Events & Activities

The monthly traders’ flea market returns to Place Napoléon Bonaparte on Sunday 18 October, from 9am to 5pm. Antique and vintage furniture and works of art, just a stone’s throw from the castle.

Health and fitness activities, workshops, tours, walks and a tea dance: the two CCAS organisations are joining forces for the 75th ‘Semaine bleue’. Everything is free of charge, from 5 to 11 October.

Red sandstone grafted with dead wood collected in the forest, an installation featuring a video projection and shadow play. A seven-week exhibition, free of charge, from 10 October to 27 November.

The best-selling book about a man and his Bernese Mountain Dog, adapted for the stage as a one-woman show by Marie-Hélène Goudet. Two performances at L’Âne Vert – enough to leave you in tears without feeling ashamed.

Six actors in a 72-seat theatre recount the final months of a writer who set out to seek healing from a spiritual master. Just two performances.

One of France’s finest string ensembles, performing for free at the Municipal Theatre. Booking is essential from 24 August, and tickets are selling out fast.

Brass bands in Fontainebleau, free of charge, over two days. Concerts, masterclasses and introductory workshops for this inaugural event. Limited places available.

A poem found at the foot of a street lamp, and two artists from Bellifontaine who have turned it into a show. The show, following their residency, takes place on Friday 16 October at 8.30 pm, with tickets from €2.50.

Foxes, badgers, wolves, wildcats, bats: the ANVL transforms the theatre into a sensory immersion experience to help us understand how these animals perceive and inhabit the world.

1870, London. A bankrupt art dealer meets a painter whose work nobody buys. Christelle Reboul and Christophe de Mareuil explain how Impressionism almost never came into being.

A year spent discovering the joy of life, and just one man on stage to tell the story of what it’s all about. Michaël Hirsch kicks off the season on Saturday 3 October at 8.30 pm.

Three concerts in the Ballroom, followed by two weekends of musical strolls through the castle’s rooms. Hengelbrock is returning for a residency, and there are few more beautiful places to hear him.

Over 120 works, on loan from Versailles, the Louvre and the BnF, recounting the royal couple’s seven stays right here. The exhibition of the year, included in the price of admission to the château.

This is the eighth edition, and the forest is in great need of it after the summer. Join us on Sunday 27 September from 9am to 12 noon on the D607, which will be closed to traffic for the occasion. Please bring gloves and a jacket.

The second edition takes place on Sunday 27 September, between the Municipal Theatre and the Aigle Noir. Thirty authors will be signing copies of their books, there will be fourteen talks, and admission to all the day’s events costs €4.

Two performances of a Brel song recital in Fontainebleau’s smallest venue. Seventy-two seats – in other words, the voice reaches the audience directly.

Schubert, Janáček and Beethoven performed by the Kairi Quartet, Saturday 26 September at 7.00 pm at the Protestant church. Free admission: chamber music of the highest standard, with no ticket required.

The monthly traders’ flea market returns to Place Napoléon Bonaparte on Sunday 20 September, from 9am to 5pm. Antique and vintage furniture and art objects, just a stone’s throw from the château.

How Louis XVI reclaimed the image of the good King Henry IV on the eve of the Revolution. A special exhibition in the Saint-Louis rooms, included in the castle’s admission ticket.

Two days of special openings and unique tours, from the château to the media library’s heritage collection. The 2026 edition will focus on the heritage of photography.

Forty pre-2000 Mini cars will be gathering at Place Napoléon Bonaparte on Sunday 13 September. The rally sets off at 10am, followed by an exhibition in the afternoon – and it’s free for anyone who’s interested.

Three weekends in September to discover a menagerie of rogues, monsters and humans caught red-handed. Paintings and sculptures on Rue de la Cloche, set against the backdrop of the Compagnons du Devoir.

The Ukrainian duo ARTBAT will be setting up their decks in the Cour de la Fontaine, opposite the carp pond, on Saturday 12 September from 7pm to 2am. This is the second edition of an event that caused quite a stir last year.

On Friday 11 September, the Municipal Theatre will raise the curtain on its 2026–2027 season. There will be a brass band performance on the forecourt, a mini-concert by Mélie Fraisse, a presentation of the programme and a drinks reception. Free admission.

From 26 to 28 August, a three-afternoon English course for teenagers finishing Year 7, Year 8 or Year 9, at the Maison des Associations in Fontainebleau. 35 euros.

Until 28 August, Fontainebleau Loisirs Culture is running holiday workshops at the Maison des Associations: creativity, discovery and self-expression.

Until 5 September, the Institut Matis is exhibiting paintings, sculptures and drawings by Vincent Mulet. Free admission, right in the centre of Fontainebleau.

Until 12 September, the Kelly Arty gallery is exhibiting the work of Berthet One: a comic-book artist, painter and sculptor, and a leading figure in urban art known for his vibrant colours.

Until 30 August, the Maison des Artisans d’Art is exhibiting Marie-France Degueldre’s porcelain buttons, including a collection of cameos featuring a portrait of Rosa Bonheur.

On Sunday 23 August at 9.30 am, Fontainebleau will mark the 82nd anniversary of its liberation on the forecourt of the Town Hall. The ceremony is open to all.

Sunday 16 August, from 9am to 5pm: a flea market and antiques fair on Place Napoléon Bonaparte in Fontainebleau. Antique furniture, vintage décor and works of art.

On Sunday 30 August at 10.45 am, Bois-le-Roi will commemorate its liberation on 23 August 1944 in front of the 23 August Memorial. The ceremony is open to all.

From 28 to 30 August, five free open-air performances in the park at Bois-le-Roi Town Hall, including a one-man show by Christophe Alévêque. No booking required.

On Sunday 30 August, from 4 pm to 6 pm, Avon will be celebrating its patron saint of gardeners: there will be a procession from the media centre to the Bel-Ébat community vegetable garden, followed by afternoon tea at the manor house.

On Saturday 29 August, from 2 pm to 8 pm, the cyclists will be racing around a 930-metre circuit in the Vallée neighbourhood of Avon. This is a stage of the Mini-Tour 77.

Every Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm until 26 August, the Bel-Ébat open-air café in Avon is hosting a free concert. Bossa nova, samba and Latin jazz are on the programme for August.

On 30 August, Fontainebleau’s patron saint’s day celebrations will take over the château’s Grand Canal: pedalos, water jousting, a brass band and a picnic in the open air, with everyone dressed in white and gold, from 10am to 9pm.

From 28 August to 6 September, the Grande Semaine will bring together 1,850 young horses at the Grand Parquet, across two rounds: the Libre from 28 to 30 August, and the Classique from 1 to 6 September. Free entry.

From 19 to 23 August, the Grand Parquet will host So'Pony, a major event in the world of French sport ponies: five days of finals, championships and competitions. Free entry.

Eleven stage costumes designed by Christian Lacroix, inspired by Marie-Antoinette, will be on display throughout the château’s tour route all summer. Included in the admission price.

Every Thursday and Saturday throughout the summer, the château is open to visitors after dark: slumbering gardens, secret rooms and a courtly atmosphere. A completely different experience from a daytime visit.

L'Esquisse is hosting a new exhibition devoted to Edmond Verstraeten (1870-1956), the Flemish luminist painter. A plunge into the light and landscapes of Flanders, free admission from 2 April to 28 September 2026.

A relaxing 35-minute stroll through the château's legendary gardens. Audioguide in 7 languages and breathtaking views of the Grand Parterre and the Grand Canal.