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✈️How to get to Festival Cabaret Vert
Planning your trip to Festival Cabaret Vert? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), about 80 km from the venue.
- Allow about 112 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Charleroi or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🛏️Where to stay near SQUARE BAYARD A CHARLEVILLE MEZIERES (Festival Cabaret Vert)
Accommodation near the Festival Cabaret Vert site fills up fast. Compare hotels, apartments and rentals nearby and book early to stay as close to the stage as possible.
Festival Cabaret Vert also offers on-site camping: the most affordable and social way to sleep right at the festival.
Also consider staying around Charleroi, the nearest large city, if the closest options to the site are sold out.
Estimated travel time to the site
| Distance | 🚗 Car / taxi | 🚴 Bike | 🚶 On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1 km | ~3 min | ~4 min | ~12 min |
| ~3 km | ~7 min | ~12 min | ~36 min |
| ~5 km | ~11 min | ~20 min | ~1 h |
| ~10 km | ~22 min | ~40 min | ~2 h |
Public transport: depends on the network around Charleroi.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🌤️Festival Cabaret Vert 2026 weather
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🗺️Things to do near Festival Cabaret Vert
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Festival Cabaret Vert. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Charleroi and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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📋About
Cabaret Vert 2026: Twenty Years of Music, Comics and Ecology in Charleville-Mézières
From 20 to 23 August 2026, the Square Bayard, in the heart of Charleville-Mézières in the French Ardennes, hosts the twentieth edition of a festival that refuses to be pigeonholed. Cabaret Vert is far more than a concert bill: across four days it lets live music, comic art, cinema and sustainability share one site.
A line-up with no genre borders
Spread over the Zanzibar, Greenfloor, Razorback and Zion Club stages, the 2026 programme embraces contrast. Heavy rock rules opening night with Deftones, Turnstile and Body Count led by Ice-T; then come Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Underworld, Cat Power and Sparks, before a poppier, electronic evening driven by Kygo, Charlotte Cardin, Disiz and Feu! Chatterton. The Zion Club carries the night into pure reggae-dub sound-system culture, while the Teletech stage gathers the electronic scene.
Much more than a music festival
- The Comics Area, also turning twenty: 62 authors, over 160 series on show, 600 hours of signings, a Japan Corner and a Spirou treasure hunt.
- The IDÉAL Cinema, designed with students from ESAD Reims: two screens, rolling headphone screenings, music videos, shorts and documentaries.
- The Estaminet, a family village square with magic, clowning and a quiet auditory-rest zone.
True to its name, Cabaret Vert remains one of France's most environmentally committed festivals, a value woven into its identity since 2006.
Edited by the festt.io team — last revised on July 21, 2026
