Merci Bonsoir
Street arts and open-air music festival in Grenoble
2026
About Merci Bonsoir
Merci Bonsoir — edition 2026
The 11th edition of Merci, Bonsoir! takes place from September 16 to 19, 2026, at Parc Bachelard – Parc des Arts in Grenoble, with a pay-what-you-want pricing model. Mix'Arts and Le Prunier Sauvage have released the full schedule: 48 open-air performances, including seven concerts, spread across six performance spots, the Théâtre de Verdure, roaming routes, and a dedicated music stage.
Merci, Bonsoir! 2026 — the 11th edition
From Wednesday, September 16 to Saturday, September 19, 2026, Merci, Bonsoir! returns to Parc Bachelard – Parc des Arts in Grenoble. Street theater, circus, dance, puppetry, clowning, object theater, and concerts will take place outdoors, all on a pay-what-you-want basis.
Hours
The site opens at 3:00 PM on Wednesday and Saturday, and at 6:00 PM on Thursday and Friday. Concerts start at 9:00 PM, and the evening ends at midnight from Thursday to Saturday. No online booking is required.
The Coup de Pouce Program
Mix'Arts supports emerging companies through its Coup de Pouce program. Four new creations are featured this year: Les Vovós, Tu veux une frite?, Paternò une histoire sicilienne, and Je vous salue ma rue.
Off-site events
For this 11th edition, the festival is partnering with Hexagone – Scène nationale de Meylan to present Je suis invisible by Cie Quasar, from Friday, September 18 to Sunday, September 20 at Clos des Capucins in Meylan. Booking is available on the Hexagone website.
Highlights Merci Bonsoir 2026
- Exit, by Cirque Inextrémiste: an acrobatic show under a hot air balloon, Wednesday 16 at 9:00 PM at Spot 1
- Seven concerts on the music stage: INCR, Toxic Frogs, Treaks, Radio Tutti XXL, Pnevma, Lavinia Mancusi, and Duoud
- Phoenix, a philosophical street tragi-comedy by Marzouk Machine, lasting 3 hours on Wednesday afternoon
- Four creations from the Coup de Pouce program, which supports emerging companies: Les Vovós, Tu veux une frite?, Paternò une histoire sicilienne, and Je vous salue ma rue
- Je suis invisible, by Cie Quasar, at Clos des Capucins in Meylan in partnership with Hexagone, from September 18 to 20
Programme Merci Bonsoir 2026
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
- 3:00 PM — Toyo! · Les Colporteurs (circus) · 30 min · ages 3+ · Spot 6
- 3:45 PM — Phoenix · Marzouk Machine (philosophical street tragi-comedy) · 3h · ages 10+ · Spot 2
- 4:00 PM — Kostüm · Trio Les Triphasés (circus / burlesque) · 50 min · all ages · Spot 3
- 4:00 PM — Pourquoi les vieux, qui n'ont rien à faire, traversent-ils au feu rouge? · In Itinere Collectif (street theater / puppetry) · 1h10 · ages 6+ · Spot 1
- 5:30 PM — Toyo! · Les Colporteurs (circus) · 30 min · ages 3+ · Spot 6
- 5:45 PM — Les Vovós · Cie À Corps et Âmes & Cie Naïnaï (puppets) · 45 min · all ages · Spot 3 · Coup de Pouce project
- 6:00 PM — Nenna · Cie Raoui (street theater) · 1h · ages 8+ · Route de l'Est (roaming)
- 7:00 PM — Kostüm · Trio Les Triphasés (circus / burlesque) · 50 min · all ages · Spot 3
- 7:00 PM — Rapiécée · Cie Laluberlu (street theater / dance) · 50 min · ages 8+ · Spot 2
- 8:00 PM — Tu veux une frite? · Cie Les Chaussettes Vertes (music / street theater) · 1h05 · ages 6+ · Théâtre de Verdure · Coup de Pouce project
- 8:00 PM — Soro! · Chao.s (dance) · 45 min · ages 12+ · Spot 2
- 8:00 PM — Rouge blanc bleu · Collectif Xanadou (clown) · 55 min to 1h15 · ages 10+ · Spot 6
- 9:00 PM — Exit · Cirque Inextrémiste (acrobatic show under a hot air balloon) · 50 min · all ages · Spot 1
- 10:00 PM — INCR (hybrid electro live) · 1h30 · Concert Stage
Thursday, September 17, 2026
- 6:00 PM — Paternò, une histoire sicilienne · Cie A FUITINA (street theater) · 1h10 · all ages · Théâtre de Verdure · Coup de Pouce project
- 6:00 PM — Belle à mourir · Les Enfants Sérieux (circus / dance) · 40 min · all ages · Spot 3
- 6:15 PM — Nenna · Cie Raoui (street theater) · 1h · ages 8+ · Route de l'Est (roaming)
- 7:00 PM — Pourquoi les vieux, qui n'ont rien à faire, traversent-ils au feu rouge? · In Itinere Collectif (street theater / puppetry) · 1h10 · ages 6+ · Spot 1
