Fest’hiver
Amiens Circus – tickets on sale at FNACTuesday 25th November at 7.00 pm
Kaolin
Their universe, inspired by Bob Dylan, Gérard Manset or The Cure, undeniably makes them currently one of the most innovating pop rock groups, to the extent that they are one of the main strongholds for the rock and pop scene in France.
Tuesday 25th November at 9.00 pm
Fatals Picards
It’s now about five years since Les Fatals have been around on the French-speaking scene and “Pamplemousse mécanique” is already their fifth album. They are back with a music which can take any turn plus their wicked humour!
Amiens Cathedral in colour
Every night in front of the Cathedral at 7.00 pmOn 24/12 at 7.00 and 11.00 pm
On 31/12 at 7.00 pm and midnight
Information: Amiens Métropole Tourist Office
Tel: 00 33 (0)3 22 71 60 50
Guided tours
Guided tours of Notre-Dame d’Amiens Cathedral in French> From 29th November to 21st December included: Sundays and public holidays at 3.00 pm
> From 22nd to 29th December included: Fridays, Sundays and public holidays at 3.00 pm, and Saturdays at 11.00 am
Audio guided visits in English, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch every day, hire from Tourist Office.
“Old Amiens” Guided tour in French
> 29th November to 29th December included: Saturdays at 3 pm
Other visits in French
o Sunday 2nd December: Town Hall open to the public at 10 am
o Sunday 9th December: from the Belfry to the Town Hall at 10 am
o Sunday 16th December: the Winter Chapel of Notre-Dame Cathedral at 3 pm
Information and prices from: Amiens Métropole Tourist Office
Tel: 00 33 (0)3 22 71 60 50
www.amiens.com/tourisme
Christmas Choir Festival
In
the town centre
From 2.00 to 7.00 pm
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays
Come and listen to traditional Christmas carols and
be thrilled with the sound of gospels
Father Christmas’ enchanting helpers will be presenting an exceptional repertoire along the
stalls of the Christmas market: quite a treat!
Mary Poppins
Coliseum – www.coliseum.fr - Ticket on sale at
FNAC
Saturday 1st December at 8.00 pm and Sunday 2nd December at 2.00 and 5.30 pm.
This super nanny will be taking children into
her wonderful and enchanting world. Everyone remembers the dance with the chimney sweeps on the rooftops of London and the merry-go-round race
that Mary Poppins easily won. Come and discover or rediscover this fairytale adaptation on ice by the famous Igor Bobrin
Theatre.
Lafleur’s Christmas party puppet show
Puppet theatre, Chés Cabotans d’Amiens -
www.ches-cabotans-damiens.com
31 rue Edouard David – tel. 00 33 (0)3 22 22 30 90
4th, 11th and 18th December at 3.00 pm
Picard farce by Maurice Domon
Lafleur having had an early drink before the Christmas Eve party, Sandrine goes to celebrate the event by
herself at her friend’s and landlord Papa Cucu, accompanied by Tchot Blaise.
The sudden awakening of Lafleur by the local policeman
compromises the peaceful progress of the evening which ends with Lafleur’s furious kick.
Jules Verne’s House
2
rue Charles Dubois – tel. 00 33 (0)3 22 45 45 75 – www.amiens.fr/decouvrir/jules-verne/index.asp
4th, 14th and 15th December at
6.30 pm
Storytellers bring back to life some of Jules Verne’s short and fabulous stories
Meeting Saint-Nicolas
Wednesday
5th December in the afternoon
Covered Market quarter
A few days before Christmas, come and see Saint-Nicolas! If you’ve got a
sweet tooth, meet up with this traditional character and his donkey loaded with tons of goodies.
Cabaret Passion
Mégacité Auditorium– www.megacite.fr - Tickets on sale at Carrefour and FNAC
Friday 7th December at 3.00
pm
Like in the old Music Hall days, come and enjoy the greatest attractions and the most spectacular visual numbers from all over the world,
brought together on stage for the first time, and an acrobatic ballet of breath-taking choreography!
You will be amazed by this performance
combining so much creativity, humour and agility.
Father Christmas in the Kingdom of Ice.
Coliseum – www.coliseum.fr
The
Kingdom of Ice with Father Christmas and his sleigh full of presents.
Ice rink opening times: Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2.00 to 5.00 pm
Thursday evening, 8.30 to 11.00 pm.
Snowstorm night
Coliseum – www.coliseum.fr
20th and 21st December from 8.30
pm
Disco on ice night with DJ, a snowstorm and presents!
Town illuminations
Every day from 4.30 pm
When the town switches
on its lights, it’s as if we were suddenly plunged by magic into the Christmas fairyland.
Musée de Picardie
48, rue de
la République – tél 00 33 (0)3 22 97 14 00
musée de picarie
• Sylvie
Fanchon’s “Ronds-points” exhibition
• Secret
gardens… Three short breaths and fly away: Didier Loiget revisits the Museum on 1st and 4th December at 7.30 pm
• “Museum
in music” Sunday 2nd December at 3.00 pm
• Creativity workshop “Christmas at the Museum” 19th December
Louis Aragon Library
Rue de la République – tel 00 33 (0)3 22 97 10 10
“Painting and sketching Jules Verne”
exhibition: Illustrators of the Extraordinary Voyages, from the 19th to the 21st Century.