Le festival du Merveilleux
The Festival du Merveilleux is back again this year to offer you an enchanted interlude during the festive season! From 27 December to 5 January, come and enjoy an unforgettable time with friends and family at the Pavillons de Bercy. Every day, be surprised by live shows, digital animations and magical performances. You can also enjoy a stroll through our gardens, decorated for the season, with a glass of mulled wine or onion soup in hand!
The Joyeux-Bercy has never been so well named
This year, the Festival du Merveilleux invites you to immerse yourself in the warm, festive atmosphere of the Joyeux Bercy, a time when the Bercy district was a veritable crossroads of conviviality: the riverbanks were alive with the comings and goings of wine merchants and workers, as well as artists and canoeists.
The cafés, guinguettes and inns were filled with laughter, music and friendship, while popular festivals such as the famous water jousts and barrel-rider races made the district famous. This festive past will be presented to you in a unique exhibition of old photos and objects dating back to the days of the old wine cellars.
Come and join us in celebrating the warm and friendly spirit that still reigns in Bercy, in a unique and enchanting setting, where every event will transport you back to the wonderful times of yesteryear!
Performances for all ages
Over a dozen shows to see
During the festival, the museum is transformed into a vibrant place, with a wide range of performances. The public can enjoy a variety of short performances: musicians, dancers, mechanical music shows, an introduction to guinguette dancing, puppeteers, automatons, video mapping, acrobats and even a hypnotist.
The programme will be available on site on the day of your visit, but the shows are all scheduled several times a day.
Two vintage attractions on offer
n order to complete the discovery of our museum, a small selection of flagship attractions and some old rides will be put into operation. 2 attraction tickets are offered with each entry ticket, allowing you to try two of your choice. The other part of these 19th century heritage objects will be at rest but you will be able to try the wooden horse carousel, velocipede carousel, gondola carousel, Japanese billiards, Dutch billiards, elastic tables and the famous horse, boat and waiter races! Note that these attractions were mainly intended for adults in the 19th century and are therefore mostly adult-sized.
For those looking to immerse themselves in the magic of the holidays while celebrating culture and heritage, the Festival du Merveilleux 2024 is an event not to be missed. The festival is an opportunity to enjoy a friendly moment with family or friends, to discover the museum spaces without being guided and to attend numerous shows with two bonus attractions.
An unforgettable outing for the end-of-year celebrations
For those looking to immerse themselves in the magic of the holidays while celebrating culture and heritage, the Festival du Merveilleux 2024 is an event not to be missed. The festival is an opportunity to enjoy a friendly moment with family or friends, to discover the spaces of the museum without being guided and to attend numerous shows with two bonus attractions.
Practical information
From December 27, 2023 to January 5, 2024 (open on January 1)
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry at 5:30 p.m.). Estimated time on site: 2 hours.
On-site operation
No guided tours – Free wandering
Shows included in the entrance ticket all day long. To download the map of the site and the program of the shows, click here.
2 attraction tickets offered with each entrance ticket
No luggage locker or cloakroom on site. No stroller parking.
For safety reasons, only small backpacks or handbags are accepted.
Scooters are not allowed. Animals (except guide dogs) are not allowed.
Very restricted seating.
Rates
22€ — Adults
16€ — Reduced (disabled people, under 18s, students under 25s)
14€ — Children aged 3 to 11
Free — Under 3s, disabled children
ENTRY TICKETS
We recommend that you purchase your tickets (from 5 November) in advance on our website. A visitor gauge is established per time slot in order to smooth out the flow of visitors. If the gauge on site is reached, we cannot guarantee that visitors without tickets will be admitted. Favor the mornings.
Warning! These tickets are non-exchangeable and non-refundable. Check the date and time carefully before purchasing them. The number of places remaining per time slot is displayed on the ticket office.
RESTAURANT
It will not be possible to eat inside the museum rooms. However, you will find several light food stands (street food) in our garden street with the food trucks Cabane de Cape Cod and XXX, as well as our cauldrons of mulled wine and onion soup. You will also find old-fashioned sweets and candy apples from Marius et Lulu.
Published on 17.10.24
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