KoBoLD Festival
Multidisciplinary festival and urban arts in Baume-les-Dames
About KoBoLD
A festival born from Baume-les-Dames' cultural ambition
The KoBoLD Festival was born in 2021, driven by the town of Baume-les-Dames and its desire to offer a quality cultural event, free and open to all. In just a few editions, this multidisciplinary festival has established itself as a must-attend summer event in the Doubs region, attracting families and curious audiences to the streets and neighborhoods of this charming town at the confluence of the Doubs and Cusancin rivers.
Urban arts and street culture
KoBoLD draws its identity from urban arts and street culture. Each edition offers an eclectic program mixing open-air concerts in the heart of the town center, street theater for children and adults, circus arts, artistic performances, and participatory cultural workshops. The streets, squares, and public spaces of Baume-les-Dames become open-air stages.
Three days of celebration and discovery
From Friday to Sunday, the festival transforms the town into a vast artistic playground. Parades and processions take over the medieval alleys, circus shows amaze in the squares, and concerts resonate in the historic center. The program mixes established artists and emerging companies, offering a showcase of contemporary creation in street arts.
A free and participatory event
All shows and concerts at the KoBoLD Festival are completely free, ensuring access to culture for all audiences. The cultural workshops invite spectators to become participants, in a spirit of sharing and conviviality that characterizes this human-scale event. The festival benefits from the support of the Été culturel program from the Ministry of Culture.
KoBoLD — edition 2026
6th edition of the KoBoLD Festival on Saturday, July 11, Sunday, July 12 and Monday, July 13, 2026 in Baume-les-Dames (Doubs). Three days of free street arts festival: open-air concerts, street theater for all ages, circus, dance, urban cultures and cultural workshops take over the city center of Baume-les-Dames.
6th edition: KoBoLD returns on July 11, 12 and 13, 2026
The KoBoLD Festival returns to Baume-les-Dames for its 6th edition on Saturday, July 11, Sunday, July 12 and Monday, July 13, 2026. A multidisciplinary festival dedicated to culture in the broadest sense, KoBoLD reinvents itself every year and brings the atmosphere of a street arts festival to life throughout the city center.
On the program: open-air concert evenings, street theater for all ages, circus arts, dance, urban cultures and participatory cultural workshops. All shows and concerts are free. The activities take place at several locations in the city: place de la Loi, place de l'Abbaye, ancienne école municipale, cour de la médiathèque…
Programme KoBoLD 2026
2026 Program (excerpts)
All shows and concerts are free, spread across several locations in the city center (place de la Loi, place de l'Abbaye, ancienne école municipale, cour de la médiathèque).
Street Theater
- Des Plumes aux Sabots — itinerant poetry on horseback
- Yseult et Tristant — medieval reinterpretation
Dance
- Step#1 — dance duo to rhythmic electronic music, the audience invited to dance
Circus / Performance
- Ensemble on va trop loin — performance on social psychology
Concerts
- Kevin Twomey (with Guillaume Amoureux and Philippe Lapierre) — folk rock
- ZARBA — Balkan music
- Soul / R&B and electronic music
Young Audience
- Sors de là ! — puppet theater
Workshops
- Board game sessions (Saturday and Sunday)
Full program available for download on the official festival website.
Highlights KoBoLD 2026
What to expect in 2026
- Open-air concerts
- Street theater
- Circus arts
- Urban cultures
- Participatory workshops
- Free entry
Prices KoBoLD 2026
Practical information — KoBoLD
Access
The festival takes place in various locations in the town center of Baume-les-Dames.
- By car: Baume-les-Dames is accessible via the N83/D683 from Besançon (30 km, 30 min) or Montbéliard (50 km, 45 min).
- By train: Baume-les-Dames SNCF station on the Besançon-Belfort line.
- Parking: Free parking near the town center.
Hours
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Shows in the afternoon and evening.
Prices
All shows and concerts are free.
Contact
- Website: festivalkobold.wixsite.com/festival-kobold
- Baume-les-Dames Town Hall: 03 81 84 27 80
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Centre-ville de Baume-les-Dames
Centre-ville de Baume-les-Dames, 25110 Baume-les-Dames