Festival ETC

ℹ️ Event discontinued. The ETC Festival only had two documented editions, the last one on November 6 and 7, 2015, at the Cergy-Pontoise Leisure Island. No subsequent edition has been publicly announced, and reference databases (InfoConcert, Route des Festivals) explicitly state that this festival no longer exists. As of the verification date, no 2026 edition appears in the official agenda of the City of Cergy or that of the Cergy-Pontoise agglomeration.

A Citizen Festival Under a Big Top

The ETC Festival took place in Cergy-Pontoise (Val-d'Oise), under the big top of the Cherche-Trouve Circus School, located on the Cergy-Pontoise Leisure Island. This one-hectare setting, in the heart of 250 hectares of greenery and ponds, offered a natural backdrop for this cultural and civic event.

A Multidisciplinary and Committed Program

The festival offered a program combining concerts, shows, and workshops. Musical evenings were held from 7:30 PM to 1 AM, with free participation. Workshops, conferences, and round tables focused on themes related to the social and solidarity economy, recycling, ecology, and sustainable lifestyles.

A Local Associative Partnership

The event was organized in partnership with several structures in Val-d'Oise, including the Ligue de l'enseignement du Val-d'Oise, the Cherche-Trouve Circus School, the Cergy-Pontoise Leisure Island, as well as various associations related to the social and solidarity economy. The 2nd edition, in November 2015, marks the last public trace of the festival.

A Cultural Life Reorganized in Cergy-Pontoise

Since the discontinuation of the ETC Festival, Cergy-Pontoise's cultural life has been structured around other major events: the street arts and circus festival Cergy, Soit ! in September, the Arts et Humanités Festival by Théâtre 95 in spring, the Cergy Street Festival organized by ESSEC students, the Festival du Regard dedicated to photography, as well as the annual program of Points communs — Nouvelle scène nationale de Cergy-Pontoise et du Val d'Oise.