Imag'in Festival

ℹ️ Festival discontinued since 2018. The Imag'in Festival is no longer held in Tours. Its last documented edition — the 10th, organized for the festival's tenth anniversary — took place on September 28 and 29, 2018, on Île Aucard. The organizing association Prod'Cité still exists but has since refocused on media education (Fabrique d'Images Citoyennes, Wanted TV show) and no longer organizes the event. No edition has been publicly documented since 2018.

The urban music event in Touraine

Created in 2008 on the initiative of the Prod'Cité association, the Imag'in Festival established itself for a decade as the major urban music event in Tours. The event aimed to break down genre barriers and foster dialogue between aesthetics that don't always meet: rap, world music, electro, amplified music, and contemporary sound creations.

A cultural and social project rooted in Sanitas

Imag'in was not limited to a simple concert program. The festival was part of an initiative to promote urban culture as a mode of social engagement and integration. During its first nine editions, it was held in early September on Place Saint-Paul, in the heart of the Sanitas district, with free admission, attracting a growing audience (up to 4,000 spectators). The Prod'Cité association, led by director Pepiang Toufdy, also welcomed artists throughout the year to support them in their musical and artistic creation.

A springboard for emerging artists

The festival gave pride of place to emerging artists and budding talents. The winners of the competition organized as part of Imag'in became members of the association, which then supported them in their artistic development.

The end of an adventure

After a turbulent 2017 edition, the organizers chose to renew the formula for the festival's tenth anniversary by moving from Sanitas to Île Aucard, with paid ticketing and an ambitious program (Chinese Man, Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Davodka…). However, this 10th edition on September 28 and 29, 2018, revealed the organizational limits and effectively marked the festival's last edition. The association's official website is no longer online, and no new edition has been announced since. Should a revival ever be organized, the information would need to be confirmed with the Prod'Cité association.