• September 2025

    • Sunday 7 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Musée de Plein Air
143 Rue Colbert, 59493 Villeneuve-d'Ascq
  • September 2025

    • Sunday 7 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Musée de Plein Air
143 Rue Colbert, 59493 Villeneuve-d'Ascq

In the time of the knights

Oyez, oyez, gentes dames et damoiseaux! A camp of knights settles in the Museum.

Oyez, oyez, gentes dames et damoiseaux! A camp of knights settles in the Museum.

Oyez, oyez, good ladies and dear birds! A camp of knights is setting up at the Museum. The villagers of the Middle Ages invite you to an initiation in sword fights and a show of equestrian falconry and fire-eater.
The shows
Medieval falconry show
« Gandhor, the master falconer! » by Cowprod&Cie
11 h and 16 h / Duration 40 minutes / All public
Cowprod&Cie, will settle for the day and present in a fun, historical and educational way the different species of birds of prey such as the eagle, the buzzard, the hawk, the owl, the owl. The objective is to present and inform to better protect these superb birds!
Fire-breathing show
11 h, 14 h, 15 h 30 and 17 h / All public
Jonathan Vero, fire artist and stuntman, triple world recordman
registered in the Guinness book.
WORKSHOPS AND TOURS
Animal appointments
11 am and 6 pm
Accompany our villager to meet the farm animals!
The school of yesteryear*
14 h and 16 h / From 8 years old
On-site registration
Relive the 19th century school with the teacher of the village school! He will teach you the subjects of the day. To your feathers and inkwells!
Discovery of the old school

2:30 pm and 4:30 pm / For children under 8 years old
*On-site registration
The children will be able to travel in the middle of the desks and discover the school of our elders!
Guided tour of the museum and meeting with our villagers in
costumes
3 PM and 5 PM
FAMILY WORKSHOP
To your catapults!
Continuously from 3 PM to 6 PM / All public
Oyez, oyez! Damoiselle, Damoiseau, you are invited to the manufacturing of a projection machine.
3 CAMPS,
3 ATMOSPHERES
15th century of the Flemish Militia
Continuously from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. / All public
Come discover stone cutting, herbalism, barbaric surgery,
the weapons, armor and cannons as well as what high works.
The medieval camp of the Guild of the Ferrain’s Boars
Continuously from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. / All public
Discover a medieval camp with various workshops and shows
medieval weapons handling with public participation and fights presented in the form of sketches or training.
The association’s meals are prepared in front of the public and based on medieval recipes.
The camp of association A is flying off the wing
Continuously from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. / All public
In a camp composed of two tents (one Burgundian and a double pepper house), discover medieval calligraphy and heraldry, the insignia of pilgrim, hygiene and cosmetics.

icône prixAdmission fee: full price 5 € / reduced 3 €/ free for children under 12 years disguised
icône horaireSunday 7 September, 10:00
icône lieuMusée de Plein Air, 143 Rue Colbert, 59493 Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Catégories Métropolitaines : Spectacle
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