Fête Nationale 2024 in Houdan (78): popular ball and country-style meal - fireworks cancelled

Unfortunately, the fireworks display was cancelled, due to the unavailability of one of the company's fireworks technicians, but the rest of the evening was maintained.

For July 14th, the town of Houdan in the Yvelines is pulling out all the stops and organizing two days of festivities. For the national holiday, which celebrates the storming of the Bastille, this pretty medieval town and its keep welcome you from the evening of July 13, 2024, with a host of free, fun-filled events, with friends and family alike! It's also an opportunity to discover the town's history and its many secrets, well kept since the Middle Ages.

We start with a lively torchlight procession from the town hall forecourt, where you can pick up your lanterns and watch the Dixmude majorettes and the Pop Street brass band wake up the whole neighborhood!

As every year, the procession will make its way to the Parc du Cygne under the glow of thousands of little lamps, to watch the fireworks at 11pm, before ending the evening in style with a grand bal populaire until 2am, ideal for dancing the night away under a beautiful summer sky. And that's not all! The next day, for the big day, there's a country-style lunch on the Place de la Tour, accompanied by entertainment and games for the whole family, all afternoon long.

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Program for Fête Nationale 2024 in Houdan, Yvelines (78)

• July 13 at 9:45pm: torchlight procession with the Dixmude majorettes and Los Torpillos brass band
• until 2 a.m.: popular ball
• July 14 from 12:30 pm to 3 pm: country-style meal with music
• from 3pm: entertainment and games for all ages

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