La Fête de la Lavande 2023: picking, olfactory workshops and free ornithological outings

The 21st Lavender Festival takes place this Saturday, July 1, 2023 at SIAAP (Syndicat Interdépartemental pour l'Assainissement de l'Agglomération Parisienne) Seine aval. To mark the occasion, the largest wastewater treatment plant in the Paris region and Europe invites visitors to discover the vast lavender fields on its site.

With family or friends, pick lavender sprigs, take part in free workshops to create your own scented sachet and discover the jobs and missions of the Île-de-France wastewater treatment public service, notably through lectures given at the Maison de l'Environnement.

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SIAAP has plenty more free events in store, open to all!

The Fête de la Lavande 2023 program :

LAVENDER FIELDS

• Lavender picking: make your own lavender bouquet or sachets of lavender flowers to perfume your cupboards!
• Olfactory recognition workshop (Maison de l'Environnement) _ 10 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. (duration 20 min.)
  
• Tour of the factory by minibus _ At 11 am, 2.30 pm and 4 pm (duration 1h) Registration required, adults only with ID

COTÉ JARDIN DE PARIS

• Lave ton eau" workshops _ From 10:30 am (duration 45min)
  Discover how dirty water is transformed into clean water.
• Workshops on the physico-chemical properties of water _ From 10:30 am (duration 45 minutes)
  Take on scientific water challenges
• Gardening workshop _ From 10.30am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 4.30pm (duration 1h)
  Learn the basics of gardening with compost made from the plant's sludge. You'll leave with your own aromatic plant (on-site registration required).
• Biodiversity activities around beehives to discover the fundamental role of bees.
• Ornithological outings (educational workshops, bring binoculars) _ 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (duration 45 min.) _
  Meet the birds of the Seine aval (please register in advance)
  
  

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And also:

ECO-toilets, first-aid post, guinguette, food-truck, little trains and tricycles to shuttle between the Lavender Field and the Jardin de Paris. Rest areas on the banks of the Seine and in the Albert Marquet landscaped park, ideal for picnics or relaxing, and river shuttles to the Festival from Herblay (departure from Herblay: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. / departure from Jardin de Paris: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.).

Like an air of Provence in the Paris region!