Color Run - Foire de Nantes

Feeling down in the dumps? Don’t worry, we’ve got just the thing to bring your colors back! 🤓 Early April, the Parc des Expositions de la Beaujoire loosens its seriousness to transform into a gigantic master’s canvas where YOU are the brush 🖌️. Forget black-and-white cinema of the Lumière brothers 🎬, this is a vitamin-packed remake of Pleasantville: it all starts in white and ends with a color explosion 🌈. The Color Run - Foire de Nantes is waiting for you! 🫵

On the numbers side, no NASA calculator is needed 🛰️: a 4 km unique course awaits you at the heart of the Nantes Fair. 👟 It’s the perfect distance for those who want to work up a sweat without ending up in a heap before lunch 🤪. Whether you’re a pavement gazelle 🦌 or a fan of contemplative walking 🤔, the clock is off ❌ in favor of fun 👍.

The terrain? A loop accessible to everyone, weaving between the pavilions of the Parc Expo. 🎡 No grade climbs worthy of the Everest, the goal is to traverse powdery zones without a hitch (or, on the contrary, go right through the cloud! 😉). It’s your chance to prove you’ve got more style than a rainbow after the storm 👀, all without risking knee mush 😬. Bonus ✨ for all the football fans ⚽️, the route will pass by the legendary stadium of la Beaujoire, home to the Canaries of the FC Nantes since 1984 🏟️. If that isn’t classy... 😎

The vibe is going to be electric ⚡️, with a start that sets the tone for a day ruled by Flower Power and a flapper vibe. 🌸 Between clouds of yellow or green powder, you’ll rediscover that running can be a highly artistic and festive activity. That’s the goal of the Color Run. In la Beaujoire, we don’t come for performance, we come to transform our bib (and our white T‑shirt) into an abstract artwork. Yes indeed Picasso! 🧑‍🎨

Once your masterpiece is finished, Nantes will open its arms for a cultural catch-up. 🏛️ Don’t leave without saying hello to the giant elephant of the Machines de l’Île 🐘, an articulated beast that looks straight out of Jules Verne’s films. 🐘 If you’ve still got a little energy 🥤, lose yourself in the moats of the Château des Ducs de Bretagne 🏰 or test the acoustics of the Passage Pommeraye 🛍️. It’s the perfect backdrop to show off your colorfully shirt and your new (tiny) aches 📸. And since running can work up an appetite, take the chance to explore local gems on site. 🥧 Don’t leave without having a real Nantes bite of a Petit Beurre (the real one, with the 4 ears) or enjoy a well-soaked Gâteau Nantais, a rhum-soaked specialty that will make you forget any pain. It’s the ultimate comfort for your legs before diving into the fair’s buzz 🎡.

Come on, Canaries, in full color!! 🎶