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Opening Ceremony
The peculiarity of this ceremony is that, contrary to that of the Olympic Games, the participants, after marching through the stadium, take their places on the terraces to watch the whole of the opening show. It enables all the actors in the event to get together and set the tone of the festivities.
Group Performances
These productions, put on by a minimum of 10 gymnasts, reflect all areas of general gymnastics and take place during the day from Monday to Friday.
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Large Groups Performances
They happen in the open air on a surface of about 700m2, in effect the equivalent of a football pitch. A large group has to assemble a minimum of 200 active gymnasts.
National Evenings
National evenings take place at the end of the afternoon and in the evening. They provide the Federations with a magnificent opportunity to show off their activities in terms of gymnastics and to link these with local folklore specialities and features of their country.
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FIG Gala
This gala is organised by the International Gymnastics Federation. It groups handpicked demonstrations from various countries around one theme. As the FIG Gala happens on the Friday evening, spectators finish their week with a highly colourful, top quality, exciting moment.
Educational Forum
This serves two of the Gymnaestrada’s objectives: namely, to present the latest trends and developments in Gymnastics for All, and to observe the general and technical training of the trainers. The Forum takes place at the end of the week for all those who can participate. The Federations can come and exchange ideas in the context of a workshop, a presentation or in other ways.
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Closing Ceremony
End point of the World Gymnaestrada, the Closing Ceremony enables the participants to get together one more time in one place, to leave with unforgettable memories and to leave room for the host federation of the next Gymnaestrada.
The gymnasts also have the possibility of performing in town on open air stages. In this way they present parts of Gymnastics for All to a wider public and make their contribution to their creation of a link with the people.
