Arena Music Festival
Electro and urban festival at the Colisée de Chartres
2026
About Arena Music Festival
The Arena Music Festival is an electronic, urban, and hard music event held at the Colisée in Chartres, founded by local DJ Nick Stevanson. Its inaugural edition on October 18, 2025, brought together nine artists to perform for a crowd of 1,500, featuring acts such as Vegedream, DJ Bens, and Sound of Legend. Its motto: "When the arena opens, the journey begins!"
Our team has not been able to confirm with an official source that this 2026 edition is taking place. The dates and program shown below may be outdated. We strongly recommend that you contact the organizer directly to verify before any travel or registration.
Arena Music Festival — edition 2026
As of mid-August 2026, no second edition of the Arena Music Festival has been announced. The event schedule for the Colisée de Chartres, which is published through March 2028, does not include any dates for this festival, and the festival's Facebook page has been inactive since October 20, 2025, just two days after its inaugural event.
2026 Edition: Nothing announced to date
The first Arena Music Festival took place on October 18, 2025, at the Colisée de Chartres, drawing a crowd of 1,500 people. No follow-up edition has been announced since.
As of August 17, 2026, the Colisée's official schedule lists 32 events between October 11, 2026, and March 5, 2028, including two in October 2026 (Génération Céline on the 11th and Lara Fabian on the 22nd). The Arena Music Festival is not among them. Furthermore, the festival's Facebook page has not been updated since October 20, 2025.
There are no tickets currently on sale. For the 2025 event, tickets went on sale on June 16 for an October 18 show, providing a four-month lead time.
Therefore, the date of October 17, 2026, should be verified directly with the organizers or the Colisée at 02 34 40 33 00.
Highlights Arena Music Festival 2026
Key Takeaways
- No 2026 edition announced as of mid-August 2026
- Absent from the Colisée de Chartres schedule, which is published through March 2028
- Only edition to date: October 18, 2025, featuring nine artists for 1,500 attendees
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Practical Information
Location
Le Colisée, 28 rue Danièle Casanova, 28000 Chartres. Tel: 02 34 40 33 00.
Getting there
On foot: The Colisée is accessible from the Chartres train station via the pedestrian bridge and via rue Danièle Casanova.
By car: Q-Park Gare Colisée, 25 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jean, located right next to the venue. On event nights, 5 hours of parking are available at a discounted rate upon reservation.
Tickets
Tickets are available online via the Colisée website. In 2025, prices ranged from €35 to €38.
Access conditions
Indoor event. The 2025 edition hosted 1,500 attendees.
An electronic festival born in Chartres in 2025
The Arena Music Festival was launched by Nick Stevanson, a Chartres-based DJ whose real name is Jérémy Touzeau. The first edition was the culmination of a year of hard work. Originally scheduled for April 2025, it was postponed to Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the Colisée, the Chartres Métropole venue located on rue Danièle Casanova.
The inaugural edition, October 18, 2025
The event kicked off at 8:00 PM, featuring a lineup of nine artists ranging from national headliners to local DJs:
- Vegedream, the rapper behind the hit "Ramenez la coupe à la maison"
- DJ Bens, a DJ from Marseille who has opened for Beyoncé and Bigflo et Oli
- Sound of Legend, previously featured at Lucé en fête
- Nick Stevanson, the local DJ who founded the festival
- Nala, Perché, and Tryno, local DJs
- DJ Drass
The event drew 1,500 attendees. Radio Intensité hailed it as a "successful debut," noting that the dance floor was packed, while the stands were more sparsely populated. Tickets were priced between €35 and €38.
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