Festival de Gavarnie
An altitude artistic project in the heart of the Gavarnie cirque
Edition 2026 — event currently on hold
There is no edition scheduled in 2026 for this event. This page remains accessible to archive the history of the manifestation and will be updated if a new edition is announced.
About Festival de Gavarnie
ℹ️ Festival currently on hold. The Gavarnie Festival, a famous open-air theatre festival at the foot of the Cirque de Gavarnie (Hautes-Pyrénées), considered one of the highest in Europe, has not presented an edition since 2022. No edition is announced for 2026.
An emblematic high-altitude theatre festival in the Pyrenees
Founded in 1985 by François Joxe with the Chantier Théâtre, then carried by Bruno Spiesser's Théâtre Fébus, the Gavarnie Festival offered for decades major open-air theatre shows, performed at night at the foot of the Cirque de Gavarnie, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The public would walk to the Courade plateau, at an altitude of approximately 1,450 m, to attend adaptations of great repertoire texts.
The last documented edition was the 36th, in 2022, with Romeo and Juliet. The 2023, 2024, and 2025 editions did not take place. The association created in 2020 to take over the torch reported difficulties, and the local press was questioning in 2025 the chances of the festival's revival.
To date, the festival is therefore on hold and no 2026 edition is confirmed. If a new edition were to emerge, it would be announced on the official website and the festival's ticketing platform.
Festival de Gavarnie — edition 2026
ℹ️ No 2026 edition. The Gavarnie Festival is not offering a show in 2026. After the 36th edition in 2022 (Romeo and Juliet), the 2023, 2024, and 2025 editions did not take place: the festival is on hold and its return is not confirmed.
2026 Edition: No Show Announced
The Gavarnie Festival, an open-air theater at the foot of the Gavarnie cirque in the Hautes-Pyrénées, is not presenting an edition in 2026. As of the verification date, no program, no dates, and no open ticket sales have been announced by the organizing association.
The last documented edition was the 36th, in summer 2022, with the show Romeo and Juliet. The 2023, 2024, and 2025 editions did not take place. Local press in 2025 mentioned uncertainty about a possible revival of the festival.
Should a new edition be organized, information would be published on the official website and on the festival's Festik ticketing platform.
Practical information — Festival de Gavarnie
Practical Information
Access
The show takes place on the Courade plateau, accessible on foot from the village of Gavarnie (about a 30-minute walk).
- By car: From Tarbes or Lourdes, follow the D921 via Argelès-Gazost then Luz-Saint-Sauveur to Gavarnie-Gèdre.
Contact
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.festival-gavarnie.com
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Where does it take place — Festival de Gavarnie
Plateau de la Courade, Cirque de Gavarnie
Plateau de la Courade, Cirque de Gavarnie, 65120 Gavarnie-Gèdre