Event heralding the summer, the Saint Jean is finally making its big comeback in Sierck-les-Bains on June 18 and 19, 2022, in partnership with France Bleu Lorraine. Exceptional setting, unmissable events and great novelties, discover the program of this emblematic event.
Highlight of the year and always eagerly awaited moment, the Saint-Jean from Sierck-les-Bains returns – after two years of cancellation – for a full weekend of festivities on June 18 and 19 2022.
known to be one of the oldest and most famous St Jean de Francethe Sierck Festival brings together musical entertainment & concerts, but also (and above all) a great pyrotechnic show and a Disney-themed float parade this year.
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Not to be missed on Saturday
- Musical entertainment at the Château from 7 p.m. and place Morbach with the Jar Tour then with Baïlla’s from 9:30 p.m.
- On-site catering, cocktail bar, wine cellar and funfair
- Pyrotechnic show on the theme of Disney around 11 p.m. then descent of the flaming wheel by the youth of Contz les Bains and the Clampins de la roue
On the Sunday program
- Garage sale market place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and designer market with more than 30 exhibitors (new for 2022)
- Walk around the vines from 9 a.m., with two courses between 10 and 12 km to go around the Stromberg massif
- Traditional float parade at 2:30 p.m. on the theme of Disney this year. The most beautiful and creative will be rewarded.
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The tradition of the descent of the fiery wheel
For several centuries, on the eve of Saint John, the inhabitants of Contz-les-Bains have had the custom of placing a wheel at the top of the Stromberg hill, surrounded by straw, which is set on fire, then they push it so that ‘it descends along the hill ending its course in the Moselle.
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If it does not reach halfway up the slope, the inhabitants of Contz-les-Bains owe a basket of cherries to those of Sierck, if it is the contrary, those of Sierck owe a basket of wine to those of Contz. If the wheel reaches the Moselle, the winegrowers are counting on a good harvest.
Source : Wikipedia
Enjoy the exceptional setting de Sierck – its medieval fortified castle on one side, the imposing Stromberg on the other – but also a restoration where all the products come from short circuits from our Moselle region.
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find the complete program festivities at the Saint Jean Sierck-les-Bains site.