CAMP GERONIMO 2024
June 6th
Le 01 juin à 09:00
The 2024 edition of Camp Geronimo, the military re-enactment camp organized by Sainte-Mère-Eglise’s Airborne Museum, will open its doors from June 1 to 9, 2024, from 9am to 8pm every day.
If you are looking for a general program of commemorations in the Sainte-Mère-Eglise-Carentan area, please refer to the Office de tourisme de la Baie du Cotentin website.
As far as traffic restrictions are concerned, you’ll find all the plans issued by the town hall at the bottom of this page.
IMPORTANT: The online ticketing service for the museum is closed for the duration of the commemorations, to avoid any conflict between people who already have their ticket online and those coming to buy their physical ticket. The museum apologizes for this decision, but asks for your understanding during this busy period.
IMPORTANT 2: The Airborne Museum will close early on Wednesday June 5, at 6.30pm instead of 7pm, and on Friday June 7, at 6pm instead of 7pm.
The Airborne Museum is organizing two lectures during the commemorations, both by author Philippe Esvelin, a historian specializing in gliders.
- Sunday, June 2: French-language conference on American wartime gliders
- Monday, June 3: Conference on American wartime gliders in English
To reserve your places for one of these two conferences, please send an e-mail to communication@airborne-museum.org.
Access to the conferences is via the green sliding gate at the side of the museum.
The 2024 edition of Camp Geronimo, the military re-enactment camp organized by Sainte-Mère-Eglise’s Airborne Museum, will open its doors free of charge, from June 1 to June 9, 2024, from 9am to 8pm every day.
The big news this year is that there will be not one, but 4 parades:
- Sunday, June 2, 4pm: The first parade will represent the civilians and resistance fighters of the 40s, open to the whole family. Participants can travel by foot, bike, horse or car.
- Wednesday June 5, 11am: The second parade will feature vehicles from the Allied Forces.
- Wednesday June 5, 4pm: The third parade will see some sixty World War II veterans make the junction between the town hall and the church square, accompanied by a number of vintage vehicles.
- Sunday June 9, 7pm: The fourth and final parade will be the one that takes place every year at the end of the commemorations.
A Facebook page entirely dedicated to Camp Geronimo has also been created. Don’t hesitate to follow it for real-time information, photos and videos of the preparations, presentations of the different groups, and much more exclusive content.
Finally, here is Sainte-Mère-Eglise’s town hall’s program for the 80th anniversary, including the concerts and the parachute drops.
Below you’ll find all the events associated with Camp Geronimo, as well as those organized by the museum itself. Finally, we’ve taken the liberty of listing the most noteworthy events organized by the town hall.
Final program:
- 12-1pm: Olympic flame passes through Sainte-Mère-Eglise => Airborne Museum is closed the entire morning
- 9am: Opening of Camp Geronimo
- 2pm-4pm: Signing of the book “Winged Commandos” by Philippe Esvelin in the museum shop
- 4pm: Parade of civilians and resistance fighters from the ’40s (on foot, bike, horse and car)
- 8:30-10pm: Philippe Esvelin’s French-language conference on the american gliders
- 10am-12pm: Vehicle exhibition (church square)
- 2pm-4pm: Signing of the book “Winged Commandos” by Philippe Esvelin in the museum shop
- 8pm-9:30pm: Philippe Esvelin’s English-language conference on the american gliders
- 10am-12pm: Vehicle exhibition (church square)
- 11am: Book signing of “Mother of Normandy” by Doug Stebleton and Jeff Stoffer in the museum store
- 2:30-3pm: Para-boarding demonstration (church square)
- 3pm-4.30pm: Book signing of “How Ike Led” by Susan Eisenhower in the museum store [DELAYED DATE TBD]
- 4pm: Tank demonstration in the field in front of Camp Geronimo
- 6pm: Harley-WLA-WLC-Indian exhibition
- 11am: Historical allied military parade
- 11am-2pm: Signing session for the book “Histoires insolites du Jour D” by Jean-Jacques Lerosier in the museum store
- 3-3:30pm: Para-boarding demonstration (church square)
- 4pm: Parade of some sixty World War II veterans through the village centre
- 6:30pm: Early closing of the Airborne Museum
- 11:30pm: Demonstration of two searchlights (church square)
- 10am-4pm: Book signing of “Road trip sur les palges du Débarquement” by Claire Larquemain and Alice Bertrand, and of “44 destins extraordinaires du Jour D Vol.2” by Philippe Bertin in the museum shop.
- 12:15-12:45pm: Pathfinders demonstration (church square)
- 2:15-2:45pm: Para demonstration – the first fights (church square)
- 10:30am-12:30pm: Vehicle exhibition (church square)
- 2:15-2:45pm: Pathfinder demonstration (church square)
- 3-3:30pm: Para demonstration – the first fights (church square)
- 3:45-3:15: Glider demonstration (church square)
- 4pm: Performance by The Enduring Freedom Honor Team from Fredericksburg Christian School at Camp Geronimo
- 6pm: Early closing of the Airborne Museum
- Until 10pm: Night-time opening of the Airborne Museum
- 11:30 pm: Fireworks display in Sainte-Mère-Eglise (organized by the town hall)
- 10am: Parachuting at La Fière (organized by the town hall)
- 7pm: Historic US parade with tanks and dismounted troops
- 8pm: Closing of Camp Geronimo 2024
Traffic plans
The parking spots
Traffic restrictions in the village
Parachute drops of La Fière
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