What to do this weekend from May 10 to 12 in the North and more particularly in Douaisis? The editorial team has selected some good ideas for outings for you.
Are you afraid of being bored this weekend in the North? Don’t panic, here are the best ideas for outings from the editorial staff in Douaisis, Ostrevent and Orchésis.
5000 ducks in the Scarpe in Douai
Douai Ducks Day, a charity event for the benefit of the children of Douaisis, returns on Sunday
May 12. The plastic duck race on the Scarpe will allow you to win €10,000 prizes while doing a good deed. You can buy your participation ticket (€4) on site on the day of the event or now on the event website. The start will be given from the Saint-Vaast bridge in Douai.
The feast of Saint-Druon will liven up this long Pentecost weekend
From Friday May 17 to Monday May 20 in Roucourt, the traditional Saint Druon festival will be in full swing throughout the weekend. In the program :
• May 17: the unmissable Roucourt Market
• May 18: Flemish stew evening (by reservation)
• May 19: open and free flea market from 6:30 a.m. and parade of the Auberchicourt miners’ harmony from 3:30 p.m.
• May 20: 9 a.m. walking and mountain biking (meet at the church square), 10:30 a.m. mass at Saint-Amand church, followed by the Saint-Druon procession and blessing of the animals.
A tea dance in Dechy this Sunday, May 12
On Sunday May 12, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Dechy village hall will be the scene of a festive and intergenerational event. Indeed, two second-year students from the Marketing Techniques department of the IUT of Lens are mobilizing to organize a tea dance, which will bring together dance lovers and families. The entertainment will be entrusted to Amaury and his accordionist, Jerôme Dhainaut, while an on-site catering offer and a raffle will complete this event.
The entry price is set at €8 and includes a free drink. To reserve your place, please contact 07 71 65 01 49 before Saturday May 11. The event will take place at the village hall located on rue de l’Égalité, behind the town hall.
Walk for Disability Night in Orchies
The “Walk and Run” event for La Nuit du handicap 2024 will take place on Sunday, May 12 in the morning. A solidarity action where financial participation remains free. To take part in this 5 or 8 km family walk, meet at 10 a.m. rue Bernasconi in Orchies. Make your donation on HelloAsso, then complete and validate the online form. This makes it possible to predict the number of participants and to organize the event as best as possible, in particular for the purchase of drinks offered by the neighborhood association Les Ch’tis Bonniers and the preparation of supplies by Matin de mai.
Your online donation will be directly donated to the La Nuit du Handicap association which will organize an event in Orchies on Saturday June 15. In addition, you will receive proof by email entitling you to a tax reduction.