- 7:00 PM — Carte blanche · Collectif Xanadou (street theater) · all ages · Spot 5
- 7:00 PM — Rapiécée · Cie Laluberlu (street theater / dance) · 50 min · ages 8+ · Spot 2
- 7:15 PM — Je vous salue ma rue · Cie Cão & Cie Désordre Imaginaire (street theater) · 1h · all ages · roaming · Coup de Pouce project
- 7:45 PM — Jouir · Notre Insouciance (street theater) · 1h20 · ages 14+ · Spot 4
- 8:30 PM — Une jungle · Chao.s (dance) · 35 min · ages 8+ · Spot 2
- 9:00 PM — Toxic Frogs (celtic punk rock) · 1h10 · Concert Stage
- 10:40 PM — Treaks (post punk) · 50 min · Concert Stage
Friday, September 18, 2026
- 6:00 PM — Gagarine Is Not Dead · Cies Les Sanglés & En corps (aerial street theater) · 1h05 · all ages · Spot 1
- 6:00 PM — Tu veux une frite? · Cie Les Chaussettes Vertes (music / theater) · 1h05 · ages 6+ · Spot 2 · Coup de Pouce project
- 7:00 PM — Belle à mourir · Les Enfants Sérieux (circus / dance) · 40 min · all ages · Spot 3
- 7:00 PM — Carte blanche · Collectif Xanadou (street theater) · all ages · Spot 5
- 8:00 PM — D'amour ou d'amitié · Cie Vraiment Super (clown / music) · 1h · ages 8+ · Spot 1
- 8:00 PM — Soro! · Chao.s (dance) · 45 min · ages 12+ · Spot 2
- 8:00 PM — Les Vovós · Cie À Corps et Âmes & Cie Naïnaï (puppets) · 45 min · all ages · Spot 3 · Coup de Pouce project
- 9:00 PM — Radio Tutti XXL (folk dance) · 1h30 · Concert Stage
- 11:00 PM — Pnevma (Greco-Oriental rock) · 1h15 · Concert Stage
Saturday, September 19, 2026
- 3:00 PM — Sauve qui peut · Cie Mmm… (street theater) · 1h30 · ages 14+ · Spot 4
- 3:00 PM — Comic's trip · Le Bal des Loutres (object theater) · 1h05 · all ages · Spot 2
- 4:00 PM — Paternò, une histoire sicilienne · Cie A FUITINA (street theater) · 1h10 · ages 10+ · Spot 6 · Coup de Pouce project
- 4:00 PM — Un verano naranja · Tuga (mime / clown) · 55 min · all ages · Spot 2
- 5:00 PM — Happy apocalypse to you · Les Enfants Sérieux (clown / Chinese pole) · 45 min · all ages · Spot 3
- 5:30 PM — D'amour ou d'amitié · Cie Vraiment Super (clown / music) · 1h · ages 8+ · Théâtre de Verdure
- 6:00 PM — Gagarine is not dead · Cies Les Sanglés & En corps (aerial street theater) · 1h05 · all ages · Spot 1
- 6:00 PM — Un verano naranja · Tuga (mime / clown) · 55 min · all ages · Spot 2
- 6:30 PM — Je vous salue ma rue · Cies Cão & Désordre Imaginaire (street theater) · 1h · all ages · roaming · Coup de Pouce project
- 7:30 PM — Sauve qui peut · Cie Mmm… (street theater) · 1h30 · ages 14+ · Spot 4
- 7:45 PM — Comic's trip · Le Bal des Loutres (object theater) · 1h05 · all ages · Spot 2
- 8:00 PM — Road movie sur place & sans caméra · Collectif Xanadou (street theater) · 1h · ages 12+ · Spot 1
- 9:00 PM — Lavinia Mancusi (folk / Italian popular music) · 1h · Concert Stage
- 10:30 PM — Duoud (electro oud) · 1h30 · Concert Stage
Ongoing — Animation and Roaming Area
- Le Dédale des Pages Octarine · Le Fil à Retordre (riddle exhibition) · ages 8+ · all four days · Animation Area
- Tchai A Out (chill zone) · all four days · Animation Area
- YellowScope (3-axis gyroscope) · Saturday · Animation Area
- Le Bois des Jeux (carousel and wooden games) · Wednesday and Saturday · Animation Area
- Liliput Mobile (karaoke caravan) · Thursday, Friday and Saturday · Animation Area
- Funkoloko · Cie Fuegoloko (roaming and parade) · all ages · Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Ongoing — Association Village
- Tapage (bookstore) · all four days
- Fripalita (thrift store) · all four days
- Tchouk'art (screen printing) · all four days
- Patriarchie Magazine (feminist exhibition) · all four days
- Élisa et Sohrayane (massage) · all four days
- Serein.e.s (prevention stand) · all four days
- Gouja Bijoux (jewelry) · Friday and Saturday
- Studio Pixel (tattoos) · Friday and Saturday
- Oasis des Jeunes (solidarity stand) · Friday and Saturday
Off-site — with Hexagone de Meylan
- Je suis invisible · Cie Quasar · at Clos des Capucins in Meylan · Friday 18 at 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM, Saturday 19 at 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM, Sunday 20 at 11:00 AM and 4:30 PM · booking on the Hexagone website
Bar and food trucks on site throughout the four days.
