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16 upcoming events in Roubaix you can go to alone, 15 of them free, from Saturday 28 Nov to Friday 18 Jun 2027. Picked from city open data and official agendas. Check the official page before you go: times and prices can change.
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Librarians bring unique documents out of the archives, and small groups of two or three rotate between them every time the bell rings. It is free with registration, and moving in little groups means you meet the other participants along the way.
Roubaix is a red-brick textile town next to Lille, and on a cold December evening its terraced houses show exactly where the heat escapes. On this guided walk an adviser from Urbanis carries a thermal camera along the streets, explains insulation faults on the screen and talks through concrete fixes. A curious, practical hour in a small group. Free, but sign up with the city's housing service (03 20 66 48 70 or pha@ville-roubaix.fr). «Balade thermique à Roubaix» Starts 17:30, ends about 19:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Maison de l'Habitat Durable (open data).
La Piscine is one of France's most beautiful museums: a 1930s Art Deco swimming pool turned into an art gallery, with sculptures lined up along the water under a great stained-glass sun. On the first Sunday of the month the permanent collections are free for everyone, and so is the Révolution Denim display shown among them; the big temporary exhibition on art and anarchism is at a reduced rate. Free entry to the collections. «1er dimanche du mois» Starts 13:00, ends about 18:00. Source: OpenAgenda — La Piscine - Roubaix (open data).
This unusual tour of the Révolution denim exhibition pairs a museum guide with a mystery guest who joins the conversation. It is completely free, with sign-up at the front desk on the day from 17:45 while places last. Following a small group through a former art deco swimming pool is a natural icebreaker.
On Tuesday 12 January 2027 at 12:30 the La Piscine museum of art and industry, at 23 rue de l'Espérance in Roubaix, holds Papoter sans faim, a monthly lunchtime meeting. The OpenAgenda listing explains that you meet an artwork, an artist or a theme with a guide for about 30 minutes, and then the discussion continues together at the museum restaurant. This month's session is called Ni Dieu ni maître: Mai 68 and is linked to the exhibition Ni Dieu ni maître ! Arts et anarchie de Courbet à Banksy, which explores the links between anarchist thought and the arts from the 19th century to today. The listing's own tagline is the art of the consommé d'art, and the ticket is priced at 11 euros. Eating with the group afterwards makes it easy to talk to strangers about what you have just seen. The talk starts at 12:30 and ends at about 13:45. «Papoter sans faim - Ni Dieu ni maître : Mai 68» Starts 12:30, ends about 13:45. Source: OpenAgenda — La Piscine - Roubaix (open data).
Inside the museum, participants observe a selection of artworks and then recreate them with their bodies through gentle Pilates and yoga movements. The session is free but must be booked online in advance. Moving together through the galleries makes it easy to feel part of the group.
On certain Friday evenings Roubaix's art museum in a former swimming pool opens for drawing, writing and conversation. This session teaches a few basics of line, shadow and hatching so you can sketch a face from the collection, whatever your level. It is free from age 12 with booking, and drawing side by side makes small talk easy.
On Wednesday 27 January at 11:30 the La Piscine museum in Roubaix hosts a mid-day session that links sport and wellbeing with art. The museum and the city's sports service invite participants to look at a few artworks and then reproduce them with their own bodies through Pilates and yoga, in the middle of the galleries. Entry to the museum is free only during the session, and booking is required through the registration link on the listing, within the limit of available places. Bring sports clothes and a mat. The language is French. The class starts at 11:30 and ends at about 13:00, an unusual lunchtime break for anyone who wants to move gently in a beautiful building. «Art & Pilates» Starts 11:30, ends about 13:00. Source: OpenAgenda — La Piscine - Roubaix (open data).
On certain Friday evenings La Piscine, Roubaix's art museum in a former Art Deco swimming pool, changes rhythm with drawing, writing and surprise visits. This session, L'œuvre s'écrit, invites you to write words, ideas and sensations in front of the works on the theme of a change of viewpoint, from 18:00 to 19:30. It is free with reservation, for ages 14 and up. «L'œuvre s'écrit : changement de point de vue» Start time as published; the end time is approximate. Source: OpenAgenda public agendas via Opendatasoft — Licence Ouverte / Open Licence (Etalab).
