Festival Va Savoir ?!

A festival to discover with family in the libraries of the Montpellier metropolis!

For its 4th edition, the "Va Savoir ?!" Festival returns to the Émile Zola Library, in other libraries and community centers of the Montpellier Metropolis! It will highlight sciences and participatory research through activities, conferences, and workshops to amaze, entertain, and contribute to scientific research, regardless of one’s level of knowledge. A free event for young and old, from October 21 to 25, 2026.
Workshops, walks, conferences, games, escape rooms… Many activities around sciences and participatory research await you during this day.

On the agenda

Participate in workshops and activities

Observe plants and small creatures, discover the inhabitants of seas and oceans, explore the sky or the ground beneath our feet… there’s something for everyone!

Discover games and escape rooms

Play in teams or solo with games like escape rooms and quizzes. An opportunity to discover sciences while having fun.

Attend conferences and meetings

Come meet scientists and mediators and explore various themes.

Complete program on festival-vasavoir.fr

Practical information

Émile Zola Library
218 Boulevard de l’Aéroport international,
34000 Montpellier

Meeting times

• Wednesday, October 21 and Thursday, October 22, activities by registration

• Friday, October 23, professional day, free and registration required

• Saturday, October 24 from 11:00 AM to 6:30 PM, public festival, free and open access

• Sunday, October 25 from 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM, public festival, free and open access

Access

• By car: Europa parking

• By tram: L1 and L4 stop at Place de l’Europe

A festival imagined by Instant Science, co-organized with Les Petits Débrouillards Occitanie, in partnership with the Network of libraries and scientific culture of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole and the Community of universities and institutions of Toulouse.
This event is supported by the Occitanie Region through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs Occitanie, and the University of Montpellier as part of the "Science with and for society" label, the City of Montpellier, and Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole.

Find all practical information and plan your visit.