European Heritage Days in Reims

The Reims program is listed on the Ministry of Culture's national portal: 125 events across some sixty locations on Saturday, September 19th, and Sunday, September 20th, 2026, with two additional previews on Friday, September 18th. Unless a price is specified, all events are free; many require booking, and capacity is often limited.

Friday, September 18th, 2026 — Preview

• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM — Guided tour of the exhibition "Reconciling with nature, living things, and water" · Église Sainte-Geneviève — exhibition by the Art Sacré Actuel Reims (ASAR) association as part of the international sacred art festival Voir le monde en face #2; tour led by association members
• 6:30 PM-7:30 PM — Roundtable "Making the voice of rivers heard... Mobilizations for the rights of nature, in France and worldwide" · Église Sainte-Geneviève — with Mathilde Brochard and Gaël Defins, discussing the fight for the recognition of the rights of nature

Saturday, September 19th, 2026

• 8:00 AM-7:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame · Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims — wheelchair accessible; no booking required
• 8:00 AM-7:00 PM — Photography exhibition "Reconciling with nature, living things, and water" · Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims — photographs by Lys Arango and Lalo de Almeida, ASAR exhibition
• 8:00 AM-5:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle — no booking required; wheelchair accessible
• 8:30 AM-7:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Basilique Saint-Remi · Basilique Saint-Remi — no booking required; wheelchair accessible
• 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tours of the Basilique Saint-Remi · Basilique Saint-Remi — led by volunteers, focusing on architecture, the basilica's thousand-year history, and the life of Saint Remi; departure from the sales counter, south portal
• 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, 2:00 PM-7:00 PM — Guided tour of a former fire station · Caserne Chanzy — 1926 fire station designed by François Maille, converted into a luxury hotel in 2019; 45 min, ages 12+, 144 steps, not wheelchair accessible, online booking mandatory
• 9:00 AM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Chapelle du lycée Saint-Jean XXIII · Chapelle Saint-Jean XXIII — led by staff members; meet at the chapel entrance
• 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the "Reims Père Lachaise" · Cimetière du Nord — tombs of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin and Brother Arnould, sculptures by René de Saint-Marceaux, WWI military plot
• 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 1:00 PM-6:00 PM — Immersive behind-the-scenes tour of France 3 Champagne-Ardenne · France 3 Champagne-Ardenne — behind the scenes of news broadcasts, sets, and control rooms of the regional France Télévisions station; booking mandatory via the form at grandest.france3.fr
• 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:30 PM-5:30 PM — Guided tour of a mosque · Grande mosquée de Reims — main prayer hall and teaching areas; group tours, booking recommended at [email protected]
• 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 1:00 PM-5:00 PM — Stone carving demonstration · Musée-Hôtel Le Vergeur - Maison Hugues Krafft — by the Léon Noël company, with an educational workshop; free access in the museum garden
• 9:00 AM-10:30 AM, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, 1:00 PM-2:30 PM, 2:30 PM-4:00 PM — Discover what's behind your power outlet? · RTE - Réseau de Transport d’Electricité site de Reims — high-voltage electrical substation: transformers, circuit breakers, disconnectors, beehives, and insect hotels; 4 slots, registration at 03 26 05 53 53
• 9:00 AM-5:00 PM — Self-guided tour of a historic Tennis Club · Tennis club — urban park hosting a tennis club since 1921; no pool access
• 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-4:30 PM — Photography exhibition "Reconciling with nature, living things, and water" · Église Saint-Jacques — photographs by Lys Arango, VU agency, winner of the 2025 Humanism and Ecology Photo Prize
• 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-4:30 PM — Self-guided tour of the Église Saint-Jacques · Église Saint-Jacques — in the presence of a diocesan mediator
• 9:30 AM-5:30 PM — Self-guided tour of La Belle Enchantée · La Belle Enchantée — house and garden, on-site activities; 40 people at a time, approx. 1h duration
• 9:30 AM-12:30 PM, 1:30 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour on the history of Georges Hermann Mumm and Champagne · Maison Champagne G. H. Mumm — tour followed by a tasting of Mumm Cordon Rouge; €19 per person, €14 for ages 10-17, free under 10; meet at 31 rue du Champ de Mars 10 min before, 03 26 49 59 70
• 9:30 AM-12:30 PM, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Discovery tour of the courthouse and the civil and criminal justice system · Palais de Justice — led by magistrates: jails, courtrooms, and how civil and criminal justice works; groups of 20-40, no booking required, security screening at entrance
• 9:30 AM-11:30 AM, 2:00 PM-4:00 PM — Guided tour of the former tax office · Sous-préfecture — former "hôtel des fermes," with a representative from the sub-prefecture and a guide-lecturer from the heritage department; booking until September 18th, ID card mandatory
• 9:30 AM-1:30 PM — Guided tour of a historic Tennis Club · Tennis club — by a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; registration on-site, departures every 30 min, last departure at 12:30 PM, 45 min
