Fireworks for 'Fete Nationale'

Some ideas of where to see the fireworks for 2018's 'Fete Nationale'. Check with local tourist boards for others.

ABILLY : July 13, evening guinguette from 7:30 pm followed by fireworks.

CHAMBON  : July 13, fireworks followed by a free ball at the party hall

DESCARTES : July 14th, fireworks sounded from the island followed by a free ball

LE GRAND-PRESSIGNY : On July 14th, lantern parade, fireworks in the Meadow of Grand-Moulin + dance with DJ

PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE : July 13, fireworks at the lake, accompanied by a popular ball hosted by Les Copains de la Brenne

LA ROCHE POSAY: 9.30 pm: departure to music with banda for a parade with lanterns through the streets of the city, 11 pm: the city gives way to fireworks, shot in medieval town 
then dance - Place de la République

Early celebration...

Last night was pizza at the restaurant here in Barrou then on to the bridge at Lesigny for the joint village Bastille day(?) firework display.

With the potential threat of some much needed rain Willi offered us some protection...we did not take him up on his offer!

Bastille celebrations off with a bang...

Hope your firework display was spectacular wherever you were...here's some pics from Barrou/Lesigny's

Fireworks...'Fete Nationale' when and where.

Follow link below...

http://www.tourainedusud.fr/docs/manifestations/f-te-nationale-2015-touraine-du-sud.pdf

Something else for the weekend...

View from'Le bout du pont' between Barrou and Lesigny where the fireworks will be.

Barrou and Lesigny have joined forces this year for their annual Bastille day celebrations...if a little early.

Saturday, July 11th : 10:30 pm: Meet at the hall Pré du Four, 10:45 pm: Musical parade to the bridge. Then at 11.00 pm fireworks at the end of the bridge followed by ball

Boom bang a bang bang...

Last night we went along to the Bastille day celebrations at La Roche Posay where you always get a great fireworks display - we were not disappointed!

Bastille day fireworks...

This weekend they will be hard to avoid...here in Southern Touraine we could have three nights of them.
Saturday night we can watch the fireworks on the bridge at La Guerche (11.00pm), Sunday we have the option of  Abilly (10.30pm), here in Barrou (11.00), Chambon (10.30pm), Le Petit Pressigny (11.00pm), and Preuilly-sur-Claise (11.30). On Monday you can have more at Betz leChateau (10.30pm), Descartes (11.00pm) or Le Grand Pressigny (10.30pm)...so really spoilt for choice. We are actually slipping 'over the border' to watch the great show they put on at the bridge at La Roche Posay on the 14th (11.00).

spoilt for choice...

Like most of France we took a day off on Sunday...and went in search of fetes. We ended up in Verneuil-sur-Indre where they were set up for a long day. There was a brocante as well as stage where even over lunchtime we were treated to a musical journey by two English chaps showing the French how to do it (if in a somewhat 'club'style).

One couple were impressed enough to take to the floor.

...would loved to have gone back at midnight to check it out but we couldn't as we had been invited to Descartes' festivities.Food and music ('Matchbox') down by the river followed by 'pyrotechnics'. The local kayak club do a 'river dance' with lights...very impressive! Would loved to have shared it with you but my pics are rubbish...maybe someone out there has some.

A good evening with good company yet again.

Boom bang a bang bang....

Normally we see at least one Bastille day celebration around this time in the Loire Valley ...we were lucky this year as La Roche Posay, just over in the department of  Vienne, had postponed their fireworks display until Sunday night,due to bad weather, so we had a second opportunity

Their budget was obviously a little more than Barrou's...Here is the grand finale which I managed to get right into the 'war zone' to do this bit of videoing.

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How much must this have cost?

Barrou Bastille Day...

The Bastille day celebrations here in Barrou  start with games for the children in the square behind the restaurant in the afternoon followed by the lantern parade to the banks of the river Creuse before the fireworks themselves.Here is a short video of the grand finale.

                   

Pretty good,we think, for such a small village!