nouveau Monde is the theme of the Fêtes Renaissance du Roi de l’Oiseau in Le Puy-en-Velay. An archery final and coronation continue the festival’s historic shooting contest, while Renaissance balls, theatre and the fire show Rugissement form part of the programme. The market gathers craftspeople selling costumes, leatherwork, historical weapons and old games, with demonstrations of their skills.
Les Médiévales de Bayeux
Les Médiévales de Bayeux brings a festive medieval atmosphere to one of Normandy’s most historic towns. Around the cathedral and the old city centre, the event is designed for visitors who enjoy living-history settings, heritage storytelling and family-friendly street life. It is a natural fit for Bayeux, where medieval architecture gives the celebration an authentic backdrop without needing to leave the town centre.
Noce bretonne in Brélès: 19th Century Wedding Event
Noce bretonne recreates a 19th-century Breton wedding in Brélès, with a village procession accompanied by bell ringers, dancers and a bagad. A communal kig ha farz feast, crêpes, refreshments and local makers keep the celebration rooted in regional food and craft traditions. Dance performances, an introductory workshop, a fest-deiz and pop concerts continue the programme. The planned fireworks display has been cancelled because of the drought emergency and in solidarity with local firefighters.