Base 217 - activities

Fête de l'Huma 2024: MC Solaar, Pomme, Tiken Jah Fakoly... join the program

The Fête de l'Humanité is back. The event, organized every year by the newspaper L'Humanité, will take place on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September 2024 at the former air base 217 at Plessis-Pâté, in the heart of Essonne! On the program? Calogero, rapper SCH, artists Jain and Santa, producer Vladimir Cauchemar, the talented Angélique Kidjo, not forgetting rapper MC Solaar, famous artist Pomme and the ever-popular Tiken Jah Fakoly!

Fête de l'Huma 2023: disruptions expected on Essonne roads this weekend

Due to the new edition of the Fête de l'Huma this weekend in Essonne, the department's prefecture is announcing disruptions on the roads, with heavy crowds expected around Base 217 and "severely impacted" traffic conditions.

Fête de l'Huma 2023: schedule, times, access... everything you need to know

The Fête de l'Huma returns to Base 217 on Friday September 15, Saturday September 16 and Sunday September 17, 2023. For this second consecutive edition in Essonne, more than 60 artists are expected on site over three days. Program, opening times, access to Base 217, history of France's biggest popular event... here's everything you need to know before coming to the Fête de l'Humanité 2023.

Fête de l'Huma: how to get to Base 217, the site of the famous popular festival

In 2023, the legendary Fête de l'Humanité returns to Base 217 in Essonne. So how do you get there by public transport or by car? Here are a few practical tips for getting to Plessis-Pâté, the new site of the Fête de l'Huma.

Fête de l'Huma 2023: leave your children at the Coin des Mômes, the festival for 4-12 year-olds

Are you and your friends planning to attend the Fête de l'Huma 2023 in September? The program includes concerts, fun and good times. But then there are the kids... The solution is in the form of the Coin des Mômes, Huma's 2.0 daycare center for children aged 4 to 12.

Download Festival Paris: the edition 2020 is cancelled

We could think this is a bad joke, but it unfortunately isn't. Download Festival Paris - that was expected to teturn from May 29 to 31, 2020 at Bretigny Base 217 after a break in 2019 - has announced the fourth edition will be cancelled because of major renovations on the RER line C.