Festival des Embarqués en Escales
Travelling street arts in Seine-Eure
About Les Embarqués
Les Embarqués: Street Art Along the Seine
The Festival des Embarqués has established itself as the flagship cultural event of the Agglomération Seine-Eure, in the Eure department of Normandy. Combining street arts, itinerant performances, and live shows, this free festival offers a unique artistic experience that takes over the towns of the region before culminating in the exceptional setting of the Parc de Léry-Poses.
The Escales: The Show Comes to You
For one to two weeks before the main weekend, the Escales of the Festival des Embarqués travel through about ten towns in the Seine-Eure agglomeration. Performing arts companies offer free shows in the villages and towns of the region, bringing theatre, circus, music, dance, and humour closer to the residents. This itinerant approach embodies the spirit of the festival: making culture accessible to all, regardless of where they live.
The towns hosting the Escales change each year, creating an element of surprise and renewal. Acquigny, Alizay, Andé, Heudebouville, Heudreville-sur-Eure, Pîtres, and many other villages have thus seen their squares and gardens transformed into ephemeral stages.
The Grand Weekend at Parc de Léry-Poses
The highlight of the festival takes place the weekend after the Escales, at the Parc de Léry-Poses, a vast natural space between land and water. This open-air theatre hosts a rich program of shows: acrobatic performances, circus creations, concerts, plays, choreographies, and participatory events. The public wanders freely between the different stages and performance areas, in a festive and friendly atmosphere.
A Spectacular Aerial Finale
Each edition concludes with a grand aerial and musical finale, often entrusted to internationally renowned companies like Transe Express. This closing show, blending music, acrobatics, and aerial visual effects, is a moment of grace and wonder that brings together thousands of spectators by the water, under the Norman sky.
A Multidisciplinary and Committed Festival
Les Embarqués revisits the pagan ceremonies of the summer solstice and Saint John's Day, blurring the lines between artistic genres: music, theatre, dance, and visual arts blend in original and accessible creations. The festival pays particular attention to the young public and families, with shows adapted for all ages and play and workshop areas. Everything is completely free, affirming the popular and unifying purpose of this event.
Les Embarqués — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Festival des Embarqués en Escales takes place from June 4 to 14, 2026 in the territory of the Agglomération Seine-Eure (Eure). The itinerant Escales will tour ten communes from June 4 to 12, before the big final weekend on June 13 and 14 at Parc de Léry-Poses. Circus, street theatre, music and dance — entirely free, for all audiences.
A 2026 edition in two highlights
The Festival des Embarqués unfolds its 2026 edition in two complementary phases, from June 4 to 14, 2026: first, the itinerant Escales from June 4 to 12 in ten communes of the Seine-Eure territory, then the big festive weekend on June 13 and 14 at Parc de Léry-Poses, the highlight of the program.
The Escales — June 4 to 12, 2026
For over a week, the festival's Escales travel to the heart of ten villages in the Agglomération Seine-Eure to offer free open-air shows for all audiences. The communes selected this year are: Amfreville-sous-les-Monts, Le Manoir, Saint-Cyr-la-Campagne, Saint-Germain-de-Pasquier, La Saussaye, Mandeville, Cailly-sur-Eure, Clef-Vallée-d'Eure, Saint-Étienne-sous-Bailleul and Criquebeuf-sur-Seine.
Each stop hosts a street arts company: theatre, circus, music, burlesque or poetic creations. Performances take place in the evening or afternoon depending on the sites, in the village square, in front of the town hall, in a park or around a communal bread oven.
The big weekend — June 13 and 14, 2026 at Parc de Léry-Poses
The festival then converges towards the Parc de Léry-Poses, fifteen minutes from Louviers, for two days of celebration with over 40 free performances. On the program: established companies from the national street arts circuit, street music, theatre, dance, circus, unusual entertainment and an ephemeral village.
On Saturday, June 13, festivities open at 12 PM and continue until 2 AM. On Sunday, June 14, the park is open to the public from 11 AM to 7 PM. The grand aerial finale is entrusted to the company Les Filles du Renard Pâle, with a light and aerial acrobatics show over the lake.
