Flyboard, water games, Toulouse festival… what to do in the Pink City and its surroundings this weekend?

The weekend promises to be very hot at Toulouse. If you feel like taking a little outing and challenging the wave of heatwe offer you some outing ideas to do with friends or family. Here is our selection.

#1. The fireflies festival in Montauban

While waiting for the Lantern Festival which will take place next winter, Montauban shines with a thousand lights thanks to the sublime Fireflies Festival.

In addition to the magnificent lights that illuminate the city’s monuments (Place Lalaque, the Ingres Bourdelle museum, the cathedral and the tourist office), the event offers special entertainment this Saturday July 16, 2022 with the presence of Stéphane Prayas , a true star of flyboarding. To enjoy this show, with two separate passages (each lasting 25 minutes), go to the banks of the Tarn.

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The program for July 16:
• 9:00 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.: flyboard show on the Tarn, 1st pass (25 minutes)
• 10:00 p.m. to 10:25 p.m.: flyboard show on the Tarn, 2nd pass (25 minutes)
Positioning of the public: on the banks of the Tarn.

#2. Take in the air… and the water!

Who says heat wave, says need to cool off. While significant heat is announced throughout the weekend, we offer a selection of amusement parks located in Toulouse and around. Ideal places to bring down the temperature and have a good time with your children, for example.

• AnimaParc is located in Le Burgaud. Admission is free for children under 2 years old, and costs between 15 and 18 euros depending on age. The park is open all summer from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Aqua Elna is behind the abbey of the commune of Eaunes. The area is supervised and free for children from 3 years old, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Water park is located at Lake Orme Blanc. Open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., it costs between 6 and 9 euros depending on the time spent in the park.

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• Le lake of the Gimone is open to everyone from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. every day.
• And many more… Details to be found here.

#3. The Toulouse festival

The first edition of the Toulouse festival was launched on Friday July 8, 2022. For more than two weeks, big names in music follow one another with a big party scheduled for Saturday July 16.

It will first see the electro piano of Thomas Valverde perform, before Julien Clerc, Yvan Cassar and the Orchester National du Capitole de Toulouse take over. And who better to close the evening than Kavinsky, performer of Nightcall, the legendary track from the movie Drive.

#4. Watch a cheetah race

Le zoological park of Plaisance-du-Touchnear Toulouse, has set up a device that allows the public to watch the cheetah race, as in the middle of the savannah.

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Visitors to the African Safari zoo in Plaisance-du-Touch can watch the cheetah race, from Saturday July 9, every weekend and Wednesday, at 11:30 a.m., in July and August.

#5. Hunt around in garage sales

Garage sales, flea markets, fairs, clearance sales… Summer is always a good time to do good business during this type of gathering. Here is a selection of some of the weekend’s events:
→ Saturday :
• Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges : garage sales at Porte Majou (9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday).
• Toulouse : Saint-Aubin flea market (4 boulevard Jules Michelet, 6am-1pm); Object exchange and book market, cinema posters, CDs, DVDs, vinyls (71 rue du Taur, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.); Forum of 17th century antique dealers with 20th century design (388 avenue des Etats-Unis, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.).

→ Sunday :
• Toulouse : garage sales, flea market and sale at Lac de Sesquières (8am-5pm).
• Caraman : garage sales and stock market for all collections in the halls, squares and streets (7 a.m. to 6 p.m.).
• Montrejau : garage sales of the festival committee (boulevard Lassus, from 9am).
• Labarthe Inard : old-fashioned threshing, garage sales and gourmet market.

#6. An outdoor cinema

As is the case during each summer season, the courtyard of the Cinémathèque de Toulouse is transformed into an open-air cinema. Since July 9, films have been regularly offered to viewers. Saturday, the excellent Bullitt by Peter Yates will air at 10 p.m. Sunday, place at the western with The train will whistle three times of Fred Zinnemann.

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