As winter and the end-of-year festivities approach, the town of Falaise puts on its festive attire and dresses in the colours of the Féériques. Christmas market, shows, fireworks... Many surprises await you!
Falaise celebrates the fairies!
Cliff Christmas Market:
On Sunday, December 15, the City of Falaise invites you to a day dedicated to the magic of Christmas!
> Christmas market : From 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. – Place Belle Croix & under the Halles
> Get on the track! From 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. – Place Belle Croix
> Christmas concert: At 15 p.m. – Forum – Falaise Theater (details below)
> Fanfare: From 16:30 p.m. – Place Belle Croix
> Santa Claus Parade: From 17:45 p.m. – From Place Belle Croix towards La Fresnaye
> Fireworks: At 18:15 p.m. – Parc de la Fresnaye
“The Kingdom Under the Sea” at the Château Guillaume-le-Conquérant:
- Storytelling exhibition
- From November 7 to January 5, 2025
- Au William the Conqueror castle
This year, the castle team is offering you a journey to the heart of Central European folk tales!
Discover the medieval castle transformed into a fairy-tale setting, where strange and wonderful stories unfold from room to room. Get acquainted with the creatures under the sea, tremble as you discover Baba Yaga's lair, and end your visit in the company of the animals of the forest.
Storytelling visits:
By reservation only:
chateau.reservations@falaise.fr or 02 31 41 61 44
From November 7 to December 20:
✔ Saturdays and Sundays at 14 p.m. and 16 p.m.
From December 21 to January 5:
✔ Every day at 11am, 14pm and 16pm (December 24 and 31: last session at 14pm)
✔ Closed on December 25th and January 1st.
“Volume animation cinema” at the Musée des Automates & at the Micro-Folie:
- Exhibition au Automata Museum
- From December 2 to January 5, 2025
At the end of the year, discover at the Musée des Automates a unique exhibition on the different stages of making a stop-motion animated film.
Workshops:
Workshop on creating a mini-film in 2 stages:
✔ Saturday 7 December, 14 p.m. to 15:30 p.m. au cinema
✔ Wednesday 11 December, 14 p.m. to 16 p.m. to the Micro-Folie
✔ Friday 20 December, broadcast of the final film at 18H to the Micro-Folie
> Free workshops
> On registration: 02 31 90 92 44
The land of cliffs in fairy tale time!
Christmas concerts:
“Journey on the Orient Express from Paris to Venice” (with the Harmony of Falaise Country)
AT THE FORUM – FALAISE THEATRE :
✔ Saturday 14 December | 20:30 pm
✔ Sunday 15 December | 15H
> Tickets from the Tourist Office Falaise – Suisse Normande (from November 19)
> 5€ per person (free for under 12s)
Useful information :
> Tickets from the Tourist Office Cliff – Swiss Normandy
> 5€ per person (free for under 12s)
Christmas show :
"The Crazy Christmas Stroll" by the company Planète Mômes (with the Pays de Falaise Media Library)
This year, Christmas will be different... Santa Claus is going to have a nice surprise! The Christmas choir is going to give him a song as a gift!
But Santa Claus has disappeared... A letter on his desk will take us on the crazy Christmas journey.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 17:
✔ At 10 p.m.: Media library Pont-d'Ouilly (for schoolchildren)
✔ At 14:30 p.m.: Media library Morteaux-Couliboeuf (for schoolchildren)
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18:
✔ At 10 p.m.: Falaise Media Library
✔ At 14:30 p.m.: Potigny Media Library
Useful information :
> Free – Young audience
> On reservation : 02 31 41 65 45 / mediathequefalaise@paysdefalaise.fr
Christmas story readings:
baby readers (with the Pays de Falaise Media Library)
Nursery rhymes, album readings and Christmas-themed songs for toddlers.
✔ Morteaux-Couliboeuf : Friday December 6 at 10 a.m.
✔ Potigny : Tuesday December 10 at 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
✔ Cliff : Wednesday December 11 at 10 a.m.
✔ Pont-d'Ouilly : Thursday, December 12 at 9:30 a.m.
