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Fête de l'Humanité 2025: disruptions forecast on Essonne roads

Due to the new edition of the Fête de l'Humanité planned in Essonne, the department's prefecture is announcing disruptions on the roads this Friday, September 12, Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14, 2025, with heavy crowds expected in several sectors around Base 217 and traffic "heavily impacted". We tell you all about it.

Fête de l'Huma 2025: programming, access, opening hours... here's everything you need to know

The Fête de l'Huma returns to Base 217, Essonne, on Friday September 12, Saturday September 13 and Sunday September 14, 2025. This year, some fifty artists are expected on site for three consecutive days. Program, opening hours, access to Base 217, prohibited items, history of France's biggest popular event... here's everything you need to know before coming to the Fête de l'Humanité 2025.

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

In 2025, the legendary Fête de l'Humanité returns to Base 217 in Essonne on September 12, 13 and 14. So how do you get there by public transport or by car? Here are a few practical tips for getting to Plessis-Pâté, the site of the Fête de l'Huma.

Fête de l'Huma 2025: here's the program by stage and concert times

The Fête de l'Humanité, organized each year by the newspaper L'Humanité, returns to the former air base 217 at Plessis-Pâté, in the heart of Essonne, on Friday September 12, Saturday September 13 and Sunday September 14, 2025. So, what's in store for festival-goers? Who's set to rock this new edition of the Fête de l'Huma? Patti Smith, in quartet format, as well as Eddy de Pretto, Fianso, Hoshi, MEUTE, les Ogres de Barback & La Rue Kétanou, Aliocha Schneider or Theodora, Zamdane, Saïan Supa Celebration and Kalash... here's the program by day and by stage, as well as the concert times!

Festival de Cerfs-Volants: two days of spectacular demonstrations at Base 217, we were there!

A sky decked out in a thousand colors - that's what's in store for the whole family at the first edition of the Festival de Cerfs-Volants en Essonne, in the heart of Base 217. On the program: shows, demonstrations and workshops!

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.