<?xml version="1.0" ?><rss version="2.0"  xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"><channel><title>Vacances et Week-ends en Nord-Pas de Calais -  Agenda</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com</link><description>Vacances et Week-ends en Nord-Pas de Calais -  Agenda</description><language>fr-fr</language><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:58:17 GMT</pubDate><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002LR</guid><title>BÉTHUNE > Z’ARTS UP IN BÉTHUNE 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/z-arts-up-in-bethune1.html</link><description><![CDATA[Z’Arts’Up! in Béthune creates a new living space … in the streetHuge fun and a huge success, Z’Arts’Up! takes creative arts into the open air, offering the general public the perfect way to get caught up in the artistes’ enthusiasm.  Street theatre has been growing in popularity in recent years and here in Béthune, the annual mid-May festival is one of the very best examples.  Organised by Culture Commune – arts facilitator for the mining area of Pas-de-Calais – this unique event brings performing arts right to people’s front doors.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002LS</guid><title>MAUBEUGE > LES FOLIES FESTIVAL AT MAUBEUGE 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/festival-les-folies-a-maubeuge.html</link><description><![CDATA[Fun and fantasy with a family flavourFollowing on from the Festiv’été, launched a decade earlier, Les Folies has retained a number of popular elements such as the big town picnic and musical events, the outdoor theatre and the grand finale with its evening procession.   But whilst the ingredients may stay the same, the recipe has changed constantly, delighting visitors for over 20 years - a major success for the Manège de Maubeuge, a national theatre with close cross-border links to Mons, future European Capital of Culture.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002LE</guid><title>MAROILLES > MAROILLES FLEA MARKET 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/la-brocante-de-maroilles1.html</link><description><![CDATA[An entire village pulls together to promote and preserve its heritage.Largest flea market in the Nord with more than 600 exhibitors, Maroilles flea market is one of the liveliest events in the Avesnois, thanks to its varied programme.  Some 200 local inhabitants pull together on the big day to help with car parking, manning the stalls and serving regional fare.  Heritage projects that have benefited from this huge communal effort include buildings restoration, funding of community systems, and the purchase of equipment, such as 17 bells for the bell tower.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002JQ</guid><title>ARRAS > LE JARDIN DES BOVES IN ARRAS 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/le-jardin-des-boves-arras-2012.html</link><description><![CDATA[A temporary garden brightens the tunnels beneath the town square.For three months between March and June, the old chalk quarries beneath the famous arcaded square in Arras are transformed into the ‘Jardin des Boves’, named after the local word for these ancient tunnels.  Launched ten years ago to promote interest in this historic underground maze, the event welcomes some 20,000 visitors who enjoy the unique opportunity to wander through a world of fantasy and fun, guaranteed to fire their imagination.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 2 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002LI</guid><title>ARRAS > MAIN SQUARE FESTIVAL IN ARRAS 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/le-mainsquare-festival.html</link><description><![CDATA[After moving into the town’s Vauban citadel, the Main Square Festival has really made its mark.Following its move from Arras’s famous arcaded square into the immense Vauban citadel, the Main Square Festival has taken on a whole new dimension.   The audience instantly grew from 85,000 to more than 100,000 over the three days of the first weekend in July and Arras now ranks with La Rochelle and Belfort in the top three music festivals in France – a major factor in the future development of this disused citadel.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 7 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002LU</guid><title>DOUAI > FÊTES DE GAYANT IN DOUAI 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/fete-des-gayants-a-douai.html</link><description><![CDATA[The biggest giant and the largest procession in the Nord – the symbol of Douai since 1530.Big is beautiful at Douai’s annual Gayant Festival, largest carnival procession in the region.  Time may pass but every year at the beginning of July, the elegant pinnacles of Douai’s impressive bell tower look down on the same scene.  The town is packed with people jostling to get a good view of the ‘kings’ of the city – the annual outing of the giants, or ‘gayants’ in local dialect.  Floats, costumed characters and bands accompany the cavalcade of figures that date back to the Middle Ages.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002LT</guid><title>CAMBRAI > JUVENTUS FESTIVAL IN CAMBRAI 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/festival-des-juventus-a-cambrai1.html</link><description><![CDATA[Talented youngsters from across Europe fill Cambrai with the sound of chamber music.The annual Juventus Festival in early July has been promoting chamber music throughout Cambrai since 1997.  A springboard for the most talented young soloists in Europe, the festival has also established a remarkable bond between the performers and their public.  Concerts are preceded by educational workshops and informal meetings where young performers can share their passion for playing, thus making the music understandable and accessible to everyone.