Saturday, 6th June

Sainte Mère Eglise

Sainte Mere Eglise

7 p.m.: Banquet of Liberty at market hall.
Prices : 30 €/adult, 20 €/ child (4-10 years old), free for under 4 years old.
1,50 € supplement for paypal payment.
Limited number of seats.
Booking before 1st May 2015 at Tourist Office
– 0033 233 21 00 33 or ot.sme@ccbdc.fr
Organization: AVA (Amis des Vétérans Américains)
– contact@avanormandie.org or www.avanormandie.org

11 p.m.: Firework.
Organization: Townhall

Thursday 4th June 2015

Hiesville

2 p.m. : Historic walk with commentaries “the Night when the Eagles screamed”. 9 km.

Meeting at the village car park. 2 €/person.
Limited number of participants.
With prior booking at the Tourist Office – Tel: 0033 233 21 00 33 or ot.sme@ccbdc.fr.
Souvenir leaflet: 3 €.
Organization: Tourist Office in partnership with the association “US Normandie Mémoire et Gratitude”

Montebourg                                                                                                     

6 p.m.: Ceremony at 4th ID monument.
Organization: Townhall contact by phone or by email.

Saturday, 6th June

Sainte Mère Eglise

Sainte-Mère Eglise church

Afternoon: Music entertainment
2 p.m.-4 p.m.: Concert
4-5 p.m.: American parade with 500 participants
6-7 p.m.: Concert of Peace with 2 American choirs, in the church

Sainte Mère Eglise

During the day: Music entertainment.
Organization: Townhall

10 a.m.: Official ceremony at Signal Monument,
rue du Général De Gaulle.
Organization: Townhall

12 p.m.: Normandy Day picnic, on the church’ square.
Nice moment to share where everyone brings its picnic.
Tables at your disposal, take away on the square.
Organization: Townhall.

Saturday, 6th June

Sainte Mère Eglise

All day long: Tandem parachute jumps above Sainte-Mère-Eglise.
Dive in History of D-Day in Normandy. Meeting at the Cherbourg-Maupertus airport to get into the plane
and fly above the Cotentin and Utah Beach Coasts before your get ready to jump above Sainte-Mère-Eglise!
Prices: 370 €/person, video+photos: 135 €, video: 105 €.
Booking: Tourist Office of Sainte-Mère-Eglise
– 0033 233 21 00 33 or ot.sme@ccbdc.fr
Organization: A2parachutisme.com

Thursday 4th June 2015

10 a.m.: Ceremony in honor of American paratroopers and flight crew who died in Picauville.
With an large military unit including American and German soldiers with German music.
At the USAAF and Airborne monument, next to the church.
Organization: Association Picauville Se Souvient
(in partnership with the townhall): 00 33 233 41 02 48
or
charles.dennebouy@orange.fr

Jumping into Normandy

Saturday, 6th June

8 p.m.: Major girls parade.
Organization: Club du Souvenir Militaire
– 0033 233 71 56 54 or leholdy@orange.fr

9 p.m.: Dance of Liberation with concert of Fiona Harrison.
Organization: Club du Souvenir Militaire – 0033 233 71 56 54 or leholdy@orange.fr

Friday 5th June

2.30 p.m.: Re-enactment of parachute drops above the marshlands from C-47 planes with men with original uniforms.
Organization : RCPT – staff@rcpt.eu or www.rcpt.eu

5 p.m.: Official ceremony at Carré de Choux (in front of “But” furniture store).
Parade of soldiers and personalities to the Townhall. Ceremony at Signal Monument.
. Organization: Townhall

 Catz

9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Military fair at the Normandy Tank Museum.
Entrance: 4 €. Exhibitors: 15€/m. Organization: Association the Black Lions
– 06 16 16 36 00 or black-lions@sfr.fr

Wednesday 3rd – Wednesday 10th June

Reconstruction of US camp “Bloody Gulch” in Manor of Donville
With vintage vehicles, a 1944 school with lessons and animations, a shelter for civilians in exodus, a 1944 grocery shop, animations with civilian and military re-enactors, Dinner-jazz concert the 5th and 6th June at 20.30 p.m.
Have dinner in the grocery shop and the shelter!
Night spectacles on June 5, 6 and 7th at 11.30 p.m.
Entrance fee: 10 €.
With prior booking. Guided visits available from 9.30 a.m. till 6.30 p.m.
For camp participants, with prior booking (warm showers, water, electricity, place that has been kept untouched since 1944).
Organization: Manoir de Donville – 00 33 (0)2 33 42 03 22 or 0033 (0)6 47 51 02 69.
Follow signs “Manoir de Donville”.
Free car park, free entrance, WC available.

Saturday, 6th June

Sainte Marie du Mont

Sainte Marie du Mont

3 p.m.: Arrival of the IVY Division march.
Organisation: Club du Souvenir Militaire – 02 33 71 56 54 or leholdy@orange.fr

3.30-4.30 p.m. : Concert of Fiona Harrison (40’s songs)
on the church’ square.
Organization: Club du Souvenir Militaire
– 0033 233 71 56 54 or leholdy@orange.fr