Celebrate the greenway with hands-on fun and lively performances. Explore outdoor games about nature and bikes, hear street music, and watch a playful forest theatre. Try pedal karts, ride a little train, and see colourful displays about pollinators, trees, and living soil. Repair workshops and bike tips invite curious tinkering. Bright sounds, moving parades, and crunchy leaves create a lively day that sparks curiosity and creativity.
A twice-yearly second-hand book sale offering thousands of English-language titles — adult, junior, fiction and non-fiction — plus some children’s books in French and other languages. Open to everyone, the sale invites readers, families and newcomers to browse, share discoveries and connect over stories. Donations for future sales are welcome and help support the community collection and its activities. Volunteers and book lovers work together to prepare and run the sale, creating a friendly space for community exchange.
Search for curious treasures among old books and scientific objects in a playful hunt. Turn pages, trace faded letters, and spot hidden clues in a lively search-and-find game. Challenge your memory with a colorful matching game that sharpens observation. Gather for science stories read aloud, with voices, gestures and small surprises that bring facts to life. Kids will explore textures, sounds and bright images while playing, reading and discovering together.
In French. Kids ages 6 and up.
Explore stories and games across the museum. Solve clues in a playful investigation about a curious founder, move from room to room and uncover hidden secrets. Try medieval calligraphy with ink and quill, feel the scratch of the nib and the flow of black strokes. Join a lively time-travel visit with a young character, and listen to a colourful kamishibai tale about Lin the mouse and her blue-and-white vase.
A family-friendly performance suitable, featuring author Valentine Goby and musician Xavier Llamas at the Bibliothèque de la Cité. Inspired by Sebastião Salgado’s ambitious reforestation project of the Mata Atlantica forest, this show highlights themes of determination and solidarity against deforestation. The production is enhanced by sounds and paintings, creating a magical atmosphere around the reading. It is presented alongside the exhibition “SAUVAGES, Behind the Scenes of Claude Barras’ Film.”
Kids ages 7 and up.
Whittle, sand, and paint your own wooden toy in this hands-on workshop. Using simple tools and bright paints, children shape small pieces of wood, feel smooth curves, hear tapping tools, and watch colors come alive. Young makers try cutting, assembling, and decorating under friendly guidance, learning patience and hand skills while inventing playful movements. The result is a unique toy to take home and play with, made with your own hands.
In French. Kids ages 4 and up.
The Biopark is temporarily hosting Janus, a unique two-headed Greek tortoise, during the renovation of the Museum. Each head of this male tortoise has its own independent brain, which sometimes makes its movements challenging. In captivity, Janus receives attentive care, resulting in an impressive lifespan of 26 years.
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