Les Rugissantes
Street arts festival in Le Creusot
About Les Rugissantes
Les Rugissantes: When Live Performance Takes Over the Streets of Le Creusot
Every July, Le Creusot comes alive to the rhythm of Les Rugissantes, a street arts festival that has become a must-attend event on the Burgundy cultural scene. For three days, artists take over the city and invite the public to open the doors to another world, transforming squares, courtyards, and parks into ephemeral stages where circus, street theater, dance, puppetry, and itinerant shows mingle.
The Château de la Verrerie as a Setting
The festival takes place in and around the Château de la Verrerie, the former headquarters of the royal crystal factory and a symbol of Le Creusot's industrial heritage. The castle courtyard, the Parc de la Verrerie, the esplanade Simone Veil, the castle forecourt, and the surrounding streets host the companies for about thirty performances over three days.
A Demanding and Festive Program
Each edition brings together about fifteen companies from France and Europe — Italy, Belgium, Spain — to present original creations designed for public spaces. From contemporary circus to gestural theater, from giant puppets to acrobatic dance, the shows offer a multitude of surprises that emerge around the street corners.
A Participatory and Popular Festival
Les Rugissantes is distinguished by its participatory dimension. Artistic workshops involving residents and companies are organized before the festival, allowing the public to become active participants in the event. In 2025, the "ROUGE" project, led with the company Les Plastiqueurs, mobilized residents starting in February to collectively build a monumental red installation that set the tone for the "rOugissantes" edition.
A Highlight of the Summer in Le Creusot
Les Rugissantes is part of the Les Beaux Bagages program, a summer cultural season organized by the City of Le Creusot, which also includes the Les Folles Escales festival in August. The Grand Bal des Intrigants on Friday evening and the fireworks on Sunday beautifully conclude this festive weekend, with food trucks and local restaurateurs to accompany the spectators.
Les Rugissantes — edition 2026
The 7th edition of Les Rugissantes, Le Creusot's street arts festival, will take place from Friday, July 10 to Sunday, July 12, 2026 at the Château de la Verrerie and its surroundings. Under the theme of Air, this edition brings together about thirty shows and fifteen companies of circus, street theater, dance, and itinerant arts. The festival remains free and open to all.
7th edition — July 10 to 12, 2026
Les Rugissantes returns from July 10 to 12, 2026 to Le Creusot for its 7th edition, under the theme of Air. For three days, the Château de la Verrerie and its surrounding park will host about thirty shows presented by fifteen companies: circus, street theater, dance, puppets, and poetic wanderings.
The Constellations participatory project
This edition is accompanied by the participatory project Constellations, led with the Compagnie Un château en Espagne. Through workshops open to all (writing, visual arts, musical awakening, chime making), residents and visitors together imagine La (p'tite) parenthèse, a new space for rest and play installed under the park's trees.
A free festival
As every year, all shows are free. The festival is part of the cultural season Les Beaux Bagages, supported by the City of Le Creusot.
Programme Les Rugissantes 2026
Friday, July 10, 2026
- Cie Les p'tits bras — Vent d'ouest
- Cie Sept fois la langue — Houl
- Cie Les encombrants — Garçon, un kir !
- Cie La brüme — Air pulse
- Didjier Corrèze — concert (July 10 and 11)
Saturday, July 11, 2026
- Cie La croisée des chemins — Comme le vent
- Cie .Bart — Eddy
- Cie Les filles du renard pâle — Roue giratoire
- Cie Sept fois la langue — Chutes libres
- Cie Marzouk machine — Apocalypse
- Cie Les encombrants — Garçon, un kir !
In total, about thirty performances are scheduled over the three days. The complete program, precise times, and locations are published on the official website lesrugissantes.fr.
Prices Les Rugissantes 2026
Practical information — Les Rugissantes
Access
By car: Le Creusot is accessible via the A6 motorway (Chalon-Sud exit then N80) or the RCEA. The Château de la Verrerie is in the city center.
By TGV: Le Creusot-Montceau TGV station (Paris in 1h20), then shuttle or bus to the city center.
Prices
Free festival and open to all. Food available on site (food trucks and local restaurateurs).
Contact
Cultural Service of the City of Le Creusot
Tel: 03 85 77 58 63
Website: lesbeauxbagages.fr
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Château de la Verrerie et abords
Château de la Verrerie, 71200 Le Creusot