by perle | 19 Sep 2026 | downtown, outdoor
Every September, Arabesques brings arts from the Arab world to Montpellier: concerts, dance, talks. Opening nights are often at Opéra Comédie; weekends play at Domaine d’O, under the pines, sometimes also at Halle Tropisme. The festival has run since 2006, organised...
by perle | 19 Sep 2026 | downtown, outdoor
Every June, the Festival des Architectures Vives opens courtyards of private mansions that are usually closed. Architects install temporary works there: a walking trail through the Écusson, free of charge. The festival has run since 2006, organised by the Champ Libre...
by perle | 19 Sep 2026 | downtown, outdoor
Since July, Montpellier has hosted a rare event: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in IMAX 70 mm film at Pathé Odysseum. It is, for now, the only cinema in France equipped for this format — the one the film was shot on. The local press called it a phenomenon: screenings...
by perle | 19 Sep 2026 | downtown, outdoor
Year-round, the Corum hosts concerts at the Opéra Berlioz: the opera and symphony season of the Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier, plus other shows. The hall seats 2,000, on Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle — one tram stop from Les Aubes. Season programme:...
by perle | 19 Sep 2026 | downtown, outdoor
Every year in mid-May, Montpellier hosts the Comédie du Livre — 10 jours en mai: literary events across the city, then an open-air book fair on the last weekend, on the Promenade du Peyrou. About 60,000 visitors, independent bookshops, authors signing under the tents....
by perle | 19 Sep 2026 | downtown, outdoor
Every year in late June and early July, Montpellier hosts Montpellier Danse: two weeks of contemporary dance at the Agora (International City of Dance, 2 boulevard Louis Blanc), the Corum and other venues across the metro area, including outdoor performances. The...
