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  • Douai Fair Expo 2026: 82nd Edition at the Exhibition Park

    Douai Fair Expo 2026: 82nd Edition at the Exhibition Park

    📅 September 5-14, 2026
    📍 Gayant Expo, Douai (Nord)

    The Douai Fair Expo returns for its 82nd edition from September 5 to 14, 2026 at the Gayant Expo exhibition park! Immersive exhibitions, unique entertainment and discoveries from all horizons make this event an unmissable back-to-school rendezvous.

    For ten days, the Gayant Expo park transforms into a vast space of discoveries: exhibitor stands, shows, family entertainment, food court and much more. The Douai Fair Expo is one of the most important regional fairs in the North, attracting tens of thousands of visitors each year.

    With its varied entertainment, exhibitors from all sectors and its friendly atmosphere, the Fair Expo is the ideal place to discover new products, find good deals and enjoy a pleasant moment with family or friends.

    See you from September 5 to 14 at Gayant Expo, Douai!

    🔗 More info on JDS

  • Exhibition “Osier nos géants” in Douai: Willow Craft for the Giants

    📅 Until September 14, 2026
    📍 Douai, Museum of Fine Arts

    The exhibition “Osier nos géants” highlights the art of wickerwork and willow craftsmanship, at the heart of the creation of the North’s giants. The procession giants, classified by UNESCO, require exceptional wickerwork skills for their construction and maintenance.

    This immersive exhibition allows you to understand how basket makers create and repair these procession colossi, true emblems of the mining basin and the entire North. A must-see cultural rendezvous in Douai!

    🔗 More info: [Douaisis Tourisme](https://www.douaisis-agglo-tourisme.com/offres/exposition-osier-nos-geants-douai-fr-6642438/)

  • 35th Gayant Photography Rencontres in Douai

    35th Gayant Photography Rencontres in Douai

    📅 From 3 to 14 July 2026
    📍 Douai – Halle aux Draps, Town Hall, 83 rue de la mairie

    For its 35th edition, the Gayant Photography Rencontres take over the Halle aux Draps in Douai city centre. Professional and amateur photographers exhibit their works in this exceptional historical setting.

    This cultural event is one of the highlights of the Douai summer. Discover varied exhibitions, cross-perspectives on the world and meet the artists. Free admission.

    Source: City of Douai – Agenda

  • Plein Air Festival 2026 in Douai: Feder, Cerrone and Acid Arab by the lake on 27-28 June

    📅 Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June 2026
    📍 Parc Jacques Vernier, Douai

    Douai's great electro festival returns for an unmissable 2026 edition at Parc Jacques Vernier, by the lake. The Festival Plein Air shifts its calendar — no more late summer, welcome to the end of June with its long evenings. New timing: Saturday from 4 PM to 2 AM.

    Saturday 27 June: Feder, Benny Benassi, Boys Noize and Roland Cristal take to the decks for a night of open-air electronic music.
    Sunday 28 June: Bon Entendeur, Cerrone, Acid Arab and DJ Furax take over for a final groovy day.

    Shuttles are organised from Arras, Béthune, Cambrai, Lens and Valenciennes for festival-goers from across the mining basin. Great news for all electronic music fans in the region.

    An event not to be missed for two days of music and conviviality in the open air!

    Tickets and information at festivalpleinair.fr.

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