At the Avignon “Off” festival, an increased audience for an ever more varied offer

Fourmillants pedestrian streets. Similarly, dozens of shows that displaying complete from the first days, the festive atmosphere that punctuated the “OFF” festival of Avignon for three weeks, from July 5 to 26, is confirmed in the figures. However, The first attendance trends place this 59^e edition “Under the sign of success”note the officials of the avignon “off” festival, increased audience Avignon Festival & Companies Association (AF&C). Consequently, coordinator of this vast live performance market. “According to the first ascents, we would be at 1.6 million tickets sold. the average filling rate of the rooms would come closer to the 60 %”detail Laurent Domingos and Harold David, co -presidents of AF & C.

Above all. the two most reliable indicators, on which the association is based each year to establish its pre -bilan, display significant increases. Thus. Ticket’Off, the ticket platform proposed by AF&C (in parallel with those available to each of the 139 Avignon theaters and private platforms such as Billetreduc), sold 290,000 tickets, against 203,000 in 2024 and 172,000 in 2023. “It’s a record”welcomes Harold David. Same trend for avignon “off” festival, increased audience “Off” subscription cards (offering 30 % reduction in spectacle places): 79,400 were purchased this year, against 62,900 in 2024 and 65,477 in 2023.

You have 78.54% of this article to read. The rest is reserved for subscribers.