This event is in the past.It took place on April 29, 2026 at Park Building, Boulevard Léon Bureau.


Built by the same mad geniuses behind Nantes' famous Machines de l'Île, this 12-meter wooden and steel elephant ambles through the city with passengers riding in the howdah on its back, occasionally spraying water from its trunk at delighted onlookers.
family-friendly
animatronic wonder
Jules Verne inspired
rideable sculpture
Tips
⚙️"I think it might actually be an engineering masterpiece"
💦stand back or embrace the trunk spray
Le Grand Éléphant outing


Built by the same mad geniuses behind Nantes' famous Machines de l'Île, this 12-meter wooden and steel elephant ambles through the city with passengers riding in the howdah on its back, occasionally spraying water from its trunk at delighted onlookers.
family-friendly
animatronic wonder
Jules Verne inspired
rideable sculpture
Tips
⚙️"I think it might actually be an engineering masterpiece"
💦stand back or embrace the trunk spray
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