National Day of July 14th in Blois

National Holiday 2026 in Blois

On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, the City of Blois organizes the National Holiday celebrations. The evening begins at 8 PM at Place de la Résistance with the official ceremony, featuring the traditional arms ceremony and military parade, in which the Harmonie de Blois, national orders, patriotic associations, and emergency services (gendarmerie, police, firefighters, Samu, Croix-Rouge) participate.

At 9 PM, it's time for the big free concert at Port de la Creusille, on the banks of the Loire, headlining Broken Back, a unifying folk-pop artist. The evening then continues with a DJ party starting at 10:15 PM.

New for 2026: Fireworks moved to August 29th

Starting in 2026, Blois's grand fireworks display will no longer be held on July 14th: it will now be organized on the last Saturday of August, specifically Saturday, August 29, 2026, during a grand evening celebrating the Liberation Festival (popular ball Place Louis-XII at 8 PM, fireworks on the banks of the Loire at 10 PM). This postponement outside the critical nesting period aims to protect the terns and gulls that nest on the Loire islands.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

• 8:00 PM — Official ceremony, Place de la Résistance: traditional arms ceremony and military parade (Harmonie de Blois, flag bearers from patriotic associations, national orders, gendarmerie, police, firefighters, Samu, Croix-Rouge)
• 9:00 PM — Free concert by Broken Back (folk-pop) at Port de la Creusille, on the banks of the Loire
• 10:15 PM — DJ party at Port de la Creusille

Please note for 2026: there will be no fireworks on July 14th. Starting this year, Blois's grand fireworks display is moved to Saturday, August 29, 2026, during the grand evening of the Liberation Festival (popular ball Place Louis-XII at 8 PM, fireworks on the banks of the Loire at 10 PM). This postponement outside the nesting period protects the terns and gulls that nest on the Loire islands.