Festival Culture des Îles
Festival of overseas cultures and diversity in Tarbes
About Culture des Îles
The Festival Culture des Îles is organized by the association Couleur Piment Créole in Tarbes. It highlights overseas cultures through conferences, film screenings, Creole and Antillean music concerts, an associative village, and Creole meals. The event promotes cultural mixing and inclusion actions.
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Festival Culture des Îles: Overseas Cultures in Tarbes
The Festival Culture des Îles is a cultural event organized by the association Couleur Piment Créole in Tarbes. It celebrates the richness and diversity of overseas cultures — Antilles, Réunion, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Polynesia — through a varied program combining conferences, music, dance, and gastronomy.
A Rich and Engaged Program
Each edition features conferences-debates with sociologists and associative actors, documentary screenings followed by round tables, Creole and Indian Ocean music concerts, an associative village dedicated to cultural mixing, Creole storytelling, and Creole meals open to all.
A Unifying Event
The Festival Culture des Îles aims to be a space for meeting and sharing between overseas communities settled in mainland France and the Bigourdan public. It contributes to the promotion of living together and cultural diversity in the Hautes-Pyrénées.
Culture des Îles — edition 2026
The Festival Culture des Îles 2026 will return to Tarbes for a new edition celebrating overseas cultures. Programming to come.
Festival Culture des Îles 2026
The 2026 edition of the Festival Culture des Îles will be held in Tarbes around May. The program will be announced later.
Prices Culture des Îles 2026
Practical information — Culture des Îles
Location
Salle Jean Mermoz, 17 rue Jean Mermoz, 65000 Tarbes. Some events at the Kiosque du Jardin Massey and at the Buffet de la Gare.
Prices
Free entry for most events. Creole meals by reservation.
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Where does it take place — Culture des Îles
Salle Jean Mermoz
17 rue Jean Mermoz, 65000 Tarbes