Festivals and cultural events Colmar

This event invites bibliophiles to gather at the Parc Expo to share their passion for reading. A wide public can meet writers, illustrators, storytellers, publishers, booksellers, second-hand booksellers and various book-related associations. Literary debates for adults and a variety of workshops (stories and nursery rhymes, puppets, decoupage, collage and drawing...) for young readers: there's something for everyone!

Every spring for the past twenty years, world music fans have gathered at the Cercle Saint-Martin to attend this festival organized by the Lézard association. Over the course of a weekend, they discover groups with a wide variety of musical influences: klezmer, biguine, tango, jazz, flamenco... The mix of sounds is definitely there! Here's a chance to hear how "flamencoriental" sounds, or hip-hop mixed with electro and Balkan music... Whatever the case, it's sure to swing!

Laughing, giggling, giggling, laughing, hair pulling, wiggling, corkscrewing... There's no shortage of colourful expressions when it comes to expressing the action of laughing, and as such, the Colmar Humour Festival is an excellent opportunity to make your zygomatic work! In October 2020, this event signs its 8th edition with an excellent line-up: Inglorious Comedy Club presented by Vérino, Nora Hamzawi, Michaël Gregorio, Olivier de Benoist, not forgetting, on the opening night at the Casino Barrière in Ribeauvillé, the regional Antoinette de Knackwiller stage! To close these hairy festivities, a Professional Improvisation World Cup is organized on October 25th in the Wine Hall of the Parc Expo of Colmar. This is sure to trigger hilarity everywhere, because, as the late Jean-Marie Arrus, humorist and founder of the festival said: "He who sows laughter reaps gaiety"!

A not-to-be-missed spring event for over 20 years, this festival has been blossoming the buds of free expression, tolerance and fraternity. Organized by the association D'ailleurs D'ici, this good-natured event brings together Colmarians and the inhabitants of the surrounding area for a festive weekend full of surprises. Street theatre, various music, acrobats, circus, children's games, drawing, painting or modelling workshops led by professional artists, there really is something for all tastes and all ages. Another strong point of this intergenerational festival: the Village des Associations brings together about sixty organizations (cultural, humanitarian, immigrant, etc.) that invite you to travel through their craft, cultural or gastronomic specialties. In the heart of the Place Rapp and in the alleys of the Champ de Mars, it's a real popular festival without borders!

Created in 2003, this festival organized by the Colmarian association L'Esprit BD takes place during two days in the superb historical setting of the Koïfhus, in the heart of the old town. It welcomes about twenty comic book authors from Alsace, France and abroad, who willingly comply with signing sessions and drawing demonstrations. The public is invited to stroll through various stands offering comic strips and lithos (new or second-hand) as well as figurines, T-shirts and other merchandise. Thematic exhibitions complete this attractive programme. Enough to bubble with happiness!