BALADES EN PONEY

WATER AND NATURE FESTIVAL
Free outdoor events

July 28–30, 2026
Three days of live performances, concerts, and events await everyone—young and old—by the water. Other activities will be organized during the day, including food and refreshments. Check out the full program at www.GrandOrb.fr

Tuesday, July 28 in Lunas-les-Châteaux
Meet at the village center—in front of the church

9 a.m.–5 p.m.: Street painting contest—register at the tourist office
4 p.m.: Readings by the Water
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Wooden games
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Pony rides
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM: GOE booth
5:30 PM: Heritage/geology walk (registration required: 04 67 95 70 91)
6:00 p.m.: “Jardins fleuris” awards ceremony
6:00 p.m.: “Street Painters” awards ceremony
8:00 PM: Play “FINALLY!”
An ecological dystopian fable
Faced with the first power outages in late 2028, Ana, then a teenager, refuses to be a passive victim of change. This marks the beginning of a radical and joyful commitment.
Today, March 27, 2049, Ana will invite you to experience the energy of change.
“Finally!” is a political fiction and a celebration in which the narrative of collapse gives way to creative momentum.
A visual and accessible show that invites young and old alike to share a collective moment outdoors.


Wednesday, July 29, in Avène
Meet at the market square

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Street painting contest
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.: Wooden games
5:30 p.m.: Tour of the Tan de la Salesse mill (registration required: 04 67 95 70 91)
6:00 PM: Opera concert
Join some of the soloists from “Valses de Vienne” and “%E0 la Jama%EFque”—performed as part of the Lamalou-les-Bains Opera Festival—in an unforgettable operatic setting.
6:45–7:00 p.m.: “Peintres dans la rue” Awards Ceremony
8:00 p.m.: “Le Fil Bleu” Concert
Indé Folk Songs – Duo
A coal miner-turned-artist with humanistic and poetic lyrics, inspired by landscapes crisscrossed by rivers, Baptiste Dupré explores the connections between memory, place, and water.
"Le Fil Bleu" is a poetic and sensitive musical creation drawing on both the personal and the universal.


Thursday, July 30, in Ceilhes and Rocozels
Meet at Le Bouloc lake

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Street painting contest
2 p.m. – 6 p.m.: Children’s fishing contest
3:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Water activities at Le Bouloc lake
5:30 PM: Heritage/geology walk (registration required: 04 67 95 70 91)
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Horse-drawn carriage rides through the streets of Ceilhes
6:30 PM: “Street Painters” Awards Ceremony
8:30 PM: DILO Show
Somewhere in French Guiana, on a small gold-panning barge, two men.
They barely know each other, and from their exchanges emerges a poetic text, accompanied by an electro-jazz composition brimming with aquatic sounds.
Seated on the riverbank and wearing headphones, the audience is transported to the heart of the tropical forest.
They gradually enter the hallucinatory reverie of two men waiting, isolated in a vast expanse of water, revealing snippets of their lives in this corner of the Amazon.
Maximum of 150 headsets. Reservations recommended at 04 67 95 70 91

9:45 p.m.: Concert by Nico B and the Rising Band

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