Rendez-vous aux Jardins

A 23rd edition centered on the sense of sight

From Friday, June 5 to Sunday, June 7, 2026, Rendez-vous aux Jardins returns to Reims for its 23rd national edition. Coordinated by the Ministry of Culture, this year's event explores the theme 'The five senses in the garden: sight', inviting the public to take a new look at the palette of colors, shapes, and perspectives offered by gardens. Friday, June 5 is reserved for school groups by appointment, while Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 are open to all audiences.

Grand Est and Marne highly mobilized

In the Grand Est region, the DRAC lists more than 380 activities spread across 272 gardens, including 39 labeled 'Jardin remarquable' (Remarkable Garden): 288 free activities, 73 skill-sharing workshops, 92 guided tours, and 147 activities for young audiences. In Reims and the Marne, several emblematic sites are participating: municipal museums, historical monuments, private gardens, and independent cultural venues.

Special attention to visually impaired audiences

In partnership with the Valentin Haüy Association, the Ministry of Culture emphasizes the accessibility of the theme 'sight' for blind and visually impaired people. In Reims, the Jardin parallèle is among the five gardens in the Grand Est offering specifically adapted visits, with braille texts and dedicated audio stations.

Full program online

The detailed program by garden, updated as organizers register their activities, can be consulted on the official website rendezvousauxjardins.culture.gouv.fr, as well as on the cultural agenda of the City of Reims and the Reims Museums portal.

Friday, June 5, 2026 — School Day

Friday reserved for school groups welcomed by appointment in participating gardens and museums. Registration via institutions or directly with the sites.

Saturday, June 6, 2026

• Le Temps des cerises — Botanical walk 'Small creatures and large plants' (2 sessions). Discovery of wild flowers, shrubs, insects, and paths of the site. Open to all audiences aged 9 and over.
• Jardin parallèle (72/74 rue de Neufchâtel) — Visit adapted for blind and visually impaired people (braille texts, audio stations) in partnership with the Valentin Haüy Association.
• Fort de la Pompelle — Discovery tour of obsidional plants, these atypical plants that have recolonized the ruins and former battlefields around the fort. Free entry.
• Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims — Guided tour 'A gigantic garden of stone and glass': exploration of the fauna and flora — real, mythological, symbolic — sculpted and painted on the edifice, with binoculars provided.

Sunday, June 7, 2026

• 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Musée Saint-Remi (53 rue Simon) — Digital trail 'On the trail of flowers and plants' with Cernunnos, Gaulish god protector of nature. Hunt for floral and plant motifs in the collections, via the Baludik application to download. Starting point: the cloister garden. Open to all audiences aged 8 and over, duration 40 minutes.
• 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Musée Saint-Remi — Workshop 'From plant to animal': mix of floral motifs and animal representations to create a fantastic creature on different media, led by the museum's cultural mediators.
• Fort de la Pompelle — Continuation of the botanical walk around obsidional plants. Free entry.
• Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims — Guided tour 'garden of stone and glass' (resumption).

The complete program and precise schedules for each participating garden can be consulted on rendezvousauxjardins.culture.gouv.fr. The DRAC Grand Est digital brochure, updated mid-March, lists all gardens open by department and by commune.

• 23rd national edition from June 5 to 7, 2026
• Theme: 'The five senses in the garden: sight'
• Friday, June 5 reserved for school groups, Saturday and Sunday open to all
• Baludik digital trail and workshop at the Saint-Remi Museum (Sunday 2 PM-6 PM)
• Botanical walk at Le Temps des cerises (Saturday)
• Visits adapted for the visually impaired at Jardin parallèle (AVH partnership)
• Obsidional plants at Fort de la Pompelle
• 'Stone and glass garden' visit at Notre-Dame Cathedral
• Free entry to all participating sites

Access

The events take place in several locations in Reims, including the Saint-Remi Museum (53 Rue Simon), the Fort de la Pompelle, and Notre-Dame Cathedral. All sites are accessible by public transport. Consult the detailed program for the precise addresses of each event.

Prices

All Rendez-vous aux Jardins events are free, with no reservation required for most activities.

Practical Information

The event takes place over three days, the first weekend of June (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). Guided tours at the Saint-Remi Museum take place at 2 PM, 3 PM, and 4 PM, lasting 45 minutes, without reservation. Full program on the Ministry of Culture website (rendezvousauxjardins.culture.gouv.fr) and on the City of Reims website.