VOOLP Festival — Your Ears Have the Floor
The festival of tales and storytelling in Alsace
2026
About Festival VOOLP
L'Alsace se (ra)conte is the storytelling festival hosted by the Bibliothèque d'Alsace, the public library network of the Collectivité européenne d'Alsace. Held every April, the festival takes place in libraries and media centers across the two Alsatian departments, as well as at heritage sites like Haut-Koenigsbourg and Hohlandsbourg, and within child welfare facilities. Formerly known as Vos Oreilles Ont La Parole (abbreviated as VOOLP) and held in October, the festival now features a unique theme each year: language in 2023, movement in 2024, nature in 2025, and dreams in 2026.
Festival VOOLP — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Bibliothèque d'Alsace storytelling festival runs from April 10th to 30th, centered around the theme of dreams. The European Collectivity of Alsace is hosting around 50 free performances featuring 24 storytellers from France, Belgium, and Germany. Events will take place in libraries, heritage sites, and child welfare facilities across the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments. The festival is now known as L'Alsace se (ra)conte, succeeding the former Vos Oreilles Ont La Parole.
2026 Edition: Dreams, April 10th–30th
The festival takes place from Friday, April 10th, to Thursday, April 30th, 2026, across both Alsatian departments. The program, published by the European Collectivity of Alsace, features 42 free performances in 42 different towns, all requiring prior registration. Four shows will be performed in a bilingual French-German format: Tisser le rêve / Den Traum weben, Die Traum-Blumen ou les fleurs à rêves, Traummärchen, Märchenträume, and Le petit mangeur de rêves.
The opening event is on Friday, April 10th, at 6:30 PM in Strasbourg at the Foyer Charles Frey, featuring Inséparables! by Michel Galaret. On Saturday, April 18th, at 6:30 PM, Swan Blachère will perform D'ici - D'ailleurs at the Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg. On Sunday, April 26th, the Château du Hohlandsbourg in Wintzenheim will open its stage to amateur storytellers starting at 1:30 PM, accompanied by guided tours on the origins of storytelling.
A Spring Festival with a New Name
The October event previously organized under the VOOLP acronym by the departmental media libraries of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin no longer exists in that format. The address mediatheque.haut-rhin.fr/voolp now redirects to the Bibliothèque d'Alsace portal, which hosts the festival every April under the name L'Alsace se (ra)conte. Previous editions focused on themes such as language (2023), movement (2024), and nature (2025).
Highlights Festival VOOLP 2026
- Opening event on Friday, April 10th, at 6:30 PM in Strasbourg (Foyer Charles Frey) with Inséparables! by Michel Galaret
- D'ici - D'ailleurs by Swan Blachère at the Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (Orschwiller), Saturday, April 18th, at 6:30 PM
- Amateur Storytelling Day at the Château du Hohlandsbourg (Wintzenheim), Sunday, April 26th, starting at 1:30 PM (no extra charge beyond castle entry)
- Four bilingual French-German performances, including Le petit mangeur de rêves (kamishibai) in Gundershoffen
- 42 free performances across 42 towns in Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin
Programme Festival VOOLP 2026
Program published by the European Collectivity of Alsace. Admission is free, with registration required at the host venue.
