Editing Reims (section)

==Culture==
Reims is a candidate in the bid to become the [[European Capital of Culture]] in 2028. 

===Museums===
The [[Palace of Tau]] contains such exhibits as statues formerly displayed by the cathedral, treasures of the cathedral from past centuries, and royal attire from coronations of French kings.

[[File:Hall in Saint-Remi Museum, Reims.jpg|thumb|[[Musée Saint-Remi]]]]
The [[Musée Saint-Remi]], formerly the Abbey of Saint-Remi, contains tapestries from the 16th century donated by the archbishop Robert de Lenoncourt (uncle of the [[Robert de Lenoncourt (cardinal)|cardinal of the same name]]), marble capitals from the fourth century AD, furniture, jewellery, pottery, weapons and glasswork from the sixth to eighth centuries, medieval sculpture, the façade of the 13th-century musicians' House, remnants from an earlier abbey building, and also exhibits of Gallo-Roman arts and crafts and a room of pottery, jewellery and weapons from Gallic civilization, as well as an exhibit of items from the Palaeolithic to the Neolithic periods. Another section of the museum features a permanent military exhibition.

The [[Automobile Museum Reims-Champagne]], established in 1985 by [[Philippe Charbonneaux]], houses a collection of automobiles dating from 1903 to the present day. The museum has five collections: automobiles, motorcycles and two-wheelers, pedal cars, miniature toys, and enamel plaques.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musee-automobile-reims-champagne.com/en/museum/|title = Automobile Museum Reims| date=22 June 2021 }}</ref>

The [[Museum of Fine Arts, Reims|Museum of Fine Arts]] is housed in the former Abbey of Saint-Denis. Part of the former Collège des Jésuites has also become a contemporary art gallery: the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FRAC Champagne-Ardenne |url=https://www.frac-champagneardenne.org/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=www.frac-champagneardenne.org |language=fr}}</ref> 

[[File:Reims - musée de la Reddition (01).JPG|thumb|The Museum of the Surrender]]
The Museum of the Surrender is the building in which on 7 May 1945, [[General Eisenhower]] and the Allies received the unconditional surrender of the German [[Wehrmacht]].

===Theaters===
[[File:Opéra de Reims 2015.JPG|thumb|left|[[Reims Opera House]]]]
Venues include the [[Reims Opera House]], built in 1873 and renovated in 1931–1932, and the [[Reims Manège and Circus]], dating from 1865 and 1867.

The Comédie de Reims was inaugurated in 1966.

===Libraries===
Libraries in Reims include a [[Carnegie Library of Reims|Carnegie library]] which was built in the 1920s.

===Festivals and events===

At the beginning of the year, the FARaway - Festival des Arts à Reims is a two-week event of music, dance, theatre, exhibitions, and installations at various cultural venues around the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FARaway festival des arts à Reims |url=https://www.farawayfestival.eu/en/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=FARaway festival des arts à Reims |language=en-US}}</ref>

Every year in June, the ''Fêtes Johanniques'' commemorate the entrance of Joan of Arc into Reims in 1429 and the coronation of Charles VII of France in the cathedral.

In August and September there are regular evening light shows called Regalia projected onto the Reims Cathedral. It has a duration of 15 minutes and is free of charge. Regalia is an open-air multimedia show telling the story of the French coronations in a dramatic and whimsical fashion. Pets are welcome.

A [[Christmas market]] was held on the parvis of Reims Cathedral (Place du Cardinal-Luçon). It has since been moved in front of the Reims train station. In takes place in the month before Christmas, in 2023 this will be November 24th until December 24th. The Christmas market in Reims is the 3rd largest Christmas market in France. There are 150 different stalls each with various regional crafts, gifts, foods and specialities. This includes a famous poutine stand. The market last year was open on Mondays from 2pm to 8pm, Tuesday to Thursday from 10:30am to 10pm, Friday from 10:30am to 10pm, Saturday from 10am to 10pm, and Sundays from 10pm to 8pm. Access to the Christmas market is free and it is accessible to people with reduced mobility. Dogs are welcome if they are on a leash. Close by, there is a large traditional Christmas tree.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reims Christmas Market 2023 |url=https://www.reims-tourisme.com/en/reims-christmas-market/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Reims Tourisme |language=en-US}}</ref> 

===Wine and food===
[[File:Reims Place Erlon.jpg|thumb|Place Drouet d'Erlon]]
Restaurants and bars are concentrated around Place Drouet d'Erlon in the city centre.

Reims, along with [[Épernay]] and [[Ay, Marne|Ay]], functions as one of the centres of champagne production. Many of the largest [[List of champagne producers|champagne-producing houses]], known as ''les grandes marques'', have their headquarters in Reims, and most open for tasting and tours. Champagne ages in the many caves and tunnels under Reims, which form a sort of maze below the city. Carved from [[chalk]], some of these passages date back to Roman times.

The ''[[biscuit rose de Reims]]'' is a biscuit frequently associated with Champagne wine.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Riches of France: A Shopping and Touring Guide to the French Provinces|last=Clemente|first=Maribeth|publisher=St. Martin's Press}}</ref> Reims was long renown for its ''[[pain d'épices]]'' and ''nonnette''.<ref>''[[Encyclopédie Méthodique]]: Arts et Métiers mécaniques'', volume 5 (1788), p. 462.</ref>

===Sports===
[[File:Circuit de Reims-Gueux - 002.jpg|thumb|left|[[Reims-Gueux]] circuit]]
Between 1925 and 1969, Reims hosted the ''[[Grand Prix de la Marne]]'' [[automobile race]] at the circuit of [[Reims-Gueux]]. The [[French Grand Prix]] took place here 14 times between 1938 and 1966.

{{As of | 2021}}, the football club ''[[Stade Reims]]'', based in the city, competed in the [[Ligue 1]], the highest tier of French football. ''Stade Reims'' became the outstanding team of France in the 1950s and early 1960s and reached the final of the [[European Cup of Champions]] twice in that era.

In October 2018, the city hosted the second [[Teqball]] World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1075167/teqball-world-cup|title=Teqball World Championships and World Rankings|publisher=[[Inside the Games]]|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref>

The city has hosted the [[Reims Marathon]] since 1984.