Festival de la Saint-Paul
Free street arts festival in Sarreguemines
About Saint-Paul Sarreguemines
The Festival de la Saint-Paul, or Festival des Arts de Rue de la Saint-Paul, is a festive and free event held annually on the last weekend of June in Sarreguemines, Moselle. Created over 30 years ago, this family-friendly festival takes over the city center with a program combining street performances, circus, music, brass bands, jugglers, stilt walkers, and internationally renowned artists. Each edition is built around a theme that permeates all the shows and parades, transforming Sarreguemines into a huge open-air theater.
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Sarreguemines Celebrates
For over 30 years, the Festival de la Saint-Paul has been the unmissable festive event in Sarreguemines. Every last weekend of June, this border town in Moselle transforms into a huge open-air theater where street performances, music, circus, and live arts take over the squares and streets of the city center for the delight of thousands of spectators.
A Thematic Festival
A Unifying Theme Each Year
Each edition of the Festival de la Saint-Paul is built around an original theme that gives its color to the entire program. In 2025, the 32nd edition plunged the city into the universe of the Microcosmos, inviting spectators to explore a world populated by luminous creatures and fantastic insects. Previous themes have explored various universes, from the Olympic Games to fantasy, including travel and nature.
About Twenty Companies
The program brings together about twenty companies, brass bands, jugglers, stilt walkers, and national and international street artists. The shows, designed for all ages and sensitivities, combine humor, poetry, acrobatic feats, and spectacular visual creations.
Three Days of Celebration
Street Performances
The streets of Sarreguemines' city center become the playground for street theater companies offering itinerant performances, fixed shows, and interactive installations. Jugglers, fire-eaters, giant puppeteers, and acrobats mingle with passers-by to create a festive atmosphere.
Music and Brass Bands
Music is omnipresent during the festival. Quirky brass bands like Les Rock-Magnons or Les Enfants de la Batt'rient liven up the streets with rock, batucada, and tribal percussion. Open-air concerts complete the musical program, offering a festive and varied soundscape.
Activities and Discoveries
During the festival, Sarreguemines museums open their doors with demonstrations, creative workshops, and guided tours. City center shops also participate in the festivities by offering activities and surprises to their customers. This mobilization of the entire city contributes to the unique atmosphere of Saint-Paul.
A Free and Unifying Event
The entire festival is free and open access, in line with the City of Sarreguemines' desire to offer a popular and unifying event. Saint-Paul is a moment of intergenerational sharing that brings together the inhabitants of Sarreguemines and surrounding towns, as well as many visitors from neighboring Saarland and the Palatinate.
Saint-Paul Sarreguemines — edition 2026
33rd edition of the Festival de la Saint-Paul – Street Arts Festival in Sarreguemines. Free street performances, circus, brass bands, and activities in the city center.
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Practical information — Saint-Paul Sarreguemines
Access
Sarreguemines is located east of Moselle, on the German border, easily accessible from France and Germany.
- By car: A4 motorway (Sarreguemines exit) or A320. About 80 km from Metz and 15 km from Saarbrücken (Germany). From Strasbourg, about 1h15. Free parking in the city center of Sarreguemines, near the performance venues. Special signage during the festival.
- By train: Sarreguemines station, served by TER from Metz (about 1h), Strasbourg (about 1h30) and by direct connection from Saarbrücken (Germany, 20 min). The station is a 10-minute walk from the pedestrian city center where the shows take place.
- By bus: Sarreguemines urban transport network. Intercity lines from neighboring towns and from Saarland (Germany).
- From Germany: Sarreguemines is on the border with Saarland. Many German visitors, easy access from Saarbrücken, Zweibrücken, and Pirmasens.
Location
The shows take place in the streets and squares of the city center of Sarreguemines, transformed into a huge open-air theater. The main stages are set up in the central squares. Itinerant performances traverse the pedestrian streets and quays along the Saar River. The complete route through the different performance venues takes about 2 to 3 hours.
Schedule
From Friday to Sunday, the last weekend of June. Shows take place during the day and evening, generally from 2 PM to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and from 10 AM to 7 PM on Sunday. The detailed program with times and locations for each show is published on the City of Sarreguemines website and distributed as flyers.
Prices
The entire festival is completely free and open access. No reservation required.
Food and Drink
Numerous restaurants, cafes, and brasseries in the city center of Sarreguemines. Food stalls and refreshment stands are set up near the main stages during the festival.
Museums and Heritage
During the festival, Sarreguemines museums (Musée de la Faïence, Jardin des Faïenciers) offer special activities, creative workshops, and guided tours.
Contact
City of Sarreguemines: www.sarreguemines.fr
Tourist Office: www.sarreguemines-tourisme.com
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Centre-ville de Sarreguemines
Centre-ville de Sarreguemines, 57200 Sarreguemines