Prices Merci Bonsoir 2026
No online booking.
On-site: cash, credit cards, and checks accepted.
Practical information — Merci Bonsoir
Location
The festival takes place at Parc Bachelard – Parc des Arts, near Le Prunier Sauvage, 63 rue Albert Reynier, 38100 Grenoble.
Getting there
- By bus: Take line C8 to the Bachelard stop, which drops you off right in front of Le Prunier Sauvage.
- By tram: Take line E to the Louise Michel stop, a 10-minute walk away.
- By bike: Bike parking is available right in front of Le Prunier Sauvage.
- By car: Take the A480 motorway, exit 4.
Dates and times
The festival runs for four days, from Wednesday to Saturday, in mid-September. The 2026 edition takes place from September 16th to 19th: doors open at 3:00 PM on Wednesday and Saturday, and at 6:00 PM on Thursday and Friday. Concerts start at 9:00 PM, with the festivities ending at midnight from Thursday to Saturday.
Pricing
Admission is on a pay-what-you-can basis: contribute whatever you feel is appropriate. There is no formal ticketing system or online booking. On-site payments can be made by cash, credit card, or check.
On-site
A bar and various food trucks will be available throughout the festival. Pets are not permitted on the festival grounds.
Accessibility
For information regarding accessibility for visitors with reduced mobility, please contact the organizers directly.
Contact
- Mix'Arts: mixarts.org — 09 80 81 89 60 — [email protected]
- Le Prunier Sauvage: lepruniersauvage.com — 04 76 49 20 56 — [email protected]
- Facebook: Festival Merci, Bonsoir !
Merci Bonsoir: Street Arts in Grenoble
Merci Bonsoir is a festival of street arts and music that takes place every year in September at Parc Bachelard, in the southern district of Grenoble. Co-organized by the associations Mix'Arts and Le Prunier Sauvage, this festival was born in 2016 from the desire to create a live performance event in the open air, accessible to all, in a public park in Grenoble.
A Free-Price Festival
One of the major features of Merci Bonsoir is the free price. This principle guarantees access to culture for all audiences, without financial barriers. Each spectator is free to contribute according to their means, making the festival an exemplary space for cultural democratization. This accessibility is at the heart of the project carried by Mix'Arts and Le Prunier Sauvage.
A Rich and Eclectic Program
Over four days, Merci Bonsoir offers more than 25 shows and 6 concerts, bringing together around 200 artists from some forty French and international companies. The program is deliberately eclectic, mixing street theater, dance, circus, music, and hybrid forms. The festival showcases both emerging companies and established artists, offering a broad panorama of contemporary street arts.
Ten Years of Festival in 2025
In 2025, Merci Bonsoir celebrated its tenth anniversary with a special edition from September 17 to 20. This anniversary was an opportunity to measure the progress made since the first edition: the festival has become a must-attend event for the cultural season in Grenoble, attracting a loyal and diverse audience, and contributing to the influence of street arts in the Grenoble metropolitan area.
A Civic and Engaged Festival
Merci Bonsoir mobilizes around 250 volunteers and a team of about twenty employees each year. The festival is part of a civic and solidarity-based approach, with partnerships with social structures in the neighborhood and the Grenoble metropolitan area. A pre-festival, organized before the main event, helps to create connections with local residents and prepare for the opening of the cultural season for several venues in the metropolitan area.
Parc Bachelard: A Green Setting
Parc Bachelard is a green space located in the southern district of Grenoble, near Le Prunier Sauvage. This green setting offers an ideal backdrop for outdoor performances, with natural areas conducive to artistic strolls and stage installations. The park also hosts the Bachelard stadium, allowing for the installation of various stages and performance spaces.
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