Fiesta Finale: closing weekend

A weekend to party one last time with lille3000! Concerts, shows, parties, workshops, performances and last chances to (re)discover the Fiesta exhibitions in Lille, the Metropolis and the region.

Discover our highlights so you don’t miss a thing at this exceptional closing weekend!

At the Tripostal

📅 Saturday, 8th November

📅 Sunday, 9th November (special opening from 10:00 a.m.)

At the Gare Saint Sauveur

📅 Saturday, 8th November
Come and take part in the Institut Grand Festif’s grand masquerade: young and old, masked and costumed, join Lille’s laboratory assistants for an interstellar and popular celebration. Transform yourself little by little to the rhythm of this unique parade, where creativity and fantasy take centre stage.

  • 12:00 > 18:00: Visit to the Institut Grand Festif exhibition
    After several weeks of crazy experiments in Lille, it’s time for the Institut Grand Festif to reveal the fruits of its research during a big party open to everyone! (Hall B)
  • From 17:30: Closing of the exhibition and launch of a spectacular parade featuring all IGF laboratory technicians and their new recruits, young and old alike, freshly transformed by the festive spirit, with the Kroult Orchestra (Hall B and Esplanade).
  • 19:00: Brass Band of the Vilains Chicots (Hall A)
  • 21:00 > 23:30: DJ set (Hall A)

At the Hospice Comtesse Museum

📅 Saturday, 8th November

📅 Sunday, 9th November

At the Palais des Beaux-Arts

And also in Lille

In the Lille Metropolis

In the Hauts-de-France region

Last chance to discover the musical creations Sacrée Fiesta! by Simon Fache and La Nuit du Carnaval by Julien Joubert, specially composed for Fiesta.

Exhibitions to (re)discover before they close

The curtain falls on the Fiesta exhibitions: one last chance to immerse yourself in their festive, poetic and socially conscious worlds.

Holidays at Le Tripostal: exhibitions, tours, workshops, evening events…

This autumn, Fiesta invites young and old alike to discover the exhibition in a different way with the Pom Pom Pidou workshops!

Combining visits and artistic activities, these sessions blend discovery, experimentation and imagination.

Each workshop explores an artist, a work or a movement… and promises two hours of creativity and fun!

Workshops


🗓 Saturday, 18 October — ‘It looks like it, but it’s not’
👉 Ages 6 and up
Come and play at being a modern artist! We’ll draw inspiration from the colourful circles of the Delaunays, the abstract shapes of Kupka, the fast cars of Russolo and the collages of Hains. Here, there are no perfect copies: we cut, paste, colour and invent. Above all, we have fun!
🕑 From 2pm to 4pm


🗓 Wednesday, 22 October — Scratch card
👉 Ages 7 and up
Inspired by the works of artists Delaunay and Kupka, come and create a scratch card to reveal the geometric shapes of your choice!
🕑 From 2pm to 4pm


🗓 Saturday, 25 October — ‘Your awesome superhero’
👉 Ages 6 and up
Come and make a mask of your favourite superhero! Using Mimmo Rotella’s Batman artwork in torn posters, come and make a mask of the superhero of your choice.
🕑 From 2pm to 4pm


🗓 Sunday, 26 October — Surprise workshop
👉 Ages 8 and up
Take inspiration from the works at Le Tripostal and create your own surprise piece of art!
🕑 From 2pm to 4pm


🗓 Wednesday, 29 October — Cabaret Dada
👉 Ages 8 and up
A fun and creative workshop combining whimsical creations, absurd poetry and mini group performances, where children become artists in a cabaret full of surprises, laughter and imagination… Because art can also be funny, unpredictable and therefore completely Dada!
🕑 From 2pm to 4pm


🗓 Saturday, 1 November — ‘Fracas and Fragments’
👉 Ages 10 and up
Using objects broken into a thousand pieces, come and create a colourful, unstructured canvas inspired by Arman’s work Chopin’s Waterloo.
🕑 From 2pm to 4pm


Practical information

👨‍👩‍👧 Children must be accompanied by an adult.
🎟️ Each participant (child and adult) must have a ticket.

