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Summer festivals
“Mini Rock en Seine”, “Place aux Mômes”, “Les Pestacles”… the festivals put on their show this summer to entertain children and parents. On the programming side, toddlers will be spoiled for choice between circus, dance, puppet shows, magic tricks, plays and storytelling!
Festival “Au Bonheur des Mômes”
This year, Wallonia, guest of honor, is doing its circus for the 21st edition of the Festival “Au Bonheur des Mômes”. Nearly 90 theater companies and more than 300 performances await little visitors. Puppets, dance, street arts, storytelling, exhibitions, giant games… everything is planned to amuse children.
Au Grand Bornand (74)
August 26 to 31
“Kids Festival”
The “Festival des Mômes” is a cultural event, entirely dedicated to children from 6 months to 13 years old. For four days, the heart of the city of Montbéliard will beat to the rhythm of festive events and artistic festivities which will undoubtedly amaze the wizards.
Montbéliard (25)
From 23 to 26 August
“Place aux Mômes” Festival
Tales, puppets, singing, circus, dance, theater, music… In total, the “Place aux mômes” festival brings together more than one hundred shows that give pride of place to street arts. To better navigate, performances take place on a fixed day of the week. The particularity of this festival? He travels to several seaside resorts on the Breton coast (Cancale, Dinard, Roscoff, etc.).
Several places in Brittany
July 9 to August 24
Festival “Théâtr’enfants”
Organized on the sidelines of the famous Avignon Festival, the “Théâtr’enfants” Festival offers a rich theatrical program, suitable for young audiences, with live performance as a common thread. For sixteen days, thirteen companies and three storytellers put on their show. Theater, aerial dance, puppet shows, storytelling … children will definitely be in for a treat.
Avignon (84)
From 10 to 28 July
“Les Pestacles” Festival
Summer returns and, as always, the “Pestacles” flock to the Parc Floral. Every Wednesday until September, there will be clowns, concerts and puppet shows, specially designed to make families swing.
Parc Floral, Vincennes (94)
From June 6 to September 26
“Kids’ Garden” Festival
On the sidelines of the “Chalon dans la rue” Off Festival dedicated to adults, the “Jardin des Kids” festival allows children to enter the world of incredible theater companies. This year, no less than 27 foreign companies from 9 different countries will come to entertain families: Belgium, Spain, Japan, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, and Slovenia.
Chalon sur Saône (71)
July 18-22
Festival « Aurillac »
The “Aurillac International Street Theater Festival” brings together an average of 20 official artistic companies and more than 500 visiting companies in the field of street theater. All the performing arts are represented there, with amazing and unique shows for toddlers.
Aurillac (15)
August 22-25
“La route du Sirque” festival
The contemporary circus “La route du Sirque” has been bustling for 25 years in the heart of the park of Nexon castle! This festival makes summer rhyme with a marquee, circus, celebration and discovery. The acrobatic dance shows, the acrobats, the tightrope walkers and the splendid decorations will undoubtedly amaze children.
Nexon (87)
August 10-18
Festival «Mini Rock en Seine»
The famous Parisian festival “Rock en Seine” is also available for children. A special program is offered to them with the “Mini Rock en Seine”. Everything is planned to transform toddlers into perfect budding rockers. Playing electric guitar, singing in a rock band, making your own musical instruments, they’ll love it!
Domaine national de Saint-Cloud, Paris (75)
August 24, 25 and 26