Founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, the Festival d'Avignon is now one of the biggest international theatre events featuring contemporary live performance. For 789years now, the city of Avignon turns into a thriving theatre city.
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The Festival d'Avignon represents 79 years of universalism in the service of cultural heritage and contemporary creation. 79 years of putting art and social reality into perspective. 79 years of a political and aesthetic project that observes the great metamorphoses of the performing arts and, through them, the diversity and complexity of the world.
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Cour d'honneur of the Palais des papes is the birthplace of the Festival, which takes over 30...
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Cour d'honneur of the Palais des papes is the birthplace of the Festival, which takes over 30...
Opening times
Opening times
From 5 July 2025 until 26 July 2025 - Open everyday
