What to do in Yonne during the Ascension Bridge, from May 8 to 12?

Wednesday May 8

Spring fair in Auxerre

Wednesday May 8, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., spring fair on the streets of Paris and Egleny with neighborhood garage sales, flea market, flea market, entertainment, plant fair, etc., followed by a concert on the rue de Paris at 8 p.m. in front the restaurant Le Cercle.

Commemorations of May 8, 1945

Commemorations linked to May 8 take place in the department. In Auxerre, the commemorations will begin at 10:45 a.m., Place de l’Arquebuse, with a taking of arms at 11 a.m. at the war memorial. The ceremony will be followed by a helicopter parade (subject to weather conditions).

Why is May 8 a public holiday?

ArCy in concert in Reigny

Thursday May 9, at 5 p.m., concert by the group ArCy (pop rock) at Reigny Abbey, in Vermenton. All children from the region, Vincent (vocals-guitar), Silène (Celtic violin-vocals), Michel (guitar-chorus), Baptiste (drums) and Alain (bass), form the group Arcy, a nod to the village of ‘Arcy-sur-Cure, where the musical adventure began. Price: €10. Refreshment bar and catering. Reservation on helloasso.com (association of friends of Reigny Abbey).

Thursday May 9

Horse and garden festival in Mézilles

Organized by the rural center and the animation committee, like every year for Ascension, the “Horse and Garden” festival opens its doors at 10 a.m., Thursday May 9. During this 15th edition, forty horses are honored at the church square. In the afternoon, awards ceremony and final parade. On the garden side, it is at Ribaudin that the exhibition and sale of plants (plants, vegetables and fruits), local products and crafts takes place until 6 p.m. Presence of 25 local producers and artisans, regulars and new ones. Closing with an aperitif-concert with Années 60 et plus. Refreshment bar and catering.

Hiking in Venouse

Randonnée des Convers with two circuits of 8 and 14 km, offered by the volunteers of the Grange de Beauvais.

Price: €3. Meal possible at lunchtime for €15. Reservation on 06.03.02.33.6.

Friday May 10

Fourier Conference, mathematician in Auxerre

Friday May 10, at 6:30 p.m., in the conference room of Saint-Germain Abbey, lecture by Professor Tadeusz Sliwa entitled “Joseph Fourier, Auxerre mathematician of the 18th century. From the French Revolution to the digital and climatic revolutions” with the association of former students of the Jacques-Amyot high school in Auxerre. Tadeusz Sliwa is president of the Joseph-Fourier company, deputy vice-president for cultural policies at the University of Burgundy, professor in the Industrial Engineering sector at the Institut Supérieur de l’Automobile et des Transports and member of the Carnot de Bourgogne interdisciplinary laboratory. . He will come to talk about Joseph Fourier, an illustrious mathematician born in Auxerre in 1768, and the legacy of the scientific work he developed at the beginning of the 19th century.

Information at [email protected].

What are the garage sales in May in Yonne?

Guided tour “sunset from the Saint-Thibault bell tower” in Joigny

Friday, at 8:30 p.m., guided tour “Sunset from the bell tower of Saint-Thibault” in the company of tour guides from the tourist office. Meet in front of the church. Ten people max. Children are prohibited.

Reservation required at 03.86.62.11.05. Prices: €6.4 (12-17 years old, student, disabled person). Free for children under 12.

Saturday May 11 and Sunday May 12

The Sens philatelic fair in Olympic form this weekend

From the Olympic flame to the postal flame. This could be the slogan of Phila-Sens 2024, the annual days of the Sens philatelic club, which will take place Saturday May 11 and Sunday May 12, in the village hall. These days will in fact be placed under the sign of Olympism, as a preamble to the passing of the Olympic flame.

Saturday May 11 and Sunday May 12, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Sens village hall (58, rue René-Binet). FREE ENTRANCE.

Garden and craft celebration in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux

Saturday May 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the main courtyard of the castle, the Saint-Bris-Bailly heritage association is organizing its plant and craft festival. Around twenty exhibitors will be gathered around nature, gardens and decoration. Activities will be offered by the Association for Aid to Orphans of Vietnam (Assorv). On the program: at 10:30 a.m., crafts, clothing, exotic and aromatic plants, spices; at 11:30 a.m., vegetable carving, Asian cuisine, flower arranging; at 12:30 p.m., tasting and sale of Vietnamese dishes; at 2:30 p.m., ribbon dancing, qi gong, tai chi, yi king and signs of the Chinese zodiac; at 4:30 p.m., dragon and bamboo dances. All day long, exhibition and sale of orchids, peonies, rose bushes and vegetable plants. Catering and refreshment bar.

Information at 06.24.56.26.75.

Beugnon Festival in Arcy-sur-Cure

Saturday May 11 and Sunday May 12, at the barn of the old school, the Petit Beugnon theater festival is held. Saturday: at 3 p.m., the Linec Tacoche company of Philippe Branellec and Nicole Guillin will give a performance of the musical show for children (from 4 years old) Le Louchenou; at 8:30 p.m., Luc Grondard and Alain Richier, from the Théâtre de la Roselière company, will perform Le cas Martin Piche by Jacques Mougenot, here directed by Eliane Van Tran. Sunday: at 5 p.m., Brigitte Sapin and Clothilde Vuillermin, from the company Les Prétends, will present the show Be Yourself, by Côme de Bellescize, here directed by Sylvain Luquin.

Information at 03.86.81.58.80.

The Feast of the Ice Saints is back this Sunday in Vareilles

The 27th edition of the Fête des Saints de Glace returns this Sunday, May 12, in Vareilles. Traditional activities are complemented by the arrival of a rose grower, a “plant doctor” and nest box manufacturing workshops.

Sunday May 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Vareilles (Les Vallées de la Vanne). Catering on site. Free access.

Polys ringtones in Saint-Valérien

Sunday May 12, at 3 p.m., at the Graine de Lumière workshop near Saint-Valérien, as part of the La Reverdie festival, the Obsidienne ensemble welcomes the “sound researchers” Thierry Bouchier and Emmanuel Bonnardot for a performance between music and clowning around more or less incongruous instruments: gongs, bowls, didgeridoo, horns, jaw harps, bowls and pipes, rebec, crwth, jig, citole, choron, rote, chifonie… This sequence will take place among the works of Marie Desforge and Patrick Loret.

Limited places. Reservations required by email at [email protected].

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