• 9:30 AM-12:00 PM, 1:30 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of an early 20th-century church · Église Saint-Nicaise — Greek cross plan and octagonal lantern tower; wheelchair accessible
• 10:00 AM-10:30 AM, 10:45 AM-11:15 AM, 11:30 AM-12:00 PM, 12:15 PM-12:45 PM — Guided tours of the plaster casts in the Basilique Saint-Remi galleries · Basilique Saint-Remi — 19th-century plaster casts of the lost sculpted groups from the southern transept facade; follow the "moulages" signs, limited capacity, not wheelchair accessible
• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM — Lecture on the Cathedral organ · Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims — by organist Pierre Méa, on the recently restored organ; at 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM, 45 min, Cardinal's chapel
• 10:00 AM-12:30 PM, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of a Gothic cathedral's towers · Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims — gallery of kings, Henri Deneux's reinforced concrete roof structure, carillon, and views from over 40 meters; departures every 20 min in groups of 20 from the Palais du Tau courtyard, 249 steps, last climb at 12:10 PM and 5:40 PM, booking recommended at [email protected]
• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-4:00 PM — Photo trail - Walk through Reims yesterday and today · Cellier — bicentenary of photography: find the locations of 100-year-old Reims snapshots with a professional photographer, then silver gelatin development; ages 8+, departure at Le Cellier, online booking until September 18th
• 10:00 AM-10:45 AM, 11:00 AM-11:45 AM — Guided tour-lecture at the Cryptoportique · Cryptoportique — by an archaeologist from the Grand Reims archaeology department, on the history of the cryptoporticus and ongoing work; booking required
• 10:00 AM-8:00 PM — Producers' market at Domaine Les Crayères · Domaine Les Crayères — 40 local artisans and producers (Relais du goût)
• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — "The Great Model" workshop · FRAC Champagne-Ardenne — collective creation of a large model of an ideal city in the style of Hassan Darsi; booking mandatory for Saturday morning, free access in the afternoons, 03 26 05 78 32
• 10:00 AM-11:00 AM, 2:30 PM-4:30 PM — Behind the scenes of FLUO trains · Gare — driving simulator, driver's cab, and signal box; 8 people per slot
• 10:00 AM-11:00 AM — Guided tour of the Maison G.H. Martel chalk cellars · Maison G.H. Martel & Co — chalk cellars and collection of Champagne machinery and tools, followed by a tasting; €25 per person, 18 spots per tour, booking mandatory at [email protected], 1h
• 10:00 AM-5:00 PM — Self-guided and guided tour of the former Saint-Sixte diocesan house · Maison Saint-Sixte — 1930s stained glass, large chapel, and cloister, presented by students from the Institut catholique de Paris
• 10:00 AM-5:00 PM — Presentation of the History and Heritage in the Middle Ages research chair at the former Saint-Sixte diocesan house · Maison Saint-Sixte — History and Heritage in the Middle Ages chair and ongoing work on Henri Deneux, architect serving Champagne
• 10:00 AM-1:00 PM, 2:00 PM-4:00 PM — Tour of the private salons of one of the greatest Champagne houses · Maison Vranken Pommery — private salons usually closed to the public and photographic archives; meet at the Heritage Days welcome desk, booking mandatory at [email protected] or 03 26 61 62 56
• 10:00 AM-10:30 AM, 11:30 AM-12:00 PM, 12:00 PM-12:30 PM, 1:30 PM-2:00 PM, 3:00 PM-3:30 PM, 3:30 PM-4:00 PM, 5:00 PM-5:30 PM, 5:30 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the Maison de Champagne Taittinger · Maison de champagne Taittinger — chalk cellars listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, followed by a flute of Prestige Rosé; €25 per person, tours in French, booking recommended at 03 26 85 84 33
• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM — The Laon / Zola district during the occupation through commemorative plaques · Maison de quartier Trois Piliers — trajectories of residents involved in the Resistance and the fate of persecuted Jewish neighbors; meet at 29 rue de Pontgivart, booking at 06 60 75 58 99
• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Guided tour of the Maison des Compagnons du Devoir · Maison des Compagnons du Devoir — former common house of the Charles-Arnould garden city, by the provost of the Compagnons du Devoir of Reims; 1h, booking at [email protected]
• 10:00 AM-6:00 PM — Treasures under the tracks · Musée Saint-Remi — first public presentation of two sets of goldsmithery discovered in 2008 during the Inrap tramway excavations: Gallo-Roman silver tableware and a 17th-century coin hoard
• 10:00 AM-6:00 PM — "Crossed Gaze" exhibition of courtroom drawings · Palais de Justice — courtroom drawings by Ana Pich and Benoît Blary, in the presence of the two watercolorists and a bookseller; TRAC association, as part of the Reims Interplanetary Comic Festival
• 10:00 AM-10:45 AM, 11:00 AM-11:45 AM — Guided tour of the Porte de Mars and its restoration · Porte de Mars — 3rd-century Gallo-Roman triumphal arch and its restoration, by guide-lecturers from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; online booking until 5 min before
• 10:00 AM-6:00 PM — Partial tour of the private mansion · Union des Maisons de Champagne — salons of the mansion and missions of the Champagne industry; departures every hour, 15 people maximum, booking required
