Looking for some performing arts during your stay in Normandy? Here’s an overview of all the festivals taking place across Normandy over the summer where you can enjoy all kinds of street performers, jugglers, comedians and dancers!
Viva Cité in Sotteville-lès-Rouen, near Rouen (Seine-Maritime)
More than 90,000 spectators are expected to attend international festival Viva Cité, which will star no less than 75 dance troupes.
Free of charge
17 and 18 May 2025
Town centre
76300 Sotteville-lès-Rouen
www.sotteville-les-rouen.fr
www.facebook.com/VivaCiteFestival
Les Plateaux éphémères in Mondeville, near Caen (Calvados)
Les Plateaux éphémères celebrates its 10th birthday this year with an exciting programme of eight shows, showacasing music, theatre, dance, and thrilling circus acts such as jugglers, clowns and acrobats!
Free of charge
24 and 25 May 2025
La Renaissance
14120 Mondeville
www.larenaissance-mondeville.fr
La Fête du Cirque in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc (Seine-Maritime)
Also celebrating its 13th birthday is Fête du Cirque, a circus festival combines circus and street arts performed by 16 theatre troupes amid the beautiful setting of the Château de Gromesnil.
6 to 8 June 2025
Outdoor shows are free.
Parc du château de Gromesnil
76430 Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc
lafeteducirque.lehavreseinemetropole.fr
Les Virevoltés in Vire (Calvados)
This popular festival has been running for 30 years and is a must for performing arts lovers, with a mix of music and street arts.
From 1st to 10 July 2025
Town centre
14500 Vire
lesvirevoltes.org
www.facebook.com/LesVirevoltes
Les Mascarets in Pont-Audemer (Eure)
Celebrate performing arts at its best at Le Mascarets, which takes place in the pretty town of Pont-Audemer, not far from the Marais Vernier and Honfleur.
2025 dates TBC
27500 Pont-Audemer
www.ville-pont-audemer.fr/culture/festival-des-mascarets
www.facebook.com/Mascarets-Pont-Audemer
Sorties de Bain in Granville (Manche)
On every street corner and along the beach, you’ll find 150 performances taking place over the course of the Sorties de Bains festival.
Free of charge
From 3 to 6 July 2025
Place Foch, Théâtre Marin, Théâtre Vert, Parc du Val ès Fleurs, port, Haute ville
50400 Granville
www.sortiesdebain.com
www.facebook.com/sortiesdebain
Éclat(s) de rue in Caen (Calvados)
This fesrtival brings together a collection of dance, circus acts, puppet shows, clowns and magicians, and expects to welcome around 40,000 visitors. Don’t miss the final show, the Eclat final!
2025 dates TBC
14000 Caen
caen.fr/eclats-de-rue
fr-fr.facebook.com/eclatsderue
Les Vendredis de l’été in Bagnoles-de-L’Orne
The spa town of Bagnoles-de-l’Orne comes alive every Friday night throughout the summer with its very own street arts festival, Les vendredis de l’été.
Free of charge
On Fridays from 4 July to 22 July 2025
Jardins du lac, place du Général de Gaulle, parc du château
61140 Bagnoles-de-l’Orne-Normandie
www.bagnolesdelorne.com
Côté cour, côté jardin in Bernay (Eure)
Pretty Bernay, officially recognised as a ‘town of art and history’, is the setting for this festival, which combines humour, derision, poetry and mystery.
2025 dates TBC
27300 Bernay
www.bernaylaville.fr/pole-culture
Les Faltaisies de Falaise (Calvados)
The Faltaisises festival sees street performances and shows take place all over the town of Falaise, birthplace of William the Conqueror.
2025 dates TBC
14700 Falaise
www.forum-falaise.fr
La Rue bucolique in Omonville-la-Rogue (Manche)
The Manoir du Tourp farm is the setting for this colourful performing arts festival, which sees clowns, musicians, actors and circus performers gather for a fun weekend of performing arts!
9 and 10 August 2025
Manoir du Tourp
Omonville-la-Rogue
50440 La Hague
espacecultureldelahague.com
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