This event is in the past.It took place on December 21, 2024 at Les Machines de l'Île.


A 12-meter mechanical elephant lumbers through Nantes, spraying water from its trunk. Inside this steampunk wonderland, you can ride the three-tiered carousel, operate giant mechanical animals, and watch engineers build new creatures in real time.
Steampunk machines
Hands-on rides
Engineering theater
Family adventure
Tips
🐘watch the elephant walk for free from outside
✂️holiday paper shadow workshops Dec 21-29, ages 8+
🎠each carousel creature moves differently — try them all
Noël aux Nefs 2024


A 12-meter mechanical elephant lumbers through Nantes, spraying water from its trunk. Inside this steampunk wonderland, you can ride the three-tiered carousel, operate giant mechanical animals, and watch engineers build new creatures in real time.
Steampunk machines
Hands-on rides
Engineering theater
Family adventure
Tips
🐘watch the elephant walk for free from outside
✂️holiday paper shadow workshops Dec 21-29, ages 8+
🎠each carousel creature moves differently — try them all
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