• 10:00 AM-6:00 PM — Photo exhibition: Champagne know-how, a living heritage · Union des Maisons de Champagne — Champagne know-how, a living heritage; free access in the courtyard
• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Guided tour of the Fléchambault lock · Écluse Fléchambault — history of the canal and operation of the lock, with an agent from Voies navigables de France; 45 min, not wheelchair accessible, booking required
• 10:00 AM-5:00 PM — Exhibition of the École Blot archives since 1925 · École Blot — a century of archives from the decorative painting school since 1925; [email protected], 03 52 74 14 30
• 10:00 AM-5:00 PM — Commentated tour of the École Blot · École Blot — new workshops and training courses, exchange with the team; booking recommended
• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM — Guided tour of the exhibition "Reconciling with nature, living things, and water" · Église Sainte-Geneviève — exhibition by the Art Sacré Actuel Reims (ASAR) association as part of the international sacred art festival Voir le monde en face #2; tour led by association members
• 10:00 AM-8:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Église Sainte-Geneviève · Église Sainte-Geneviève — volunteers present for mediation
• 10:00 AM-8:00 PM — Exhibition of photographs, paintings, sculptures... on the theme "Reconciling with nature, living things, and water" · Église Sainte-Geneviève — 16 artists: painters, sculptors, engravers (ASAR exhibition)
• 10:00 AM-4:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Saint-André Catholic establishment · Établissement catholique Saint-André - Ancienne chapelle du Petit Séminaire — former chapel of the Reims minor seminary; wheelchair accessible
• 10:15 AM-11:00 AM, 11:00 AM-11:45 AM, 11:45 AM-12:30 PM, 2:00 PM-2:45 PM, 2:45 PM-3:30 PM, 3:30 PM-4:15 PM, 4:15 PM-5:00 PM, 5:00 PM-5:45 PM — Tour of the Hôtel de Brimont and discovery of Champagne Jacquart · Hôtel de Brimont - Champagne Jacquart — mansion opened by Champagne Jacquart, tasting of one flute included for adults; €15 adults, free under 18, groups of 10, booking mandatory at [email protected] or 03 26 07 88 40
• 10:30 AM-11:00 AM, 11:30 AM-12:00 PM — Walk under a sound umbrella · Césaré — presentation by composer Clément Demonsant of his piece "Les bourdons de la terre," to be listened to under a "Parapl’Ouïe" around the cathedral; departure in front of the Jean Falala media library, 2 rue des Fuseliers, 30 min, booking recommended
• 11:00 AM-11:30 AM, 3:00 PM-3:30 PM — Presentation of SONUS – choreographic quartet · Chapelle Saint-Marcoul — choreographic quartet by the Compagnie bois dormant, with Léo Gras, Ryan Pliss Reynolds, Rafaël Sauzet, and Jean Soubirou; booking recommended
• 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM — Culinary workshops for children at La Belle Enchantée · La Belle Enchantée — with a chef, focusing on seasonal fruits; €6.50 per child, reserved for ages 6-12, limited spots
• 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM — Fun activities offered as part of the "Et soudain le Champagne" exhibition at Villa Douce · Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne - Villa Douce — focusing on menus and food-wine pairings, at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM
• 12:00 PM-3:00 PM, 4:00 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of a chapel, remnant of the Saint-Marcoul hospital founded in the 17th century · Chapelle Saint-Marcoul — remnant of the hospital known as the "hospice des incurables," founded in the 17th century by Marguerite Rousselet
• 1:30 PM-5:00 PM — The history of water in Reims · Ancienne usine des eaux — 1748 Fery machine and tower, models made by Reims high schools and PFT Oehmichen, exchanges with service professionals; groups of 20, stairs, allow 2h
• 1:30 PM-3:00 PM — Discovering the Trois Piliers district · Maison de quartier Trois Piliers — industrialization, reconstruction, and commemorative plaques of the Resistance; meet in front of the Église Saint-Benoît, 27 rue de Pontgivart, booking at 06 60 75 58 99
• 1:30 PM-5:00 PM — Exhibition to discover the history of the old ramparts of the city of Reims · Parc de la Butte Saint-Nicaise — plans and engravings of the old ramparts, by the Groupe d’Études Archéologiques Champagne-Ardenne (GEACA); commentated tour every 30 min
• 1:30 PM-5:00 PM — Self-guided or guided tour of the old ramparts · Parc de la Butte Saint-Nicaise — remains of the medieval wall commented by GEACA; departures every 30 min, last departure at 5:00 PM, meet at the Saint-Nicaise postern, place du général Gouraud, at the foot of the Paul Landowski statue
• 1:30 PM-4:30 PM — Mediation around the "Et soudain le Champagne" exhibition at Villa Douce · Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne - Villa Douce — pieces from the "Et soudain le Champagne" exhibition, presented from October 2025 to April 2026 at the Champagne Wine Museum in Épernay; limited spots
• 1:30 PM-4:30 PM — Tasting with pastry chef Pascal Ferrat from Maison Fossier · Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne - Villa Douce — pastry chef Pascal Ferrat works with pears and the Maison Fossier pink biscuit; 15 min, limited spots
• 1:30 PM-5:00 PM — Gourmet escape game at Villa Douce · Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne - Villa Douce — 20 minutes to solve the riddles of the Villa's library; registration on-site, departures every 30 min, last departure at 5:00 PM
• 1:30 PM-2:30 PM, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM, 4:30 PM-5:30 PM — Guided tour of the Villa Douce · Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne - Villa Douce — jewel of Reims Art Deco architecture, built in the 1920s; booking mandatory at 03 26 91 84 15
