{"id":136102,"date":"2020-02-08T00:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T22:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familinparis.fr\/the-1st-festival-of-the-fairs-the-flops-the-flops-the-failures-and-the-useless\/"},"modified":"2024-11-16T17:25:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T15:25:04","slug":"the-1st-festival-of-the-fairs-the-flops-the-flops-the-failures-and-the-useless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familinparis.fr\/en\/the-1st-festival-of-the-fairs-the-flops-the-flops-the-failures-and-the-useless\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1st festival of the Fairs (the flops, the flops, the failures and the useless)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-baseline-1WSUt7 wp-block-lazyblock-baseline\"><div class=\"baseline\">Wacky experiments and inventions that are as ineffective as possible <br>at the Cit\u00e9 des Sciences<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lazyblock-infos-pratiques-Z1sDlVf wp-block-lazyblock-infos-pratiques\"><div class=\"read-more go-to\" data-goto=\"infos-sup\">\n  <a href=\"#\">\n    <span class=\"rien\">\n      <i class=\"fa fa-map-marker\"><\/i> See practical information    <\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color uagb-block-d0849b9a\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The 1st festival of the Fairs (the flops, the flops, the failures and the useless)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WE LIKE: <\/strong>a positive and enjoyable festival!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AGE: <\/strong>for all, from 6-7 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DATE:  <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PLACE: <\/strong> Cit\u00e9 des Sciences (Paris 19th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button m-b-30\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:1px;background-color:#fa395f\">EVENT ENDED<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/actualites\/novembre\/affiche-les-foires-cite-des-sciences.jpg\" alt=\"THE LIVERS\" class=\"wp-image-22924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familinparis.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/actualites\/novembre\/affiche-les-foires-cite-des-sciences.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.familinparis.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/actualites\/novembre\/affiche-les-foires-cite-des-sciences-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lazyblock-bodered-box-Z68asY wp-block-lazyblock-bodered-box\"><div class=\"bordered-box ts-row cf\">\n    <h2 class=\"box-title\">La premi\u00e8re \u00e9dition des Foir\u00e9s : le festival jouissif des flops et des bides<\/h2>\n    <div>\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familinparis.fr\/en\/the-city-of-science-and-industry\/\">The Cit\u00e9 des sciences et de l&#8217;Industrie<\/a> presents  <strong>A new festival, unique in its kind, which honors flops, blunders and failures. We love the idea! <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Because <strong>failure is an integral part of innovation processes<\/strong>, the festival of fairs shows failed experiments. <strong>A delightful result.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is an opportunity to bring the most zany and comical inventions back to life to show that failure is positive, constructive and necessary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The objective is therefore to redefine the notion of failure and to honor the &#8220;foir\u00e9s&#8221; of History without forgetting the &#8220;foir\u00e9s&#8221; of everyday life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On the program<\/strong> : mini-exhibitions of uncomfortable, unobtainable and defective objects from the Museum of Failure, the creation of a chain reaction machine, a show to design an absurd tea-making machine, wooden games, XXL puzzles, crazy bikes&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrations, workshops and animations to accomplish complex but above all useless performances: the opportunity to perform for a &#8220;collective blunder&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Like what:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tapassa? Visitors who are fans of Teleshopping will love Tapassa, the show &#8220;where there is everything&#8221;! Participative animation lasting 20 min. (from 6 years old)   <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creation of a chain reaction machine with Joseph Herscher (from 7 years old)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does a useless box work? (from 10 years old)&#8230; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n    <p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center p-b-10 p-t-10 has-background wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#fa395f\">Circus shows on the bill:<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-15bd7657     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-3 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"1\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.familinparis.fr\/en\/romanes-circus-gypsy-folies-nomad-paris\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" 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