Culture and leisure

Culture and leisure

Jazz Festival

The Foix Jazz Festival is a musical event held annually in July in downtown Foix. Organized by the Art'Riège association since 2001, this festival celebrates jazz in all its forms, offering a rich and varied program that attracts enthusiastic audiences each year.
Address: 10-12 Boulevard Alsace Lorraine, 09000 Foix (an 8-minute walk from the hotel)
Site web : jazzfoix.com

Resistance Festival

Festival of Resistance

Each July, a unique festival calls for reflection, commitment, and resistance around several topical themes that change each year.
Address: L'Estive, 20 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 09000 Foix (an 8-minute walk from the hotel)
Website : festival-resistances.fr

Ingenious Africa Festival

This festival offers its visitors a taste of African culture in the heart of the historic center: free concerts, craft markets, food, exhibitions, screenings, and more.
Address: Allée de Villote (a 5-minute walk from the hotel)
Website : ingenieuseafrique.info

Foix'r de Rue

The Foix'r de Rue Festival takes place every summer in downtown Foix, at the Halle aux Grains, at the Château de Foix, and on the Allées de Villote. This festival is organized by the Ariège Youth Association (PAAJIP). You'll find various activities such as meetings, debates, art workshops, sports, games, concerts, shows, street art screenings, and more.
Address: downtown Foix (5-minute walk from the hotel)
Website : foixrderue.com

Sound and Light Show: "Foix Land of History"

Every year from August 1st to 20th, Foix Terre d'Histoire organizes a Sound and Light Show. A unique atmosphere and ambiance are featured, including a fireworks display from the castle. This historical spectacle tells the story of our ancestors from prehistoric Ariège to the First World War.
Address: Rue de l'Espinet, 09000 Foix (a 12-minute walk from the hotel)
Website : foixterredhistoire.fr

Movie theater

The L'Estive Cinema, classified as an "Art House" cinema, offers traveling cinemas throughout Ariège, featuring programs of recent films, discovery films, and classic films. Each month, you'll also have the opportunity to discover several highlights such as: film-conferences, world cinema, soda-cinema, and relaxation cinema.
Address: 20 Av. du Général de Gaulle, 09000 Foix (an 8-minute walk from the hotel)
Website : lestive.com

Weekly market: :

On Tuesday and Friday mornings, come enjoy the weekly market, stretching from the Allées de Villotte to the Halle aux Grains, and taste local specialties. Don't forget the Saint-Volusien Abbey, where you might be lucky enough to hear the organ resonate. And if you'd like to hear the history of the County of Foix, contact Noémie for a guided tour full of discoveries.

More detailed information is available at the Foix Tourist Office.