Useful information

Practical visitor's guide

To help you make the most of this unique event, we've put together all the information you need on this page! 

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01.

Equirandins parade

The grand equestrian parade will take place on Saturday July 26 from 2pm to 6pm.

02.

A village of exhibitors

Open Fridays (4pm - 6:30pm), Saturdays (10am - 6:30pm) and Sundays (10am - 2pm).

03.

Free access

The event is entirely free of charge for visitors.

Plan du défilé Equirandins de la Grande Parade 2025
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Plan of the grand parade

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In detail

Entertainment program

Hour-by-hour schedule of all entertainment for the public over the 3 days.
Color bubbles let you know where the animation is taking place.

Friday 25

SATURDAY 26

SUNDAY 27

In detail

Equirandins program

Equirandins program hour by hour over the 3 days of activities.

  • 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm : Opening of the exhibitor village (in the exhibitor village)
  • 17h30 - 18h15 : Mountain Trail demonstration (Mountain Trail quarry)
  • 6:30 pm - 7 pm : Opening show (show quarry)
  • 19h – 20h : Apéritif*
  • 20h – 00h : Jukebox –  Repas en musique* (chapiteau de restauration)
  • 7.30am - 9.30am : Breakfast* (catering tent)
  • 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. : Official Mountain Trail competition (Carrière de Moutnain Trail)
  • 10am - 12pm : Demonstrations (show career)
  • 10am - 12pm : Round tables (coach - podium)
    • Animal welfare and equine science
    • Long-distance hiking
    • Horse & Handicap
  • 10:30am - 12pm : Workshops and events (exhibitor village)
    • Map reading and GPS | Tacking accessible to all
    • Emergency repairs | Leather work | Aloe Vera 
  • 12h - 14h : Lunch* (catering tent)
  • 2pm - 6pm: EQUIRANDINS PARADE (Bagnoles commune)
  • 4:30 - 5:20 pm : Demonstrations (show career)
  • 5.30pm - 7pm : Gala show - 1st part (show career)
  • 7pm – 10h30pm : Awards ceremony and gala dinner* (catering tent)
  • 10:30 pm - 1am : Gala show - 2nd part and musical evening (show quarry)

8am - 10am : Breakfast* (catering tent)

10am - 12pm : Opening of the exhibitors' village (exhibitors' village)

10am - 12pm : Moutain Trail initiation (Moutain Trail career)

9:30 - 11:30 a.m. : Animal traction demonstration (show quarry)

11:30am - 12pm : Normandy horses and donkeys (show arena)

11h30 – 13h30 : Lunch* (catering tent)

*Open only to Equiranders and accompanying persons registered for the event on presentation of the entry bracelet.

Other events

The town also comes alive!

During the Equirando, free cross-country events take place in the commune, and we'd like to introduce them to you. 

ARTS EN CITÉS

  • May 17 to September 21 - FDAC 61 
  • Office de Tourisme - Bagnoles de l'Orne - Free admission


As part of the Arts en Cités festival, the Tourist Office welcomes a selection of 7 works from the Fonds Départemental d'Art Contemporain de l'Orne (FDAC 61). Contemporary art comes to the Tourist Office with works by Joël Cazaux, Florence de Ponthaud, Pedro, Jean-Louis Sauvat, Etienne Lodeho and Marie-Thérèse Auffray.

Echo: the “Arts en Cités” exhibition in Domfront en Poiraie.
Partnerships: Conseil Départemental de l'Orne / FDAC

HORSES IN NORMANDY, A LONG HISTORY

  • July 7 to August 1 - Monday to Friday
  • Hall du Centre d'animation et des congrès - Avenue des Thermes - Bagnoles de l'Orne - Free admission


This educational exhibition retraces the unique history of Normandy and the horse, cradle of an excellence recognized the world over. Haras du Pin, gallop, trot, equestrian sport, innovation, training... Normandy's equine industry shines beyond its borders. An illustrated tour accessible to all.

Partnership: Conseil des Chevaux de Normandie

Mechanical “horse” walk

  • By Compagnie Paris Benares
  • Friday, July 25 from 9pm to 9:45pm - As part of Summer Fridays - 28th edition (festival organized by Destination Touristique Domfront Bagnoles).
  • Duration: 45 minutes.
  • Free admission. Show for all.


The show starts at 9:00 pm. Please arrive on time, out of respect for the artists and the audience. Information from Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie Tourist Office 02 33 37 85 66 or on the site.

What does “tame” mean? It's something too often forgotten.
It means “Creating bonds”... Creating bonds? Like the Little Prince and the fox, face to face, a dancer and Chevâl, a 3m-high puppet, try to tame each other. But bonding takes time and patience.
They begin to meet, to search for each other, to circle each other, to observe each other, to frighten each other, to approach each other, to befriend each other, to dance a few steps, to flee each other in order to find each other again... Will they manage to become accomplices?
“Chevâl” is a meeting of human and animal, body and object, grace and mechanics. This oversized duo tells us a fable full of poetry and humor.

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