106th cavalcade of Jemappes

Period: Sunday 8 April 2012 to Tuesday 10 April 2012
It is a folk event very popular in Wallonia. Certainly one of the most important in Hainaut after Binche and La Louviere.
  
Sunday:
gilles collection in the morning.
Exit 14h  from the streets of the town in fancy dress, cross dressing and all the groups gilles.
21:30, departure from the lighthouse and recovery groups in the parade with lights Bengal towards the main square.
22:15, rondo final of all societies and fireworks.

Monday:
from dawn, pick up gilles.
10h, rondo on the main square of all groups of gilles.
10:30 medals at the jubilee hall in the presence of municipal and mayor.
15h, departure of the carnival, floral floats, majorettes, miss Jemappes, Rabbi Jacob, pom pom girls, horses, .... The all divided into 9 tables,
         over 500 participants.
Course: King Albert Avenue departure, Général Leman street, Clemenceau street, Maréchal Foch Avenue, main square.
15:45, 2 parade of folk followed by 5 companies of gilles.
16.45, final parade floats and horses of the carousel of "the Levant "on the main square.
19h, rondo final gilles corporate jet with oranges on the main square.
21:30 Departure of the procession at night with lights bengal, leaving the lighthouse and to lift up Jemappes.
22:15, rondo final of gilles companies on the main square and fireworks closing.

Tuesday:
early morning, departing from companies with viola Binche on the streets of Jemappes.
The afternoon departure of companies of gilles in Jemappes.
22h, burning bumps on the main square by the Royal Society.

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