Le Figaro Bordeaux
What to do this weekend in Bordeaux?
Every week,
Le Figaro
selects for you a list of events not to be missed to spend a good weekend with friends, alone or with family.
Despite cloudy or even rainy weather, all weekend long you can discover tightrope walker Nathan Paulin, holder of several world records, during shows organized on the Sainte-Catherine promenade.
The artist will perform over a length of 50 meters and 25 meters high, between the roof of the Lego shop and a private balcony.
Bobine de fil festival for young audiences
Until Sunday April 16, the Grand Parc village hall is hosting the “Bobine de fil” visual arts festival.
For its first edition, this meeting will offer "
a colorful visual universe, through graphic and musical proposals
", for all audiences.
This Friday afternoon, three shows are organized, accessible from the age of three.
On Sunday, a film club session will take place at 3 p.m., with the screening of the animated film
La Traversée
, which is aimed at adults and children from 10 years old.
The complete program can be found on the website of the city of Bordeaux.
All shows, workshops and screenings are completely free.
The Spring Festival at the Bordeaux Zoo
To celebrate the spring holidays, the Bordeaux-Pessac zoo offers "
colorful
" and manual activities, to be discovered since April 8.
This year, the focus is on protecting biodiversity.
“
Fauna and flora will be in the spotlight ”, with, for example, “
seed bomb
” workshops
, allowing plants to grow everywhere.
Twice a day, a comedian will read an animated tale for young and old and a treasure hunt, “
The power of flowers
”, will be set up in the park.
It is necessary to register in advance for the seed bomb workshops.
Access to the park costs 13 euros for children (between three and eleven years old) and 18 € for children from 12 years old and adults.
The festival of free and independent beers
This week, the Bordeaux Free and Independent Beer Festival (BLIB), organized by the eponymous association, is back in the metropolis for its seventh edition.
Dozens of partner establishments are offering independent beers in their bars this Friday evening, before Saturday's grand finale, which will reward the best brewer among the 60 participants in this edition (54 breweries, four cider houses and two "non-alcoholic soft drinks
"
) .
The closing event will take place at Hangar 14, with various activities starting at noon: petanque, table football and cornhole
tournaments, fun
conferences and live mixing.
A concert will take place from 6 p.m. then a DJ set from 10 p.m.
The result of the brewing competition will be announced at 8 p.m., as well as the winners of the various tournaments, who will leave with beer boxes.
Admission costs €7 in presale, until Saturday and €9 on site.
The Bourgailh forest celebrates in Pessac
The town of Pessac and the Écosite du Bourgailh association are celebrating the "spring of the Bourgailh forest" this weekend, which is intended to be a "
garden and nature festival
".
For this 18th edition, local horticulturists and producers will be present in the forest, as well as an eco-citizen village, "
to stock up on good advice on the garden and the environment
", with food stands "
to find the delicious local products
” and several fun and educational events.
The event is free, open to everyone and will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 15 and 16.
History of customs and Indian jungle
How about taking a few steps to the National Customs Museum, located on Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux?
Costumes, paintings and models, retracing the history of customs officers from Antiquity to the present day, in particular thanks to works seized during checks, await you from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission is €3 for over 25s and €1.50 subject to conditions.
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More passionate about animals than customs officers?
The Bordeaux Museum is made for you.
On two floors, polar bears, elephants, giraffes, pangolins and hundreds of other species are on display, while a temporary exhibition
In the heart of the Indian jungle
is on view until September 17.
An exhibition on birds,
All feathered
!
and its counterpart designed for the little ones (3 to 6 years old),
Boules de plumes
, has also been on display since April 6.
Entry costs €8 for adults and €4.50 for minors.
The Bordeaux Museum, hidden in the heart of the Public Garden, is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Le Figaro / Marie-Helene Herouart
On leaving the museum, remember to go and say hello to Le Petit Mousse in the back alley of the Jardin Public.
For 3.50 euros, he embarks you to sail on the waters of the children's island to the bird island.
A quarter of an hour to savor for freshwater sailors, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Dali and Gaudi at the Bassins des Lumières
For their fourth season, the Bassins des Lumières, located in the Bordeaux submarine base, in the Bassins à flot district, are offering two new exhibitions in the colors of Catalonia: the long program is now dedicated to Salvador Dalí and the program short to the architect Antoni Gaudí.
A total immersion in the universe of the two artists, sublimated by this monumental place.
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The two exhibitions take place continuously, one after the other, and last approximately one hour in total.
Prices range from 9 to 15 euros.
It is strongly advised to reserve your place in advance and choose a time slot.
Bring enough warm clothes because the temperature is cool in the underwater base.
The exhibition on Salvador Dalí lasts approximately 40 minutes.
Le Figaro / Jean Cittone
Several family exhibitions
Since January 27 and until April 23, a new typical Bordeaux exhibition has arrived at the Musée d'Aquitaine: Being(s) in St-Michel.
A project "
carried by three local artists
" which presents itself as being "
at the crossroads of a documentary, poetic and plastic work
", with both portraits of shopkeepers and the evolution of the district over time, by the through photographs and stories.
Access to the museum costs between 2 and 6 euros for adults.
For history buffs, the Musée d'Aquitaine also unveils the entire "
treasure of the Garonne
", discovered by chance in the river in 1965 and slowly recovered and harvested ever since.
The museum proposes to admire all of these 4000 sesterces, buried in the sand of the Garonne in the 2nd century AD.
Finally, for the more adventurous, an escape game is organized in the museum on April 9!
For the curious, Cap Sciences offers "
a new experience of reality
", as part of its Illusions exhibition.
"
An interactive approach to discovering our senses and our perceptions
", with the brain as a playground. The exhibition is accessible from 5 years old, for prices ranging from 4 to 5.50 euros.
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