📍 Le Tripostal – 22 avenue Willy Brandt, 59777 Lille
🕑 From 2pm to 4pm


Online booking

Billetterie Weezevent

Les Fiestas du Tripo

Lecture and book signing

Les Fiestas du Tripo: 5 exceptional evenings at the Tripostal!

This autumn, the Tripostal is heating up with Les Fiestas du Tripo: five Saturday evenings of celebration, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Each evening will offer a different musical and festive atmosphere, with the added bonus of being able to visit the Tripostal exhibition at night, until 7.30 p.m.

🎶 On the programme:

04/10 – Urban Session
Cold Rap • Grunge Rap • Experimental Hip Hop • Trip Hop

11/10 – Groove Session
Funk • Disco • Ska • Soul • Rocksteady • Boogie • Old School

18/10 – Cosmic Love Session
Electro • Disco • House • Sexy Groovy Music

25/10 – Bal Pop Session
Popular and quirky!

31/10 – Strange Session
Halloween Party

#4 – BAL POP SESSION – 25/10

#5 – STRANGE SESSION – 31/10

Fiesta celebrates European Heritage Days!

On 20 and 21 September 2025, Fiesta is joining forces with European Heritage Days and inviting the public to discover its exhibitions and events in a festive and friendly atmosphere.

Throughout the weekend, several exhibitions in the Fiesta programme will be free of charge, allowing as many people as possible to discover the wealth of creations on display.

At the same time, several events in the Fiesta programme are part of European Heritage Days. Concerts, performances, meetings and installations: so many unique opportunities to discover heritage in a new light, combining remembrance and celebration.

Lille host the Festival internacional do Forró de Raiz

As part of the 2025 Brazil-France Season and Fiesta, this unique festival will showcase traditional forró music from the Northeast, with four days of music, dance and cultural events.

The programme includes eight concerts, featuring the legendary Elba Ramalho, Mestrinho and Santanna o Cantador, as well as dances, rodas de sanfona, screenings, debates, cordel literature, woodcut printing and workshops for all ages.

Based in the Grand Sud, the festival’s main venue, the event will bring together Brazilian artists and French audiences around a shared passion for Brazilian popular culture. A festive, engaging and warm event to celebrate the links between Lille and the Brazilian Northeast.

Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille

7pm – 8pm | Opening ceremony and signing of the action plan for the nomination of forró to UNESCO World Heritage status (by invitation only)


Le Grand Sud, Lille

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Opening of the International Forum of Forró de Raiz with Joana Alves and Henrique Sampaio

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Discussion: Charter of guidelines for the preservation of traditional Forró matrices

5pm – 6pm | Opening: Exhibition* ‘Por Amor ao Forró’, with João Batista
Exhibition open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., free admission

3pm – 4pm | Documentary screening – in partnership with CineArts Brasilis
– São João é coisa nossa (Brazil-France / 2024 / 15 min)
– No tom dos oito baixos (Brazil / 2019 / 20 min)
– Família Calixto (Brazil / 2012 / 25 min)

4pm – 5pm | Debates on the documentaries with Karim Soumaila, Henrique Sampaio, Luizinho Calixto, Denise Barreto

7:30 p.m. | Concert – Del Feliz (Bahia)

8:30 p.m. | Concert – Écore Nascimento and Sandrinho do Acordeon (Piaui)

9:30 p.m. | Concert – Mestrinho (Sergipe) with Antônia Amorosa

10:30 p.m. > midnight | DJ Set – DJ Forró


Le Grand Sud, Lille

6.30pm | Presentation: Quadrilha Junina with Lydie Fruleux from Cie Biscoitinho (France)

7pm | Concert – Anderson Fidélis and Giseldo Romeiro (Alagoas)

