Your stay during the Festival
10 minutes from Avignon · Pool · Spa · Absolute calm
For its 80th edition, the Avignon Festival looks to the future and projects itself towards the next eighty years of its history. Artistic director Tiago Rodrigues invites artists to question the future of theatre and performing arts, in connection with the founding utopia carried by Jean Vilar, who created the festival in 1947.
"This edition will be rooted in the future and projected towards the next eighty years of the Festival. The questions carried by the invited artists will be addressed to the future, in connection with Jean Vilar's utopia." — Tiago Rodrigues
Complicit Artist — Avignon Festival 2026
Cape Verdean choreographer known for her singular and provocative aesthetic. Her work explores the boundaries of body, ritual and excess in creations that challenge the codes of contemporary dance.
After English (2023), Spanish (2024) and Arabic (2025), the Avignon Festival 2026 invites Korean culture. Beyond the soft power of K-pop and cinema, the aim is to reveal the deep richness of South Korean performing arts: theatre, dance, contemporary performance.
For the first time, the Avignon Festival, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Holland Festival join forces as they each approach their 80th anniversary. This triennial collaboration marks the beginning of an unprecedented shared artistic journey.
Anticipated show: Christiane Jatahy will present A Trial – after an enemy of the people based on Henrik Ibsen, with Brazilian actor Wagner Moura in the role of Doctor Stockmann — his major return to the stage after eighteen years' absence. Co-produced with the Holland Festival and Edinburgh International Festival.
2026 Agenda
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Press conference at La FabricA, Avignon
Cour d'Honneur du Palais des Papes — Avignon
22 days of live performance · Festival OFF — 60th edition
The Avignon Festival 2026 runs from 4 to 25 July 2026. This is the 80th edition. The Festival OFF 2026 (60th edition) runs at the same dates.
The full programme will be unveiled in early April 2026 at a press conference at La FabricA. Ticketing is already open at billetterie.festival-avignon.com.
The guest language is Korean. After English (2023), Spanish (2024) and Arabic (2025), the festival celebrates the richness of South Korean performing arts.
Château de l'Insolas is in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, just 10 minutes from Avignon. Away from city centre noise during the festival, the 4-star establishment offers apartments, studios and the Provençal Bastide with pool and spa.
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is accessible from Avignon by car (10 min), festival shuttle or by bike via the cycle path along the Rhône. Free parking is available at Château de l'Insolas.
The Festival OFF is a festival independent of the Festival IN, bringing together hundreds of companies in partner venues throughout Avignon. In 2026, it celebrates its 60th edition at the same dates as Festival IN (4–25 July).
10 minutes from Avignon · Pool · Spa · Absolute calm
The Avignon Festival 2026 celebrates its 80th edition from 4 to 25 July. Under the artistic direction of Tiago Rodrigues since 2022, this anniversary edition turns towards the future, questioning Jean Vilar's founding utopia. The guest language — Korean — and complicit artist Marlène Monteiro Freitas embody this openness to the world and the diversity of artistic forms.
The Festival IN is the official festival, with programming selected by the artistic direction. The Festival OFF, celebrating its 60th edition in 2026, brings together hundreds of independent companies throughout the city. Both run from 4 to 25 July 2026, offering a plethoric programme as Avignon transforms into the world capital of theatre.
Avignon's city centre is saturated and noisy during the festival. Château de l'Insolas in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (Gard) offers a luxury alternative 10 minutes away: 4-star apartments, pool, spa and sauna in a 14th-century château. Guaranteed relaxation between performances.
