The Forum des Cultures is an emblematic site of the Festival du Houblon, showcasing folklore from around the world and hosting several highlights each day!
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Tuesday to Sunday
10:30am to 11pm -
Place de la République
67500 Haguenau -
Free access
On this central stage, you'll be able to meet all the festival's folk ensembles and enjoy their varied, rhythmic performances!
The bleachers will allow you to fully enjoy the shows offered.
Programme
From Tuesday to Saturday
10:30am - 11:30am
(except tue)
Young Audience Show (more about the young audience program here)
Start the day in style with an open-air show put on by a different folk ensemble each day!
3pm - 4pm
(exc tue - 2 to 3pm thu)
Siesta Musicale
Let yourself be swayed by music and songs from other lands, performed by two different ensembles each day !
4pm - 6pm
(exc tue - 3 to 5pm thu)
Quatre-Heures Évasion
Enjoy short, fast-paced performances by three folk ensembles every day !
6pm - 7pm
(exc tue, sat))
Entrez dans la Danse
Try your hand at Country dance, Polynesian dance and Alsacian dance !
9pm - 10pm
(exc tue, sat)
Folk by Night
Once the sun is down, discover the different folk ensembles in action under a new light.
Saturday
9pm - 11pm
Autour du Monde Ball
Join the artists from all the folk ensembles as they teach you a few steps of their traditional dances to the tunes played by an orchestra!
Sunday
2pm - 3pm
Waiting for the Parade.
To help keep you entertained, a brass band and a folk group will be putting on musical and dance performances.
3pm - 5:30pm
Parade and Around the World in 3 Stages
With the Forum des Cultures as their starting point, all the folk ensembles will parade through the streets of the city centre in a combination of dance, song and music before taking their places on podiums scattered around the city for their final outdoor performances.
