Saint Louis

From 22 to 27 August, Sète celebrates its identify single

apart from famous tournaments and jousting paradess, the 280th edition of Saint-Louis will provide various events, shows, concerts and shows throughout the day and in the evening. As tradition says, this historical and traditional festival will start on Thursday at 5:30 pm on Place Léon-Blum with an official announcement from the mayor of the special town, François Comeinhes.

This year, the guest of honor is a sports and cultural duo: the athlete from Sète, multiple world champion in disabled water skiing. Delphine Le Saussebesides the singer Benjamin BiolaySétois by adoption.

For this new edition, the city has decided to trust the creation of its famous poster Madeleine Molinier Sergio. A true recognition of the Sète artist. “It is obvious that painting is an honor to show this celebration that is dear to the hearts of the Sétois. I wanted to connect the strength and power applied at competitions to these productions. I have never been able to separate ‘fisherman-jouster’ from the influence of life by the sea.“

The main events

Thursday 22 August

• 5:30 p.m. – Place Léon-Blum: Official opening of the 280th celebration of Saint-Louis Day 2024
• 6 pm – Place Léon-Blum and the heart of the city: Opening of the festival with La Compagnie des Ambianceurs “Mare Nostrum” and the Batuc Badauê batucada
• 6pm – Place Léon-Blum: Going on the parade of little dolphins – With the peña Bella Ciao
• 6:15 p.m
• 21h – Place Léon-Blum : Concert “Ghetto Blaster”
• 9:15 p.m.
• 9:30pm – Cadre Royal: Opening of the 17th edition of the Women’s Media, Personality and Jousting Competition

Friday August 23, 2024

• Arrival of the Loire Metropolitan Support and Assistance Building (BSAM) of the French Navy, present at the dock from Friday August 23 to Tuesday August 27. This building is a multi-purpose unit aimed at several types of missions done at sea.
• 9am – Simone Veil Park War Memorial: 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Sete
• 9:45am – At Sète station: In memory of the railway workers who died for France – Ceremony and wreath
• 9:30 a.m. – Chapelle des Pénitents: “Île Singulière” painting exhibition by the painters of the Cercle des Artistes Visualiens du Pays Sétois – Exhibition open from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• 11 a.m. – Parvis des Halles: Signature of the limited series printed poster by Madeleine Molinier Sergio, author of the Saint-Louis 2024 poster
• 1:45 p.m.
• 2pm – Departure from the parade of young geezers and young jays – With the peña Bella Ciao
• 2:30pm – Cadre Royal: Junior Jousters Competition
• 21h15 – Place Léon-Blum : Concert Bal de Fred Karato, alias Crazy Sax

Saturday August 24, 2024

• 9 am – Décanale Saint-Louis area: 13th square bowls competition organized by the Sétois Ski Club
• 9am to 6pm – Salle Georges-Brassens, Route de Cayenne, Mas Coulet car park: 11th edition of the City of Sète chess tournament
• 11 am and 5 pm – On the pedestrian streets of the city center: Music tour by Banda Sagana
• 11:30 a.m. – Chapelle des Pénitents: Opening of the “Île Singulière” painting exhibition
• 1:45 p.m.
• 2pm – Cadre Royal: Welterweight jousting tournament
• 2:30 pm – Pointe Courte car park: Ville de Sète pétanque challenge – Organized by the association of pétanque players “La Bordigotte”
• 5:30 pm – The new pool of the Quai d’Alger: Royal Kitchen CLJ Sète
• 9:30 pm – Departure Cadre Royal: Walking musical show – The Remue-Ménage Company presents “Légendaire”

Sunday August 25, 2024

• From 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. – Avenue du Maréchal Juin: Departure on the Saint-Louis cycle route – Organized by the Guidon sportif Sète.
• 9am – Fish Auction: 2nd Oval Ball Competition
• 10am – Théâtre Molière: Taking the bulwark of the young jousters
• 10:15 a.m. – Going on the parade of young, medium and heavy dolphins – With the participation of the city’s districts – Together with the peñas Bastid’and Co, Bella Ciao, and the bagag d’Aix
• 11 a.m. – Décanale Saint-Louis: High Mass of Saint-Louis celebrated by Sète parish priests
• 11 a.m. – Place Léon-Blum: Aubade of oboes and drums
• 2:45 p.m.
• 3pm – Cadre Royal: Junior and middle jousting competitions
• 8 pm – Town Hall Square: Departure of the Saint-Louis traditional rowing grand prix parade – Organized by Cettarames – With the Peña Bella Ciao
• 8pm – Place Léon-Blum: Italian concert
• 8:30pm – Cadre Royal: 26th night of the traditional rowing grand prix

Monday August 26, 2024

• 9am – Cadre Royal: Departs from the 103rd swimming lane in Sète
• 10:45am – Theater Molière: Leaving the parade of heavy dolphins to go to the Town Hall – With the peña Bastid’and Co, the peña Bella Ciao, and the baguette de Nîmes
• 12pm to 7pm – Quai de la Résistance: The SelfieJoke Mirror
• 2 p.m.
• 2:30 p.m
• 8 pm – Place Léon-Blum: Concert by the group “Couleur Café”
• 8:30 pm – Simone Veil Park: “Jean Dumas” lyrical gala

Tuesday August 27, 2024

• 2:30 p.m. and other associations of the Mediterranean Latin Sails Union.
• 8:30 pm – JB Marty Walk, opposite the Place des Combatants in North Africa “Le Souras Bas”: Musical evening with the orchestra “Krystal Noir”
• 10 pm – On the break: fireworks to close the celebration of Saint-Louis
• 10:30 pm to 12 am – Resumption of the evening with the group “Krystal Noir”