Les Virevoltés

A free street festival since 1991

Created in 1991, the Les Virevoltés festival has become over thirty years the unmissable summer event of Vire Normandie and its bocage. Every early July, for about ten days, the streets, squares, and public spaces of the town transform into open stages to host free street performances.

800 companies hosted

Since its first edition, Les Virevoltés has hosted over 800 companies and artistic groups, introducing audiences to a diversity of styles and disciplines: street arts, contemporary circus, street theater, music, dance, puppetry, and performances. The festival showcases both emerging artists and established national and international companies.

Free access and conviviality

The founding principle of Les Virevoltés is free access: all performances are freely accessible, without ticketing or reservation. This philosophy, supported by a team of passionate volunteers, makes the festival a popular and family-friendly event, open to all audiences. The association organizing the festival continues its activities throughout the year, with cultural initiatives in the Vire bocage.

The bocage on stage

Les Virevoltés is not limited to the town of Vire: the festival also takes over the surrounding bocage communes, transforming villages and hamlets into ephemeral performance venues. This itinerant dimension is the festival's uniqueness and charm, animating an entire rural territory during the summer.