Specific access

For people with disabilities, the Festival facilitates your visit and sets up specific actions and preferential rates for you.
Early booking is crucial.

WHEELCHAIR USERS

WHEELCHAIR VISITORS

For all its performances, the Festival offers tickets to wheelchair users and their companions, at €32 for operas and €28 or €16 for concerts, subject to availability.
To facilitate your access to performances, be sure to contact a host or hostess upon your arrival at the venue!

INFORMATION AND BOOKING

FROM 31 JANUARY 2024 AT 10AM
accessibilite@festival-aix.com
Tel from France: 08 20 67 00 57 (12cts€/min)
Tel from abroad: +33 (0)4 34 08 02 17

VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR BLIND

VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR BLIND VISITORS

In collaboration with the association Accès Culture, two performances are offered with audiodescription (dates subject to change). Tickets for eligible visitors and their companions are available at the special price of €32. 

SAMSON on Monday, 15 July at 9:30pm

The audiodescription technique live-streams descriptive information about the visual elements of the production, the staging, the set and the costumes, via headphones.
On the night of the performance, you will receive specialized attention upon your arrival. You will be provided with a free pair of headphones and, if you wish, a programme in braille or with enlarged fonts. Guide dogs are allowed in all performance venues.
If you wish to attend a different opera, please contact us. We’ll help you locate the ideal seat!

In addition, touch tours of the sets and sensory tours (in partnership with the Musée Granet) are available for free.

INFORMATION AND BOOKING

FROM 31 JANUARY 2024 AT 10AM
julia.bonnet@festival-aix.com

Tel : +33 (0)4 42 17 34 25

HEARING-IMPAIRED AND DEAF

VISITORS WITH HEARING LOSS AND DEAF VISITORS

The vast majority of the Festival’s productions have surtitles in French and in English.

Sound amplifying headsets are also available free of charge and on demand at the Théâtre du Jeu de Paume for all evening performances.

USEFUL INFORMATION

CAR PARKS
Near each performance venue, there is accessible parking for people with reduced mobility.

LIST OF ACCESSIBLE PARKING

TAXI FOR PEOPLE WITH REDUCED MOBILITY
Aix Handi Mobilité – +33 (0)7 55 130 110

FURTHER INFORMATION

ACCESSIBLE TOILETS
Each of our performance venues is equipped with accessible toilets.