[Event] Fête de la science 2025, from 3 to 13 October: "Intelligence(S)".
The Fête de la Science 2025 will be held from 3 to 13 October, with a rich and varied programme throughout the Vaucluse. This year's theme is "Intelligence(s)".
Every year at the start of the new academic year, the Fête de la Science invites the general public to discover all things scientific. Researchers, laboratories, companies, industrial and regional partners, associations, museums and more get involved, offering events, exhibitions, lectures and tours for young and old alike.
Come and meet the Fête de la Science ambassador for Vaucluse, Cyrielle Garsona lecturer in English and Theatre Studies at Avignon University (UPR ICTT) who will be at the Science Village on Saturday!
>> Discover the portrait of Cyrielle Garson
Don't miss the Science Village in Avignon, the must-see event of the Fête de la Science in the Vaucluse!
See you on Saturday 4 OctoberIn Avignon, from 10am to 6pm, on the Place de l'Horloge, in the peristyle of the Hôtel de Ville and in the Salle des Fêtes.
Co-organisation Science Café & Avignon University
📍 Monday 6 October at 8pm
- Town Hall
Inside the reconstruction of Notre Dame de Paris
A unique insight into the world of rebuilding the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris. Valéry Calvi will tell us all about this human and technical adventure.
Bookings : contact@volubilis.org - Tel : 04 32 76 24 66
More info : https://www.fetedelascience.fr/les-entrailles-de-la-reconstruction-de-notre-dame-de-paris
📍 Wednesday 8 October - 6pm lecture / 7.30pm to 8.30pm show
- Le Grenier à sel
Conference - dance show on Chlordecone
A dance performance by the Difékako company "Joséphine2b", preceded by a talk by Céline Pélosi, director of research at INRAE, a specialist in soil ecology and terrestrial ecotoxicology. The theme of this event is linked to the chlordecone tragedy in the French West Indies.
Bookings : accueil@legrenierasel-avignon.fr - Tel : 04 32 74 05 31
For further information: https://legrenierasel-avignon.fr/conference-les-pesticides-des-poisons-necessaires
📍 from 2pm to 5pm
- Requien Museum, 67 rue Joseph Vernet
Natural science session with juniors from the Vaucluse Society for the Study of Natural Sciences
Booking is essential: museum.requien@mairie-avignon.com - Tel : 04 13 60 51 20
Discovery of natural science themes, in partnership with the REQUIEN museum and the SESNV
📍 2pm to 5pm
- Le Tipi, Avenue Eisenhower - Bus C2 and 10
Visit the urban farm
Free welcome
Come and take a stroll around the Tipi urban farm. You can follow our educational trail and discover different market gardening techniques, explore the life of the soil, the plant cycle, insects and the biodiversity of an urban farm...
Independent movement between the different areas, thanks to the upgrading of the educational trail carried out in partnership with Unis-Cité volunteers and the Mission Locale de Châteaurenard.
📍 2pm to 7pm
- Maison Graine de Folie Avignon, 36 Avenue du Moulin de Notre Dame
Les Petits Débrouillards explore intelligences
Interactive workshops will focus on our common theme: intelligence in all its forms.
Contact: vaucluse@debrouillonet.org - Tel : 07 82 59 35 42
📍 Saturday 11 October at 4.30pm
- Le Grenier à sel
Do animals mean anything to you?
Free guided tour of the exhibition for individual visitors on Saturday at 4.30pm.
Bookings : accueil@legrenierasel-avignon.fr - Tel : 04 32 74 05 31
📍 Sunday 12 October from 9.30am to 4.30pm
- INRAE PACA, Avignon site, domaine Saint Paul, 228 route de l'aérodrome, Agroparc site - Line 30 stop Magnanarelles
Science walks in the land of research
An immersive, friendly day out to discover the site and meet researchers...
Information and registration: inscriptions-avignon@inrae.fr
For further information: https://www.inrae.fr/centres/provence-alpes-cote-dazur
📍 Thursday 16 October from 6pm to 10pm
- Fabrique Numérique - Avenir 84, 82 route de Montfavet
Lou FabiLoub Open House - Makerspace - Open House
Come and find out more about digital manufacturing technologies and what our members have achieved!
3D printing, laser cutting, vinyl, electronics...
Contact: contact@loufabiloub.fr - Tel : 06 17 70 82 95
Updated on 6 October 2025