Les Médiévales de Provins

Discover the program

Legend:
Celebrate the festive days
Learn the art of war
Take part in daily life
Share the fears and beliefs
Visits and shows charged
Les Médiévales de Provins
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Os Gambuzinos

Get ready for a journey through time with the Os Gambuzinos company, who perform ancient music on copies of period instruments.

Where to find them?

Wandering
Saturday: 12:30 p.m. / 3:30 p.m.

Continuously
Saturday:
rue Saint-Jean: 7 p.m.
Sunday:
rue de la Pie: 10:45 a.m.
rue Saint-Jean: 12:15 p.m.
 

Les Médiévales de Provins
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Sembadelle

Come and meet the world’s five top combatants, who will protect and reassure you. They stroll around triggering wild laughter with their show «La Milice» (“The Militia”).

Where to find them?

Wandering
Saturday: 12 p.m. / 3 p.m. / 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. / 1:45 p.m.

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Trybu

Let yourself be wafted away by atmospheric Breton, Iberian, Balkan and Oriental dances that take you all over the world.

Where to find them?

Wandering
Saturday: 2 p.m. / 5:45 p.m. / 10:30 p.m.
Sunday: 11:30 a.m. / 1:45 p.m.

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Les Carillonneurs

Do you hear this entrancing music? Instrument strings vibrate in harmony with struck steel, and the clear sound of the oboe sails over the roofs…

Where to find them?

Place du Châtel
Saturday: 11 a.m. / 2:30 p.m. / 4:45 p.m. / 8:45 p.m.
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. / 2:45 p.m. / 5:15 p.m.

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Italian flag throwers (A.S.T.A)

With its remarkable performances, the official Palio d’Asti flag thrower group invites you to a traditional Italian show that goes back over 800 years!

Where to find them?

Wandering
Saturday: 12 p.m.

Continuously
Saturday:
rue Saint-Jean: 3:15 p.m.
porte de Jouy: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday:
rue Saint-Jean: 10:45 a.m.
rue de Jouy:  1 p.m

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Le Manège en fer forgé

Groom the Clown entertains the audience while Dad spins the carousel. The sweet melodies of  the two musicians take your little dreamers to an amazing world.

Where to find them?

Jardin des Bréban
Saturday: 10:45 a.m. / 1:45 p.m. / 3:15 p.m. 4:45 p.m. / 6:15 p.m. / 7:45 p.m.
Sunday: 10:15 a.m. / 11:45 a.m. / 1:15 p.m. / 2:45 p.m. / 5 p.m.

Animation for kids

Les Médiévales de Provins
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  • Animations for kids

Compagnie Via Cane

This miniature visual show invites you to the Santa Maria Bridge to explore new lands…

Where to find them?

École Ville Haute
Saturday: 1:45 p.m. / 3:30 p.m. / 6 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. / 2 p.m. / 5 p.m.

Animation for kids

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    Street animations
  • Animations for kids

Le village des Loupiots

A welcoming encampment that will delight parents and children alike. This miniature village with its multicoloured pavilions promises games, dreams and fantasy…

Where to find them?

Continuously
Jardin des Bréban

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Atelier du Renard Vert

In this relocated workshop, you can see how stained glass was produced 1000 years ago. Discover all the tools, techniques and materials used since the art of stained glass began!

Where to find them?

Continuously
Place du Châtel

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Les Ménétriers

Les Ménétriers get you dancing throughout the festival to the sound of pipe, drum and bagpipe!

Where to find them?

Wandering
Saturday: 1:15 p.m. / 3 p.m. / 4:30 p.m. / 6 p.m. / 8:15 p.m.

Continuously
Rue de Jouy: 11:15 a.m. 
Rue Saint-Jean: 1 p.m.

Les Médiévales de Provins
    The collegiate church of Saint-Quiriace

Village du livre

Books welcome you with open pages in the Collegiate Church of Saint Quiriace. Meet some 20 artists: authors, illuminators and calligraphers including Béatrice Florin, Martine Esparcieux, Christophe Ansar, Elisabeth Legrand, Dorothée Van Hona, Laurette Mas-Camille, Laura Derieux, Jean-Pierre Djivanidès and Emilie Loyer.

