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15th August festivities in Outremeuse
From 05/08/2023 to 16/08/2023
The unmissable Liège festival!The 15th August festivities bring together the people of Liège for several days of celebration. Over a week long period, dozens of activities are on offer: bric-a-brac sales, concerts, games, fun fairs and, of course, the folkloric processions and holy mass. August.
Detailed description
Current edition
samedi 6 et dimanche 7 aoüt : Marché aux Puces (rue Jean d'Outremeuse et Place Delcour)
jeudi 11 août à 20h
Au musée Tchantchès, spectacles de marionnettes pour adultes : Ludwig von Tchantchès (réservation indispensable au 043427575)
Samedi 13
Saint Macrawe (pour les enfants et leurs parents ...)à la maison InterG rue Raes de Heers
dimanche 14 août
Dès 13h30, les Ministres de la République Libre d'Outre-Meuse fleuriront les Maries du quartier
A 17h, sortie du Bouquet, aubades avec la fanfare Les Put'chers dans les rues du quartier
Dès 20h, concerts place Delcour.
samedi et dimanche
spectacles de marionnettes pour enfants au Musée Tchantchès 56, rue Surlet
Samedi, dimanche et lundi
Concert à l'Auberge de Jeunesse Georges Simenon
Lundi 15
9h45 : Départ de la procession de la Vierge Noire au départ de l'église Saint-Nicolas
10h : Messe en plein air sur la dalle de la Place de l'Yser
A 14h30, 15h30 et 16h30, spectacles de marionnettes au Musée Tchantchès.
A 14h30, autre moment fort avec le grand cortège folklorique des Géants d’Outremeuse
Lundi
mardi 16
sur la fête foraine : journée à tarif réduit,grimage, tombola
à 17h : enterrement de Matî l'Ohé
à 22h30 : feu d'artifice offert par les forains
Description
The unmissable Liège festival!
The 15th August festivities bring together the people of Liège for several days of celebration. Over a week long period, dozens of activities are on offer: bric-a-brac sales, concerts, games, fun fairs and, of course, the folkloric processions and holy mass. August.
Each year, Tchantchès and Nanèsse take pride of place and are celebrated as are other giants of Liège culture and folklore on a parade through the city.
After the grand flea market on the weekend before 15th August, the week is dotted with activities, especially for children, with torch-lit walks and different fairground attractions. The festival starts on 14th August. The streets of Outremeuse are invaded by crowds of Liège's inhabitants, who celebrate this coming together with a glass (or more!) of pèkèt gin. At 19.30, everybody heads to the Place Delcour square to watch the concerts.
The heart of the festival is on 15th August. It starts with the procession of the Black Madonna of Outremeuse, which is followed by mass and a sermon in Walloon. At 14.30 another high point of the day takes place, with the grand procession of the Giants of Outremeuse, allowing all onlookers to discover Liège's folk heroes. New characters regularly make their appearance. Throughout the day and the evening, processions and concerts enliven the streets of Outremeuse.
On 16th August at 17.00, because every good thing must come to a close, the burial of Matî l’Ohê (Matthew the bone in Walloon) brings an end to the celebrations. Mourners accompany the procession, crying, moaning and throwing branches of celery as a fine bone named Matthew is buried...
Dates
From 05/08/2023 to 16/08/2023
Timetable
Cancelled in 2021
Prices
Free