Avignon Festival

The Festival d'Avignon is one of the most important theatre festivals in the world, founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar and held each July in the medieval city of Avignon in Provence. Its signature venue is the Cour d'honneur of the Palais des Papes, where productions unfold against the monumental stone walls of the medieval papal palace under the open sky. The festival's programming ranges from grand-scale theatrical spectacle to intimate experimental work, drawing artists and audiences from around the globe.