An iconic annual meeting in the heart of the medieval city of Carcassonne. Find international artists in the unique and intimate setting of the Jean Deschamps Theater & the courtyard of the Château Comtal with the IN Festival, but also local and national artists in the various squares of the city with the OFF Festival.
THE emblematic stage of the Carcassonne Festival, the Jean-Deschamps Theater becomes a major performance venue every summer. In the heart of the Medieval City, this ancient open-air theater, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a unique site in the world.
Able to accommodate nearly 7,000 people, the Square André Chénier stage is the largest at the OFF Festival. Surrounded by its fountains and rising in front of the central column of pink marble, this ephemeral stage can boast of having received big names among the artists of the national but also international scene... in front of a public delighted to have free access to these exceptional shows usually paid for!
A jewel in the heart of the city, the typical Place Carnot hosts the second stage dedicated to contemporary music concerts. At nightfall, it is under the attentive gaze of Neptune (god of water enthroned on the emblematic central fountain of the place) that the colored facades give way to the play of light of the concerts.
Located between the Pont Vieux and the Medieval City, rue Trivalle comes alive every Thursday from mid-July to mid-August. Organized as part of the Flâneries Nocturnes, the concerts will offer you different atmospheres to wander around, with family or friends, according to the discoveries of craftsmen, creators and winegrowers, local producers present.
Lined with its cafes, brasseries and restaurants, Place Marcou is an unmissable place in the Medieval City. Its special atmosphere makes it an ideal place for concerts at the Carcassonne Festival: every Monday evening, the public can relax or dance to live Swing/Jazz music for free!
(rue des études)
New stage for this 2023 edition, this chapel with exceptional acoustics will become the meeting point for music lovers by hosting guitar concerts every Monday in July, for "Mondays at the Chapel".
(32 rue Aimé Ramond)
A marvelous 18th century building, this former private mansion currently houses the Town Hall of Carcassonne. During the Festival, its doors open on certain evenings and give access to its inner courtyard to attend free theater plays by companies mainly from the Occitanie region.
