Les Scènes Vagabondes
Performing arts, young audience, and street arts festival in Nantes
About Scènes Vagabondes
Created in 2015 by the City of Nantes, Les Scènes Vagabondes is the free performing arts festival that annually concludes the Saison Vagabonde, a program of about sixty shows in the eleven Nantes districts. For three days, a large Nantes park—different each year—transforms into an open-air stage hosting over thirty free shows mixing theater, street arts, dance, music, puppetry, circus, and shows for young audiences. Six stages, a big top, a straw amphitheater, and a book village take over the park to offer families and all audiences the best of Nantes' professional artistic creation. With a gender-balanced program and particular attention to accessibility, Les Scènes Vagabondes gathers between 16,000 and 20,000 spectators per edition in a friendly and popular atmosphere, celebrating the vitality and diversity of the Nantes scene.
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Les Scènes Vagabondes: The Major Performing Arts Event in Nantes
Since 2015, Les Scènes Vagabondes has been the emblematic performing arts festival in Nantes, driven by the City of Nantes with a dual objective: to promote Nantes' professional cultural scene and to make it accessible to all residents, including those who are less exposed to artistic offerings. The highlight of the Saison Vagabonde—a program of approximately sixty free shows in the eleven districts of Nantes from January to June—the festival unfolds over three days in a large Nantes park, which changes each year.
A Different Park Each Year
One of the festival's original features is its traveling nature. Each edition takes place in a new city park, allowing Nantes residents to rediscover their green heritage from an artistic perspective. Le Grand-Blottereau, La Roseraie, La Gaudinière, La Beaujoire: these are just some of the locations that transform for a weekend into a vast open-air performance space, featuring six stages, a big top, a straw amphitheater, and a book village.
A Multidisciplinary and Gender-Balanced Program
The program of Les Scènes Vagabondes encompasses the full richness of performing arts: theater, street arts, dance, music, puppetry, circus, slam, and shows for young audiences. Each edition presents about thirty artistic projects, exclusively recent creations by Nantes' professional artists. For several years, the festival has implemented a strictly gender-balanced program, ensuring equal representation of women and men on stage.
A Family-Friendly and Accessible Festival
Completely free, the festival is designed for families. The young audience program plays a significant role, with puppetry, circus, and theater shows suitable for children. The Book Village, present throughout the festival, offers a selection of children's books, comics, and graphic arts, readings, writing workshops, and author encounters. Food trucks serving local products complete the offerings, making the festival a moment of friendly sharing.
Scènes Vagabondes — edition 2026
2026 edition of Les Scènes Vagabondes, the highlight of the Saison Vagabonde which offered over forty free shows in the eleven Nantes districts from January to June. Three days of open-air festival with a gender-balanced program of performing arts: theater, dance, street arts, music, puppetry, and circus.
Les Scènes Vagabondes 2026
The festival returns from June 26 to 28, 2026 for a new edition in a large Nantes park, concluding the Saison Vagabonde 2026 which offered over forty free shows in the eleven districts of Nantes between January and June.
Program
True to its spirit, the festival will offer a strictly gender-balanced program mixing theater, street arts, dance, music, puppetry, circus, and shows for young audiences. Recent creations by Nantes' professional artists will be featured on the various stages in the park.
A Festival for the Whole Family
The Book Village, creative workshops, local food, and relaxation areas in the heart of the park will make this weekend a family-friendly and convivial event, free and open to all.
Highlights Scènes Vagabondes 2026
To Remember for 2026
- Dates: June 26 to 28, 2026
- Highlight of the Saison Vagabonde 2026
- Over forty free shows in Nantes districts leading up to it
- Gender-balanced performing arts program
- Theater, street arts, dance, music, puppetry, and circus
- Book Village and local food
- Completely free entry
Prices Scènes Vagabondes 2026
Practical information — Scènes Vagabondes
Practical Information
Location
The festival takes place in a large Nantes park, which changes each year. In 2025, the festival will be held at Parc du Grand-Blottereau, boulevard Auguste Péneau, 44300 Nantes. In 2024, it was held at Parc de la Gaudinière, and in 2023 at Parc de la Roseraie.
Access
By tram: Line 1, stop « Haluchère-Batignolles » (Parc du Grand-Blottereau). The TAN network serves all major Nantes parks.
By bus: Several lines serve the parks depending on the edition. Consult the Nantes Métropole website for updated routes.
By bike: Bicloo stations near the parks. Bicycle racks available on site.
By car: Limited parking around the parks. Prefer public transport.
Prices
The festival is entirely free and open to all.
Opening Hours
Friday: in the evening (from 6:30 PM). Saturday and Sunday: from 10:30 AM to approximately 10:00 PM.
Accessibility
The sites are accessible to people with reduced mobility. Detailed information on the Nantes Métropole website.
Food & Drink
Food trucks and local products available on site throughout the festival.
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Where does it take place — Scènes Vagabondes
Parcs de Nantes (lieu variable chaque année)
Boulevard Auguste Péneau, 44000 Nantes