Friday, April 10, 2026
- 6:30 PM — Inséparables! · Michel Galaret · Strasbourg, Foyer Charles Frey, 1 place Henri Will · Ages 6+ · 1h10 · Festival opening, register at [email protected] or 03 69 49 39 39
Saturday, April 11, 2026
- 9:30 AM — Rêves de papier · Pascal Guéran · Souffelweyersheim, Les Coquelicots Nursery School, 18 allée des Peupliers · Ages 3+ · 45 min · Register at bibliotheque-souffelweyersheim.fr, under 'Animations'
- 5:00 PM — Inséparables! · Michel Galaret · Wingen-sur-Moder, Municipal Cinema/MJC, 29 route de Zittersheim · Ages 6+ · 1h10 · Register at [email protected]
- 5:00 PM — Tisser le rêve / Den Traum weben · Lou Poirier and Franziska Braegger · Mommenheim, Grange Dîmière, 5 rue de l'Église · Ages 6+ · 50 min · Bilingual French-German, register at [email protected] or 03 88 51 62 05
Sunday, April 12, 2026
- 3:00 PM — Rêves de papier · Pascal Guéran · Betschdorf, Municipal Library, 19 rue du Stade · Ages 3+ · 45 min · Register at [email protected] or 03 88 54 48 70
- 4:00 PM — Tisser le rêve / Den Traum weben · Lou Poirier and Franziska Braegger · Dambach-la-Ville, Saint-Sébastien Chapel · Ages 6+ · 50 min · Bilingual French-German, register at [email protected] or 03 69 49 39 39
Monday, April 13, 2026
- 4:00 PM — Rêves de papier · Pascal Guéran · Lautenbach, Municipal Library, rue de la Coopé Schweighouse · Ages 3+ · 45 min · Register at [email protected] or 03 89 38 02 87
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- 4:00 PM — Contes de poussière et de rêve · Cie La Boka · Sélestat, Media Library, 2 Espace Gilbert Estève · Ages 5+ · 45 min · Register at www.empreintes-mediatheques.fr or 03 88 58 03 20
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
- 10:00 AM — Les contes de la lampe torche · Blanche Le Lièpvre · Waldighoffen, Cultural Hall, rue des Écoles · Ages 6+ · 1h · Register with Nathan Katz Media Library at [email protected] or 03 89 68 94 40
- 10:30 AM — Grain de la Lune · Stéphane Kneubuhler · Sarre-Union, Media Library, 18 rue des Roses · Ages 6+ · 50 min · Register at [email protected] or 03 69 33 23 30
- 3:00 PM — Contes de poussière et de rêve · Cie La Boka · Stosswihr, Library, 71 Grand'Rue · Ages 5+ · 45 min · Register at [email protected]
- 3:00 PM — La nuit des petits et grands frissons · Christian Schaubroeck · Kilstett, Music and Culture Hall, 118 rue du Lieutenant de Bettignies · Ages 8+ · 1h · Register at [email protected] or 03 88 68 05 99
- 4:00 PM — La tête aux nuages · Ariane Pawin · Wittisheim, Grand Ried Media Library, 3 place de la Mairie · Ages 3-6 · 1h · Register at [email protected] or 03 88 85 87 08
Thursday, April 16, 2026
- 3:00 PM — Contes de poussière et de rêve · Cie La Boka · Krautergersheim, Associations House, Manu Sanchez Hall, 11 rue du Maréchal Foch · Ages 5+ · 45 min · Register at [email protected]
- 4:00 PM — Les contes de la lampe torche · Blanche Le Lièpvre · Schirmeck, Media Library, 3 place du Marché · Ages 6+ · 1h · Register at [email protected] or 03 88 49 67 92
Friday, April 17, 2026
- 5:30 PM — Sur les traces du kangourou · Norvène and Emy Galliot · Gerstheim, Le Moulin Intercommunal Media Library, 4 place des Meuniers · Ages 6+ · 1h · Storytelling and clay workshop, register at mediatheques.cc-erstein.fr/les-rendez-vous, [email protected] or 03 67 92 00 02
- 7:00 PM — Die Traum-Blumen ou les fleurs à rêves · Odile Neri-Kaiser · Woerth, Municipal Library, 4 Grand'Rue · Ages 6+ · 1h · Bilingual French-German, register at [email protected] or 03 88 54 07 33
Saturday, April 18, 2026
- 3:00 PM — Sur les traces du kangourou · Norvène and Emy Galliot · Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Former High School, 4 rue Osmont · Ages 6+ · 1h · Register at [email protected] or 03 89 58 35 85
- 4:00 PM — La nuit des petits et grands frissons · Christian Schaubroeck · Westhoffen, Dans les Remparts, 9 rue Staedtel · Ages 8+ · 1h · Register at [email protected] or 03 69 49 39 39
- 5:00 PM — La sieste au bois dormant · Rémi Salas · Gambsheim, EcRhin, 8 rue de la Dordogne · Ages 6+ · 55 min · Register at [email protected] or 03 88 96 71 66
