The Armada is an opportunity to share and pass on your passion for sailboats and the sea. The free visit to the sailboats and the meeting with their crews, from all over the world, will be the first to delight young and old alike. big. On the quays, on both banks of the Seine, many activities will be offered for children.
From the Great Mayhem, a burlesque and good-natured show, to sporting and nautical discovery activities, including the Docks 76 children's village dedicated to pirates, nothing will be left to chance. The Pop-Up Park of the Rouen Metropolis, the sports and cultural associations of the City of Rouen, the Concerts of the Region, or even the maritime museum and its introduction to maritime knots or boat building... All the players are involved. are committed to ensuring that this event remains a great moment to share with family in complete safety thanks to the lost persons commission.
A family event starting June 5
On Wednesday, June 5 at 17 p.m., La Grande Pagaille launches the big competition of UFOs, Unidentified Floating Objects. While they compete on the Seine, the Big Wheel, installed along the left bank quays, allows the public to observe the often hilarious spectacle. On the evening of the 5th, 6th and 7th, the ships made their grand arrival in the Port of Rouen. From the evening of June 5 and until June 7, the great magical evenings of the Armada begin to be enjoyed absolutely as a family. The Flaubert Bridge rises to welcome the first sailboats. The Normandy Region concerts will start from 17 p.m. on Friday June 7. Last moments of wonder to share before going to bed, from 23 p.m. to 23:30 p.m., the fireworks will be set off every evening from June 7 until Saturday June 15.
The Pop-Up Park Kids - Rouen Métropole (108) – The City of Rouen and its associations – Left Bank
On the Left Bank, the Rouen Metropolis will organize a Pop-up Park with a program of relaxation, water bars open every day and free water activities for all. Within the pop-Up Park, a giant 70m long fresco will be available for children near platform 108. Markers will be available to color the work. A construction area made of giant bricks will allow children to create their future Rouen Flaubert district. The Metropolis will also give children aged 7 to 12, born in June, the opportunity to win 7 nautical birthdays on social networks.
The city of Rouen also awaits you on the Left Bank, on the Rollet peninsula, to discover and introduce you to all the sporting and cultural activities, alongside all the city's associations.
The Docks 76 Children’s Village – Right Bank
On the Right Bank side, the “Children’s Village” near hangar 9, will be open every day from 10 a.m. to 20 p.m. Offering more than 1000 m² of free entertainment, it will invite children to play Pirates. With the Accro-voile, children will be able to climb a 12 m high mast. From 8 years old, they can also ride the pirate ship and use a 30m zip line. A model pool will finally allow sailing boats of all colors to be sailed by hand. CAHEM, a virtual reality park, will allow children aged 6 and over to visit the ocean aboard a submarine.
For an Armada in complete safety: the lost persons commission watches over you
A team of 6 Armada volunteers will be on duty non-stop, every day, from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m., to welcome and inform lost people, particularly children and their parents. Their stand is located under the Flaubert bridge.
As soon as a lost child is reported, he or she must be taken to the lost persons stand. For any child not found after 15 minutes, a call is made to all platforms. The Police will be immediately informed and will take care of returning the child to the parents.
The Armada organization advises all parents to provide their children with a bracelet or badge bearing the child's first and last name, as well as the person's name and cell phone number. to contact urgently.
Upon arrival at the site, parents can also give their children an identifiable meeting point in case they get lost, and why not the lost people stand, which reserves activities and cartoons.
