Find the Caritats festival in Béziers! Dive into the heart of medieval times for a whole day with many animations: parade with a giant galley, axe throwing, camp and medieval market, archery, falconry, béhourd fights…
A program full of entertainment!
Highlights
Don’t miss the highlights of the Caritats festival:
- 10h : Opening concert
- 10h30 : Mayor’s speech and bread distribution
- 11h : Firing weapons of war
- 11h15 : Theatrical performance
- 11h30 : Béhourd show
- 12h et 13h45 : Firing weapons of war
- 14h et 15h30 : Stroll along the Allées Paul Riquet and around the rond-point de la Victoire. The nave is back to tell you the story of Béziers from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, in the company of Pépézuc and his faithful acrobats, musicians…
- 15h45 : Firing weapons of war
- 16h15 : Béhourd show
- 16h30 : Theatrical performance
- 17h : Firing weapons of war
- 18h30 : Closing concert
Put on your finest costumes to immerse yourself in the medieval era!
Something to keep you busy all day long!
Throughout the day, you’ll find plenty of activities to make the most of the event. Stroll through the medieval craft and food market, and take a break from medieval life at the camps to take part in a variety of workshops: cooking, weaving, calligraphy, table games, leather purses.
Children will be spoilt for choice when it comes to fun: the belle roue (large wooden merry-go-round), axe-throwing, accrobranche, mechanical horses and face-painting!
You and your family can also spend some time together at the Camp, where you’ll find a display of béhourd equipment and an introduction to combat, as well as a glass-blower’s stand, a stand for medieval weapons of war, and a photobooth for souvenirs. Musical troupes and troubadours will also be on hand to accompany you through the aisles to lively rhythms, and theatrical performances will be on offer.
Aftermovie of the Caritats: relive the medieval festival of Béziers as if you were there!
Back in pictures on the animations of Caritats
The Caritats of Béziers
Les Allées Paul Riquet hosts the Medieval Festival of Caritats.
Back in pictures on the wandering of the Caritats, in Béziers