- 6:30 PM — D'ici - D'ailleurs · Swan Blachère · Orschwiller, Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg · Ages 6+ · 50 min · Register at www.haut-koenigsbourg.fr
Sunday, April 19, 2026
- 5:00 PM — La sieste au bois dormant · Rémi Salas · Jebsheim, Library, 59 rue du Bataillon de Choc · Ages 6+ · 55 min · Register at [email protected] or 03 89 71 60 00, before April 13
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
- 2:00 PM — Tisser le rêve / Den Traum weben · Lou Poirier and Franziska Braegger · Ensisheim, Palais de la Régence, place de l'Église · Ages 6+ · 50 min · Bilingual French-German, register at www.resa.ensisheim.net
- 3:30 PM — Les petits pas sont lune · Aurélie Piette · Kembs, Espace Rhénan, allée Eugène Moser · Ages 3-6 · 35 min · Register at kembs-pom.c3rb.org, [email protected] or 03 89 62 89 18
Thursday, April 23, 2026
- 3:30 PM — Les petits pas sont lune · Aurélie Piette · Villé, Vallée de Villé Media Library, route de Bassemberg · Ages 3-6 · 35 min · Register at [email protected] or 03 69 33 23 40
Friday, April 24, 2026
- 10:30 AM — Les histoires de la petite Juju · Angelina Galvani · Monswiller, Municipal Media Library, rue des Écoles · Ages 5+ · 50 min · Register at [email protected] or 03 88 71 87 92
- 3:00 PM — Un tour de lune · Guillaume Louis · Entzheim, Cour Saint-Denis, 3 rue Saint-Denis · Ages 6+ · 50 min · Register at [email protected] or 03 69 49 39 39
- 4:00 PM — Au dodo Loupiot ! · Aurélie Piette · Rixheim, La Passerelle Social Center, allée du Chemin Vert · Ages 0-3 · 30 min · Register at helloasso.com or [email protected]
- 7:00 PM — Ne lui parlez pas alsacien ! (il va attraper l'accent) · Julien Rambaud · Bernwiller, Maison Henner, 25 rue Jean-Jacques Henner · Ages 6+ · 1h10 · Register at [email protected]
Saturday, April 25, 2026
- 10:00 AM — Sieste contée · Angelina Galvani · Avolsheim, Schlotten School Group, Motor Skills Room, 1 route de Wolxheim · Ages 6+ · 35 min · Register at [email protected]
- 2:30 PM — Ne lui parlez pas alsacien ! (il va attraper l'accent) · Julien Rambaud · Niederlauterbach, Festival Hall, 2 rue Principale · Ages 6+ · 1h10 · Register at [email protected], 09 75 85 21 94 or SMS 06 71 90 79 24
- 4:00 PM — Un tour de lune · Guillaume Louis · Griesheim-près-Molsheim, Library, 47 rue du Général de Gaulle · Ages 6+ · 50 min · Register at www.biblio-griesheim.fr, under 'Agenda'
- 5:00 PM — Sur les chemins du rêve · Claire Leray · Dietwiller, Vieille Tour, route de Schlierbach · Ages 6+ · 1h · Register at 03 89 26 88 88
Sunday, April 26, 2026
- From 1:30 PM — Amateur Storytelling Day · Amateur storytellers · Wintzenheim, Château du Hohlandsbourg, route des Cinq Châteaux · All ages · Afternoon · Stories about dreams, the land, and the castle's history, plus guided tours on the origins of tales. No extra charge beyond castle entry fee.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
- 5:00 PM — Tisser le rêve / Den Traum weben · Lou Poirier and Franziska Braegger · Riquewihr, Library, 11 avenue Méquillet · Ages 6+ · 50 min · Bilingual French-German, register at [email protected], 03 89 49 00 07, or via Facebook/Instagram (@BiblioRiq)
- Time TBD — Et si cette nuit · Alice Bernard · Pulversheim, Municipal Library, 1 place Charles de Gaulle · Ages 0-5 · 30 min · Reserved for school groups
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
- 10:00 AM — Et si cette nuit · Alice Bernard · Rouffach, Pays de Rouffach Media Library, Vignobles et Châteaux, 12B place de la République · Ages 0-5 · 30 min · Register at [email protected] or 03 89 78 53 12
- 3:00 PM — Grain de la Lune · Stéphane Kneubuhler · Altkirch, Sundgau Media Library, 1A rue des Vallons · Ages 6+ · 50 min · Register at [email protected] or 03 89 30 64 54
- 3:00 PM — Traummärchen, Märchenträume · Naceur-Charles Aceval · Seltz, Media Library (1st floor), 2 avenue du Général Schneider · Ages 6+ · 1h · Bilingual French-German, register at [email protected] or 03 88 05 59 39