Paintings and drawings are also on the menu!*

*Non-exhaustive list

Where to find them?

Continuously
Collégiale St-Quiriace

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    The collegiate church of Saint-Quiriace

Chœur du Montois et du Provinois

This choral group from the Provins region performs sacred music and medieval songs.

Where to find them?

Collégiale St-Quiriace
Saturday: 11 a.m. / 12:45 p.m. / 3 p.m. / 4:45 p.m.
Sunday:  10:30 a.m. / 12 p.m. / 1:30 p.m.

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    The collegiate church of Saint-Quiriace

Claudio Quadros Ménestrel

Clad in medieval garb, Claudio Quadros introduces you to medieval music, accompanied by his bowed vielle.

Where to find them?

Collégiale St-Quiriace
Saturday: 10:30 a.m. / 11:30 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. / 2 p.m. / 3:45 p.m. / 5:15 p.m. / 6:45 p.m. / 8:15 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. / 2 p.m. / 3:30 p.m. / 5:15 p.m.

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    The collegiate church of Saint-Quiriace

Myrias

Take a trip to distant horizons with this ancient traditional music from the East, Europe, the Balkans and Scandinavia.

Where to find them?

Collégiale St-Quiriace
Saturday: 2:15 p.m. / 4 p.m. / 5:30 p.m. / 7:15 p.m.
Sunday: 11:15 a.m. / 12:45 p.m. / 2:15 p.m. / 4 p.m.

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Camps

La Léproserie de Close Barbe

Discover the life of lepers without risking your own…

Where to find them?

Continuously
Rue de la Pie

Animation for kids

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Street animations
  • Animations for kids
  • Participative workshops

Les Colporteurs de Couleurs

Come and meet the rosary-maker. He is looking for apprentices of all ages to make his wares.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Place St-Quiriace

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Compagnie de Théobaldus

This comical troupe performs merry medieval farces and fabliaux!

Where to find them?

Continuously
Rue de l’Ormerie

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Les Bâtisseurs Médiévaux

Get a taste of medieval construction sites with a life-size scaffold set up in front of the Collegiate Church of Saint Quiriace. You can see carpenters, tailors, stone cutters and blacksmiths at work.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Place St-Quiriace

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Compagnie Zoolians

The Drake Hunters continue their tireless quest for the last surviving dragons. Follow them on their journey to the snow-covered mountains.

Where to find them?

Saturday: 
rue du Palais: 2 p.m. 
place St-Quiriace: 5:15 p.m.

Sunday:
rue du Palais: 12 p.m.
place du Châtel: 4 p.m.

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Soñj

A magical trip evoking ancient perfumes and spicy rhythms, as Soñj takes you on a musical journey between East and West.

Where to find them?

Wandering
Saturday: 11 a.m. / 2:30 p.m. / 10 5:30 p.m. / 7:15 p.m.
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. / 1 p.m.

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Compagnie Bric à Brac

Come and meet the 4-metre-high pagan god Omolunka, not forgetting his two chimeras and the mystical shaman!

Where to find them?

Wandering
Saturday: 11 a.m. / 4 p.m. / 6:45 p.m. / 9:15 p.m.
Sunday: 10:45 a.m. / 1:45 p.m.

Visits and shows charged

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  • Visits, shows and animations charged

Compagnie d’arc de Provins

People of all ages can discover their talents as archers by competing in a contest! Selection tests on Saturday; final on Sunday.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Cours aux Bêtes

Animation for kids

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Animations for kids
  • Camps

La Compagnie de Cléry

Share a special moment with your family watching medieval games, fights, dances and various events.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Cours aux Bêtes

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Camps

Les Forges de la Brume

You will find all the trades of the Middle Ages here, like blacksmithing, calligraphy, leatherwork and rope-making.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Cours aux Bêtes

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Camps

Ferme berbère (Cie Dovahkiin)

Take a trip to the Maghreb with this encampment featuring a Berber farm with its dromedary, donkeys, goats and sheep.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Cours aux Bêtes

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Participative workshops

La Forge de l’Histoire

Learn about the hammer, anvil and tongs under the expert guidance of La Forge de l’Histoire, which will teach you about metalworking in the age of cathedrals.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Cours aux Bêtes

Animation for kids

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Animations for kids
  • Participative workshops

Les casse-museaux

Learn more about candle-making, the beekeeper’s trade and the different uses of wax and honey in the Middle Ages. Not to mention trying the honey… A treat for the taste buds!

