Woippy Festival of Ecology and Nature

Free admission, daily from 9 am to 6 pm, at Salle Saint-Exupéry (Place Debs). Featured country: Portugal.

Monday, October 12, 2026

• 6:30 pm — Inauguration · Salle Saint-Exupéry
• 8 pm — Opening lecture: "Portugal and climate change: consequences for flora and human health, and solutions proposed under the 'One Health' framework" · with François Grosdidier (Mayor of Metz, President of the Euro-Métropole de Metz), Cédric Gouth (Mayor of Woippy), and Dr. Jacques Fleurentin (President of the Société Française d'Ethnopharmacologie)

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• 6 pm — Awards ceremony for the 2026 flowered houses and balconies competition

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

• 4 pm — Aquaponics, with Noémie Charpentier (Ferme aquaponique de l'abbaye, Chaumousey)

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• 6 pm — Deadline for submitting children's competition drawings

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• 11 am–12 pm — Tasting of Portuguese specialties
• 2:30 pm — Lecture: "Lyme disease" by the France Lyme association
• 4 pm — Aquaponics, with Noémie Charpentier
• 8 pm — Public concert featuring Halloween-themed works by the Orchestre d'Harmonie de l'Union de Woippy

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• 11 am–12 pm — Tasting of Portuguese specialties
• 2:30 pm — Performance: "Les Portugais de Lorraine" on the theme of Portugal, by the association of the same name
• 3 pm — Children's drawing competition awards ceremony · Salle Saint-Exupéry

Monday, October 12 to Sunday, October 18 — ongoing activities

• Eco-quest "The Secret of Green Portugal" — puzzle and exploration game from Lisbon to the Serra da Estrela, hosted by the Terre et Partage association
• "Mushrooms: shedding light on a little-known kingdom with fascinating powers" — exhibition and debates, hosted by the Société Française d'Ethnopharmacologie
• "The Moselle and its inhabitants" — exhibition on riverbank and aquatic animals, hosted by the Terre et Partage association
• "Aquaponics, a sustainable food production ecosystem" — educational workshops (aquarium, sowing, transplanting) and quizzes, hosted by the Olérons Marly aquarium club and the Ferme aquaponique de l'abbaye (Noémie Charpentier)
• "Build your own birdhouse" — activity supervised by the Woippy City green spaces team
• "Beekeeping: from a passion for honey to protecting biodiversity" — educational beehive, activities, and sales area, with Géraldine, Florent, and Robert Leg (Rucher des Trois Frontières)
• "Reptiles of the world" — presented by Ludovic Faure, herpetologist
• "Ticks: ecology and prevention" — information stand by the France Lyme association
• "NAC Stand" — presented by the City of Woippy
• "Take care of your plants" — repotting activity, every child takes their plant home, by the City of Woippy
• "Protecting Nature: its fauna, flora, and habitats" — exhibitions, lectures, activities, and training by the Torcol association
• Exhibitions — "Species likely to cause damage" and "Water birds" (Ligue de protection des oiseaux, banners and roll-ups); "Around the Lindre… from the sources of the Seille to the salt marshes" (Institut Européen d'Écologie, first part)
• Children's drawing competition — "Draw me the landscapes and animals of Portugal", ages 4 to 10; individual work at home or class mural (max A1 format) for preschool and primary schools; submit drawings by Thursday, October 15 at 6 pm; rules available at Le Républicain Lorrain
• Screenings — Aquaponics, Ferme de l'Abbaye (Noémie Charpentier, Chaumousey)
• Bookstore and signings — in partnership with Cultura Moulins-lès-Metz: books on festival themes, children's books, and creative hobbies
• Guided tours of the exhibition — free, led by professionals, for schools, middle schools, high schools, extracurricular groups, associations, nursing homes, and medical centers; by appointment at 03 87 30 70 25

Program published by the City of Woippy in the 24th edition booklet, posted online on September 23, 2026. Times for some ongoing activities are not specified.