Every year, the D-Day Festival Normandy offers a programme of festive events to mark the anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944.

From Saturday 1 to Sunday 16 June 2024, come and celebrate freedom !

Let’s talk about D-day festival normandy, this festival takes place throughout the D-Day coastal area, on Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Gold Beach, Juno Beach and Sword Beach. Events are also being organised in Caen and Bayeux.

In this special year of the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy, the festival offers almost 150 events for tourists and the general public, as well as cultural and festive events :

  • parachute drops
  • parades of military and civilian vehicles
  • concerts
  • popular balls from the 40s
  • historical re-enactments
  • fireworks displays,
  • exhibitions,
  • projections,

What will be the events and highlights of the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy?

For us, the 80th anniversary of D-Day is one of the most important events of 2024.

  • Numerous events will be organised in Normandy, particularly on the D-Day landing beaches between 1 March and 15 October 2024, with highlights around 6 June 2024.

  • On the evening of 1 June 2024, a fireworks display will be staged simultaneously on the D-Day landing beaches.

  • An international ceremony in tribute to the civilian victims and martyred towns will be organised by the Normandy region.

Full 2024 programme

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