The Avignon Festival is back: knowing everything about the 2025 dates!
Each summer, Avignon becomes one of the greatest open theaters thanks to its festival, attracting enthusiasts from all over Europe, eager to attend theater, dance shows or other performances of live performance. In 2025, this essential cultural event returns for a new edition highly anticipated!
Whether you are a passionate or a simple curious, this summer promises a total immersion in the living universe of the arts of the scene.
From July 5 to 26, 2025, attend the Avignon Off Festival!
In 2025, the dates of the festival were from July 5 to 26!
During these three weeks, the city will vibrate to the rhythm of a rich program which will once again allow to shed light on hundreds of independent companies who came to present their works. To do this, the streets turn into a real theatrical journey, where artists compete in inventiveness to attract spectators.
The Festival Off offers an impressive diversity of shows : comedies, contemporary dramas, experimental creations, revisited classic pieces ... Each space in the city becomes a scenic space: permanent theaters, ephemeral capitals, interior courses ... This profusion opens the way to new talents!
The general atmosphere during all these dates of the Avignon festival is very friendly, effervescent, and greatly promotes the meetings between artists, spectators and live performance professionals.
Attending the Avignon Off Festival, as at the In Festival In, is also to participate in a human adventure during which everyone is invited to build their own journey, by choosing from several hundred daily proposals. Freedom is total, and it is she who makes the undeniable charm of this cultural event!
What is the difference with the Avignon In Festival in?
The Avignon In and Off festival are not the same.
- The Avignon Festival, called the “in”, was founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar and is now recognized for its official programming, chosen by an artistic director. The shows of this part of the event take place in emblematic places such as the courtyard of the Palais des Papes, the Boulbon career or the Chapel of the White Penitents;
The in is characterized by a more limited selection and a choice of sharp works. In addition, the shows are produced with substantial means, which allows ambitious staging. The public that we meet during the IN is generally in search of demanding works, aesthetic or philosophical reflections. Tickets for these representations are popular and their access can be more formal!
- At Off, any company can register, provided you find a partner theater. This part of the event is therefore more accessible, both in terms of prices and programming, offering a possibility of spontaneity and a variety as the in, by nature more institutional, cannot always match.
Each festival, with its own identity, contributes to making Avignon a high place in living theater!
How to reserve your place for one of the parts presented?
Reserving a place to attend a play from the Off festival is a breeze; At Laurette Théâtre, we offer online ticket office which allows you to access the reservation form in a few clicks. From our website, consult the full programming and select the desired shows!
Once the show is chosen, the reservation is made directly online, with immediate confirmation. Certain representations being in great demand, we advise you to book several days, or even several weeks in advance.
For people who prefer to play on improvisation, places are generally available the same day , depending on the remaining gauges. However, early purchase remains the best solution to guarantee access to flagship shows; The process is fluid so that everyone can focus on the essentials: fully enjoy the excitement of the Avignon Festival Off.
The Avignon Festival, between its IN and its Off, is an artistic adventure in its own right. Each edition reinvents the magic of the performing arts, carried by the enthusiasm of artists who came to share their passion with the public. Each of the dates of the Avignon 2025 festival again promises full -fledged moments, emotions and moments suspended under the Provencal sky. Reserving your places in advance while leaving an unexpected share in your program is a strategy that will allow you to fully savor the unique energy of this unmissable meeting of contemporary theater.



