Le Cratère Surface
2026
Edition 2026 — Finished
Edition 2026 — Le Cratère Surface
2026 edition of Cratère Surfaces, the international street arts festival of Alès, from Thursday, July 2 to Saturday, July 4, 2026. Three days of free shows with an international focus on the Basque Country: dance, street theater, circus, pyrotechnic percussion and brass bands take over the city center.
Cratère Surfaces 2026 — focus Basque Country
From Thursday, July 2 to Saturday, July 4, 2026, Cratère Surfaces takes over the city center of Alès for its new edition. This year, the festival highlights the vitality of creation from the Basque Country, with seven invited companies thanks to the support of the Etxepare Basque Institute, the Basque Government and Artekale, in cooperation with Le Cratère - Scène nationale d'Alès.
A multidisciplinary program
Dance is particularly honored this year, presented in all its forms: vertical dance, traditional dance, contemporary dance. Added to this are wordless street theater, ethereal and magical circus, pyrotechnic percussion and brass bands in the streets.
Free and accessible to all
As every year, all shows are completely free, mostly without reservation. The festival expects approximately 23,000 spectators over the three days.
Programme
Focus Basque Country — 7 invited companies
Supported by the Etxepare Basque Institute and the Basque Government (Basque Autonomous Community, Foral Community of Navarre and French Basque Country):
- Harrobi Dantza Bertikala — vertical dance
- Bilaka — traditional Basque dance
- Osa+Mujika — contemporary dance
- Led Silhouette & Marcos Morau (Navarre) — contemporary dance
- Markeliñe — wordless street theater
- Rouge Elea — ethereal and magical circus
- Deabru Beltzak — pyrotechnic percussion
Brass Bands — Place Henri Barbusse (Festival HQ)
- Les Grooms — brass band orchestra
- SopaLoca — brass band
Circus — banks of the Gardon (Pont Vieux)
Three exceptional circus shows are planned on the banks of the Gardon, at Pont Vieux.
Festival locations
- Place Henri Barbusse — headquarters, fan clubs, brass bands
- Banks of the Gardon at Pont Vieux — circus shows
- Various squares and streets in the city center of Alès
Full program and detailed schedules on the official website cratere-surfaces.com (downloadable PDF).
Highlights
- International focus on the Basque Country: 7 invited companies
- 100% free festival, mostly without reservation for shows
- 3 days, approximately 23,000 spectators expected
- Vertical dance, contemporary dance, street theater, circus, pyrotechnic percussion
- Exceptional circus shows on the banks of the Gardon
Prices
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Published by Valentin Contard, festival listings writer. Reviewed, corrected and approved by Christophe Contard, editor-in-chief. .