Nightlife, markets, skiing: what to do in and around Toulouse on this first holiday weekend?
By Quentin Marais
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This third weekend in December symbolizes the beginning of the Christmas holidays in France. A Toulouse, this Saturday 17 and Sunday 18, there will still be a lot to do. Here is a small program.
#1. A fabulous night
The Machine Hall holds huge surprises. From December 17 to 31, 2022, the “real almost Christmas market” will be in full swing, but it is above all an exceptional night which will be held on the evening of the 17th. A unique opportunity to discover the illuminated machines in a very special atmosphere. The machinists-musicians will perform the show in a Hall open until 11 p.m.
#2. Christmas markets and illuminations
few weeks, Toulouse and its neighborhoods have been lighting up for to the rhythm of Christmas until 10 p.m. and give residents the four markets broadcast in the city. With the opening of gifts approaching and the start of the holidays, it’s the perfect time to be more than ever in the holiday atmosphere end of the year, with family or friends!
#3. Looking for the latest gifts
In the radius of gifts, precisely, it is the last weekend before depositing them under the tree. And for those who have not yet filled the hood, Tisséo offers a note special “Christmas lesson” to its users : Saturday and Sunday, the round trip will be charged 3 euros (against 3 euros 60) in order to promote journeys to the shops from the city.
To find out all about how circular in town this weekend, see our full article by clicking on this link.
#4. On the way to the Pyrenees
Winter holidays often rhyme with skiing. And ski enthusiasts in Haute-Garonne can smile: resorts in the department are opening from this Saturday, December 17. Luchon-Superbagneres and The Mourtis start their season in addition to Peyragudes, who launched the dynamic. Other areas of the region, such as Piau Engaly (Hautes-Pyrénées) or Ax-3-Domains (Ariège) are already open.
#5 Entertainment at Aeroscopia
The Aeronautical Museum Aeroscopy is launching a whole series of activities for children during the Christmas holidays. Everything will start with an hour of tales, at 3:30 p.m. The young public, from 4 years old, will embark on a journey of five stopovers. Sunday 18, from 3:30 p.m., piloting and discovery of different types of drone will be offered to the public, this time from 7 years old.
#6. Visitor (for free) a new exhibition
From Saturday December 17, The Flight of the Pioneers propose a new temporary exhibition dedicated to Pierre Georges Latécoerea pioneer in aeronautics, who thus “returns” to the Montaudran site in Toulouse, which he created more than 100 years ago…
Through stagings and reconstructions, the exhibition shares with visitors the journey and experience of Pierre Georges Latécoère as a visionary entrepreneur. What if this experience could help meet today’s aeronautical challenges? A crossing one interactive and fun coursevisitors can draw inspiration from Pierre Georges Latécoère and discover what today’s Toulouse pioneers are imagining… The future has wings!
A exceptional programming is set up for the opening of the exhibition:
• Open house – free entry on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 December 2022
L’Envol des Pionniers invites its public to a special “open house” weekend with access to all of its exhibitions, permanent and temporary, and numerous activities for the whole family free of charge.
#7. Heading for the Lanterns
Another event that Toulouse residents can visit at the start of the holidays: the Lantern Festival. The show is beyond the border with Tarn-et-Garonne, since it is located Montauban. But it is an opportunity to go and observe a magnificent spectacle which, every evening, animates the Cours Foucault over five hectares.
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