Cultural Facilities • The
Jacques Prévert Theatre and cinema is a multi-cultural centre that offers diverse live entertainment programming for both adults and young audiences. It can accommodate 100,000 spectators annually and offers throughout the year: theatre, dance, songs, and opera. It is also a cinema. The two theatres (the largest of which accommodates 700 seats) show twenty films per month. • The
CAP is a cultural facility dedicated to contemporary music and all kinds of music from around the world. It is a venue with a theatre with a capacity of over 500 people and holds about four to five concerts per month. It also offers education through 17 workshops for instrumental practice at every level: percussion, string instruments, wind instruments, guitar etc. as well as in vocal technique and gospel singing. Supporting young talent is also one of the objectives of the CAP. Three rehearsal studios and a resource centre are available for amateur musicians to help them realize their projects, information on contracts, intermittent status of the show, the addresses of places to play, and many other functions. • The
Conservatory of Music and Dance is a departmental branch (CRD) which offers individual and group courses for children from the age of 4. It is possible to choose from: Accordion, Viola, Bassoon, Clarinet, Harpsichord, Bass, Horn, Flute, Guitar, Harp, Oboe, Piano, Percussion, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Violin, and Cello. • The
Dance Centre of Galion welcomes and supports youth in their artistic activities with three rehearsal studios, work experience, and regular courses. It is recognized as a Centre of Resources for Amateur Dancing Practice in Ile-de-France. To promote dance in all its forms it organizes meetings between different experiences, expressions, and supports the creation of young choreographers. • The
Claude Monet School of Art is one of the largest non-degree schools in France. It is open to children and adults. Twelve teachers educate nearly 800 apprentice artists every year and introduce techniques from different artistic disciplines to them: drawing, painting, printmaking, tapestry, photography, ceramics, sculpture, cartoon, graphic design, and art history. Their teaching mission is completed by the design, organization, and presentation of exhibitions promoting the encounter between the public and works of art. • The
CREA is a unique arts educational structure in France. It is established at the Jacques Prévert theatre and plans to build a centre in Vieux Pays. Its director, Didier Grosjman, and his team have realized many projects with schools, colleges, autistic children, students, and teachers. Four "permanent" courses have been offered since its inception 25 years ago: • ''L'éveil'' (Awakening) for children between 7–8 years old •
avant-scène (Forestage) for those 8 to 11 years old •
chœur de scène (choir stage) for children 10–18 years who play at the Opéra Bastille and
Opéra de Vichy • ''Créa'tures'', the choir of young adults. • 5 libraries and a Mediabus: •
Dumont library, Boulevard du General Gallieni •
Guillaume Apollinaire Library, rue Turgot •
Alphonse Daudet Library, rue du Hameau •
Jules Verne Library, rue du Limousin •
Elsa Triolet Library, Saturn Street • A
Sound library, rue Roger Contensin
Cultural events and festivals '' (Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century) In 1981 and 1982, Aulnay-sous-Bois was a stage town for the 68th and 69th
Tour de France during the 10th stage (
Le Mans-Aulnay-sous-Bois) in 1982 and for the 20th stage in 1982 (
Sens-Aulnay-sous-Bois). Every winter an outdoor skating rink (600 metres square in 2006–2007) is installed at the Vieux Pays Farm. Every Easter Monday there is a Spring Fair that combines antiques, a flea market, and a garage sale. It brings together about 1,500 exhibitors between
Vieux Pays and the
Place du General Leclerc. The Jacques Prévert Theatre and cinema stages
Les Panoramiques festival in May - a festival of artistic practices for amateurs. It unites for one week different theatrical companies of children, adolescents, and adults who present their creations on stage. Every year in November is the Aulnay All Blues festival. In early June there is the Festival of Towns in Flower and Cycling in Gainville (Parc des Cygnes) Park. A
Festival of Military Music is scheduled on the second Saturday of June. Groups from several European countries are invited. In the morning a parade is held in the city from Dumont Park followed by an outdoor concert at Dumont Park. In the afternoon there is a parade from the Vieux Pays Farm and a concert in the Pierre Scohy gymnasium. The Festival of the
Canal de l'Ourcq is held in mid-June between the Pavilions-sous-Bois port and the Jardins Perdus Gateway. The traditional
Festival of the Tree takes place for two days in early November at Dumont Park. There are organized exhibitions and workshops for children focused around trees, nature, and wildlife. The adventure trail from tree to tree is free for all. The festival of
hip-hop, ''
(A Hip Hop Organization), is organized by the Centre de Danse du Galion
in partnership with the Jacques Prévert Theatre and cinema and the current music scene Le Cap
in December. Over the past 10 years it has brought together the avant-garde'' of the French hip-hop scene. The
Battle VNR, every last Sunday of May, is a break-dance hip-hop event which has been running since 2002. The city hosted the 2012 Boxing Championship of France.
Les Futuriales Festival takes place every year in Dumont Park since 2010. It has for its theme literature of the imagination and has more than 60 authors in one day. It is co-organized by the ''Librarie Folies d'Encre'' and the network of libraries.
Education Education of very young children: • 6 full-time collective home crèches Public schools: • 23 public nursery schools/preschools • 30 public primary schools • At the end of the 2007-2008 year the Bougainville elementary school was closed -
Le parisien, edition 93 of 3 September 2007 • 7 public junior high schools • a project for a 7th school in the south is in progress • 2 public secondary schools •
Lycée polyvalent régional Voillaume •
Lycée Jean Zay Private schools: • The '
René Muret-Bigottini Gerontology Hospital straddles the border between Sevran and Aulnay-sous-Bois. • The '
Clinic of Aulnay, Private Hospital of east Paris
Sports • "Coursailles" Olympic Swimming Stadium (up to 2700 people entering per day) • 8 gymnasiums • Stadiums: •
Velodrome • 5 multi-purpose stadiums • 2 Sports Complexes • 3 tennis complexes
Worship • Catholic worship: • Church of Saint-Sulpice, Rue de Sevran. • Church of Saint-Pierre de Nonneville, rue de Reims • Church of Saint-Paul of Ambourget, Rue du 8 Mai 1945 • Church of Saint-Jean, gallerie Surcouf • Chapel of Notre-Dame du Coudray, Rue Francis Creno • Church of Saint-Joseph Church (including Christmas and every Sunday at 9:30 am it offers Mass in Polish), avenue de la Croix Blanche. • Protestant worship: Temple of the Reformed Church of France, Boulevard Gourgues. • Muslim worship: • Cultural Association of Muslims of Rose des Vents, rue Auguste Renoir • Cultural Association of Muslims of Aulnay, Rue de l'Esprit • Cultural Association of Muslims of Mitry, Allée des Cyprès • Jewish worship: • Synagogue, Allée du Clermont-Tonnerre • Synagogue, Rue Dupuis ==Notable people==