8:00 p.m. | Concert – Santanna, o Cantador (Pernambuco)

9:00 p.m. | Concert – Elba Ramalho and Orquestra Sanfônica Balaio Nordeste (Paraíba)

11 p.m. > midnight | DJ Set – DJ Forró


Le Grand Sud, Lille

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Plenary session: Closing of the International Forró Forum

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Round table: ‘Group teaching and the world of Forró – the practice of accordion orchestras in Rio Grande do Norte’ with Cláudio Araújo

5pm – 5.45pm | Presentation: Luizinho Calixto e o fole 8 Baixos (Brazilian diatonic accordion), with the participation of Bira Delgado

6pm | Concert – Alexandra Nícolas (Maranhão)

7pm | Concert – Messiê Forró (França)

8pm | Concert – Deusa Nordestina do Forró, Jarbas do Acordeon and Cláudio Araújo (Rio Grande do Norte)

Heatwave in Lille: what remains open on Wednesday, July 2

Due to the high temperatures forecast in Lille, certain exhibitions at Fiesta will be closed on Wednesday, July 2 to ensure the comfort and safety of visitors: 

Thank you for your understanding, and take care of yourselves during this heatwave. 💧☀️

Focus on… the Paris-Roubaix symphonic cycling tour!

What if you could (re)discover Paris-Roubaix in a different way… by bike, of course, but above all through music? From May 9 to June 8, the Orchestre des Forces Majeures will embark on a cycling tour covering more than 450 km between Paris and Roubaix, punctuated by open-air concerts, meetings, and festive stops. 

This unique project combines sporting adventure, musical creation, and local culture. At each stage, the musicians hop on their bikes and go out to meet the locals, in the spirit of sharing that drives the orchestra. 

🎶 In the Lille metropolitan area, you can find them in Gruson, Forest-sur-Marque, Wasquehal, Lille-Fives, Hem, and Tourcoing (as part of the Là-Haut Biennale with the Atelier Lyrique), until the final arrival in Roubaix on June 8 at the Condition Publique. 

The program for each stop:
📍 Gruson — Tuesday, June 3 (7:00–8:30 p.m.)
📍 Forest-sur-Marque — Wednesday, June 4 (starting at 7:00 p.m.)
📍 Wasquehal — Thursday, June 5 (starting at 11:00 a.m.)
📍 Lille-Fives — Thursday, June 5 (from 4 p.m.)
📍 Hem — Friday, June 6 (from 3 p.m.)
📍 Tourcoing — Saturday, June 7 (from 2 p.m.)
🏁 Roubaix (finish) — Sunday, June 8 (from 9:30 a.m.) 

Find all the details of the programme here ⬇️

Join the parade, come party

Have you always wanted to be in the spotlight, to take part in a totally extraordinary artistic and collective adventure?

On Saturday 26 April 2025, lille3000 and Art Point M invite you to take part in the opening parade of ‘Fiesta’, the 7th edition of lille3000.
Over 800m long, the parade will wind its way through Lille city centre, attracting thousands of visitors!

Figuration, dance… Fiesta is on the programme, so come as you are, we’ll take care of the rest!

On the menu: several rehearsals and giant workshops to make props and costumes before the big departure on D-Day.

To take part in the adventure:  

  • Step #2: we’ll see you from January to February 2025 at the Garage in Lille (dates and details to be found in the online form).

Fiesta on the Grand’Place

Have you seen it? 👀
In anticipation of the launch of Fiesta, the City of Lille, lille3000 and the Théâtre du Nord have invited artists Benoit+Bo to dress the façade of the monument during the works with a visual creation that celebrates the festival through cultural references and a contemporary aesthetic.

Hanabi Dance, Benoit+Bo

This work, installed on the façade of the Théâtre du Nord, transforms the landscape into a theatrical stage. Two masked characters, inspired by popular Asian theatre, perform a festive dance amid fireworks and brilliant colours, celebrating universal vitality.

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