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23 January 2025
News
The winter holidays are coming soon! Check out our selection to plan a trip of activities, discoveries and events, from 8 to 23 February 2025.
Visits unusual
The city of rock-breaking carnival is back at the Maison de la Pierre ! Take the whole family and go back to the origins of stone. You explore with a storyteller, mysterious underground quarry and experience a magical epic seashell hunting, making your own seashells own masks of the seas, a storytelling walk with muted lighting... A great adventure not to be missed!
As part of the carnival, the guided tour of the quarry is possible! Take advantage of the fact that, as it's low season, the next will be in April !
The educational farm MASTE in Nogent-sur-Oise welcomes you to visit the animals. They are just waiting you to be cuddled!
Creative workshops
Create a the work of your hands with a stone sculpture from half a day to 3 days, at the Maison de la Pierre in Saint-Maximin! Adults aged 12 and over are welcome! Take away the sculpture that you have made by yourself.
For younger children (aged 5-14), the Rivierre nail factory in Creil offers a playful visit of its factoryfollowed by a creative workshop around the nails: accompanied by an adult, your child will leave with his or her own creation ! Who knows, some vocations will perhaps be born?
For the carnival, discover with your family the costumes from Gallé-Juillet Museum de Creil , then take part in a creative workshop by decorating a wolf ! You can put on your best disguise for the occasion!
For adults, the Maurice Schumann Media Library in Nogent-sur-Oise offers a cré-actif" workshopan creative hobbies workshopfree of charge! But that's not all: you can also take part in a writing workshop ! Who knows, you could be the next Victor Hugo!
Culture
The Saint-Leu d'Esserent multimedia library has put together several events around video games with Mario Kart and Mario Party, chess games, role-playing games with Dungeons and Dragons, Heroquest or even Alien. You can also go on a heritage discovery of the commune! Please note that all these superb activities are to reserve !
Discover the short film "Isaacshown at the Musée Gallé-Juillet in Creil: a family heirloom awakens the senses traumatic memories and nightmares of Isaac, trapped between reality and supernatural phenomena in a old castle haunted by the past…
Cultural workshops
On the cultural front, the Nina Simone Conservatory, Creil offers you a musical awakening for toddlers at the Jean-Pierre Besse Media Library, Creil.
The socio-cultural centre The Villers-Saint-Paul link offers a free cinema screening (registration required !). On the programme: Despicable Me 4 ! Is there a junior Gru now?
The Elsa Triolet library in Saint-Maximin for teenagers aged 16 and over and adults. gourmet coffee around share books, series, films, games, exhibitions... It's that time of year! ideal to make cultural discoveries and friendly !
At the Maurice Schumann multimedia library in Nogent-sur-Oise, a afternoon board games for adults and children. A great time great family time !
Exhibitions
4 exhibitions are taking place during this holiday period:
For the manga fans, exhibition dedicated to it at the Elsa Triolet Library in Saint-Maximin with Elsa Brants who highlights the manga culture.
The "Au fil des Usines" exhibition at the Maurice Schumann multimedia library in Nogent-sur-Oise highlights the heritage and the wealth from south of Oise and Creillois basin.
Find a exhibition combining music and the ceramics avec « Quand musique rime avec céramique », au Musée Gallé-Juillet à Creil. Plongez dans le 19th century musical repertoire with an exhibition dedicated to the representation of music in ceramics.
L'Mémoire Habillée" exhibitionexhibition on textile à the Espace Matisse in Creil will show you how to dress differently. "To dress is to choose how to present yourself to the world.
Vernissage en présence des artistes le 8 février à 10h30 !
Reading
Several events for baby readers are being organised for the holidays!
At the Elsa Triolet Library in Saint-Maximinet at the Saint-Vaast-lès-Mello multimedia library, suitable for children aged 0 to 3 is proposed for an hour of storytelling.
For teenagers and adults, the Antoine Chanut media library in Creil offers a moment of exchange around your discoveries and literary favourites. An opportunity to talk about your new favourite book and visit new authors!
And also...
Plutôt nature ? Le conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels des Hauts-de-France vous invite à couper des rejets d’arbustes sur la Colline aux oiseaux à Saint-Maximin. Pas besoin d’avoir la main verte !
For the Valentine's Daytake advantage of a duo evening at Nogent-Villers water sports centre in Nogent-sur-Oise. The programme includes aqua-gym, aquabike and aquatraining ! Take advantage of a advantageous prices for 2From age 16. Go there with your friends or for two (It's none of our business!).
The city of V and B in Saint-Maximin invites you to its evening event on 14 February Valentine's Day ! Because love is also celebrated with your friends and anywhere ! An DJ the evening, and you can also enjoy an evening of blind test of love (registration required).
Find the menus of the Valentine's Day dans le sud de l’Oise !