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002LV</guid><title>MONTREUIL SUR MER > LES MISÉRABLES SOUND & LIGHT SHOW, MONTREUIL-SUR-MER 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/son-et-lumieres-les-miserables-a-montreuil-sur-mer.html</link><description><![CDATA[Victor Hugo set his epic novel here after a day trip to the town.Students and doctors, civil servants and retirees … you’ll find them all amongst the 450 volunteers from Montreuil-sur-Mer and beyond, who get involved each summer with a sound and light show inspired by the novel Les Misérables and directed by Dominique Martens.  The imposing citadel has been the atmospheric backdrop to the legendary characters of Jean Valjean and Cosette, Thénardier and Javert since 1996, and all because Victor Hugo visited the town one day for lunch back in 1837.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002LV</guid><title>MONTREUIL SUR MER > LES MISÉRABLES SOUND & LIGHT SHOW, MONTREUIL-SUR-MER 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/son-et-lumieres-les-miserables-a-montreuil-sur-mer.html</link><description><![CDATA[Victor Hugo set his epic novel here after a day trip to the town.Students and doctors, civil servants and retirees … you’ll find them all amongst the 450 volunteers from Montreuil-sur-Mer and beyond, who get involved each summer with a sound and light show inspired by the novel Les Misérables and directed by Dominique Martens.  The imposing citadel has been the atmospheric backdrop to the legendary characters of Jean Valjean and Cosette, Thénardier and Javert since 1996, and all because Victor Hugo visited the town one day for lunch back in 1837.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002M0</guid><title>AULNOYE-AYMERIES > LES NUITS SECRÈTES FESTIVAL AT AULNOYE-AYMERIES 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/festival-les-nuits-secretes-a-aulnoye-aymeries1.html</link><description><![CDATA[Secret Nights at Aulnoye-Aymeries is the Avesnois’ answer to Woodstock ! The statistics say it all – 700 concerts, 400 performers and an audience of 300,000 over ten years.  Such is the success of the Nuits Secrètes festival in Aulnoye-Ameries, staged over the first weekend in August.  It’s all down to the venue and the determination to do something a bit different, not just once, but every year.  Many of the concerts are free and the location has easy access to campsites and train links, key factors that make it popular with young festival-goers.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 4 Aug 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002LW</guid><title>MONTREUIL SUR MER > LES MISÉRABLES SOUND & LIGHT SHOW, MONTREUIL-SUR-MER 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/son-et-lumieres-les-miserables-a-montreuil-sur-mer1.html</link><description><![CDATA[Victor Hugo set his epic novel here after a day trip to the town.Students and doctors, civil servants and retirees … you’ll find them all amongst the 450 volunteers from Montreuil-sur-Mer and beyond, who get involved each summer with a sound and light show inspired by the novel Les Misérables and directed by Dominique Martens.  The imposing citadel has been the atmospheric backdrop to the legendary characters of Jean Valjean and Cosette, Thénardier and Javert since 1996, and all because Victor Hugo visited the town one day for lunch back in 1837.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 Aug 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002LW</guid><title>MONTREUIL SUR MER > LES MISÉRABLES SOUND & LIGHT SHOW, MONTREUIL-SUR-MER 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/son-et-lumieres-les-miserables-a-montreuil-sur-mer1.html</link><description><![CDATA[Victor Hugo set his epic novel here after a day trip to the town.Students and doctors, civil servants and retirees … you’ll find them all amongst the 450 volunteers from Montreuil-sur-Mer and beyond, who get involved each summer with a sound and light show inspired by the novel Les Misérables and directed by Dominique Martens.  The imposing citadel has been the atmospheric backdrop to the legendary characters of Jean Valjean and Cosette, Thénardier and Javert since 1996, and all because Victor Hugo visited the town one day for lunch back in 1837.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 Aug 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002M1</guid><title>LILLE > LILLE BRADERIE 2013</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/la-braderie-de-lille-2012.html</link><description><![CDATA[More than 2 million visitors from all over Europe flock to Lille for the annual street market over the first weekend in September.Each year over the first weekend in September, the capital of French Flanders is packed with up to 3 million visitors as local residents and shopkeepers empty their attics for the 33 hours of the famous Lille Braderie or street market.  The event dates back to the 12th century when servants were allowed to sell off their employers’ unwanted goods and keep the proceeds as part of the Assumption festival, the name Braderie coming from the Flemish and Spanish words for ‘bargain’.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 1 Sep 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>/en/agenda.asp?id=FMANPC000FS002M2</guid><title>ROUBAIX > BRADERIE DE L’ART IN ROUBAIX</title><link>http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/manifestation/la-braderie-de-l-art-a-roubaix.html</link><description><![CDATA[Works of art are created before your eyes at Roubaix’s annual Artists’ Market where recycled material proves an endless source of inspiration.Recycling is the topic on everybody’s lips nowadays and visitors to the annual Artists’ Market in Roubaix in early December can watch unwanted materials being given a new lease of life.  Two hundred recycling artists gather together in the extraordinary Condition Publique building, which is transformed into a workshop where 5000m² of random materials are made into pieces of artwork in front of crowds of 15,000 spectators.  What’s more, entry to this popular event is free.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 8 Dec 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>