Le blog touristique du bassin minier
📅 July 19, 2026
📍 9-9bis, Oignies
On July 19, discover the history of the Mining Basin through a guided tour at 9-9bis in Oignies. Follow Jean-Marie the little miner at this UNESCO heritage site.
This event takes place in the heart of the Mining Basin, a UNESCO World Heritage site. A great opportunity to discover the local heritage and culture.
Source: Official website
📅 July 18-19, 2026
📍 Parc des berges de la Souchez, Courrieres
The riverside guinguettes at Berges de la Souchez return for a festive weekend in Courrieres! Saturday July 18: juggling and music. Sunday July 19: local producers market and outdoor activities.
This event takes place in the heart of the Mining Basin, a UNESCO World Heritage site. A great opportunity to discover the local heritage and culture.
Source: Official website
📅 July 19, 2026
📍 Parc des berges de la Souchez, Courrieres
Set off on a Cyclo Beer Tour at Berges de la Souchez! This bike ride combines discovering the territory with tasting local beers on Saturday July 19 in Courrieres.
This event takes place in the heart of the Mining Basin, a UNESCO World Heritage site. A great opportunity to discover the local heritage and culture.
Source: Official website
📅 From July 18 to 29, 2026
📍 Loos-en-Gohelle
Summer Neighborhoods are back in Loos-en-Gohelle from July 18-29! Sports activities, creative workshops and cultural outings in a warm atmosphere.
This event takes place in the heart of the Mining Basin, a UNESCO World Heritage site. A great opportunity to discover the local heritage and culture.
Source: Official website
📅 Starting July 15, 2026
📍 Avion
Summer Wednesdays are back in Avion! Storytelling, guided walks, outdoor cinema and much more starting July 15. A rich program for all ages throughout the summer.
This event takes place in the heart of the Mining Basin, a UNESCO World Heritage site. A great opportunity to discover the local heritage and culture.
Source: Official website
📅 July 15, 2026
📍 Anneau de la Memoire, Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
On July 15, join a unique game-visit at the Ring of Remembrance in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire to investigate the Artois battles of World War I through clues and riddles.
This event takes place in the heart of the Mining Basin, a UNESCO World Heritage site. A great opportunity to discover the local heritage and culture.
Source: Official website
📅 From July 15 to August 19, 2026
📍 Parc des Cytises, Henin-Beaumont
Put on your walking shoes and go on an adventure! The treasure hunt at Parc des Cytises in Henin-Beaumont invites you to find hidden treasures from July 15 to August 19. A perfect family activity.
This event takes place in the heart of the Mining Basin, a UNESCO World Heritage site. A great opportunity to discover the local heritage and culture.
Source: Official website
📅 In July 2026
📍 Scarpe-Escaut Regional Nature Park, various sites
The Scarpe-Escaut Regional Nature Park celebrates the nature festival with a program of activities for the whole family! On the program: guided walks, nature outings, biodiversity discovery workshops and activities around eco-gardens.
The Scarpe-Escaut PNR, France’s first regional nature park, offers exceptional landscapes between the Scarpe and Escaut valleys, just steps from the mining basin. It’s the perfect opportunity to discover the natural richness of this territory.
The eco-garden open days allow you to visit ecological gardens and leave with tips for your own garden.
🔗 More info: [PNR Scarpe-Escaut](https://www.pnr-scarpe-escaut.fr/en-ce-moment?type=evenement)
📅 From May 23 to September 20, 2026
📍 Flesquières, Cambrai Tank 1917, 16 rue du Calvaire (59267)
The GRAFF & WAR exhibition at Cambrai Tank 1917 offers an unprecedented confrontation between street art and the history of the Great War. In this unique museum located on the site of a British tank discovered in 1998, contemporary graffiti dialogues with traces left by soldiers over a hundred years ago.
An immersive and moving experience that connects past and present, in the heart of the Cambrésis, just a few kilometers from the mining basin. The Cambrai Tank 1917 museum is an exceptional place of memory.
🔗 More info: [Destination Cambrésis](https://www.destination-cambresis.fr/evenement/expo-graff-guerre/)
📅 From May 23 to September 20, 2026
📍 Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Musée départemental Matisse
The Musée départemental Matisse in Le Cateau-Cambrésis pays tribute to Augustin Herbin with the exhibition “Dialogue des alphabets”. Born in Quiévy in the Cambrésis, Herbin is one of the pioneers of geometric abstraction and a major creator of concrete art.
The exhibition explores the dialogue between the visual alphabets created by Herbin and his painted work, revealing the spiritual and philosophical dimension of his artistic approach. A major cultural event near the mining basin.
🔗 More info: [Destination Cambrésis](https://www.destination-cambresis.fr/evenement/exposition-hommage-a-augustin-herbin-dialogue-des-alphabets/)