Itinéraires Bis

The festival

Two days a year, La Riche changes its face. The streets of the town centre become stages, Place du Maréchal Leclerc an open-air stalls, and the main stage settles on Rue du 11 Novembre — all of it entirely free. Itinéraires Bis, the festival organised by the City of La Riche with its venue La Pléiade, takes culture out of the walls: concerts, street arts, circus, theatre and parades, under the watchful eye of Poulpo, the festival's octopus mascot.

The 12th edition, on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 June 2026, drew some 8,500 spectators. On Friday, the main stage pulsed with Clameur, Sheng and Fatoumata Diawara; on Saturday, Le Marathonik by Compagnie Supernovae — a travelling, participatory musical adventure built over months with the town's residents — opened the evening before Yannick Noah. All around: Borderline's circus, the Fanfare Saugrenue on parade, Une Jungle, Ethno Machine and the young-audience shows.

It was within Le Marathonik that Guinean artist Legros LKM carried the colours of Guinea on stage, on Saturday 20 June 2026: singing, dancing and overflowing energy around his song “La Guinée K”. “What a beautiful emotion to share my passion with the French public!” he wrote when posting the video of his performance — watch it below, in its official version.

On video

The 13th edition is already announced: save Friday 18 and Saturday 19 June 2027, still in the town centre of La Riche and still entirely free — the dates appear in La Pléiade's 2026-2027 season documents.

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