Where to find them?

Continuously
Cours aux Bêtes

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A’TE’LIER

Rediscover forgotten skills through the art of basketry. Learn to weave rattan, withies and other plant fibres!

Where to find them?

Continuously
Cours aux Bêtes

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Sorga

Come and enjoy their music, songs and dances! Join them for an introduction to medieval dance and revel in a unique moment.

Where to find them?

Wandering

Saturday :
rue de Jouy: 10:30 a.m. 
rue Saint-Jean: 1:15 p.m.
rue du Vieux Minage: 4:15 p.m.
place du Châtel: 7:15 p.m.

Sunday:
rue de Jouy: 10 a.m.
rue du Vieux Minage: 12:45 p.m.

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Compagnie du Polisson

Discover the art of puppetry with “Guillemette”: a lively, playful portrayal of the pitfalls of seduction from an ironic, amusing angle.

Where to find them?

Cours aux Bêtes
Saturday: 2:15 p.m. / 4:30 p.m./ 6:45 p.m.
Sunday: 11:15 a.m. / 1 a.m. / 2:45 p.m.

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Ensemble Tormis

Share some festive, interactive moments! Come and try out some dances to the sound of the bagpipe.

Where to find them?

Wandering
Saturday: 11 a.m. / 1:30 p.m. / 4 p.m.

 

Saturday:
place du Châtel: 6:30 p.m.

Sunday:
rue du Vieux Minage: 11 a.m. 
rue de Jouy: 12:15 p.m.

Les Médiévales de Provins
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La Bet-elgueuse

Discover these three cooks, who pull a cart with a giant sausage on top! They give a comical performance of a little Rabelaisian tale about the tyranny of our desires and passions.

Where to find them?

Saturday

rue de Jouy: 12:15 p.m.
rue Saint-Jean: 4:30 p.m.
rue du Vieux Minage: 6:30 p.m.
rue Saint-Jean: 8:30 p.m.

Sunday
rue du Vieux Minage: 10 a.m.
jardin des Bréban: 12 p.m.

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Camps

Les Danceries Thibaud de Champagne

Enjoy medieval dance and music demonstrations in this 13th century encampment.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Fossés des Remparts

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Camps

La Maisnie du Mont Ferrand

This 15th century encampment, both a craft village and a military camp, welcomes children and adults alike. Come and discover ancient trades and learn about the art of war.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Fossés des Remparts

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Camps

Les Collégiens de Paris

Introductions to medieval fencing and dances, illuminated manuscripts, stone-cutting demonstrations and presentations of medieval fighters’ equipment.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Fossés des Remparts

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Camps

Les Bretteurs Caudaciens

In their encampment, the spotlight is on artistic battles! Come and watch games, skits, fights, cooking demonstrations and more.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Fossés des Remparts

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Camps

L’Ambroisie

L’Ambroisie and his executioner will mount the scaffold to tell you about the fears, beliefs and punishments of the time.

Where to find them?

Continuously
Porte Saint-Jean

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Camps

Confrérie du Cerbère

Come and relive the early moments of the 100 Years War. Fight with fencing masters, request an audience with the Lord and travel back in time…

Where to find them?

Continuously
Fossés des Remparts

Animation for kids

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Animations for kids
  • Medieval Games

War and Chivalry

Your kids are the protagonists! With real armour designed for children, fun educational mini-shows are scheduled throughout the day

Where to find them?

Continuously
Fossés des Remparts

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    Street animations

Créalid

These three barbarians have decided to attack your supposedly impregnable citadel. So they have developed a terrifying machine that is simultaneously a catapult, battering ram and cage to display hostages…

Where to find them?

Wandering
Saturday: 12:15 p.m./ 3:45 p.m. / 7:15 p.m.
Sunday: 11:15 a.m. / 1:45 p.m. / 2:45 p.m.

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Corazon

Join them in their festive world, to the sound of bagpipe and drum. Enjoy the fascinating juggling and foot-tapping music of these big-hearted artists.

Where to find them?

