In full effervescence, Marseille is seeing a plethora of new events flourish with the most original concepts and formats. Concerts, evenings, festivals with your feet in the water, beach literature; we have selected our favourite events and evenings for you not to miss this summer.
OH LES BEAUX JOURS !
What? literature festival
When? Du 24 au 29 mai 2022
Where? Various locations (Mucem, Conservatoire)
How much? Free during the day, €9 – €25 evenings
Questions ? Ask here
For its 6th edition this teeming literary festival which likes to mix genres welcomes more than 100 authors and artists from 15 different countries for an intense week. Heavyweight authors (Christine Angot, Patrick Chamoiseau, Andreï Kourkov), along with the young guard (Constance Debré, Abdellah Taïa, Sylvain Prudhomme, Colombe Boncenne), musicians who create poetry during the famous acoustic siestas of the festival (Albin de la Simone, JP Nataf, Bastien Lallemant) and also children’s literature and comics.
LE BON AIR
What? Electronic music festival
When? 3 to 5 June 2022
Where? Friche La Belle de Mai
How much? From €27
Questions? Here
More than fifty artists spread over 5 stages will electrify fans of electronic music, techno, house, bass music, hard dance, EBM, dancehall and ambient. On the program; Jenifer Cardini, Paula Temple, Ben Klock, Folamour, Anetha and many others, along with you on the dancefloor.
AU LARGE
What? Hybrid music festival
When? 24 & 25 June 2022
Where? Théâtre Silvain, Panorama and Cabaret aléatoire (Friche la Belle de Mai)
How much? From €26.50
Questions? Here
How better to celebrate the first days of summer than at the Théâtre Silvain to the sound of hip-hop from Marseilles Khara and Gabonese Benjamin Epps, the disco-funk of Nu Genea, the sensual techno of Irène Dréselou and more rock-folk of the Dutch Altin Gün? Two days of a program of concerts without borders in the magical open-air setting of the Théâtre Sylvain.
WATTS SUMMER FESTIVAL
What? Electronic music festival
When? 24 and 25 June 2022
Where? Esplanade J4
How much? From €42
Questions? Here
This summer the Marseille electro festival returns to J4 after two years of absence! Get ready for an exceptional edition that will welcome more than 10,000 festival-goers with a massive line up: W&W, Kungs, Martin Solveig, Don Diablo, Djibril Cissé aka DJ Tcheba, Bassjackers, Lost Frequencies, Offenbach, Mome….
DELTA FESTIVAL
What? Concerts and activities (sport, gastronomie, arts, environnement, etc)
When? from 29 June to 3 July 2022
Where? Plages du Prado
How much? From €54
Questions? Here
Beware of the Delta juggernaut, the festival of festivals returns from June 29th for 5 days of fiesta, perspiration and high-decibels. This year there are more than 120 artists – stars of today and tomorrow – PNL, Romeo Elvis, Sean Paul, The Avener, Carl Cox, Vitalic, Yuksek, Hatik, Polo&Pan, Bianca Costa, Marseilles 1RDT and Maraboutage, Olympe 4000, Rilès, Tigerhead, Magic System, Umbree, Kungs and dozens more. But Delta is also about villages (environment, health, living together, arts, gastronomy, start-ups or opportunities – why not also get a job).
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE CINÉMA (FID)
What? Cinema festival
When? 5 to 11 July 2022
Where? Cinemas, theatres, libraries, art galleries and open air events
How much? €0 – €10
Questions? Here
There’s the Cannes Film Festival and there’s the FID! One of the most important international film festival takes place in Marseille. An unmissable event for professionals of the 7th art, the FID also grants a central place to the spectators. Each year on average more than 20,000 film lovers attend the festival’s demanding and off-the-beaten-path selection, rewarded with 11 different prizes. Discoveries, meetings, and exceptional sessions punctuate this not-to-be missed event.
MARSEILLE JAZZ DES 5 CONTINENTS
What? Jazz music festival
When? from 7 to 23 July 2022
Where? Various places (l’Abbaye Saint-Victor, La Vieille Charité, Parc Longchamp etc.)
How much? Up to €35 (+some free events)
Questions? Here
The Marseille Jazz des Cinq Continents festival is always eagerly awaited by jazz lovers and music lovers. If the whole jazz world has paraded within the walls of the Marseille city over the 22 years of this festival, the 2022 program is no different with an edition that welcomes Herbie Hancock, Blick Bassy and Piers Faccini, Stacey Kent, Diana Krall , Hiromi, Jean-Jacques Milteau, Tigran Hamasyan and many others.
BORDERLINE AU THÉÂTRE SILVAIN
What? Pop concerts, rock and electro
When? 26 July 2022
Where? Théâtre Sylvain
How much? €21.50
Questions? Here
A collective which is well known to all those who love festive evenings in unexpected places, Borderline stirs up the Marseille summer with an evening of concerts in the fantastic open-air setting of the Théâtre Sylvain. On the program on July 26th; the gifted French electro from Lewis OfMan, the funky groovy Mr Giscard, the beatmakers Souleance and the crazy remixer Dombrance.
ART-O-RAMA
What? International modern art fair
When? 25 to 28 August 2022
Where? Friche La Belle de Mai
How much? €5
Questions? Here
An international contemporary art fair on a human scale, Art-O-Rama presents a panorama of the young artistic guard represented by around thirty galleries and publishers. A real exhibition space, the show is an invitation to curiosity, to be jostled, destabilized, amused, moved or all of these at the same time. A unique artistic event that celebrates the end of summer with intensity. Stimulating stuff!
ACONTRALUZ
What? Electronic music festival
When? 26 and 27 August 2022
Where? J4 Esplanade
How much? from €35
Questions ? Here
For all those who can’t resolve to leave the summer and dancefloors behind, Acontraluz is the festival that makes you forget everything! An unmissable event for all electro and techno fans, the festival is back for a new edition that will not disappoint! Adriatique, Pan Pot, Bedouin, Fjaak, Blond:ish, Marcel Dettmann, Octave One are ready to make you spend a crazy weekend on the J4 Esplanade.
UTOPIA FESTIVAL
What? Electronic music festival
When? 23 and 24 September 2022
Where? Friche la Belle de Mai
How much? from €25 to €70
Questions? Here
The 2nd edition of this very young festival dedicated to electronic cultures and solidarity; Utopia did not choose its name by chance. Imagine the ideal party city and transform the dream into reality for 2 days, with 45 artists, 7 stages, debates and more, each more utopian and desirable than the next.
Have a great summer!
By Valérie Vangreveninge
Photos: Nicolas Serve, Roxane Peyronnenc, Valentin Antonucci, Tristan Pilat, ClaravLafuente, Flore Saunois, Margot Montigny, Jean-christian Bonnici, Danny Willems, Leslie Artamonow, Carlton Bright.
