Festival en Bastides

25th Edition — 25 Years of Live Arts

The 25th edition of the Festival en Bastides took place from August 4th to 9th, 2025, celebrating a quarter-century of live performances in the bastides of western Aveyron. To mark this anniversary, the festival featured 32 eclectic and innovative performances by over 25 companies from various backgrounds.

Circus, theater, dance, music, puppetry, juggling, clowning, and street arts took over the squares, alleys, and gardens of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Najac, Villeneuve d'Aveyron, La Bastide l'Évêque, Rieupeyroux, and Sauveterre-de-Rouergue for six days. All performances were free.