Fête des Jardins 2023 at Parc Monceau: sound siestas, shows, readings and games

Parc Monceau, located in the heart of Paris, is one of the French capital's green jewels. Created in the 17th century, it offers a veritable haven of peace amid the hustle and bustle of Paris.

A harmonious blend of varied landscapes, with lush green lawns, groves ofcentury-old trees, a peaceful lake filled with swans and statues of literary and musical personalities adorning the walkways, Parc Monceau looks forward to welcoming you to the Fête des Jardins 2023 on September 23 and 24!

For the occasion, this park steeped in history and timeless beauty is planning a host of activities for young and old alike. More than just a celebration for amateur gardeners, it's a hymn to nature and the environment, suitable for the whole family!

Let's discover the program?

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The program for the Fête des Jardins 2023 at Parc Monceau :

• Workshops and events
  - Workshop for creating paper planting cups, and repotting plants
  - Workshop "Around the bee" with beekeepers from Greater Paris: fun educational hive, presentation of the beekeeper's profession, making candles and other objects from wax leaves, exhibition on bees and biodiversity...
  - Information on the missions and recruitment of reception and surveillance officers and municipal police officers.

• Guided tour of the Parc Monceau, around remarkable trees

• Games
  - Treasure hunt in the park and quiz
  - Hopscotch about park and garden regulations
  - "Stop incivilities" goose game

• Activities for young audiences
  - Tree-climbing
  - Decorating a wishing tree
  - Creating floral origami

• Shows, concerts, readings... with the "La Cerise sur le Gâteau" association
  - " Parc Monceau, amours de soie..." ( Parc Monceau, silk loves...) La Cerise sur le gâteau invites you on a storytelling and musical stroll through the Parc Monceau. A fabulous botanical journey where the real and the fake, time and space mingle. The extraordinary real and invented story of the love affair between the head gardener, Carmontelle, and a Japanese silk weaver, Kinuko Kaneko... From 3pm to 4pm, in front of the carrousel, with Florence Pescher, Julien Buri, Alessandro Navacchi, Antonia Bouniard
  - Sound siestas: La Cerise sur le gâteau invites you to spend some suspended time by the Parc Monceau pool. A deckchair and headphones are at your disposal for a literary and sonorous stroll... Karel Capek, Lamartine, Colette, Charles Guerlain, Jacques Dutronc or Didier Decoin, texts by garden lovers, moods of gardeners put into words and music. A siesta like no other! From 2pm to 6pm, by the pond, Venetian bridge side

La Fête des Jardins 2023 in Paris: Rediscovering nature in the heart of the city
La Fête des Jardins is back from Wednesday September 20 to Sunday September 24, 2023! Something to delight all lovers of nature and green spaces. During these 5 days, workshops, educational games and exceptional openings await you in and around Paris. [Read more]