Chartres Calendar - November Events 2011

Are you in Chartres during this autumn 2011? Explore November Events to know what you can have fun with.

Although Chartres is getting colder this month, the surrounding landscape gives beautiful autumn colors that will keep my camera warm.

Talking a walk and capturing those red, orange and golden colors of autumn with my camera always gives me a great pleasure.

The old city in autumn - view from Bishop Palace Garden

Places like Bishops Palace garden and Andre Gagnon Park are always my favorite places to find those autumn leaves.

Now what else you can do in Chartres during autumn, what are the popular events?

Some of this month events are the continuation of previous events such as stained glass exhibitions at International Stained Glass Center. You could also do shopping on annual Saint Andre Fair or at the autumn flea market.

This month events are dominated by numbers of events at the theaters but still many more things to do.

Check them all here on this November Events 2011 list.

Stained Glass Exhibition of Kim en Joong

When: January 1 to December 31 Cost: 4€ Presents stained glasses creations of Kim en Joong, an international artist from Korea. This time exhibitions theme is Entre Ciel et Terre - Between Heaven and Earth.

Les Vitraux de La Renaissance à Chartres

When: January 1 to December 31 Cost: 4€ Discover the stained glass art collections and history during Renaissance (15th - 16th century) in Chartres.

When: November 12-13, from 10am to 7pm
Where: Chartrexpo, Rue Jean Mermoz, 28000 Chartres

Numbers of used objects and classic arts can be found in this market. Often you would find precious things here - books, lamps, furniture and so on.
If you were a classic arts collectors perhaps you will find what you like here. Happy hunting!

When: Saturday, November 12 from 1pm - 6pm Sunday, November 13 from 8am - 6pm Where: Gymnase de la Madeleine, Rue des Eparges - 28000 Chartres Organizer: Archers Chartrains de l'Horizon de Beaulieu Call: +33(0)676 98 50 20 Cost: Free

French Indoors Archery Championships - 2 X 18 meters; for juniors, seniors and veterans.

Theatre de Chartres Boulevard Chasles - Chartres Call: +33(0)237 23 45 79

Sophie Aram - Humor
When: November 3 at 8.30pm
Cost:
Adult: 22€ - children: 8€

Daphnis é Chloé - Dance
When: November 8 at 8.30pm
Dance performance by the National Choreographic Center of Grenoble with the leader Jean-Claude Gallotta.

L - Music
When: November 16 at 8.30pm
Cost:
Adult: 22€ - children: 8€
Music show from a French Star called L - Raphaëlle Lannadère, presents her new album "Initiale".

Hamlet - Theater Show
When: November 18 at 8.30pm
Cost:
Adult: 30€ - children: 14€
With Philippe Torreton, presents the famous play of William Shakespeare.

Folie - Dance
When: November 24 at 8.30pm
Cost:
Adult: 22€ - children: 8€
Dance performance from Centre Choréographique National de Nantes.

Celebrating 40 years Video Games - Exhibition

When: November 8 to December 31 Bring you to look back the history of video games during the decades. Presents the equipments and accessories, the game itself also video games icons like Super Mario, Lara Croft, Pacman and more.

Film screen for children
When: November 23 at 3.30pm

A film screen for 6 years old children or more - this time film title is Histoire Sans Fin (original title: The Never Ending Story) of Wolfgang Petersen.
This 90 minutes film show takes place at auditorium of L'Apostrophe.

Citybooks - meet Chris Van Camp

When: November 19 at 11am Chris Van Camp is an author, columnist and playwright from Belgium. She stayed two weeks in Chartres to write a citybook about the city - 32, rue aux Juifs. Do not miss the next meet with another artist! Learn more about Chartres on Citybooks.

When:
November 19 from 1.30pm to 7pm
November 20 from 10am to 7pm
Where: Collégiale St. André
Cost: free

Celebrating 50 years Amnesty International with numbers of activities like stained glass exhibition, African arts, fashion and gastronomy.

When: November 20 at 4pm
Where: Chartres cathedral
Cost: free

Concert perfomance of l'Orchestre d'Harmonie de Chartres with Jacob de Haan as the honor guest.

When: November 27 at 5.15pm
Where: Musée des Beaux-Arts
Cost: free

Music performance of three musicians of l'Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio with Cécile Agator on violin, Jean-Claude Auclin on cello and Frédéric Lagarde on piano.

When: Sunday, November 27
Where: All along Butte des Charbonnier to Place St. Michel

Known as La Foire de la Saint-André, a rummage sale event that take place on last Sunday of November each year.
Street vendors and exhibitors come across France to sell and expose their products like textile and garments, leathers, classic arts, tools and more.