Events

Acadian Week

August 8-15, 2019
From August 8-15 2019, Courseulles-sur-Mer and others cities of the Côte de Nacre region will host the 14th annual Acadian Week festival.Acadian Week is an opportunity to remember the Acadians who took part in the liberation of Juno Beach and to celebrate with traditional festivities. A number of activities will take place at the Juno Beach Centre, a proud partner of the Acadian Week festival:

 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH 2019 AT THE JUNO BEACH CENTRE

10 am: Ceremony in honor of Acadian soldiers (Garth Webb Esplanade)

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3:30 pm: Parade of WW2 vehicles from the centre of town to the Juno Beach Centre.

5pm : Concert of 2 musicians from l’Ile-du-Prince-Edouard









MONDAY, AUGUST 13TH AT THE JUNO BEACH CENTRE

2 pm: “L’Acadienne”, a guided walking tour from Saint-Aubin-sur Mer to the Juno Beach Centre in Courseulles-sur-Mer – Start Square des Canadiens / Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer.




2 pm: Floral decoration workshop with Laurence Letourneur Bures Flowers (Garth Webb Esplanade)




4.30 pm : concert from Elles 2 Ils group (Ile-du-Prince-Edouard / Iles de la Madeleine )


The ceremony and all the free events are in French only.