Picnic concert

TEASER

Parade by the^3rd Canton Band

^{Part 1}
Ensemble Canzonieri

^{Part 2}
Republican Guard Orchestra
French Army Choir
Émilie Fleury, Choir Director
Colonel Sébastien Billard, Conductor
Featuring Esther Abrami, violin

BELLA ITALIA PROGRAM!

The Most Beautiful Music from Italian Cinema

ENNIO MORRICONE (1928–2020)
“Deborah’s Theme,” “Poverty,” “Cockeye’s Song,”
“Main Theme,” excerpts from Once Upon a Time in America
“Main Theme,” excerpt from The Sicilian Clan
“Main Theme,” excerpt from Once Upon a Time in the West
“Love Theme,” “Toto and Alfredo,” excerpts from Cinema Paradiso
“Gabriel’s Oboe,” excerpt from Mission

NINO ROTA (1911–1979)
“Waltz—Mandolin,” from *The Godfather*
Symphonic Suite, from *La Strada*

Grand Openings & Opera Choirs 

GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792–1868)
Overture, *La Pie voleuse*

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813–1901)
Prelude to Act I, from *La Traviata*
Grand March, from *Aida*

PIETRO MASCAGNI (1863–1945)
Intermezzo, from *Cavalleria rusticana*

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813–1901)
Overture, La Forza del Destino

GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792–1868)
“Chorus of the Drinkers,” from *Le Comte Ory*

GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797–1848)
“Rataplan,” from *La Fille du régiment*

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813–1901)
“Chorus of the Matadors,” excerpt from La Traviata
“Si ridesti il leone di Castiglia,” excerpt from Ernani
“Evviva! Beviam, beviam!,” excerpt from Ernani
“Chorus of the Courtiers,” excerpt from Rigoletto
“Chorus of the Gypsies (Zingari),” excerpt from Il Trovatore

Program subject to change.

WORKSHOPS

Details to follow

PLAN

Coming soon

HOW TO GET HERE

⚠ Doors open at 5:30 p.m. • Doors close at 10:00 p.m.
Once you leave the park, you cannot re-enter

Several means of transport are available!

Free shuttle buses
Grand Reims Mobilités offers free round-trip transportation!
Shuttle buses running between the Central Station, the Exhibition Center, and Parc de Champagne will be available on the day of the event:

REIMS CENTER STATION > PARC DE CHAMPAGNE

From 4.30 pm to 9.00 pm, every 15 minutes

CHAMPAGNE PARK > REIMS CENTER TRAIN STATION

11.15pm to 12.15am

On foot or by bike
Opt for ecomobility and come to the concert while enjoying the good weather! Parc de Champagne is a 35-minute walk from downtown Reims, and only 15 minutes by bike. Bike parking and Zébullo station near the park.

By car (carpool with Covievent)
Several parking areas are available.

Campus Moulin de la Housse and Reims IUT parking lots: 5-minute walk from Parc de Champagne.
Parc des Expositions - Parking Thierry Sabine: a shuttle bus will take you to the Parc de Champagne.

Accessibility for People with Limited Mobility
The Parc de Champagne parking lot will be available to people with limited mobility; access is via Rue Gabriel Fauré.
You can also contact TREMA at 03 52 74 51 51 to arrange a free round-trip ride from your home to the Parc de Champagne

Pets, with the exception of dogs belonging to disabled persons, are not allowed at concerts, including the picnic concert. Thank you for your understanding.

HOW TO EAT

Details to follow

And to complete your picnic on the spot :
- Pommery champagne bar
- Beer and soft drinks bar
- Délices food truck for a sweet touch

To enhance the audience experience, Les Flâneries Musicales is looking to expand its on-site food and beverage offerings. If you’d like to be part of the adventure that is the Grand Picnic Concert in 2026: Check out the specifications.

TICKETS

- 20€
- Free for children under 12
- Reduced rate €10: under 25s, students, disabled persons, jobseekers.

Where can I buy tickets?
> Through the online ticket office
> on board the Ticket Truck starting May 23, 2026 (until Friday at 6 p.m., Place d’Erlon)

⚠ No ticket sales on site - Tickets purchased cannot be returned or exchanged

PROHIBITED ITEMS

Les Flâneries Musicales de Reims is implementing measures to reinforce surveillance as part of the VIGIPIRATE plan - reinforced security risk of attack.

Security pat-downs will be carried out at the entrance to the Parc de Champagne, and no suitcases or large bags will be accepted inside the site.

The following items are prohibited inside the champagne park:

- Weapons
- Sharp, blunt and/or pointed objects (kitchen knife, etc.) see authorized knife type
- Illegal substances
- Hard alcohol
- Fireworks
- Kites
- Drones
- Arbors and parasols
- Suitcases and large travel bags
- Bicycles, skates, overboards, rollerblades, etc.
- Rackets and balls
- Speakers and musical instruments

⚠ Prohibited items will be confiscated by security guards during bag checks.

FEST: YOUR GUIDE TO THE PICNIC CONCERT

CONTACT

• By email: info@flaneriesreims.com
• By phone at 03 26 36 78 00
• By mail: Les Flâneries Musicales de Reims, 12 bd Général Leclerc, 51722 Reims Cedex