OFXB's 31st anniversary celebration

OFXB is getting all dressed up - a big astronomy party this summer in St-Luc!

Monday, July 20
5:00 p.m. | Exceptional lecture by Thomas Dolivo "Apollo 16 visits Descartes" in Tignousa

Thursday, July 23
6:00 p.m | Theatre: Apéro at the multipurpose hall, followed by the dinner-show "The Return of the Very Old Lady" by the Compagnons de la Navizence, directed by Cédric Jossen

Friday, July 24
From 4:00 p.m. | Activities in the village center
4:00 p.m. | Lecture at Tignousa : David Lindemann - "From Photon to Image: How a Deep-Sky Photograph is Born"
6:00 p.m | Theatre: Apéro at the multipurpose hall, followed by the dinner-show "The Return of the Very Old Lady" by the Compagnons de la Navizence, directed by Cédric Jossen

Saturday, July 25
1:30 p.m. | Official ceremony at Tignousa: in the presence of authorities, partners and guests, with unveiling of the commemorative plaque. Traditional performances (Alphorn, fifes and drums) and convivial raclette at Tignousa, open to the public.
From 3:00 p.m.| Activities in the village center
4:00 p.m.| Lecture at Tignousa: Prof. Gilbert Burki – "Earth Facing the Cosmos: What Does One Cubic Centimeter of Space Contain?"
10:00 p.m. - 4:00 a.m.| Open cellars

Sunday, July 26
From 3:00 p.m. | Activities in the village center
11:30 a.m. | Theatre: Apéro at the multipurpose hall, followed by the dinner-show "The Return of the Very Old Lady" by the Compagnons de la Navizence, directed by Cédric Jossen
5:00 p.m. | Lecture at Tignousa : Dr Patrick Eggenberger

Monday, July 27
From 4:00 p.m.| Activities in the village center
8:00 p.m. | The Distant Songs, Departure from the village square

Tuesday, July 28
From 4:00 p.m.| Activities in the village center

Wednesday, July 29
5:00 p.m | Lecture at Tignousa: Prof. Sylvia Ekström - "100,000 Trillions of Stars: The Secret Life of Our Cosmic Mothers"

Thursday, July 30
6:00 p.m. 7 Theatre: Apéro at the multipurpose hall, followed by the dinner-show "The Return of the Very Old Lady" by the Compagnons de la Navizence, directed by Cédric Jossen

Friday, July 31
From 4:00 p.m. | Activities in the village center
5:00 p.m. | Lecture at Tignousa : Prof. Michel Mayor (2019 Nobel Prize in Physics) - "Is There a Planet B? Will Humanity Migrate to an Exoplanet?"
6:00 p.m. | Theatre: Apéro at the multipurpose hall , followed by the dinner-show "The Return of the Very Old Lady" by the Compagnons de la Navizence, directed by Cédric Jossen

Saturday, August 1
National Day and artisan market in St-Luc

Sunday, August 2
11:30 a.m. | Theatre: Apéro at the multipurpose hall, followed by the dinner-show "The Return of the Very Old Lady" by the Compagnons de la Navizence, directed by Cédric Jossen
5:00 p.m.| Lecture at Tignousa: Dr. Arthur Choplin - "Cosmic Pulse: (Re)discovering the Cosmos Through Images, Sounds, and Musical Compositions"

Throughout the festival: Photography Exhibition at the Galerie du Raccard