• 2:00 PM-5:45 PM — Commentated tour of the Reims Urban Planning Agency · Agence d’urbanisme de Reims — building by Marcel Lods and Paul Depondt (1965), former university restaurant, with the exhibition of the Agency's 50 years; departures every 45 min on the 1st floor, 45 min, booking at [email protected]
• 2:00 PM-5:45 PM — Guided tour of the American Memorial Hospital · American Memorial Hospital - Hôpital Américain — reception hall, rooms, and solarium, with a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; departures every 20 min, last departure at 5:00 PM, meet in front of the historic gate, 47 rue Cognacq-Jay
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of a former Jesuit college · Ancien collège des Jésuites — baroque library, refectory, former kitchen, assembly hall, and 17th-century chapel, with guide-lecturers from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; registration on-site, departures every 20 min, 20 people, 45 min
• 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the sports facilities · C.R.E.P.S — 22,000 m² of sports facilities in the Croix-Rouge district, with a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès and a member of CREPS; booking mandatory
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — "Olympism and Francophonie" exhibition · C.R.E.P.S — exhibition on sport and the French language, co-produced by CAVILAM-Alliance française, the Cité internationale de la langue française, CREPS, and the National Sports Museum, curated by Éric Monnin
• 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Guided tour of the Chapelle Saint-Joseph · Chapelle Saint-Joseph — neo-Gothic chapel commented by a volunteer; meet at the entrance, 37 bis rue de Venise
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — "Excavation bins" workshop for children · Cryptoportique — play archaeologist as a family; ages 8+, adult presence mandatory
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the Cryptoportique · Cryptoportique — by a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; departures every 30 min, 20 min
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Cryptoportique · Cryptoportique — remnant of the ancient forum of Durocortorum
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the "Persistances" exhibition · FRAC Champagne-Ardenne — exhibition by Hassan Darsi, a figure of Moroccan contemporary art
• 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Guided tour of the Hôtel de la mutualité · Hôtel de la Mutualité — by a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; departures every 45 min, last departure at 4:15 PM, booking required
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the Hôtel Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle · Hôtel de la Salle — birthplace of Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651-1719), founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools; 20 min
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Project O – Victoria David · Jardin d’horticulture Pierre Schneiter — installation by artist Victoria David in dialogue with the site, initiated by the 23.03 association
• 2:00 PM-6:30 PM — Drawing tables · La Comédie de Reims — coloring by graphic designer Julie Linotte, in the auditorium, for families
• 2:00 PM-3:15 PM, 4:00 PM-5:15 PM, 5:30 PM-6:45 PM — Behind the scenes of creation · La Comédie de Reims — performing arts professions and secrets of a national drama center; the 4:30 PM tour is dedicated to young audiences aged 6-11, booking mandatory at 03 26 48 49 10
• 2:00 PM-3:15 PM, 5:30 PM-6:45 PM — Guided tour of the Comédie - CDN de Reims · La Comédie de Reims — performing arts professions and secrets of a national drama center; booking required
• 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — "The earth, a great vintage" exhibition · Les Bons Restes — history of raw earth construction worldwide, by the association "Des idées plein la terre" and the Maison de l’architecture Champagne-Ardenne; accessible after the guided tour
• 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM — Guided tours of the "Les bons restes" premises · Les Bons Restes — by a member of the association "Des idées plein la terre," who led the development work; booking recommended at [email protected]
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Discovery of vintage automobiles · Musée de l’automobile — cars from the 1930s to 1980s exhibited in the courtyard, by the association "Les belles champenoises d’époque"; vintage car ride €5 adults, free for children, upon presentation of the museum entrance ticket
• 2:00 PM-3:30 PM, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM — Costumed guided tour "Long live the King! Relive the coronation of Charles X" · Office de Tourisme du Grand Reims — immersive and costumed tour led by a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès in the role of the Viscountess Ruinart de Brimont; ages 7+, booking required
• 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Self-guided tour of a Protestant church · Temple protestant — tour accompanied by a video screening on the history of the monument and the Protestant community; workshops for children aged 5-10 accompanied by a parent
• 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Regional Book Fair · Temple protestant — 25 authors brought together by the association "Les sacres qui pétillent" in the annex rooms; entrance at 12 rue Andrieux
