In 2024, Montpellier celebrates the 80the anniversary of its Liberation on August 23, 1944.
The main highlight will take place on the weekend of August 31 and 1is September with a historical reconstruction, a popular ball at Peyrou and a parade on the Comédie.
In the program :
- Guy de Montlaur Exhibitionfrom June 7 to 30, 2024 – Château de Castries, Wednesday to Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Montpellier Archives: Highlights
- #1Day1Resistant : every Wednesday from April to October 2024, a portrait of a resistance fighter is posted on the X account of the Montpellier Archives
- Virtual exhibition “Montpellier, summer 1944” from July on the archives website
- Exhibition Saturday September 21, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. as part of the European Heritage Days in the reading room of the Archives, Emile-Zola Media Library (3e floor)
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Guided tour by reservation with the Tourist Office “MONTPELLIER, FROM OCCUPATION TO LIBERATION IN 1944”
- Thursday August 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. / Saturday August 31 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. / Sunday 1is September from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. / Saturday September 14 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. / Sunday October 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. / Thursday October 17 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Events and commemorations, August 31 and 1is September 2024
- Reenactments, liberation convoy with vintage tanks with circulation in Montpellier (program in progress)
- Animations of reenactors in costume
- Badge merchant animations
- Swing ball in the evening at Peyrou
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The evening’s schedule:
- 7:30 p.m. – introduction to swing dances (1 hour)
- 20h30 : DJ set (30 min)
- 21h – BIG BAND 1time part (45 min)
- 9:45 p.m. – INTERMORT
- 22h – Show SWING (15 min)
- 22h15 – BIG BAND 2th part (45 min)
- 11 p.m. – Reminder (2 pieces)
- 23h15 – DJ set (45 min)
- Sunday 1is September: commemorations (10 a.m.-3 p.m.)
- Parade and raising of the colours
- Parade on foot with the re-enactors
- Ceremony on the Place de la Comédie.
But also:
- Tribute to Father Charles Prévost, June 2024
- Open-air cinema, Wednesday August 28, 2024
Full program on the city of Montpellier website
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