To mark the 2026 European Heritage Days, the Avignon Festival invites you to take a behind-the-scenes look at the creation and history of this celebration of the performing arts through one of its most iconic venues: the Cour d’honneur of the Palais des Papes. Accompanied by Clément Demontis, a qualified tour guide, visitors will be immersed in almost 80 years of history.

SATURDAY 19th at 11.00 am, 2.00 pm and 3.30 pm; SUNDAY 20th at 2.00 pm and 3.30 pm.
Free, subject to booking | Duration: 1 hour

‘C’est pas du luxe’ is stopping off at La FabricA for two evenings. On the programme: Friday from 6.30 pm, ‘Méditerranée’, the Orchestre national d'Avignon's season-opening concert, featuring the Sequenza 9.3 ensemble, narration by Lambert Wilson and local organisations; Saturday from 7 pm, ‘Street Fighters’, a dance, rap and theatre party by Marina Gomes and the Hylel company, with battles, flash mobs, food trucks and a bar.

Five characters trapped in a time loop see their bodies transform and defy the laws of physics. With Chroniques, the Belgian company Peeping Tom has, for over twenty years, been exploring a unique artistic language in which bodies, objects and places seem subject to shifting realities. On 29, 30 and 31 January 2027 at La FabricA, as part of Fest’hiver, organised in collaboration with Les Scènes d’Avignon.

Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists by Tiago Rodrigues, produced by the Avignon Festival, is being performed at the National Theatre in London. This is a truly exceptional occasion: for the very first time in its history, the prestigious British institution is hosting a Portuguese-language production on its stage.

Did you attend one or more shows at this 80th Festival d’Avignon? We want to find out how you experience the Festival through an audience survey. Since 1995, the Festival d'Avignon's audience has been the subject of a vast research programme, in partnership with Avignon Université and Inseac. The data collected is anonymous.

Relive the 80th edition of the Festival d’Avignon through music! Dive into the world of this year’s Festival with a playlist featuring iconic tracks heard during the performances.

A way to extend the Festival experience, ready to take with you anywhere.

Available on Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music!