Avignon Off Festival Celebrates 60 Years
The Avignon Off Festival, a dissident theater festival, celebrates its 60th anniversary and begins today, July 4, 2026. The festival originated as an alternative to the official Avignon Festival, and its history explains why there are two theater festivals in Avignon. The event is covered by France 24.
Key facts
- The Avignon Off Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary.
- The festival begins on July 4, 2026.
- It is a dissident festival that originated as an alternative to the official Avignon Festival.
- There are two theater festivals in Avignon: the official one and the Off.
- The festival's origins are covered in a video by France 24.
Entities
Institutions
- France 24
Locations
- Avignon
- France