Program 2025

Programme tit anglais 20 aout 2025 (173.9 Ko)

Friday, 29.08.25 – Bois-Brûlé site

07:00 : Participant check-in
07:00 - 14:00: Liberation March in collaboration with the Military Command of Hainaut Province and the City of Mons. Two routes: 17 km or 27 km. On-site registration from 07:00.
09:00 - 18:00: Exhibition: “From One War to the Other, Itinerary of the Second World War” by Mémoire de Quévy and Memory Dour ASBL
21:00 :  “Les Retrouvailles” evening party

Saturday, 30.08.25 – Bois-Brûlé site

Visitor parking: Wallonia Racecourse
Entry fee: €10/person (free for under-12s)

09:00 - 18:00: Militaria Flea market, vehicle demonstrations, rides in military vehicles, period camps, dioramas, Patriotic Union of Mons stand…
09:00 - 18:00: Exhibition: “From One War to the Other, Itinerary of the Second World War” by Mémoire de Quévy & Memory Dour ASBL
11:00 - 14:00: Amphibious operation at the Grand-Large. Shuttle bus between both sites

14:00 - 18:00: Musical entertainment by The Black Cats piper band

19:30: Dinner (reservation required)
21:00: Evening with presentation of club souvenirs

Sunday, 31.08.25 – Historical parade in Mons & region

06:00 – Breaking camp and drivers’ briefing
08:00 – Formation and departure of the columns:
 • Wheeled vehicles: depart from the Ghlin industrial zone (Rue de l’Orbette) – commemorative route with several stops (see specific program)
 • Armoured, trucks & amphibious vehicles: depart from Bois-Brûlé
10:00 – Static display in Cuesmes (both columns)
10:30 – Departure of the columns:
 • Armoured column to Château de Warelles (via the Chant d’Éole vineyard)
 • Wheeled column to Goegnies-Chaussée via Frameries
12:30: “Lunch” static display at Château de Warelles (HQ of the US 3rd Armored Division, Sept. 1944) – Patriotic ceremony in tribute to Major General M. Rose
 • Visitor parking at the entrance to the Chant d’Éole estate; on-site catering available
14:30 – Parade resumes along the historical route via Harvengt, Nouvelles, and Mesvin
15:00 – Passage through Hyon village
15:30 – Static display at the Mons Memorial Museum – Commemoration at the monument to the 1st US Infantry Division and the 3rd US Armored Division
17:00 – Arrival of historic vehicles on Grand-Place & static display – musical performance by the SHAPE International Band
20:00 – Return to Bois-Brûlé via Nimy

Sunday, 31.08.25 – Commemoration schedule

09:15 – Memorial grave in tribute to the Secret Army - Rue du Grand Marais, Ghlin
10:00 – War Memorial - Cuesmes (main square)
10:45 – Inauguration of a memorial grave - Rue des Dames, Frameries
11:00 – War Memorial & Gino Merli monument - Rue des Écoles, Sars-la-Bruyère
12:00 – War Memorial - Goegnies-Chaussée (main square)
13:00 – Major General M. Rose monument - Château de Warelles, Grand-Route, Quévy
15:30 – Big Red One Obelisk - Avenue des Guérites, Mons
These moments of remembrance are open to all.

During the weekend, free access to the Mons Memorial Museum upon presentation of the Tanks in Town wristband.