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Schoelcher Day 2026 in Grand-Case included the opening of a neighbourhood council office
Saint-Martin marked Victor Schoelcher Day in Grand-Case on 21 July 2026. On the morning programme: an ecumenical service, the opening of the Neighbourhood Council No. 2 office, a parade and the official ceremony.
By SXM Daily ·
Reported 17 July 2026.
The Collectivité de Saint-Martin published its programme for Victor Schoelcher Day, held in Grand-Case on Tuesday 21 July 2026, on its website. The day honours the French abolitionist Victor Schoelcher.
Photo: Richie Diesterheft from Santa Barbara, CA, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, illustrative
The morning programme
On the morning of 21 July 2026, the programme included an ecumenical service at the Catholic church in Grand-Case, the official opening of the office of Neighbourhood Council No. 2 on Rue des Écoles, a parade of folk groups along Boulevard Maurice-Bertin and the official ceremony on the sports ground, Soualiga Post reported. The office opening was an addition to the usual programme.
Later in the day
Entertainment was planned from midday, with fireworks in the evening, according to Soualiga Post and Le 97150.
For more on the village, see our page on Grand Case.
Sources
- https://www.com-saint-martin.fr/actualites/programme-fete-de-victor-schoelcher-2026
- https://www.soualigapost.com/fr/actualite/52659/culture/grand-case-c%C3%A9l%C3%A8bre-victor-schoelcher-ce-mardi-21-juillet
- https://www.le97150.fr/en/evenement/grand-case-the-village-festival
Source: https://www.com-saint-martin.fr/actualites/programme-fete-de-victor-schoelcher-2026