• 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM — Ceramic painting workshop at Villa Douce · Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne - Villa Douce — ceramic decoration with Juliette, creator of artistic experiences; €16 per person, pieces to be picked up at 3 rue Cérès from Sunday, September 27th, limited spots
• 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Discovery of a church dedicated to Saint Andrew and Saint Catherine · Église Saint-André — neo-Gothic church by Narcisse Brunette (1865), contemporary stained glass; wheelchair accessible
• 2:00 PM-2:30 PM, 3:00 PM-3:30 PM — Commentated tour of the stained glass windows of the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle — with Marie Savoldelli, PhD student in art history; booking required
• 2:00 PM-3:00 PM — Workshop discovering a model of the renovated buildings of the micro-city 112 · Église Sainte-Geneviève — model of the renovated buildings of the former air base 112 and eco-renaissance fresco, by Christophe Bartholeyns
• 2:20 PM-3:20 PM, 3:20 PM-4:20 PM, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the "What Will not be Silenced" exhibition · Ancien collège des Jésuites — exhibition designed by Sciences Po students on women's voices that have long remained inaudible; 1h, booking required
• 2:30 PM-3:15 PM, 3:30 PM-4:15 PM, 4:30 PM-5:15 PM — Listening lounge and discovery of Césaré · Césaré — listening to a work on Césaré's acousmonium, in the large studio, followed by an exchange and a tour; 45 min, booking recommended — in Bétheny
• 2:30 PM-3:00 PM, 3:30 PM-4:00 PM, 5:00 PM-5:30 PM — Flash tour of the "Persistances" exhibition · FRAC Champagne-Ardenne — 30 minutes flat on Hassan Darsi's exhibition, with a mediator
• 2:30 PM-4:00 PM — Architecture along the promenades before and after WWI · Porte de Mars — Desaubeau and Foch boulevards, urban transformations before and after the Great War, by a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; departure in front of the Porte de Mars, online booking
• 3:00 PM-4:30 PM — Presentation of the École des Maîtres · La Comédie de Reims — European project directed by Nathalie Béasse, bringing together twelve artists; Comédie workshop, 1h30, booking required
• 3:30 PM-5:00 PM — Discovery of the Église Saint-Benoît · Maison de quartier Trois Piliers — exterior tour of the church, view from the peristyle, then recently landscaped gardens; meet at 29 rue de Pontgivart, booking required
• 4:00 PM-4:45 PM, 5:00 PM-5:45 PM, 6:00 PM-6:45 PM — Around the cathedral · Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims — on the trail of the Saint-Michel quarter: Chapter door, Saint-Michel chapel door, and Treasury, by a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; meet at Place du Chapitre, next to the central bench
• 4:00 PM-5:00 PM — Musical tour of the "Persistances" exhibition · FRAC Champagne-Ardenne — tour of the Persistances exhibition to the rhythm of musical interpretations by students from the Reims Conservatory; booking recommended
• 4:30 PM-5:45 PM — Special family guided tour · La Comédie de Reims — fun trail on the history of the national drama center, for accompanied 6-11 year olds; 1h15, booking required
• 5:00 PM-7:00 PM — Debate around a café-philosophy · Bistro des anges — "Heritage, a memory like no other?" hosted by philosopher Didier Martz
• 5:00 PM-6:00 PM — Concert-discovery of the Protestant church organ · Temple protestant — presentation of the church organ followed by a mini-concert
• 5:00 PM-5:30 PM — Commentated tour of the stained glass windows of the Église Saint-Thomas · Église Saint-Thomas — stained glass created by the Reims workshop De Troeyer in the 1930s, with Marie Savoldelli, PhD student in art history; booking required
• 5:30 PM-7:00 PM — The Europe district, an open-air contemporary art exhibition · Maison de quartier Cernay-Europe — stroll through the district around urban art, memories of the 1970 exhibition, and the MillWall trail; by the associations Bronca, Creadev, and Paq’la lune, meet at Place Jean Moulin in front of the Post Office, booking required
• 6:00 PM-7:00 PM — "To see and to drink" tasting tour at FRAC Champagne-Ardenne · FRAC Champagne-Ardenne — tour of the Persistances exhibition followed by a tasting imagined by winemaker Hélène Charbaut; €7 per person, adults, booking required

In the Grand Reims area:

• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of an architectural treasure: the 12th & 13th-century Église Saint-Théodulphe · Église Saint-Théodulphe — 12th and 13th-century church, self-guided tour — in Villers-aux-Nœuds

Sunday, September 20th, 2026

• 8:00 AM-5:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle — no booking required; wheelchair accessible
• 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, 2:00 PM-7:00 PM — Guided tour of a former fire station · Caserne Chanzy — 1926 fire station designed by François Maille, converted into a luxury hotel in 2019; 45 min, ages 12+, 144 steps, not wheelchair accessible, online booking mandatory
• 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the "Reims Père Lachaise" · Cimetière du Nord — tombs of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin and Brother Arnould, sculptures by René de Saint-Marceaux, WWI military plot
• 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:30 PM-5:30 PM — Guided tour of a mosque · Grande mosquée de Reims — main prayer hall and teaching areas; group tours, booking recommended at [email protected]
• 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 1:00 PM-5:00 PM — Stone carving demonstration · Musée-Hôtel Le Vergeur - Maison Hugues Krafft — by the Léon Noël company, with an educational workshop; free access in the museum garden
