After the opening ceremony where King Léon greeted the crowd of festayres and attended the throwing of the keys, today Thursday is children’s day and the first awakening of the monarch for these 2022 Bayonne Festival. young and old revelers massed Place de la Liberté did not chant “stand up, stand up Leon!” Before the sovereign appears on the balcony of the town hall of Bayonne, there will be the parade of his court with the favourite, the governess, the doctor, the marshal, the chocolatier and of course the jester of the king in the streets of Bayonne.
At the stroke of noon, His Majesty should open one eye and greet the crowd of festayres who with joy will sing in chorus the famous song of King Léon.
The awakening of King Léon, an event to follow live video from 11:50 a.m. from Place de la Liberté in Bayonne.