📅 From July 11 to 14, 2026
📍 Douai, city center

The Gayant Festival, listed as UNESCO World Heritage, returns to Douai for three days of festivities! Every year, on the Sunday following July 5th, the Gayant family traditionally parades through the streets to the sound of drums.

This year again, Mr. and Mrs. Gayant, accompanied by their three children Jacquot, Fillon and Binbin, will parade through the streets of Douai for the delight of young and old alike. On the program: giant parade, concerts, street performances, funfair and fireworks.

This is the must-attend event of the summer in the Douaisis, a unique moment where tradition and conviviality meet in the heart of the mining basin.

🔗 More info: [fetesdegayant.fr](https://www.fetesdegayant.fr/) and [Douaisis Tourisme](https://www.douaisis-agglo-tourisme.com/offres/fetes-de-gayant-douai-fr-2785953/)