Par has'Art! street arts festival returns to 12 towns in the Paris - Vallée de la Marne region

For the past seven years, the Par has'Art! festival has been transforming the squares, gardens and lakes of eastern Paris into lively artistic stages. Organized by the Communauté d'agglomération Paris - Vallée de la Marne, the week-long event offers a multi-disciplinary program, entirely free of charge. In 2025, it runs from June 27 to July 5, with a highlight in Chelles on the last day.

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Once again, this year's edition focuses on a diversity of forms and sensibilities. The Mizu show, opening in Lognes, combines dance and ice puppets on a body of water, offering a poetic meditation on impermanence and natural beauty. The following day, La Fauve takes over a neighborhood in Torcy with Rêve Parade, a circus project built in situ with local residents, including horses and musicians.

Other proposals combine theater and physical prowess, such as Même pas peur, an acrobatic retelling of La Chèvre de Monsieur Seguin, or Les Misérables by Les Batteurs de Pavés, which transforms Victor Hugo 's classic into a burlesque and interactive street performance. Dance is also very much in evidence, with Le Reflet des Âmes, a show designed for a water mirror in Pontault-Combault, or Phasmes, a duo inspired by the animal world that blends circus arts and sensual choreography.

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On July 5 in Chelles, the festival closes in style with a succession of open-air shows: Comme le vent for toddlers, Trois contes et quelques for teenagers and adults, Le Sacre freely inspired by Stravinsky, and the Afro-Cuban concert Africa Sí, followed by the vertiginous Jeux d'échelles, a vertical dance showon the city walls.

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The festival is aimed at a very wide audience: children, families, curious visitors and loyal fans of live entertainment. Designed to be free, open to the public and close to local residents, Par has'Art! is all about surprise, accessibility and celebration. It relies on short, mobile, participatory forms, where people meet, sit down and share a moment, whether on the banks of a pond, in a village square or in front of the town hall.

With its generous, eclectic program, Par has'Art! offers a week of live, open-air shows in the towns and cities of Paris - Vallée de la Marne. A summertime rendez-vous where the street becomes a theater, a trail or a playground, for all ages and without reservation.

This article is based on the official program for the 7ᵉ edition of the Par has'Art! festival as presented in the document provided and is not based on direct observation of the shows.

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