Festival d'Avignon
Festival d'Avignon takes place Early - late Jul 2027 (expected; 2026 edition ran Jul 4 - 25) in Avignon, France. The dress code is Casual and comfortable; breathable clothing for 30C+ days and sturdy shoes for medieval streets. Typical cost ranges from 300 to 1000 EUR per person.
The world's most important contemporary theatre festival, founded in 1947, whose flagship stage is the open-air Cour d'Honneur of the Palais des Papes. Around the curated IN programme, the enormous OFF festival fills every courtyard, chapel and garage in the walled city with hundreds of shows daily. For three July weeks Avignon simply becomes theatre.
- When
- Early - late Jul 2027 (expected; 2026 edition ran Jul 4 - 25)
- Where
- Avignon, France
- Dress code
- Casual and comfortable; breathable clothing for 30C+ days and sturdy shoes for medieval streets
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 300 to 1000 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 30 - 35C, hot and dry; the Mistral wind can pick up at night
- When to book
- IN programme tickets sell from June and Cour d'Honneur nights go instantly; book lodging inside the walls months ahead
- Getting there
- MRS (Marseille), 1h by car; TGV from Paris to Avignon TGV in about 2h40
- Where to stay
- La Mirande, Hotel d'Europe, Hotel de l'Horloge
- Official site
- https://festival-avignon.com/en/
How to attend
Official IN tickets go on sale in June at festival-avignon.com with reductions for under-30s; the parallel OFF (avignonleoff.com) sells hundreds of walk-up shows at low prices, plus free street performance everywhere. Sleep inside or near the walls - the city is the festival. TGV from Paris makes it an easy trip.
Insider tip
Buy the OFF festival discount card and graze on several cheap shows a day - the Palais des Papes courtyard is the bucket-list ticket, but the OFF is where careers are made.
Get inside Festival d'Avignon
Booking matters here: iN programme tickets sell from June and Cour d'Honneur nights go instantly; book lodging inside the walls months ahead. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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