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Dates of the Festival d'Avignon 2026

FROM 4 TO 25 JULY 2026

For this 80th edition, Tiago Rodrigues, director of the Festival d'Avignon, invites us to look to the future: "This edition will be rooted in the future and projected towards the next eighty years of the Festival. It is to the future that the questions raised by the invited artists will be addressed, in line with Jean Vilar's utopia."

For the second consecutive year, the dates coincide with those of the festival off Avignon.
See you in early April to discover the programme for the Festival d'Avignon 2026.

Milo Rau's LA LETTRE to La FabricA

SUNDAY 25 JANUARY at 3pm

Presented this summer on tour, Milo Rau's LA LETTRE, a joint production by 2025 and the Festival, returns to Avignon for a single performance on 25 January at 3pm at La FabricA du Festival d'Avignon.
This is an opportunity, if you missed it this summer or would like to see it again, to immerse yourself in this show, which is a manifesto of what popular theatre can be today. Organised by Scènes d'Avignon and the Festival d'Avignon, Fest'hiver 2026 will take place from 23 January to 1 February 2026.

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Offer the unique experience of the Festival d'Avignon

The gift card can be used for any purchase made online, by telephone or directly at the Festival d'Avignon box office. It can be used once or several times on all items in the online shop, show tickets and discount cards. Valid from the date of purchase until 31 December 2026, it is available from 30€.

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Passes for the 80th édition

Want to see several shows in 2026?
Passes Festival and 3 clés allow you to benefit from reduced rates. Without a pass, the single price applies.

▶ valid for all your orders in 2026 (from 1 January to 31 December 2026)
▶ valid for all shows
▶ 5% discount on the shop and bookshop
▶ individual and dematerialised

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Guest language 2026: Korean

Monday 21 July 2025

After English, Spanish, and Arabic, the Festival d’Avignon welcomes an Asian language that now shines across the globe: Korean. South Korean culture fascinates the world : K-pop, cinema, series, literature… But beyond this soft power, we seek to highlight the richness of Korean performing arts.

A historic collaboration

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Today, on the eve of their 80th anniversary in 2027, the Edinburgh International Festival, the Festival d'Avignon and the Holland Festival are joining forces for the first time, combining their artistic visions for a special collaboration that marks the beginning of a shared journey for years to come, adding a new chapter to their shared legacy.

With audiences

First time journey

What if I don't understand anything? Will I feel like I belong? Am I dressed correctly?

Faced with these questions that we have all asked ourselves, the Festival works to make performing arts accessible to all. The "Fisrt time" project was born out of the desire to answer these questions, to respond to a desire to feel at home or to make coming to a performance more comfortable.

Workshops to discover technical professions

Accompanied by professionals, nearly 600 young people a year learn about machinery, lighting, sound, video and costumes. A practical immersion behind the scenes to become an informed audience!

Making Waves Avignon

The Festival d'Avignon has joined forces with Making Waves to offer young people from all over France the opportunity to discover the world of live performance and learn radio and interviewing techniques.

80^th edition D-187 From 4 to 25 July 2026