Until November 11, 2021 Although photography was already being used to document armed conflicts, WWI marked a turning point for the medium. Here the Memorial'14-18 Notre-Dame-de-Lorette turns the lens on the role played by official and amateur photographers in...

December 3-5, 2021 After being put on the back burner for the past few years, the Fêtes de la Sainte Barbe are set to light up Lens-Liévin once again. Due to be held between December 3 and 5, the three-day tribute to the patron saint of miners, firefighters and...

July 2-4, 2021 Thousands of fans are expected to descend on Arras as the city's Main Square plays host to the best and brightest on the international pop-rock-electro scene for an open-air music festival to remember.mainsquarefestival.fr...

Until November 2021   Designed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's Appeal of June 18, '1940, De Gaulle, Resistance in the Nord-Pas de Calais' at La Coupole revisits the formidable politician's efforts as leader of the Free French movement and...

September 20-26, 2021 A whopping 1,400 contestants will gallop for victory in Europe’s biggest horse-and-cart race on September 25.Freshly-revived after being scrapped in 2012, La Route du Poisson (Fish Trail) will follow the historic route covered by...

June 6-7, 2021 Marking 500 years since the storied encounter between Francis I and his mighty rival, Henry VIII, at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, this milestone anniversary celebration will feature a packed bill of events in Calais, Guînes, Ardres and at Hampton...

Until July 26, 2021  Spanning five millennia and featuring more than 400 pieces of tableware, sculptures and paintings, 'Tables of Power' at Louvre-Lens charts the history of the culinary arts, the evolution of dining etiquette and the use of strict protocols to...

July 8-11, 2021 The sea in all its bounty will take centre stage at the four-day bonanza. Held every two years in Boulogne-sur-Mer, the hotly-anticipated festival will see a flotilla of historic ships, schooners and sailboats set anchor in the harbour while a pop-up...