Les Embarqués Festival
The street arts festival by the water in Léry-Poses
About Les Embarqués
Les Embarqués Festival: street arts on the water
The Les Embarqués Festival is a free street arts festival that takes place every year in June at the Parc de Loisirs de Léry-Poses, in the heart of the Seine loop in the Eure region. Created in 2018 by the Agglomération Seine-Eure, it quickly established itself as the unmissable cultural event of the territory, with its unique combination of street performances by the water.
An exceptional natural setting
The Parc de Loisirs de Léry-Poses offers a remarkable natural setting for street arts. Between bodies of water, green spaces, and shaded paths, companies take over this lakeside landscape to create shows that dialogue with the environment. Aquatic performances, on-water installations, and aerial shows take advantage of this unique setting to offer immersive artistic experiences.
A multidisciplinary program
The festival offers a rich and varied program that mixes circus, theater, music, dance, and pyrotechnic shows. The most inventive national and international street arts companies perform on the site throughout the weekend. In 2024, the public discovered "Archibald Caramantran" and its magic lanterns, the "Bal Saint Louis" with the Big Johanna fanfare, and the final show by Groupe F with a celestial drone choreography. In 2025, Transe Express offered a spectacular aerial grand finale.
Les Escales: the festival visits the towns
For several editions, the Les Embarqués Festival has been extended with the Escales, traveling shows deployed in about ten towns in the Seine-Eure territory the week before the festival. Acrobatics, performances, humorous and street shows take over the squares and gardens of neighboring towns, allowing residents to experience the festival's effervescence closer to home.
A free and family-friendly event
Entirely free (only parking at the Leisure Park is charged at €5), the Les Embarqués Festival is an event open to all, designed for families and the curious of all ages. The gates open on Saturday at noon for festivities that continue until 2 a.m., and Sunday offers a full day of open-air entertainment and shows.
Les Embarqués — edition 2026
The Les Embarqués Festival returns on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14, 2026 to the Léry-Poses Leisure Park for two days of free street arts, by the water. The 9th edition (organised by Agglomération Seine-Eure) offers more than 40 multidisciplinary shows — circus, theatre, music, dance — with a grand aerial finale by Les Filles du Renard Pâle. Preceded by the Escales from June 4 to 12 in ten communes of the territory, the 2026 edition promises to be a highlight of street arts in Normandy.
Les Embarqués 2026: two days of free street arts in Léry-Poses
The Les Embarqués Festival returns on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14, 2026 to the Léry-Poses Leisure Park for its new edition. Organised by Agglomération Seine-Eure, the event offers an entirely free multidisciplinary weekend, open to all audiences, with more than 40 shows spread across the lakeside site.
A multidisciplinary program
Circus, theatre, music, dance, aquatic and aerial performances: national and regional companies take over the park, its bodies of water and green spaces. The 2026 edition will be crowned by the grand aerial finale by the company Les Filles du Renard Pâle, expected on Saturday evening as a highlight of the festival.
Les Escales: 10 communes from June 4 to 12, 2026
Before the final gathering, the Escales will tour ten communes of the Seine-Eure territory from June 4 to 12, 2026: Amfreville-sous-les-Monts, Le Manoir, Saint-Cyr-la-Campagne, Saint-Germain-de-Pasquier, La Saussaye, Mandeville, Cailly-sur-Eure, Clef-Vallée-d'Eure, Saint-Étienne-sous-Bailleul and Criquebeuf-sur-Seine. Shows confirmed to date:
- L'Illiade — Compagnie Bravache · Friday, June 5 at 7 PM, Cailly-sur-Eure Town Hall (theatre, humorous reinterpretation of the Trojan War)
- Fratello — Compagnie BESTIA · Sunday, June 7 at 3 PM, Saint-Germain-de-Pasquier Bread Oven (acrobatic duo on fraternity, 50 min, all audiences)
- Mlle Orchestra — Compagnie Jacqueline Cambouis · Friday, June 12 from 7 PM to 8:45 PM, Criquebeuf-sur-Seine Town Hall (seven determined neighbours in a multi-genre musical ensemble)
Final weekend hours
On Saturday, June 13, the festival opens at noon and continues until 2 AM. On Sunday, June 14, public access is from 11 AM until 7 PM.
On site
About ten food trucks offer a variety of catering throughout the weekend. The festival village hosts an official shop, circus and bubble initiations, and an inclusion stand dedicated to accessibility. Dogs on a leash are accepted on the site.
Programme Les Embarqués 2026
Pre-festival — Les Escales (June 4-12, 2026)
Free shows in ten communes of the Seine-Eure territory (theatre, circus, music, dance, all audiences):
- Friday, June 5 · 7 PM — L'Illiade, Compagnie Bravache · Cailly-sur-Eure Town Hall
- Sunday, June 7 · 3 PM — Fratello, Compagnie BESTIA · Bread Oven, route de Saint-Cyr, Saint-Germain-de-Pasquier (50 min)
- Friday, June 12 · 7 PM-8:45 PM — Mlle Orchestra, Compagnie Jacqueline Cambouis · Criquebeuf-sur-Seine Town Hall
- Other stops scheduled in Amfreville-sous-les-Monts, Le Manoir, Saint-Cyr-la-Campagne, La Saussaye, Mandeville, Clef-Vallée-d'Eure and Saint-Étienne-sous-Bailleul (dates and companies gradually unveiled by the organiser)
Saturday, June 13, 2026 · 12 PM-2 AM
Festival opens at noon at the Léry-Poses Leisure Park. Shows all day and all evening: circus, theatre, music, dance, aquatic and aerial performances (more than 40 proposals over the weekend). In the evening, grand aerial finale by the company Les Filles du Renard Pâle. Activities in the festival village (official shop, circus initiations, bubbles, family workshops).
Sunday, June 14, 2026 · 11 AM-7 PM
Second day of open-air shows by the water. Multidisciplinary program, family entertainment, food trucks and festival village. Closing in the early evening.
Complete detailed program (precise times, stages, company descriptions) downloadable in PDF from the official website of Agglomération Seine-Eure as it is published.
Highlights Les Embarqués 2026
- 9th edition of the Agglomération Seine-Eure street arts festival, second year over two days
- More than 40 multidisciplinary shows (circus, theatre, music, dance) by the water
- Grand aerial finale Les Filles du Renard Pâle on Saturday evening
- Entirely free, open to all (only parking is paid)
- Les Escales: 10 communes involved from June 4 to 12 before the final weekend
- Exceptional natural setting: bodies of water and green spaces of the Seine loop
Prices Les Embarqués 2026
Practical information — Les Embarqués
Practical information
Location
Parc de Loisirs de Léry-Poses, rue du Souvenir Français, 27740 Poses. Site by the water bodies of the Seine loop.
Access
By car: From Rouen, take the A13 then the D6015 towards Louviers-Poses. From Paris, A13 exit Louviers. Parking €5 on site.
By train: Val-de-Reuil station, then shuttle buses or buses to Parc de Léry-Poses.
Prices
Free admission. Paid parking: €5.
Food
Food stalls and refreshment stands on the festival site.
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Where does it take place — Les Embarqués
Parc de Loisirs de Léry-Poses
Rue du Souvenir Français, 27740 Poses