- 3:00 PM — Un tour de lune · Guillaume Louis · Herrlisheim, Socio-Cultural Center, 2 rue du Général Reibel · Ages 6+ · 50 min · Register at [email protected] or 03 88 25 07 70
- 6:00 PM — Le petit mangeur de rêves · Nikola Hübsch · Gundershoffen, Municipal Library, 40 Grand'Rue · Ages 5-7 · 40 min · Bilingual French-German kamishibai performance, register at [email protected] or 03 88 72 96 72
Thursday, April 30, 2026
- Time TBD — Le jour ou la nuit · Céline Verdier · Moosch, Nursery School, 9 rue des Écoles · Ages 6+ · 1h · Reserved for school groups and nursing home residents
The sessions in Pulversheim and Moosch are reserved for specific groups. The European Collectivity of Alsace is hosting around 50 performances in total; the remainder are held in child welfare facilities and are not open to the public.
Prices Festival VOOLP 2026
Registration is required at the host venue: the program provides the email address or phone number for each session.
Information: [email protected] or 03 69 49 39 39.
Amateur Storytelling Day on April 26th at the Château du Hohlandsbourg: no extra charge beyond the castle entry fee.
Festival VOOLP — 2027 edition
The 2026 edition was held from 10 April to 30 April 2026. The dates for the 2027 edition have not been announced yet. This page will be updated as soon as the official programme is published.
Practical information — Festival VOOLP
When
Every year in April, over a three-week period. The 2026 edition runs from April 10th to April 30th.
Where
Across the libraries and media centers of the Bibliothèque d'Alsace network, at various heritage sites, and in child welfare facilities throughout Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. In 2026, 42 sessions are scheduled across 42 different towns.
Prices and booking
Admission is free, but registration is required with the host venue. The program provides the email address or phone number for each session.
Contact
Bibliothèque d'Alsace, Collectivité européenne d'Alsace. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 03 69 49 39 39.
Bibliothèque d'Alsace locations open to the public: Altkirch (1 rue des Vallons), Betschdorf (54 rue de la Gare), Colmar (75 rue Morat), Sarre-Union (18 rue des Roses), Truchtersheim (44 rue du Sonnenberg), Villé (route de Bassemberg).
A storytelling festival in Alsace's libraries
The festival is organized by the Bibliothèque d'Alsace. Performances are held in three types of venues: the network's libraries and media centers, Alsatian heritage sites, and child welfare facilities. All sessions are free, with reservations handled directly by the host venue. The festival is itinerant, meaning each town typically hosts only one session, and the locations change from year to year.
A theme for every edition
The Bibliothèque d'Alsace selects a specific theme for each edition: language in 2023, movement in 2024, nature in 2025, and dreams in 2026. The 2026 edition features 24 storytellers from France, Belgium, and Germany, with some performances presented in a bilingual French-German format.
Working with librarians
In addition to the performances, the Bibliothèque d'Alsace provides training for library staff and volunteers before and during the festival, while also lending out storytelling resources such as kits and fabric-based storytelling tools.
From VOOLP to L'Alsace se (ra)conte
For many years, the festival was known as Vos Oreilles Ont La Parole and took place in October. For example, in 2019, it visited Bantzenheim on October 24th and Bollwiller on October 25th, organized by the departmental councils and media centers of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. Following the merger of these two councils into the Collectivité européenne d'Alsace on January 1st, 2021, the festival's former web address, mediatheque.haut-rhin.fr/voolp, now redirects to the Bibliothèque d'Alsace portal, where the festival is scheduled every April under the name L'Alsace se (ra)conte.
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