- Folklore and Tradition
Join this historical fair celebrating the skilled workers and entrepreneurs who made the fame of the Comines region through time.
Don't be surprised: one of the local traditions is to throw ladles along the procession path and on the Grand Place...
Program
A new theme is adopted every year: watch this space for the next one, to be announced soon! The celebrations come with a medieval market, a procession a funfair, a concert, activities galore...
Two weekends
This year, the historic Festival of Ladles will be preceded by a weekend of festivities linked to chivalry:
- knight training
- falconry demonstration
- knighthood
- workshops to be an apprentice knight
- fire show with horses
Event planned for the month of October 2024 (1)
(1) Dates and programme may be subject to change.