Festival de Marne

Name

Festival de Marne

Legal name

Festival de Marne

Website

https://festivaldemarne.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Festival Events

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Concerts & Music Festivals (THAJAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural & Community Festivals (Ticketed) (THAJAFAI), Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations (BPAGAHAG), Community Music & Dance Festivals (Non-Commercial/Local) (MPAGAEAH)

Keywords

• Music festival organization
• Live concert programming
• Cultural events management
• Family music programming
• Regional arts festivals

Headquarters

HQ city

Fontenay-Sous-Bois

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Primary revenue stream from ticket sales for festival concerts and events. Pricing ranges from 16€ to 45€ for main festival events and 6€ for Mon Mini Festival children's programming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Festival de Marne is a non-profit cultural association that organizes an annual multi-venue music festival across the Val-de-Marne department in France. Its core offering is the annual autumn festival (September 29 – October 17, 2026, 40th edition) featuring 90+ artists in 30+ cities, supplemented by Mon Mini Festival children's programming, Hors-Saison free off-season summer events, La Caravane summer touring concerts, and the Artistes Associés two-year artist residency program. Tickets are sold to the general public at 16€–45€ for the main festival and 6€ for Mon Mini Festival events, with some events free of charge.

Product overview

Festival de Marne is a music festival organization offering a single unified event portfolio centered on its annual festival (September-October), supplemented by specialized sub-events: Mon Mini Festival for young audiences, Hors-Saison for off-season programming, La Caravane for summer touring, and an Associated Artists Program for artist partnerships. All offerings are free-standing event programs rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Festival de Marne (Main Festival) Annual music festival held September 29 – October 17, 2026 featuring over 90 artists across more than 30 cities in the Val-de-Marne department; this is the 40th anniversary edition with tickets priced between 16€ and 45€.
• Mon Mini Festival 2 Marne Children and family programming segment of the festival running October 3–17, 2026 with approximately 10 shows and 15 school performances designed for young audiences, at a flat 6€ ticket price.
• Hors-Saison Free off-season programming celebrating the 40th anniversary, starting June 4, 2026, including concerts, DJ sets, exhibitions, and performances in atypical venues across the Val-de-Marne territory, supported by the Ministère de la Culture Été Culturel program.
• La Caravane du Festival de Marne Summer touring program delivering 7 concerts across vacation villages in Haute-Savoie, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, and Vosges regions, in partnership with CCAS to reach families in vacation centers.
• Associated Artists Program (Artistes Associés) Two-year artist residency program pairing the festival with associated artists Clou and NAØ, involving performance, creation, workshops, exhibitions, and itinerant formats across the Val-de-Marne territory.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Département du Val-de-MarneflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1987The founding partner and initiator of the Festival de Marne since 1987. The department provides institutional support and funding, making this a core partnership for the festival's existence.
• Région Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing institutional support and funding to the festival as a major cultural event in the Île-de-France region.
• SACEMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench collective society of authors, composers, and music publishers supporting the festival's musical programming.
• Copie PrivéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting the festival through private copying levies.
• InfoConcertminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing concert and event information coverage.
• Le ParisienminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional newspaper as media partner for press coverage.
• HexaliveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMusic media partner for event promotion.
• Paris FCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sports club partnership for community engagement.
• FilonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate partner supporting the festival.
• CCAS (Caisse Centrale d'Activités Sociales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial organization for employees of French electricity and gas industries. Supporting the festival's summer caravan tour to vacation villages with 7 concerts across Haute-Savoie, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, and Vosges.
• Ministère de la CulturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Ministry of Culture supporting the Été Culturel (Cultural Summer) program featuring free concerts in communities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Solidays: Large music festival held in Paris/Île-de-France combining concerts with a charitable/solidarity mission. Directly comparable to Festival de Marne in offering ticketed music programming with a strong social/community purpose.
• La Route du Rock: French music festival held in Saint-Malo. Comparable to Festival de Marne in offering eclectic, multi-genre ticketed music programming with an emphasis on artist discovery.
• Les Francofolies de La Rochelle: French music festival dedicated to francophone and emerging artists. Comparable to Festival de Marne in its focus on eclectic programming and support for emerging francophone talent.
• Printemps de Bourges: Long-running French music festival showcasing established and emerging artists. Comparable in offering multi-day, plural-genre festival programming and a similar mix of headliners and emerging talent discovery.
• Festival Interceltique de Lorient: Annual cultural festival with music as a central pillar, run by a non-profit association. Comparable to Festival de Marne in non-profit status, community-driven identity, and multi-week programming.
• Rock en Seine: Major music festival held annually in the Île-de-France region (Domaine de Saint-Cloud). Comparable to Festival de Marne as a ticketed regional music festival targeting similar Parisian audiences with multi-day, multi-stage programming.
• Eurockéennes de Belfort: Major French rock/pop music festival featuring international and French artists. Comparable through its multi-day ticketed festival model and large-scale artist roster.
• Nuits de Fourvière: Performing arts festival in Lyon featuring music, theater, and dance across a summer season. Comparable to Festival de Marne in its multi-disciplinary live programming and seasonal event model.
• Les Vieilles Charrues: One of France's largest music festivals, organized as a non-profit association. Comparable to Festival de Marne in mission-driven, non-profit structure and broad multi-genre music programming.

Broad incumbents

• Festival d'Avignon: One of the world's largest performing arts festivals, held annually in Avignon. Comparable to Festival de Marne as a French cultural festival with public-institutional support and a large multi-venue summer programming model, though at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/festivaldemarne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/festival-de-marne

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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