Foire aux Noix - Nuts week-end

Friday 15th December

• From 5 pm to 8 pm: "In the footsteps of the Easy Company" walk organised by the Asbl Poisson rouge.

• Bastogne War Museum: Camp Reenactors. Ceremony in honour of veterans at 3 pm, in the presence of David Marshall.

• 101st Airborne Museum from 9.30 am to 8 pm: site open (museum closes at 7 pm). Military fair from 2 pm.

• Opening of the Christmas Market: free admission, three exhibition and entertainment areas

Saturday 16th December

• From 7 am: Perimeter Walk, three routes of 7, 14 and 21 km in the footsteps of the heroes of the Battle of the Bulge. Registration required. Departures between 7 am and 11 am.

• 2.30 pm: Patriotic procession with flower-laying at the PATTON and McAuliffe monuments.

• 3.30 pm: traditional walnut throwing

• 5.15 pm and 8.15 pm: Opus AR Big Band concert, repertoire inspired by Glenn MILLER, Duke ELLINGTON...

• 6.30 pm: Mass for the Fusillés in Saint-Pierre church

Sunday 17th December

• 10am: Mass in Noville

• 11 am: commemorative ceremony in the presence of 3 veterans at the 101st Airborne Museum

• 1 pm to 4.30 pm: exhibition and parade of military vehicles

• 3.30 pm: concert by the Bastogne Academy of Music in Saint-Pierre church

Saturday and Sunday

• Bastogne War Museum from 9.30 am to 6 pm: re-enactment activities (Camp Reenactors), book fair, author signing sessions, meeting with veterans, an exhibition of the Enigma machine, a conference on the true history of the Bastogne Sherman...

• Bastogne Barracks from 9 am to 6 pm: visit of the two exhibition halls, WWII vehicles parade, US-DE Reenactors Camps, militaria fair, autographs and snacks.

• Bastogne Memorial from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: free guided tours of the Mardasson site and the surrounding area (free but booking is essential)

• 101st Airborne Museum from 9.30 a.m. to 8 p.m. (museum closes at 7 p.m.): new diorama, military fair, light refreshments...