Wandering
Saturday: 10:30 a.m. / 2 p.m. / 5:30 p.m. / 9 p.m.
Sunday: 10:15 a.m. / 12:30 p.m.

Visits and shows charged

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    Visits, shows and animations charged

The Provins Museum

Housed in Provins’ oldest house (12th century), it presents many works of art belonging to Provins and its neighborhood from Neolitic times to the 19th century.
Free during the medieval festival.

Price
Reduced price: 2€ (adults and children from 6 to 12 years old) 

Where to find them?

7 rue du Palais
From 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Visits and shows charged

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    Visits, shows and animations charged

The Provins Underground Galleries

Our guides will disclose to visitors Provins’ underground galleries, their mysteries, fairies and history. Visit in French only.

Price
Adults: 4,50€ – Children: 3,00€ (4-12 years old)

Where to find them?

3 rue Saint-Thibault
From 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Visits and shows charged

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The Tithe Barn

This typical Provins house with its superb vaulted cellar used to be rented to the merchants of Toulouse when they came to town the Champagne Fairs. The scenography brings to life the main crafts and merchants of this time.

Price
Adults: 4,30€ – Children: 2,80€ (4-12 years old) 

Where to find them?

3 rue Saint-Jean
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Visits and shows charged

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    Visits, shows and animations charged

The Caesar Tower

Symbol of the Count of Champagne’s power, this dungeon built in the 12th century had many functions: watch tower, prison, bell-tower…

Price
Adults: 4,30€ – Children: 2,80€ (4-12 years old) 

Where to find them?

Rue de la Pie
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Visits and shows charged

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    Visits, shows and animations charged

The Eagles of the Ramparts

Discover the Flaconry through people like a real art of life: The lords of medieval West, Arab nomads in the Middle East, the Kazakh hunters with eagles in the Central Asia… You will be fascinated by the flight of eagles, hawks, falcons, kites, caracas, vultures, owls and secretary bird in perfect harmony with horses and dromedary…
Produced and realized by Vol Libre Production

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Price
Adults: 12,50€ – Children: 8€ (4-12 years old)
Tickets available on-site only: Porte St Jean, Place du Châtel and at the entrance of the show.

Where to find them?

Rempart du Cours aux bêtes
Saturday and Sunday: 2:30 p.m. / 4 p.m. / 5:30 p.m

Visits and shows charged

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    Visits, shows and animations charged

The Legend of the Knights

This stunning show will take you back to the time of knights and princesses. Celebrations are held for Thibaud IV’s return from the Crusades. Cavalcades, acrobats, dressage and juggling will sweep you into the festival. The gallop of magnificent Iberian horses gives rhythm to the spectacular stunts, jousts and incredible battles.
Produced and realized by Equestrio

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Price
Adults: 12,50€ – Children: 8€ (4-12 years old)
Tickets available on-site only: Porte St Jean, Place du Châtel and at the entrance of the show.

Where to find them?

Chemin de Villecran
Saturday: 2 p.m. / 4 p.m. / 6 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. / 3 p.m. / 5 p.m.

Visits and shows charged

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Visits, shows and animations charged

The Tithe Barn

This typical Provins house with its superb vaulted cellar used to be rented to the merchants of Toulouse when they came to town the Champagne Fairs. The scenography brings to life the main crafts and merchants of this time.

Price
Adults: 4,30€ – Children: 2,80€ (4-12 years old) 

Where to find them?

3 rue Saint-Jean
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Visits and shows charged

Les Médiévales de Provins
    Visits, shows and animations charged

Celtic Rock Festival

Discover the Flaconry through people like a real art of life: The lords of medieval West, Arab nomads in the Middle East, the Kazakh hunters with eagles in the Central Asia… You will be fascinated by the flight of eagles, hawks, falcons, kites, caracas, vultures, owls and secretary bird in perfect harmony with horses and dromedary…
Produced and realized by Vol Libre Production

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Price
Adults: 12,50€ – Children: 8€ (4-12 years old) 
Tickets available on-site only: Porte St Jean, Place du Châtel and at the entrance of the show.

Where to find them?

Rempart du Cours aux bêtes
Saturday and Sunday: 2:30 p.m. / 4 p.m. / 5:30 p.m.

Animations list is not exhaustive, schedules are subject to modifications

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