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For six days, 18 towns in Haute-Garonne will be transformed into huge hip-hop stages

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Making urban cultures accessible to all: this is the unchanged ambition of Urban Cultures Week in Haute-Garonne. Organized by the Departmental Council, this major artistic, cultural and musical event will return from May 26 to 31 for its 7th edition. From Toulouse to Saint-Gaudens via Fronton and Villefranche-de-Lauragais, the event will take place in près of 20 commons of the department to promote urban cultures well beyond the big cities.

This year, 48 events and projects are programmed, including 25 meetings for the general public and 23 cultural actions aimed at middle school students, young people on child welfare or people with disabilities.

An XXL edition

This 2026 edition boasts a particularly eclectic program. The classics beatbox, street art, rap, slam, urban dance, deejaying, freestyle football and skateboarding will naturally be in the spotlight during the festival, which this year extends to house dance or roller dance.

In the idea of ​​a culture “accessible everywhere in Haute-Garonne, for everyone”recalled by Sébastien Vincini, president of the Departmental Council, the festival will be presented to the general public in 18 Haut-Garonnaise municipalitieswhile 22 will host cultural activities. More than 100 partners participated in this large-scale organization, including 57 associations, structures and cultural places.

Anne Boyer, vice-president in charge of Culture, recalls that Urban Cultures Week has already hosted 19,000 spectators, 184 projects and 682 artistsprofessionals and amateurs alike.

For six days, 18 towns in Haute-Garonne will be transformed into huge hip-hop stages© Aurélien Ferreira – CD31

The highlights not to be missed

Among the most anticipated meetings:

  • Tuesday May 26 (8 p.m.): RAP evenings with Cutter Le Seul and Leon Lia – Cave Poésie (Toulouse);
  • Wednesday May 27 (from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.): introductions to several extreme sports (CrossFit, Longboard and skate, MTB/BMX, Kayak, Bubble Foot, Laser Game…) accompanied by Dj Boogie Van and his mobile disco – Parc Lac de Sède (Saint-Gaudens);
  • Wednesday May 27 (7 p.m.): Dances and fights of the dans6t company – Place du canal (Ramonville-Saint-Agne);
  • Thursday May 28 (6 p.m.): opening Another Life by Younès Farhi – La Téoule (Revel) ;
  • Friday May 29: dance and cypher initiation, restitution of rap writing workshops and GoldStandards concert – Allée de la Libération (Rieumes) ;
  • Friday May 29 (8:30 p.m.): piacere What the balconies whisper from the company Sara Ducat – Théâtre de Bagnères-de-Luchon ;
  • Saturday May 30: beatbox demonstration with Kenzen, conference “The hip hop movement” by Renan Guilcher, introduction to beatbox and exhibition “Girlz: female rap” – Le Moulin (Roques-sur-Garonne);
  • Saturday May 30 (from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.): 13e édition de Seys’tival – Bourdette Park (Seysses);
  • Saturday May 30 (from 12 p.m. to 2 a.m.): Urban Session Festival – The Canopy of the Arts (Pediment);
  • Sunday May 31 (from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.): The 25th Image Vol.2, collective exhibition of Air de Zoo – L’Aérochrome (Blagnac) ;
  • Sunday May 31 (from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.): Hip Hop Block Party, initiations, workshops, shows, open mic and jam with Dj Mayday, MC Lu’K and live band K7 – Esplanade Roguet (Toulouse).

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>> Practical information:

The entire program for Urban Cultures Week can be found on the Haute-Garonne Culture website here.

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