Fête de la nature - Special 20th edition!

On May 23 and 24, 2026, Métropole TPM invites you to celebrate the 20th Fête de la Nature at the Espace Nature des Vieux Salins d'Hyères. On the program: events, nature outings, workshops, exhibitions and fun for all, in the heart of an exceptional natural site. Highlights : Inauguration: Saturday, May 23, 11 a.m. Birdwatching (continuous on the Saint-Nicolas levee) Photographic exhibition by Letizia Le Fur La saga des plantes libres" exhibition Fun activities: pedal merry-go-round, wooden games, donkey rides Food truck or free picnic Country talks (Sous le pin) 10am: Musical moment (handpan) 10:30 am: Entomological outing 11am: "Drawings in the salt marshes 12pm: Musical moment 1:30 pm: "Drawings in the salt marshes 2pm: "History of the salt marshes 3pm: Musical moment 3:30pm: Entomological outing 4pm: "Drawings in the salt marshes 4:30 pm: Storytelling for all 5:30pm: Musical moment Nature outings (departure from "arts and environment" village) 10:30 am: Botanical outing 11am: Scientific monitoring of cistudes 11:30 am: Discovering reptiles 1:30 pm: Discovering reptiles 15h : Reptiles discovery 3:30 pm: Geological outing 16h : Ornithological outing 17h : Reptiles discovery Nature at night (Saturday May 23) 9pm: Nocturnal tales La p'tite rhinolophe qui ne veut plus être une chauve-souris" ("The little rhinolophus who doesn't want to be a bat anymore") 10pm: Discovery of astronomy and nocturnal fauna Arts & Environment Village & Stands (10am - 6pm) Salt marshes, biodiversity, coastal paths, forest massifs, sea turtles and cetaceans, ornithology, reptiles, European pond terrapin, invasive alien species, participative science, waste, collective fresco... Workshops Modeling, drawing, make-up, cyanotype, art paper, ink making, nature creations...