The Olympic flame passes through Eygalières
Mairie Eygalières

The Olympic flame passes through Eygalières

Sports and leisure

On Sunday 12 May, the flame of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will light up the streets of the village of Eygalières!

The whole village is getting ready to live to the rhythm of the Olympics!

The festivities kick off at 10.00am, in a festive atmosphere!

Sporting activities, artistic performances and cultural events will liven up the streets, creating an unforgettable festive atmosphere!

The event programme (subject to change) :

**OPENING CEREMONY - 10AM - STADIUM

- La Marseillaise, sung by lyric soprano Barbara Derathé
- La Danse des Jeux, flash mob by school children

**SPORTS AND ARTISTIC EVENTS FROM 10.30AM TO 5PM

10.30am - Tennis: Wheelchair tennis, demonstration and practice with the Tennis Club d'Eygalières
10.30am - Ehpad: Dance, for the residents of the Ehpad La Sousto by the Co-Incidanse company
10.30am - Maison des Sports René Fontés: Motricity for children aged 18 months to 3 years, by the Li Petouset crèche
10.30am - Stade: Concert by Barbara Derathé
10.30am - City Stade: A.P.A, adapted physical activity, cecifoot, volleyball, motor skills
11am - Stade: Aikido, demonstration and entertainment
11am - Village centre: Dance by the Groupe Urbain d'Intervention Dansée, excerpts from Angelin Preljocaj's repertoire
11.30am - Village centre: Concert by the Tom Sawyer and Co orchestra
11.30am - Stade: Dance workshop by the Co-Incidanse company
11.45am - Stade: Concert by the group Keski'Funk
12pm - Village centre: La Course des 5 Continents (The 5 Continents Race) organised by the Foyer Rural, the Maison du Bel Age and the Vétérans du football (football veterans)
12.30pm - Stade: Yoga for all
12.45pm - Stade: Concert by Chicuelo, official orchestra of the Nîmes and Arles arenas
1pm - Village: A parade of musicians, dancers and circus artists by the Planète Vapeur company
1.30pm - City Stade: Agility demonstrations and workshops by the Fédération Française des Activités du Chien de Sport (French Federation of Sport Dog Activities)
1.30pm - Champ de foire: Body Attack with the Foyer Rural
2pm - Maison des Sports René Fontés - Dance workshop by the Co-Incidanse company
2pm - Stade: Capoeira, demonstration and entertainment
2pm - Relay race by local businesses along the route of the Flame
2.45pm - Stade: Concert by the group Keski'Funk
3pm - Village centre: Performance of traditional Provençal dances by the Li Cacharello association
4pm - Village centre: Concert by Chicuelo, official orchestra of the Nîmes and Arles arenas
4.30pm - Village: A parade of musicians, dancers and circus artists by the Planète Vapeur company
4.30pm - Ehpad: Concert by the Tom Sawyer and Co orchestra for Ehpad residents
5pm - Stade: Concert by the orchestra of the Claude Debussy School of Music in Rognonas

**CONTINUOUS SPORTS AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES

FROM 10.30AM TO 5.30PM
- Salle des Fêtes: Health" stands with screening, information and discussions with professionals
- Champ de Foire: Mobil'Sport, 40 sports to discover on the initiative of the Fédération Nationale du Sport en Milieu Rural (National Federation of Sport in Rural Areas)
- Stade: La Tour Aventure, by the M'Eygagrimpe climbing club, for children aged 3 and over

FROM 1.30 P.M. TO 5 P.M.
- Maison des sports René Fontés: Wheelchair rugby demonstrations and workshops with the Lions Rocassiers Rugby Club
- Tennis: Badminton for all
- Stade: Challenges with the Football Club Mollégès d'Eygalières in collaboration with the Grand Vaucluse Football District
- Salle des Fêtes: Lectures on the theme of "Sport and Health
Olivier BLIN, Professor of Pharmacology at Aix-Marseille University, certified in Neurology, Psychiatry and Medical Biology, will be giving 4 lectures. He will be joined by various speakers from the medical, sporting and artistic worlds.
11.45am: Stress and performance
1.15pm: Violence against women: karate to rebuild your life
2.45pm: How sport teaches us to be human
3.15pm: Rare diseases
3.45pm: The major challenges of the 21st century (Round Table)
4.15pm: Taking action against digestive cancers

**DEPARTURE OF THE OLYMPIC FLAME - 5.40PM
From the Chapelle Saint-Sixte to the heart of the village

**OFFICIAL SPEECHES - 6.15PM - STADE

Refreshments and refreshment stands in the school car park
The village will be entirely pedestrianised, with car parks outside and shuttle buses running all day from 9am to 7pm: see the event map.

  • French Languages spoken
  • Car park, Free car park Parking
Equipments
  • Car park
  • Free car park
Labels
  • Land of Games 2024
Indications Prices

Free access. Course des 5 Continents: registration at the Maison des Sports in Eygalières or by e-mail at foyerruraleygalieres@gmail.com.

Free

Indications Openings

Sunday 12 May 2024 between 10 am and 7 pm.

Itinerary
Localisation & Contacts
Centre-Ville d'Eygalières
13810 Eygalières
00 33 4 90 95 91 01 Contact us See the website