Joan of Arc Festival (Orléans)Fêtes de Jeanne d’Arc d’Orléans
Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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The Fêtes de Jeanne d’Arc in Orléans celebrate the city’s liberation by Joan of Arc in 1429 with a ten-day festival of processions, parades, medieval costumed markets, and ceremonies 1 2. From late April to May 8, the city reenacts Joan’s entry and victory, culminating in a Panégyrique Mass at Cathédrale Sainte-Croix and a torchlight procession on May 8 3 4.
Joan of Arc is Orléans’ legendary heroine. The festival commemorates the lifting of the siege on May 8, 1429 during the Hundred Years’ War 1 2. It blends civic, military and religious traditions, reflecting how each era reinterprets Joan’s legacy.
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Cathédrale Sainte-Croix · Orléans
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Horsemen in medieval attire parading through the city center 1
Thousands carry torches and gather around civic monuments, followed by fireworks
Grand Mass with hymns and historic speeches in the cathedral
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