• 9:00 AM-5:00 PM — Self-guided tour of a historic Tennis Club · Tennis club — urban park hosting a tennis club since 1921; no pool access
• 9:30 AM-12:30 PM, 1:30 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour on the history of Georges Hermann Mumm and Champagne · Maison Champagne G. H. Mumm — tour followed by a tasting of Mumm Cordon Rouge; €19 per person, €14 for ages 10-17, free under 10; meet at 31 rue du Champ de Mars 10 min before, 03 26 49 59 70
• 9:30 AM-12:00 PM, 1:30 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of an early 20th-century church · Église Saint-Nicaise — Greek cross plan and octagonal lantern tower; wheelchair accessible
• 10:00 AM-11:00 AM, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM, 1:30 PM-2:30 PM, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM — Guided heritage bus tour: questions for a Reims resident · Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims — mystery tour aboard a 1980s urban bus from Transports Urbains Rémois, with a Q&A game; by the ASTUR association, departures at 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3:00 PM, 1h, departure at the Saint-Symphorien coach parking, booking required
• 10:00 AM-6:00 PM — Producers' market at Domaine Les Crayères · Domaine Les Crayères — 40 local artisans and producers (Relais du goût)
• 10:00 AM-6:00 PM — Boulingrin Art Crafts Market · Halles du Boulingrin — around fifty regional art artisans brought together by the Grand Est CMA and the City of Reims, in partnership with Relais du goût; activities, contest, free workshops, food truck, and refreshments; dogs not allowed in the building
• 10:00 AM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the must-sees of the City Hall · Hôtel de Ville — ballroom, council chamber, and mayor's office, with a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; registration on-site, departures every 20 min and every 30 min between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM, security check at the entrance
• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 3:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the secrets of the City Hall · Hôtel de Ville — "Vigne" statue by René de Saint-Marceaux, painting by Louis-Frédéric Schützenberger, and unique plaster casts, with a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; registration on-site, departures every 30 min, not wheelchair accessible, not suitable for children under 8
• 10:00 AM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the City Hall · Hôtel de Ville — municipal council chamber, grand staircase, and wedding hall; security check at the entrance
• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Project O – Victoria David · Jardin d’horticulture Pierre Schneiter — installation by artist Victoria David in dialogue with the site, initiated by the 23.03 association
• 10:00 AM-11:00 AM — Guided tour of the Maison G.H. Martel chalk cellars · Maison G.H. Martel & Co — chalk cellars and collection of Champagne machinery and tools, followed by a tasting; €25 per person, 18 spots per tour, booking mandatory at [email protected], 1h
• 10:00 AM-1:00 PM, 2:00 PM-4:00 PM — Tour of the private salons of one of the greatest Champagne houses · Maison Vranken Pommery — private salons usually closed to the public and photographic archives; meet at the Heritage Days welcome desk, booking mandatory at [email protected] or 03 26 61 62 56
• 10:00 AM-10:30 AM, 11:30 AM-12:00 PM, 12:00 PM-12:30 PM, 1:30 PM-2:00 PM, 3:00 PM-3:30 PM, 4:00 PM-4:30 PM, 5:30 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the Maison de Champagne Taittinger · Maison de champagne Taittinger — chalk cellars listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, followed by a flute of Prestige Rosé; €25 per person, tours in French, booking recommended at 03 26 85 84 33
• 10:00 AM-6:00 PM — Treasures under the tracks · Musée Saint-Remi — first public presentation of two sets of goldsmithery discovered in 2008 during the Inrap tramway excavations: Gallo-Roman silver tableware and a 17th-century coin hoard
• 10:00 AM-11:00 AM, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM — Carmen Opera - puppet show · Opéra de Reims — puppet show freely inspired by Bizet's opera, by the company Plastics Parasites in co-production with the Opéra de Reims; booking at [email protected]
• 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, 11:00 AM-11:50 AM, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, 3:00 PM-3:50 PM — Guided tour of the backstage and history of the opera · Opéra de Reims — backstage, memories, and secrets of the building; departure in the lobby, 50 min, booking mandatory
• 10:00 AM-5:00 PM — Makeup and hair workshops · Opéra de Reims — free access
• 10:00 AM-5:00 PM — Micro-Folie · Opéra de Reims — free access
• 10:00 AM-10:45 AM, 11:00 AM-11:45 AM — Guided tour of the Porte de Mars and its restoration · Porte de Mars — 3rd-century Gallo-Roman triumphal arch and its restoration, by guide-lecturers from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; online booking until 5 min before
• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM — Photography exhibition "Reconciling with nature, living things, and water" · Église Saint-Jacques — photographs by Lys Arango, VU agency, winner of the 2025 Humanism and Ecology Photo Prize
• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM — Self-guided tour of the Église Saint-Jacques · Église Saint-Jacques — in the presence of a diocesan mediator
