L'Été du Grand Jardin
July 1
Renaissance gardens meet open-air theater at this Joinville château, where summer evenings bring concerts, acrobats, and musical garden parties to a backdrop of manicured hedges and ancient sequoias.
Parks & Gardens
Parks & GardensChâteau du Grand Jardin (Château of the Great Garden)
Joinville
Two gardens for the price of one: stroll geometric Renaissance flowerbeds with 139 boxwood topiaires, then lose yourself in winding 19th-century paths lined with rare plants and shady groves.
Renaissance garden
Geometric topiary
Historic château
Dog-friendly grounds
Tips
🌳don't miss the giant Sequoia and tree sculptures
🐕dogs welcome everywhere except formal boxed hedges
☕grab a local beer or coffee at the on-site café
Upcoming at Château du Grand Jardin (Château of the Great Garden)
Wednesday, Jul 1
Monday, Jul 20
78 Tours
July 20
Watch three performers tempt fate on the rare "roue de la mort," a traditional circus apparatus that spins high above the ground. Compagnie La Meute weaves acrobatics, live music, and poetry into a playful meditation on human fragility and the beauty of risk. Set in the Château du Grand Jardin's elegant grounds, it is theater that will leave the whole family breathless.
Château du Grand Jardin (Château of the Great Garden)
Joinville
Parks & GardensParks & GardensTwo gardens for the price of one: stroll geometric Renaissance flowerbeds with 139 boxwood topiaires, then lose yourself in winding 19th-century paths lined with rare plants and shady groves.
Renaissance garden
Geometric topiary
Historic château
Dog-friendly grounds
Tips
🌳don't miss the giant Sequoia and tree sculptures
🐕dogs welcome everywhere except formal boxed hedges
☕grab a local beer or coffee at the on-site café
Upcoming at Château du Grand Jardin (Château of the Great Garden)
Wednesday, Jul 1
Monday, Jul 20
78 Tours
July 20
Watch three performers tempt fate on the rare "roue de la mort," a traditional circus apparatus that spins high above the ground. Compagnie La Meute weaves acrobatics, live music, and poetry into a playful meditation on human fragility and the beauty of risk. Set in the Château du Grand Jardin's elegant grounds, it is theater that will leave the whole family breathless.