> Free – Up to 3 years
Story time (with the Pays de Falaise Media Library)
A magical moment to listen to and discover new books about Christmas.
✔ Cliff : every Wednesday at 15 p.m.
✔ Potigny: Wednesday December 4 at 15:30 p.m.
✔ Morteaux-Coulibœuf: Wednesday December 11 at 16:30 p.m.
✔ Pont d'Ouilly: Saturday December 21 at 15:30 p.m.
> Free – From 3 to 6 years old
Creative workshops:
The Christmas Factory: Old-Time Decoration Workshops (with the Falaise Memorial)
✔ Wednesdays November 27, December 4, 11 and 18 | The 14 p.m. to 15:30 p.m. | To Falaise Memorial
During the war, Christmas was celebrated in a more modest way. To counter shortages, families competed in imagination to create their own Christmas decorations. With the help and explanations of a mediator from the Memorial, come and create your decorations, and have fun like the children of yesteryear with cut-outs and coloring from the Liberation albums. Also compose your own creations and take them home.
Useful information :
> Workshop free
> For children of 4 to 12 year-olds (accompanied by an adult)
> Mandatory reservation (limited number of places): 02 31 20 02 97 / 02 31 90 17 26
“Paint your historical figurine” workshop (with the Falaise Memorial)
✔ Saturday 14 December | The 13:30 p.m. to 17:30 p.m. | To Falaise Memorial
Pascal Auclair, a specialist in historical figurines, will present his creations on the theme of the Second World War during a figurine painting workshop. Once painted, leave with your souvenir figurine!
Useful information :
> Workshop free (40 minutes)
> From 10 years (presence of an adult required for children)
> Free admission Within the limit of available seats
Making Christmas Themed Cross Stitch Bookmarks (with the Pays de Falaise Media Library)
✔ Saturday 14 December | The 10 p.m. to 12 p.m. or 14 p.m. to 16 p.m.
Francine and Louis Lointier, volunteers at the media library, offer a cross-stitch embroidery workshop to make a bookmark and decorations for Christmas. An opportunity to discover or rediscover this manual activity and the associated books.
Useful information :
> Free
> Booking is recommended : 02 31 41 65 45 / mediathequefalaise@paysdefalaise.fr
An afternoon under the sign of the teddy bear
Teddy bear making demonstration with artist Cyriaque Lecomte (with the Falaise Memorial)
✔ Sunday 8 December | The 14 p.m. to 15:30 p.m. | To Falaise Memorial
During this demonstration, Cyriaque Lecomte will present, using his kits*, the materials and methods of yesteryear that allow him to bring collectible teddy bears to life. Mohair, carded wool, glass eyes… are among the supplies used since the creation of the teddy bear, in Germany, at the end of 1902.
* Bear kits on sale at the Falaise Memorial.
Useful information :
> Workshop free
> From 15 years
> Mandatory reservation (limited number of places): 02 31 20 02 97 / 02 31 90 17 26
Discovering the world of Hubert the bear: Signing session in the presence of his creator Cyriaque Lecomte (with the Falaise Memorial)
✔ Sunday 8 December | The 16 p.m. to 17:30 p.m. | To Falaise Memorial
Hubert is a teddy bear who will amaze young and old alike with his culinary talents and his clothing.
Come and share his passions by discovering books Hubert is cooking (sweet recipes) et Dress up bear (Magiciens des Jouets editions) which its creator will be happy to dedicate to you.
> Entry free and free
The fairies are also…
The commercial fortnight of the ucia:
Santa's Endur'o:
"Les Petits Suisses Normands 100% nature" invites you on Saturday, December 7 for a new edition of the Endur'o du Père Noël, their traditional nighttime orienteering race.
Three routes to choose from:
- Trotting elf – 8 km – 2 hours max
- Orienteering elf – 15 km – 2h45 max
- Reindeer adventurer – 21 km – 3h30 max
The choir concert interlude:
The Interlude choir invites you to its winter concert on Sunday, December 8 at the Notre-Dame de Guibray Church.
Convenient :
> Sunday 8 December à 17 h
> Participation spirit