• 10:00 AM-5:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Église Sainte-Geneviève · Église Sainte-Geneviève — volunteers present for mediation
• 10:00 AM-5:00 PM — Exhibition of photographs, paintings, sculptures... on the theme "Reconciling with nature, living things, and water" · Église Sainte-Geneviève — 16 artists: painters, sculptors, engravers (ASAR exhibition)
• 10:30 AM-11:30 AM, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM — "Stage Light" workshop · Opéra de Reims — manipulations and demonstrations around stage lighting; booking at [email protected]
• 12:00 PM-5:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Opéra de Reims · Opéra de Reims — free discovery of the building and the season
• 12:00 PM-5:00 PM — Bernard Martinez photography exhibition at the Opéra de Reims · Opéra de Reims — exhibition by photographer Bernard Martinez; free access
• 12:30 PM-7:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Basilique Saint-Remi · Basilique Saint-Remi — no booking required; wheelchair accessible
• 12:30 PM-7:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame · Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims — wheelchair accessible; no booking required
• 12:30 PM-7:00 PM — Photography exhibition "Reconciling with nature, living things, and water" · Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims — photographs by Lys Arango and Lalo de Almeida, ASAR exhibition
• 1:30 PM-5:00 PM — The history of water in Reims · Ancienne usine des eaux — 1748 Fery machine and tower, models made by Reims high schools and PFT Oehmichen, exchanges with service professionals; groups of 20, stairs, allow 2h
• 1:30 PM-5:00 PM — Exhibition to discover the history of the old ramparts of the city of Reims · Parc de la Butte Saint-Nicaise — plans and engravings of the old ramparts, by the Groupe d’Études Archéologiques Champagne-Ardenne (GEACA); commentated tour every 30 min
• 1:30 PM-5:00 PM — Self-guided or guided tour of the old ramparts · Parc de la Butte Saint-Nicaise — remains of the medieval wall commented by GEACA; departures every 30 min, last departure at 5:00 PM, meet at the Saint-Nicaise postern, place du général Gouraud, at the foot of the Paul Landowski statue
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of a former Jesuit college · Ancien collège des Jésuites — baroque library, refectory, former kitchen, assembly hall, and 17th-century chapel, with guide-lecturers from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; registration on-site, departures every 20 min, 20 people, 45 min
• 2:00 PM-3:00 PM — Riddle game: Murder at the archives! · Archives départementales — riddle game for ages 12-15; meet at the reception, booking at [email protected] or 03 26 85 17 58
• 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM — Guided tours of the Marne departmental archives · Archives départementales — history of the building, archivists' missions, and collection treasures; departures at 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, and 4:00 PM, booking required
• 2:00 PM-5:30 PM — "Investigations at the heart of Marne judicial cases" exhibition · Archives départementales — Marne judicial files from the 13th century to the present day; guided tours at 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, and 4:00 PM, booking recommended
• 2:00 PM-2:30 PM, 2:45 PM-3:15 PM, 3:30 PM-4:00 PM, 4:15 PM-4:45 PM — Guided tours of the plaster casts in the Basilique Saint-Remi galleries · Basilique Saint-Remi — 19th-century plaster casts of the lost sculpted groups from the southern transept facade; follow the "moulages" signs, limited capacity, not wheelchair accessible
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tours of the Basilique Saint-Remi · Basilique Saint-Remi — led by volunteers, focusing on architecture, the basilica's thousand-year history, and the life of Saint Remi; departure from the sales counter, south portal
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Tour of a neo-Byzantine basilica, its crypt, and its 403 reliquaries · Basilique Sainte-Clotilde — neo-Byzantine basilica, crypt, and Reliquary of the Saints of France (403 reliquaries), by the Friends of the Reliquary association; presentation video, paper support in French and English, questionnaire for families
• 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the sports facilities · C.R.E.P.S — 22,000 m² of sports facilities in the Croix-Rouge district, with a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès and a member of CREPS; booking mandatory
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — "Olympism and Francophonie" exhibition · C.R.E.P.S — exhibition on sport and the French language, co-produced by CAVILAM-Alliance française, the Cité internationale de la langue française, CREPS, and the National Sports Museum, curated by Éric Monnin
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of a Gothic cathedral's towers · Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims — gallery of kings, Henri Deneux's reinforced concrete roof structure, carillon, and views from over 40 meters; departures every 20 min in groups of 20 from the Palais du Tau courtyard, 249 steps, last climb at 12:10 PM and 5:40 PM, booking recommended at [email protected]
• 2:00 PM-4:00 PM — Photo trail - Walk through Reims yesterday and today · Cellier — bicentenary of photography: find the locations of 100-year-old Reims snapshots with a professional photographer, then silver gelatin development; ages 8+, departure at Le Cellier, online booking until September 18th
