According to passage times known to the minute, La Passem will make a first foray into the Landes on Thursday May 2, at 3:15 a.m., via Aire-sur-l’Adour, will travel through the villages of Tursan in the early morning to Lauret passing through Geaune, before continuing into the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Saturday May 4, the bulk of the Landes section will be attacked by Sorde-l’Abbaye and Peyrehorade at 11:20 a.m., to continue to the prefecture via the South Coast, Dax, Chalosse and the Grenadois region. Throughout the course, a number of activities will allow you to wait while waiting to see the runners pass by in the blue t-shirts of the 2024 edition. And also to prolong the pleasure before and after.
1 La Passem with sea view
Saturday May 4, on the South Coast, the sector’s representatives, Simon Guillaumin and Maud Puech, are proud of the program put together. From 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m., students from the traditional music department of the Conservatoire des Landes will liven up the esplanade in front of the Capbreton pier, in the company of Lous dou Boucarot, a Capbreton sea shanty group, and the singing workshop from Esquiròt, the parents’ association of the bilingual class of Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx. The children will also relay the race at the European Sports Rehabilitation Center (CERS).
Just before, the procession of runners, on the seafront, will be followed in parallel by surfers, swimmers, rowers, all those who want to jump into the water and respond to the call launched by Jean-Luc Lagrave , boss of the ready-to-wear company Adishatz, to the surfing and coastal rescue clubs. “Tots a l’aiga!” » (all in the water!) is the watchword.
Then, head towards Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse, where musical entertainment will be given from 4:45 p.m. (the race ends at 6:20 p.m.), still by the conservatory students who will cross the race for the second time, before heading off. for the evening in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne.
There, the party will start at 5:30 p.m. on Place du Prada (the race ends with songs at 7:10 p.m.). At 7:15 p.m., parade of participants in music with the banda and the Lous Crabots stilt walkers from Semisens, to the village hall. At 9 p.m., the show “A tot vedent” at the pediment will bring together students from the Conservatories of Landes, Béarn and Tarbes, the Chancaires of Saint-Pé-de-Léren. A show which will be given three times in total on La Passem, as well as on Friday evening in Bidache and on Sunday afternoon in Mont-de-Marsan, upon arrival.
2 Dax makes the pleasure last
Saturday May 4, the race will arrive in the spa town at 10 p.m., but the party will start at 10:30 a.m. at the carreau des halles, on the Goussebaire-Dupin esplanade. First with a concert by the Dacquois Choral Circle, then traditional music by Validada and the tchancayres of Gouyats de l’Adou. The entertainment will then resume at 5 p.m. with stories by the CKC company, polyphonic songs by Agrad’oc, the banda Los Calientes, to raise the mood until the runners pass, and a Gascon ball hosted by Gatemina, before and after.
3 Mont-de-Marsan knows how to receive
For the arrival in Mont-de-Marsan, Sunday May 5, the Moun will show that he knows how to receive. La Passem will enter the city at 10:47 a.m. and will parade through the streets, between the guards of honor of dozens of stilt walkers from several folk groups from the department united. The finish of the race is scheduled for noon on the arena esplanade, with the official reading ceremony of the message contained in the witness. The festivities will begin with a performance of “A tot Vedent” at 1 p.m., followed by a ball concert by the group Cocanha at 3 p.m. Finally, a demonstration of Landes racing in the arenas at 4:30 p.m., an exhibitors’ village as well as a catering area will complete the activities.
