Dessin d’enfants jouant sur la glace dans un décor hivernal et festif.

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Winter festival “Des Lyres d’hiver”

The “winter lyres” festival provides year-end illumination in Blois, with hundreds of magical attractions, many of them free, all over the town and its shops: ice skating rink, sleigh rides, spectacles and guided tours.

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La rue Denis-Papin est illuminée par des luminaires suspendus en forme de flocons de neige. Le Pont Jacques-Gabriel est visible en arrière-plan.
Les illuminations 2018 du festival Des Lyres d’hiver pour la rue Denis-Papin.

Illuminations

At the end of the year, streets throughout Blois are shining brightly: holiday lighting. Every year, the format changes; in 2018, giant illuminated snowflakes on rue Denis-Papin. Every year, original tinsel is discovered during the spectacle inaugurating the winter festival.

Festival inauguration

The festival is launched with a grandiose spectacle wending its way through the center of Blois. Every year, there are different artists; in 2018, the Tybodypaont group and its spectacle titled “The Golden Coach” brought light to the eyes of spectators of all ages.

Des artistes dansent sur la glace pour le spectacle d’ouverture du festival Des Lyres d’hiver.
Des enfants dévalent les pistes sur une luge pendant le festival Des Lyres d’hiver.

Ice skating rink

Winter lyres are also synonymous with ice; on the place de la République, a 900 m² skating rink is set up by the town and offers skaters a 40-meter-long ice road.

Toboggan run

Beside the skating rink, the town has installed a free, six-laneway toboggan run for children from 4 to 10 years of age.

Des passants s’arrêtent sous un haut-parleur de Blois chuchote, au milieu de l’escalier Saint-Martin.
Des chalets et un manège sont installés sur la place de la République pour le marché de Noël du festival Des Lyres d’hiver.

Wintertime tales

When night falls, six circles of light materialize in the center of Blois. Enter a circle, and you will be privy to one of six tales related to the town and recounted via an audible device.

Christmas shops

In 2019, variously themed pop-up shops financially supported by the town will open their doors in the center. They will be rendered readily accessible with the hour of free parking offered in the underground facilities. On Saturdays, two free hours will be proposed, with tickets to be procured in the partner shops.