• 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Guided tour of the Chapelle Saint-Joseph · Chapelle Saint-Joseph — neo-Gothic chapel commented by a volunteer; meet at the entrance, 37 bis rue de Venise
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — "Excavation bins" workshop for children · Cryptoportique — play archaeologist as a family; ages 8+, adult presence mandatory
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the Cryptoportique · Cryptoportique — by a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; departures every 30 min, 20 min
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the Cryptoportique · Cryptoportique — remnant of the ancient forum of Durocortorum
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — "The Great Model" workshop · FRAC Champagne-Ardenne — collective creation of a large model of an ideal city in the style of Hassan Darsi; booking mandatory for Saturday morning, free access in the afternoons, 03 26 05 78 32
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of the "Persistances" exhibition · FRAC Champagne-Ardenne — exhibition by Hassan Darsi, a figure of Moroccan contemporary art
• 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Guided tour of the Hôtel de la mutualité · Hôtel de la Mutualité — by a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; departures every 45 min, last departure at 4:15 PM, booking required
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the Hôtel Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle · Hôtel de la Salle — birthplace of Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651-1719), founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools; 20 min
• 2:00 PM-3:30 PM — The Lesage district after WWI · Maison de quartier Trois Piliers — two-voice tour on the interwar period, industries, and Art Deco; meet in front of the Église Saint-Benoît, 27 rue de Pontgivart, booking required
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Funny animals! · Musée Saint-Remi — creative workshops and fun trails in the collections, by the historical museums' mediation team and Frédéric Poupon, archaeozoologist from the Grand Reims archaeology department
• 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Discovery of vintage automobiles · Musée de l’automobile — cars from the 1930s to 1980s exhibited in the courtyard, by the association "Les belles champenoises d’époque"; vintage car ride €5 adults, free for children, upon presentation of the museum entrance ticket
• 2:00 PM-3:30 PM, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM — Costumed guided tour "Long live the King! Relive the coronation of Charles X" · Office de Tourisme du Grand Reims — immersive and costumed tour led by a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès in the role of the Viscountess Ruinart de Brimont; ages 7+, booking required
• 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Self-guided tour of a Protestant church · Temple protestant — tour accompanied by a video screening on the history of the monument and the Protestant community; workshops for children aged 5-10 accompanied by a parent
• 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Regional Book Fair · Temple protestant — 25 authors brought together by the association "Les sacres qui pétillent" in the annex rooms; entrance at 12 rue Andrieux
• 2:00 PM-5:00 PM — Discovery of a church dedicated to Saint Andrew and Saint Catherine · Église Saint-André — neo-Gothic church by Narcisse Brunette (1865), contemporary stained glass; wheelchair accessible
• 2:20 PM-3:20 PM, 3:20 PM-4:20 PM, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM — Guided tour of the "What Will not be Silenced" exhibition · Ancien collège des Jésuites — exhibition designed by Sciences Po students on women's voices that have long remained inaudible; 1h, booking required
• 2:30 PM-3:00 PM, 3:30 PM-4:00 PM, 5:00 PM-5:30 PM — Flash tour of the "Persistances" exhibition · FRAC Champagne-Ardenne — 30 minutes flat on Hassan Darsi's exhibition, with a mediator
• 2:30 PM-3:00 PM, 3:30 PM-4:00 PM, 4:30 PM-5:00 PM — Concert in the City Hall ballroom · Hôtel de Ville — Odile Renault, flute, and Philippe Villa, guitar, featuring classical repertoire
• 2:30 PM-4:00 PM — Architecture along the promenades before and after WWI · Porte de Mars — Desaubeau and Foch boulevards, urban transformations before and after the Great War, by a guide-lecturer from Reims Tourisme et Congrès; departure in front of the Porte de Mars, online booking
• 3:30 PM-5:00 PM — Discovery of the Église Saint-Benoît · Maison de quartier Trois Piliers — exterior tour of the church, view from the peristyle, then recently landscaped gardens; meet at 29 rue de Pontgivart, booking required
• 4:00 PM-5:00 PM — Musical tour of the "Persistances" exhibition · FRAC Champagne-Ardenne — tour of the Persistances exhibition to the rhythm of musical interpretations by students from the Reims Conservatory; booking recommended
• 6:00 PM-7:00 PM — Trumpet and organ discovery concert at the Basilique Saint-Remi · Basilique Saint-Remi — Jean-Baptiste Arnold and Benjamin-Joseph Steens play Handel, Albinoni, and Martini; by the association "Renaissance des grands orgues de la basilique," projection on a large screen, 1h

In the Grand Reims area:

• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM — Self-guided tour of an architectural treasure: the 12th & 13th-century Église Saint-Théodulphe · Église Saint-Théodulphe — 12th and 13th-century church, self-guided tour — in Villers-aux-Nœuds
• 10:00 AM-5:00 PM — Guided tours of the Fort de Montbré · Fort de Montbré — guided tours of the fort — in Taissy