A free event, supported by the Agglomération Seine-Eure
Created in 2018, the Festival des Embarqués has established itself as the unmissable event for street arts in the Eure. The entire program — both Escales and the big weekend — is completely free, without reservation.
Programme Les Embarqués 2026
The Escales — June 4 to 12, 2026
Free shows in ten communes of the Agglomération Seine-Eure.
Friday, June 5, 2026
- 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Cailly-sur-Eure, in front of the Town Hall · L'Illiade by Compagnie Bravache — street theatre, the Homeric epic of the Trojan War revisited with humor. All audiences, 40 to 55 min. Free.
Saturday, June 6, 2026
- La Saussaye · festival stop (time to be specified by the organizer). Free.
Sunday, June 7, 2026
- 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Saint-Germain-de-Pasquier, Bread oven, route de Saint-Cyr · Fratello by Compagnie Bestia — circus and theatre, acrobatic duo on brotherhood, juggling and lifts. All audiences, 50 min. Free.
Friday, June 12, 2026
- 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM · Criquebeuf-sur-Seine, in front of the Town Hall · Mlle Orchestra by Compagnie Jacqueline Cambouis — street arts, seven determined neighbors explore waltzes, tangos, rock, funk and disco. All audiences, 70 to 90 min. Free.
The seven other stops (Amfreville-sous-les-Monts, Le Manoir, Saint-Cyr-la-Campagne, Mandeville, Clef-Vallée-d'Eure, Saint-Étienne-sous-Bailleul) also take place between June 4 and 12, 2026. Detailed schedules and companies can be found on the official website of Agglo Seine-Eure.
Big Weekend — Parc de Léry-Poses
Saturday, June 13, 2026 — 12 PM to 2 AM
- Site opens at 12:00 PM: ephemeral village, food trucks, unusual entertainment.
- Afternoon and evening: over 40 free performances — circus, theatre, music, dance, established companies from the national street arts circuit.
- Festivities until 2:00 AM.
Sunday, June 14, 2026 — 11 AM to 7 PM
- Park opens at 11:00 AM: continuation of the program, family entertainment.
- Grand aerial finale by the company Les Filles du Renard Pâle — aerial acrobatics and light show over the lake (precise time to be confirmed by the organizer).
- Site closes at 7:00 PM.
Complete and detailed program (times and companies for the big weekend) published by Agglo Seine-Eure: agglo-seine-eure.fr/festival-les-embarques.
Highlights Les Embarqués 2026
- Completely free festival, no reservation required, for all audiences
- 10 communes host the itinerant Escales from June 4 to 12, 2026
- Over 40 performances during the big weekend at Parc de Léry-Poses
- Grand aerial finale by the company Les Filles du Renard Pâle, over the lake
- Circus, theatre, music, dance — companies from the national street arts circuit
- Ephemeral village and food trucks on the final weekend (June 13-14)
- Bus access from Louviers (Semo lines 7A and 7B, Parc de Loisirs stop)
Prices Les Embarqués 2026
Practical information — Les Embarqués
Access and Location
The grand final weekend of the festival takes place at Parc de Léry-Poses in Normandy, 15 minutes from Louviers (Eure). The itinerant Escales, meanwhile, travel through ten communes of the Seine-Eure Agglomeration.
How to get there
- By bus: Semo network lines 7A and 7B, stop "Parc de Loisirs".
- By car: on-site parking at Parc de Léry-Poses.
On site
The park site hosts an ephemeral village during the grand weekend, with several food trucks, unusual entertainment, and convivial spaces by the lake.
Prices
The entire festival is free, both the Escales shows in the communes and the performances of the grand weekend at Parc de Léry-Poses. No ticketing is required.
Organizer contact
Communauté d'Agglomération Seine-Eure — 1 place Thorel, 27400 Louviers — Phone: 02 32 50 85 50.
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Where does it take place — Les Embarqués
Parc de Léry-Poses et communes de Seine-Eure
Parc de Léry-Poses, 27100 Val-de-Reuil