Arts 2025 picnic at Château de Maisons: a musical and arty evening in Maisons-Laffitte (78)

Published by Audrey de Sortiraparis · Photos by Margot de Sortiraparis · Updated on June 7, 2025 at 12:40 p.m.
The Pique-nique des Arts 2025 takes place on Saturday June 14th in the park of the Château de Maisons, Maisons-Laffitte (78), for an evening of art under the stars. A bucolic interlude between art, culture and conviviality.

Get out the checkered tablecloths and prepare your prettiest basket! On Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 6.30pm to 9pm, we'll be gathering under the trees and stars for an evening combining art, heritage and summer delights: the Pique-nique des Arts, in the enchanting setting of the Château de Maisons park.

Sur l'herbe, an event organized in partnership with the Société des Amis du Château de Maisons and the town of Maisons-Laffitte (78), invites you to take a cultural and sensory stroll. A moment out of time, where history and contemporary creation meet in a bucolic setting.

The concept? Bring your own picnic and let the magic happen. In between bites, enjoy artistic interludes, musical moments and unexpected discoveries. All sprinkled with a healthy dose of conviviality, to be shared with friends, family or curious onlookers. And before you take a bite out of art, have a drink! An aperitif is offered by SACM, to get the evening off to a good start.

Reservations are required to join this royal garden party, andadmission is free for under-18s. The picnic is subject to the vagaries of the weather... so fingers crossed for a clear sky!

Art Picnic 2025 program :

  • 6:30-7pm: First chords of the evening
    Musical welcome and aperitif offered by the Société des Amis du Château de Maisons

  • 7:00-9:00 pm: Workshops and exhibition
    • Exhibition of sculptures, ceramics and paintings by artists and craftsmen.
    • A "drawing" workshop introduces you to facade surveys: from architecture to drawing.
    • A "ceramics" workshop invites you to make your own small vases: creations worthy of ancient Greece.

  • 7.00-7.30pm: Musical Escape - Part 1
    Vibrate to the rhythm of gypsy jazz on the château terrace.

  • 7.30pm-7.50pm: Theater - Ineffable interlude - Part 1
    Rediscover La Fontaine's Fables narrated by actors from the Compagnons de l'échelle - "Under the Fables, a life".

  • 7.50pm-8.20pm: At the heart of gypsy jazz - Part 2

  • 8.20pm-8.40pm: Theater - Fabulously Yours - Part 2

  • 8:40-9:00 pm: Last musical interlude
Ready to enjoyart under the stars?
Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
On June 14, 2025
From 06:30 p.m. to 09:00 p.m.

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.

    Location

    2 Avenue Carnot
    78600 Maisons Laffitte

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    Prices
    Tarif -18 ans: Free
    Tarif Adultes: €15

    Official website
    www.chateau-maisons.fr

    Booking
    tickets.monuments-nationaux.fr

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