Saint Bartholomew's Day: between official ceremonies and festivities

The Saint Bartholomew's Day celebration will take place on Sunday August 24. As usual, it will combine a formal part, with a ceremony and speeches, with a more festive part, featuring entertainment on the Collectivité's forecourt.
The day will begin with a sailors' mass at 8.30am in the Church of Notre Dame de l'Assomption. It will be followed by a procession. At 10:30 a.m., wreaths will be laid at the foot of the war memorial, opposite the main entrance to the Hôtel de la Collectivité territoriale. After the ceremony, the "officials" will gather in the Salle des délibérations for speeches.
The MP for Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, Frantz Gumbs, the Senator for Saint-Barthélemy, Micheline Jacques, the Préfet Cyrille Le Vely and the President of the Collectivité territoriale, Xavier Lédée, are all expected to take turns at the microphone. Other speakers from Guadeloupe and neighboring islands are also expected. The solemn moment of the speeches should be lightened by a vin d'honneur on the terrace of the Hôtel de la Collectivité, while the entertainment will have already begun on the forecourt below.

The program
A belote tournament begins at 9 a.m. (registration at 8.30 a.m.). From 2 to 6 p.m., games and cultural activities will be offered by the Island Vibes association. Also at 2 p.m., an introduction to archery by the Les Flêches de Saint-Barth association (Plaine des Jeux, Saint-Jean). From 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., a special treasure hunt riddle, entitled "Le secret des alizés", will be revealed to those who have found the answer.Those who have pre-registered online(Treasure Hunt) or by telephone (0690333376) will be able to try and solve it. At 5 p.m., a Muay Thai initiation and demonstration at the Plaine des Jeux dojo in Saint-Jean.
At 6 p.m., a traditional dance show will be performed before the stage set up on the forecourt is taken over by the Bande à Nono, Nib, Ice T and Oswald.
But before the music, at 8 p.m. sharp, fireworks will be set off. Over Gustavia? In the open sea, as on July 14th? The Collectivité has a surprise in store. In 2024, residents were treated to a drone show over the Bay of Saint-Jean.