Fête Nationale in Mantes-la-Jolie (78): Picnic, lanterns and fireworks on July 13, 2024

Did you know? The town of Mante-la-Jolie has been the holiday resort of several French kings. Its name was given by Henri IV, who wrote to his mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées: " Je suis à Mantes, ma jolie " (" I'm in Mantes, my pretty one "). Pretty cute, isn't it? The town's strategic geographical position and crossroads between waterways and land routes also made it a hub of trade and commerce.

Every year, Mantes-la-Jolie hosts a fireworks display on the banks of the Seine, starting with a picnic in the Square Brieussel-Bourgeois. It's an opportunity for families and friends to get together and enjoy the sounds of the brass band. The evening continues with the traditional fireworks display on the Seine, but before that, a lantern-lit retreat is organized!

Once again this year, the many festivities will be held on July 13, 2024, not July 14. Make sure you don't get the wrong date!

• To be read
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• What to do this July 14, 2024? Fête Nationale events in Paris and the Ile-de-France region

On the program:

Meet at Brieussel-Bourgeois Square

• From 8pm: picnic to the sound of a guinguette
• 8:30pm: Twirling baton demonstration by Twirls Academy
• 9:30pm: concert by Barrio Libre
• 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm: distribution of lanterns
• 10:30 pm to 11 pm: stroll to the banks of the Seine with the Drumteam Bords de Seine batucada
• 11pm: fireworks (from the banks of the Seine)

Happy Fête Nationale 2024 to all!

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