Agenda
From Friday 5 July to Sunday 7 July 2024
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Find the whole program of the 37th edition of the Médiévales de Bayeux !
Games and activities
The Accrotour
Like stuntmen and actors in swashbuckler films, children
and adults, wearing a harness, can act out a dream: climbing a medieval tower! In groups of 4 we’ll set off to storm the fortress. Be bold, valiant knights !
Re-creations
Dioramas and reconstitution historical
By Art6
Exhibition of a 1/72 scale model of Bayeux Castle from east to west in the 13th century, a castle mound and its enclosure (fortification from 10th to 12th centuries), and a model of the castle of Osaka in Japan.
A display of intricate craftsmanship!Exhibition of a 1/72 scale model of Bayeux Castle from east to west in the 13th century, a castle mound and its enclosure (fortification from 10th to 12th centuries), and a model of the castle of Osaka in Japan.
A display of intricate craftsmanship!
Market
Evening medieval market
150 stalls are to be found – creators, artisans and producers shout out about their wares to the enthusiastic crowds.
Market also open on Saturday 10am – midnight and Sunday 10am - 7pm
Show
Donjon & pigeon (quirky tale)
By Donjon & pigeon
Like all princesses, Benjadra was given a tower when she turned 16, where of course she has to remain a prisoner until a prince, who will naturally be charming, comes to rescue her... But she’s bored because no-one can reach her thanks to the dragon and bearded giant – until the day a carrier pigeon turns up at her tower by mistake.
Wandering the streets
Le Gay-Sçavoir (Normandy folklore)
By Gay-Sçavoir
Traditional Norman dances and songs accompanied by a hurdy-gurdy.
Skills
The construction site
Skilled craftsmen and journeymen share their ancestral know-how in building:
blacksmiths, stone masons, sculptors, carpenters…..
Wandering the streets
Fauns & Fairies (fantastical creatures & stilts)
By Arteflammes
The fauns dance, run and jump through towns and undergrowth. The fairies follow them close behind, whirling with their sparkling wings.
Together, they are magical.
Street theatre
Aouta (music, dance & juggling)
By Aouta
The Aouta companions bring sunshine to cobbled squares, cause tavern counters to shake and the crowds to stroll around, bringing
a festive atmosphere of yesteryear to the streets. Set off on a musical journey with the various spices of the Mediterranean.
Wandering the streets
Myrias (ballads and melodies from times past)
By Myrias
This quartet is inspired by ancient music from the Orient and medieval Europe. The music could be peddled or even danced on the roads, from taverns to village squares, from lordly courts to princely banquets.
Concert
La Maisnie Hellequin (medieval heavy)
By La Maisnie Hellequin
The musicians take their inspiration from ancient legends and create a
special ambiance with a hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, nyckelharpa and percussion
as well as guitars and drums. Atmosphere guaranteed!
Street theatre
Corazon (colorful music and juggling)
By La Muse
Two wind instrumentalists and two percussionists give a festive and boisterous performance, accompanied and presented by a frenetic juggler.
It’s sure to set the evening alight!
Games and activities
Games Garden
By La semaine des 4 jeudis
Traditional wooden toys and games for all children. Discover the rich heritage of play with various games of shuffleboard, bowls, skill and balance - games that are always fun for all generations.
Games and activities
The Cob Village
Children can help to build a Middle Ages house. They’ll make cob, a mixture of earth and straw, which they’ll then put on the walls of the house. The youngest children (1 year upwards) can use brushes to spread clay on the walls of the other house.
Parade
Grand parade
The town of Bayeux proudly presents one of just a handful of grand parades of its type in France.
For this 37th edition, the primary element of the festivities will be earth, and spectators will be able to see, hear and admire countless stilt-walkers, acrobats, men-at-arms, journeymen, craftsmen, peasants and of course music and rhythms…..
With more than 500 participants – groups, performers, street performers, clubs – the grand parade is an unmissable event, full of spectacle, magic, and appealing to everyone.
In case of bad weather - postponement on Sunday at 11 am.
Wandering the streets
Echo of Our Rivers (leprechaun tale)
By Tom Tom & Oscar
Tom Tom and Oscar, our two mischievous sprites, are inspired by a traditional tale to draw the youngest children into a world of lumberjacks, slightly mad fairies and polluted rivers.
Camps
Yarn History (Dyer's Workshop)
Presentation about medieval dyeing with indigo and plant-based dyes. Discover plant dyes and dyed wool, the colour ranges, sets of cords, and you can take part in an introduction to wool spinning and weaving.
Street theatre
Myrias (ballads and melodies from times past)
This quartet is inspired by ancient music from the Orient and medieval Europe. Whether the music was popular it could be peddled or even danced on the road from the kingdoms of France….and elsewhere !
Skills
La Mesnie des Leus du val de Loyre (XV century road warriors)
By La Mesnie des Leus du val de Loyre
This band of mercenaries will train in fighting; fire a canon and patrol to to ensure the safety of the good people…
Wandering the streets
Contes du Bois d’en haut (Celtic fairy tales & stilts)
By Tan Elleil
It’s said that every seventy years Orin, the guardian of the Wood Up There, has to make the ”Tro ar Goadoù”, the tour of the seven sacred forests. Following her are the worthy representatives of the Fairy people of Huelgoat.
You can see them walking together.
Skills
Hands on the Ground (potter's workshop)
By Dame Béatrice
Making things with what’s beneath our feet ; using our hands as our main tool ; carrying nothing but our know-how. Dame Béatrice leads an interactive activity on the work of the potter: introduction and demonstrations of throwing, and the satisfaction of leaving with something you’ve made with your own hands.
Camps
Dovahkiin (medieval farmhouse)
The Croc’boudin family is welcoming you to their little farm. The father has become a freed peasant who received his plot of land in return for good and loyal service to his lord during the last crusade in the Holy Land. Come and see cows, sheep, goats, rabbits, hens, a pig and a donkey.
Wandering the streets
The Tower Beware (Prince Charming's Quest)
By Belli Mercator
Princess Petronilla is on a quest for Love, but there’s no way she’s going to stay at the castle and wait for the suitors her parents have chosen for her.
She travels around the country in her mobile tower, accompanied by her faithful follower Jeannette and her greedy guard Ventrèche.
Skills
Nadia's basketry (wicker work)
By Nadia
Dame Nadia’s hand-produced wicker objects, made from wicker that she grows herself, are inspired by the landscapes of Normandy.
Show
It's going to pass (humor & juggling)
By MandalaS
gylus and Ladzo, self-mockery on the one hand and juggling tool on the other. The recipe is simple: spread conventional juggling on a slice of text with some Devos sauce, add two spoonfuls of sarcasm sprinkled with humour, and bake at a temperature of ‘laugh’.
Re-creations
Milites Pagenses (Peasants in the XII Century)
By Milites Pagenses
The company presents the world of farming and the peasantry during the 12th century: they’ll show you a medieval cart and harrow as well as domestic work in wood, textiles and metal.
Games and activities
Urban challenge!
By Get Out !
A real treasure hunt, an intriguing mixture of riddles and a quest for treasure. Assemble your team of 4 players, comb through the festival, solve the riddles and succeed in the quests…..Will you be the finest knights in Bayeux? Register at the Get out! Stand
Highlights
In the footsteps of Zulumaï (gesticulated lecture)
By Tom Tom & Oscar
Tom Tom the protector of water courses, and the great Professor Oscar will tell the story of the expedition they have carried out in search of a strange creature, the spirit of a nature that is under threat.