Les Ranc'Arts

Les Ranc'Arts 2026: Two Days of Free Celebration at Maison de Bégon

Maison de Bégon invites residents of Blois and visitors on Friday, May 29 (6 PM - 12 AM) and Saturday, May 30, 2026 (4 PM - 12 AM) to Place Danièle-Mitterrand for a new edition of Les Ranc'Arts. The street arts and contemporary music festival is completely free, with no reservation or ticketing required.

A Program Centered on Street Arts, Circus, and Music

Four companies take over the public space: Cie La 3 et demie opens on Friday evening with « Ce sera pire après », an acrobatic lifts show, followed by Cie Crucru and « Sagitta », a poetic performance combining foot archery and clowning. On Saturday, Cie Mauvais Coton presents « Culbuto », an acrobatic feat on a chronic instability machine, then Cie Duo Niu performs « Pandora », a vintage dinner interrupted by a storm of improbable events.

On the music side, Andrick Airways delivers a reggae-ska-ragga concert on Friday evening, propelled by their viral video « dans ma cabane ». On Saturday, the Olaïtan brass band from Benin closes the stage program with its 8-musician voodoo brass band. At 11:15 PM each evening, the FAN 2026 (Digital Firework) projection mapping, a collective work scenographed by Frank Ternier, illuminates the facade of the Foyer des Jeunes Travailleurs.

Dance Circle, Parade, and Entertainment Area

On Saturday at 5:00 PM, nearly 150 dancers animate the large intergenerational dance circle with oriental, Bollywood fusion, contemporary, hip-hop, afro, and tribal choreographies: about ten local structures participate (Studio 7, Cie Azoth, Jeune Ballet 41, José Dance Academy, Flamenco 41, La Mécanique du Bonheur…). The « Cousus Mains » parade by Bar à Couture presents at 4:20 PM textile creations made throughout the year with residents and partner structures from the neighborhood.

In parallel with the stage, the Animations & Relaxation Area offers free workshops on Friday and Saturday until 9:45 PM: bookbinding and customization (Tendre Papier), makeup (Latino Cultura), comic book creations (Maison de la BD), retrogaming, juggling (Firefly), participatory gardening workshop, FabLab (flocking, magnets, stickers), and giant board games lent by the Espace Mirabeau toy library.

A Popular Event Rooted in Blois' Northern District

The solidarity soup, distributed free of charge by Habitants Relais, opens Friday evening at 7:00 PM, and the event officially begins with the O'Kartier en Fête parade at 6:15 PM with local associations (ALP Joséphine Marchais, Simone Weil, Cécile Rol Tanguy, Jean Perrin). A bar and local food are available on site throughout the festival.

Friday, May 29, 2026 (6 PM - 12 AM)

• 6:00 PM — Opening to the public
• 6:15 PM — O'Kartier en Fête · arrival of the ALP parade (Joséphine Marchais, Simone Weil, Cécile Rol Tanguy, Jean Perrin)
• 7:00 PM — Soupe Solidaire · free distribution prepared by the Habitants Relais of Maison de Bégon
• 7:30 PM — Ce sera pire après · Cie La 3 et demie · street arts · acrobatic lifts where five individuals lead the audience through a disjointed timeline, mixing wild anecdotes and touching moments
• 8:45 PM — Sagitta · Cie Crucru · street arts · poetic performance combining foot archery, clowning, movement, and theatrical presence
• 9:45 PM — Andrick Airways · reggae-ska-ragga concert · the duo accompanied by Déborah, revealed by the viral video « dans ma cabane » (summer 2024 anthem)
• 11:15 PM — FAN 2026 · projection mapping on the FJT facade · Collective Digital Firework scenographed by Frank Ternier (ETIC school of Blois)

Saturday, May 30, 2026 (4 PM - 12 AM)

• 4:00 PM — Opening to the public
• 4:20 PM — Défilé Cousus Mains · Bar à Couture · textile creations made in weekly workshops with ACESM, ADAPEI41, Le Domaine des Frileuses, L'Hôtel Bellagio, Espace Jeunes Bulle d'Air, and Habitants Relais
• 5:00 PM — Cercle de Danse · all-styles dance · animated by DJ Lacoustic and NECH, nearly 150 dancers in oriental, Bollywood fusion, contemporary, hip-hop, afro, tribal… with Studio 7, Cie Azoth, Jeune Ballet 41, La Cour, Les Almées, ALEP afro classes, José Dance Academy, contemporary dance from Maison de Bégon, La Mécanique du Bonheur, and Flamenco 41
• 7:45 PM — Culbuto · Cie Mauvais Coton · acrobat · Vincent Martinez delivers a daring 360° performance on a chronic instability machine
• 9:00 PM — Pandora · Cie Duo Niu · street arts · vintage dinner interrupted by a storm of improbable events, mixing magic, humor, physical theater, and acrobatics
• 9:50 PM — Olaïtan · brass band · brass band from Benin, 8 musicians promoting traditional voodoo culture through brass and percussion
• 11:15 PM — FAN 2026 · projection mapping on the FJT facade · Collective Digital Firework scenographed by Frank Ternier (ETIC school of Blois)

Animations & Relaxation Area — Friday and Saturday until 9:45 PM

• Bookbinding and customization with Tendre Papier
• Makeup with Latino Cultura
• Creative workshops with Maison de la BD
• Retrogaming with Maison de Bégon
• Juggling entertainment with Firefly
• Collaborative creations — gardening workshop « flowering the square »
• FabLab workshops — flocking, magnet making, stickers
• Giant board games with the Espace Mirabeau toy library

Site Configuration — Place Danièle-Mitterrand

• Performance stage and public seating area on the Maison de Bégon side
• Bar-restaurant area for on-site catering
• Animations and relaxation area (free workshops)
• Projection / digital exhibition on the FJT facade for FAN 2026

• Completely free festival, no reservation required
• FAN 2026 — collective projection mapping on the FJT facade, every evening at 11:15 PM
• Olaïtan brass band from Benin (voodoo brass band, 8 musicians) closing Saturday evening
• Andrick Airways in reggae-ska-ragga concert on Friday evening
• Intergenerational dance circle — nearly 150 dancers, all styles (oriental, Bollywood, hip-hop, contemporary, afro, tribal…)
• 4 street art companies: La 3 et demie, Crucru, Mauvais Coton, Duo Niu
• Free entertainment area with 8 workshops (FabLab, retrogaming, juggling, makeup, comics…) and on-site catering