Fête de l'Huma 2024: programming, access, opening hours... here's everything you need to know

Have you got your ticket for the new Fête de l'Huma, taking place this Friday 13, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September 2024 ? We can only imagine how impatient you'll be to walk the aisles of France's biggest popular event, discover the debates on offer, and gesticulate to the sounds of Shaka Ponk, Jain, Louise Attaque, MC Solaar, SCH, Santa or even Jeff Mills, Kerchak, Tinariwen and Tiken Jah Fakoly! Between concerts, shows and debates.... the program promises to be rich and eclectic once again this year at the Fête de l'Humanité.

Fête de l'Huma 2024: complete program and concert times
The Fête de l'Humanité is back! The event, organized each year by the newspaper L'Humanité, takes place on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September 2024 at the former air base 217 at Plessis-Pâté, in the heart of Essonne! On the program? Louise Attaque, Calogero, rapper SCH, artists Jain and Santa, producer Vladimir Cauchemar, the talented Angélique Kidjo, not forgetting rapper MC Solaar, Kalash Criminel, Sandra Nkaké, Pomme and Tiken Jah Fakoly! Following the cancellation of Louane and Calema, Shaka Ponk and Les Vulves Assassines join the line-up. Click here for the full program and concert times! [Read more]

For the third year running, the Fête de l'Humanité takes over Base 217 in Essonne. This new playground is located some 25km south of Paris. So, how do you get to the festival site? The easiest way is by public transport. So here's all the practical info you need to get to Base 217 with peace of mind.

Fête de l'Huma: how to get to Base 217, site of the popular festival
In 2024, the legendary Fête de l'Humanité returns to Base 217 in Essonne. 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. [Read more]

• To be read
• Fête de l'Huma 2024: complete program and concert times
• Fête de l'Huma: origin and history of France's biggest popular event
• Fête de l'Huma: how to get to Base 217, site of the popular festival

Another piece of information, and not the least, concerns the opening hours of the Fête de l'Huma and entry times to the site.

• Fête de l'Huma opening hours :
  • Friday, September 13, 2024: from 12:00 to 04:00
  • Saturday, September 14, 2024: from 09:00 to 04:00
  • Sunday, September 15, 2024: 09:00 am to 8:40 pm
    
    
• Entrance times to the Fête de l'Huma :
  • Friday, September 13, 2024: 12:00 pm to 00:00 am
  • Saturday, September 14, 2024: from 09:00 to 00:00
  • Sunday, September 15, 2024: 09:00 am to 6:00 pm

Finally, like all other festivals, certain objects are prohibited on the Fête de l'Huma site. Discover this (non-exhaustive) list:

• Glass containers
• Aerosol cans (deodorants, paint, etc.)
• Knives and blunt objects such as razors, scissors and tools
• Lasers
• All types of tools: hammers, screwdrivers, etc.
• Pyrotechnic devices
• Bicycles, skates and scooters
• Parasols
• Stoves (electric and gas)
• Our 4-legged friends (except guide dogs, of course)
• Drones
• Rigid masts and flags
• Helmets
• Generators & batteries
• ...

Now that you know everything, have a wonderful Fête de l'Huma!

Fête de l'Huma: origin and history of France's biggest popular event
For almost 9 decades, the Fête de l'Humanité, or Fête de l'Huma to its friends, has brought the Paris region to life with concerts, exhibitions, debates and meetings. Established in Seine-Saint-Denis since 1972, France's biggest annual cultural and popular festival will be moving to Essonne in 2022. But do you know how this festival came about? We tell you all about the history and origins of the Fête de l'Huma! [Read more]