Escale à Sète Program Part II

Escale à Sète

It continues! See part I here for locations.
Note that there are all kinds of parking and driving restrictions; special buses run all weekend and Monday between the festivities and parking, and the usual bus schedules are extended.

Program (part II)

Saturday 31
9:30 villages open (food and souvenir stands), tallship tours begin **
10:00 - 5:00 free initiation to rowing, leaves from the criée
10:00 Grand parade of Jouteurs, led by Bagad de Lann-Bihoué, from quai d'Alger to the Criée
12:00 concerts, Criée
2:00 Traditional rowing, quai Aspirant Herber
3:00 "Navirade des Bagpipes" musical flotilla of latine boats "waltz" from quai Samary to the Criée
5:00 Joutes ! at quai Aspirant Herber
6:00 Parade Sailors of the 18th century, Fifes, drums, flags; from quai Samary to quai Général Durand
11:00 Joutes music, "Casquette du Marin Velu" criée

Sunday 1
9:30 villages open (food and souvenir stands), tallship tours begin **
9:30 Maritime inter-religious procession, from Chapelle de Pénitents to Théâtre de la Mer
10:00 Maritime inter-religious celebration, Théâtre de la Mer
10:00 - 5:00 free initiation to rowing, leaves from the criée
11:00 Traditional rowing award ceremony, quai Aspirant Herber
12:30 "Escale Centennial" Parade, with Bagad de Lann-Bihoué, quai Général Durand to quai République
1:30 concert, soup, quai République
2:00 Capelet tournament - Traditional sport, quai Aspirant Herber
3:00 "Navirade des Oboes and Drums" musical flotilla of latine boats "waltz" from quai Samary to the Criée
4:00 Parade Sailors of the 18th century, Fifes, drums, flags; from quai Samary to quai Général Durand
6:00 Joutes music, quai Durand
7:00 Chants de manœuvres; quai Durand
8:00 Concert, Bagad Lann Bihoué; Criée

Monday 2
9:30 villages open (food and souvenir stands), tallship tours begin **
10:00 - 5:00 free initiation to rowing, leaves from the criée
10:00 Parade Sailors of the 18th century, Fifes, drums, flags; from quai Samary to place de la Marine
10:30 Helicopter demonstration; at sea at the breakwater
11:00 Concert, sea songs; St-Louis church
11:30 Battle reenactment of 18th century Sailors; place de la Marine
1:00 Discover fish of the season and Joutes music; quai Licciardi
4:00 Parade of departure of the tallships; watch from the breakwater or from a boat on the sea (that will be me!)
7:00 Closure ceremony; the Criée

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** Correction : tickets required; presale by internet is all sold out; you can still buy tickets on the day of, but the line is ~20 minutes, and the times sell out fast.