Among the sculptures and paintings of La Piscine museum, you look at a few artworks and then recreate their poses with gentle pilates and yoga. Bring sports clothes and a mat; the session is free with booking and open to anyone, so it is easy to join solo. «Art & Pilates» Starts 11:30, ends about 13:00. Source: OpenAgenda — La Piscine - Roubaix (open data).
On Friday 12 March La Piscine, the former swimming-pool museum of art and industry in Roubaix, and the city's sports department invite visitors to a free session called Art & Pilates. A few works of art are observed and then reproduced with the body, using two wellness disciplines, Pilates and yoga. The Friday evening route differs from the Wednesday lunchtime one, and the session runs from 18:00 to 19:30. You should bring sports clothes and a mat. Admission to the museum is free only for the length of the session, and places are limited, so a reservation is needed through the online link provided. The listing is in French. It is an unusual way to meet people while stretching in a beautiful building, and nobody has to speak much to take part. «Art & Pilates» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — La Piscine - Roubaix (open data).
This unusual tour of the exhibition on women artists of the Pre-Raphaelite movement is led as a dialogue between a guide and a mystery guest. It is completely free with no advance booking: you sign up at the museum desk on the day from 17:45, within the limit of places, which makes it ideal for a spontaneous solo evening. «Visite surprenante - Préraphaélisme—Itinéraires féminins» Starts 18:30, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — La Piscine - Roubaix (open data).
On Wednesday 14 April La Piscine, the art and industry museum in Roubaix, runs one of its Art and Pilates sessions together with the city sports service. Participants observe a selection of artworks inside the museum and then reproduce them with their bodies, using two wellbeing disciplines, Pilates and yoga. The Wednesday midday sessions follow a different route from the Friday evening ones, and the listing gives the dates up to June 2027. Bring sports clothing and a floor mat. Admission is free only for the length of the session, and if you stay in the museum afterwards you must pay the entry fee. The session is free but you must reserve through the booking link on the page, and places are limited. The text is in French. It starts at 11:30 and ends about 13:00. «Art & Pilates» Starts 11:30, ends about 13:00. Source: OpenAgenda — La Piscine - Roubaix (open data).
Roubaix's art deco swimming-pool museum offers an unusual guided visit in which a guide and a mystery guest hold a dialogue while exploring «Nature textile», a spring display of garden-inspired fabrics and fashion. It is completely free with no advance booking; you sign up at the reception from 17:45 on the day, and a small guided group is an easy setting to share impressions with strangers. «Visite surprenante - Nature textile» Starts 18:30, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — La Piscine - Roubaix (open data).
On selected Friday evenings Roubaix’s famous art-deco swimming-pool museum invites visitors to sketch in front of the works, with a mediator sharing a few drawing basics; this session looks at a whole scene and one detail. Entry and workshop are free, pencils and paper are provided, and no experience is needed, but places are limited to 12 and must be booked individually from 10 May. A calm, creative way to meet people while discovering a remarkable museum. «L’œuvre se croque : un ensemble et un détail» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — La Piscine - Roubaix (open data).
Roubaix's art museum, set in a spectacular former Art Deco swimming pool, offers an unusual guided tour in which a guide talks with a mystery guest about the summer exhibition of photographer Thomas Devaux, whose images blur the line between photography, painting and design. The visit is completely free with no advance booking. Sign up at the reception desk from 17:45 on the day, within the limit of places. «Visite surprenante - Thomas Devaux à La Piscine» Starts 18:30, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — La Piscine - Roubaix (open data).
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The next event in Roubaix is "Heritage Speed-Dating with Rare Library Treasures" on Saturday 28 Nov at 10:30. 0 events are listed in the next two weeks, and 16 up to Friday 18 Jun 2027.
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