Ville de Limoges

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Carnival

National holiday (Bastille day)

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Limoges Carnival features among the city’s most popular events.
It is estimated that some 60,000 people attend the procession, which is entirely free of charge.
The event is organised on the first Sunday in March along a route of about 3 kilometres through the streets of the city centre, and ends by the drowning of the Carnival King in the Vienne after this grand spectacle lasting three hours.
There are 15 floats on a different theme each year, and some 20 groups providing music and entertainment in the procession.
All styles of music are represented (folk, traditional or street bands, show bands, historic groups, artistic groups, visual attractions…). Alongside the local groups, top-quality bands are invited from all over France and around Europe (ten or so each year).
About 1,200 people are involved in the entertainment, plus the municipal staff, police and a large number of volunteers (between 250 and 300) in charge of preparing and supervising the procession.

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The ceremonies organised in Limoges to mark Bastille Day, like in many other cities, are held on 13th July to allow people to enjoy the festivities late into the night.
With the help of the municipal services, the Armed Forces organise a ceremony and procession in the late afternoon, with units from Limoges and the region taking part.
From 8.00pm onwards, there is a concert by a local group on the Champ de Juillet to keep everyone entertained as they wait for nightfall.
A grand fireworks display will start at 10.30pm sharp and will last 25 minutes. A new theme is presented each year to the public who always turn out in large numbers for the event (about 20,000 people). The setting for the fireworks display (the gardens and basins of the Champ de Juillet near the Gare des Bénédictins) allows for some outstanding special effects.
From 11.00pm, a gala evening is held with music by a national or international headline artist with their band for people to dance and enjoy the traditional atmosphere of the event.