Le phare de tourcoing

What Le phare de tourcoing does

Le Phare de Tourcoing is a non-profit cultural venue operated under the association FAR LAB in Tourcoing, Hauts-de-France, France. It is housed in the former Église Saint-Louis, built in 1894 and deconsecrated in 2011, and converted into a multi-purpose venue combining events, artistic residencies, and community programming. The venue operates with a small team of approximately 5 employees and runs two event spaces: La Nef (main hall, capacity ~300) and La Voûte (intimate vault, capacity ~110), with a third unit (Vaisseau Ouest) planned for 2028.

The core offering spans live concerts, artistic residencies, photography and video shoots, intimate Live Sessions, and the Les Tisseurs de Liens social program, supported by on-site bar services that include the participatory-branded Ô Saint Louis beer. The business model is revenue from event admissions, venue rentals, and bar sales, with no public pricing and no disclosed recurring contract structure. Customers are distributed across artists and performers, schools and educational institutions (10 partner schools cited), and professional event organizers. The entity is a sub-scale cultural operator with active expansion plans but limited financial disclosure.

Name

Le phare de tourcoing

Legal name

FAR LAB

Website

https://lepharedetourcoing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Le Phare de Tourcoing is a non-profit cultural venue in Tourcoing, France, operating from a converted 1894 church. It serves artists, schools, and event organizers through concerts, residencies, venue rentals, and community workshops, with a small staff under the FAR LAB association.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Venue and Artistic Incubator

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Historical Sites (71212)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHAAAG

Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Conference & Convention Venues (Convention Centers, Civic Centers)

SECONDARYTHAJACAC

Historic Sites, Heritage Landmarks & Archaeological Sites

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Attractions & Landmarks (Observation Decks, Monuments, Scenic Sites)

SECONDARYTHAJADAH

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit)

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Museums, Galleries & Cultural Institutions

Keywords

• Cultural venue rental
• Artistic residency programs
• Live music performances
• Heritage building events
• Community art workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Tourcoing

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event admissions and venue rentals: Revenue generated from ticket sales for concerts, performances, and events, as well as rental of spaces for artistic residencies, shootings, and other bookings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Le Phare de Tourcoing operates a converted 1894 heritage church as a cultural venue and artistic incubator in Tourcoing, France, offering event space rentals (La Nef capacity 300, La Voûte capacity 110), artist residencies, live session recordings, photography/video shoots, and ticketed public concerts. The venue complements these services with the Les Tisseurs de Liens community workshop program for schools and the participatory Ô Saint Louis beer project supporting heritage preservation.

Product overview

Le Phare de Tourcoing is a converted cultural venue (formerly the Saint-Louis church, built in 1894) offering multiple event spaces including La Nef (main hall, capacity 300), La Voûte (intimate vault, capacity 110), and the future Vaisseau Ouest (opening 2028). The venue operates as an artistic incubator providing services including artist residencies, live sessions, photography/video shoots, and public concerts. Additional offerings include the social program Les Tisseurs de Liens (artistic workshops for schools) and the participatory Ô Saint Louis beer project supporting heritage preservation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Nef Main nave of the converted Saint-Louis church serving as the primary event space for concerts, performances, and large-scale cultural events. Features dressing rooms, PMR accessibility, and specialized acoustics, with capacity for up to 300 attendees.
• La Voûte Intimate vaulted space within the former church used for smaller-scale events, live sessions, and shootings. Provides an intimate and immersive atmosphere with distinctive acoustics and lighting, with capacity for 110 attendees.
• Résidence Artistique (Artistic Residency) Artist residency program providing workspace for research, experimentation, and creation over days or weeks. Artists gain access to the venue's unique architectural volumes with support for technical, artistic, and scenographic configurations.
• Live Session Recording and live session capture service within the venue's various spaces, providing intimate and immersive documentation of artistic creation processes using the unique acoustics and lighting of the Voûte.
• Shooting Photo/Vidéo Photography and filming services for artist communications, promotional content, album covers, and press materials. Leverages the venue's architectural volumes, materials, and natural lighting as a distinctive backdrop.
• Concert Public Public concert and restitution events where incubated projects are presented to audiences, transforming the venue's nave into a space for artistic discovery and experimentation.
• Les Tisseurs de Liens Artistic and musical workshop program developed in partnership with FarLab and La Foufellerie, targeting children, families, and vulnerable populations. Combines music, collective creation, and artistic exploration to build social connections, with nearly 100 workshops planned for 2026 across 10 schools.
• Ô Saint Louis Beer Participatory triple blonde beer project supporting heritage preservation. Crafted with French premium malt, local yeast produced 10km from the church, and Flemish hops, with all surplus proceeds funding the FarLab association and venue preservation efforts.
• Tribute To TripHop Recurring event concept combining electro-organic live performances, visual projections, and intimate club atmosphere, paying tribute to Trip-Hop music from Massive Attack to Portishead. First edition sold out with over 100 attendees in the Voûte space, with the second edition scaling to 300 attendees in the Nave.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tribute to TripHop event sold out in first edition and scaled to 300-person capacity in second edition within 5 months
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La FoufelleriecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Les Tisseurs de Liens artistic and musical workshop program, working together to create community connections and provide artistic expression opportunities for children, families, and vulnerable populations in the Épidème quarter.
• Maxime Dupé / At Home BièreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner brewer for the Ô Saint Louis participatory beer project, supporting heritage preservation with beer revenues. Maxime Dupé brewed the triple blonde beer using French premium malt, yeast produced 10km from the church, and Flemish hops.
• La Ville RenouveléeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParking partnership providing 380 parking spaces at La Tossée parking lot, 9 minutes walking distance from the venue, supporting visitor accessibility.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• La Maroquinerie: Parisian concert venue with intimate scale and indie/emerging artist programming. Comparable to Le Phare's Nave and Voûte in offering artist-development and live session services.
• Le Channel - Scène Nationale de Calais: Performing arts venue in Calais (Hauts-de-France) delivering multidisciplinary programming, residencies, and audience development. Comparable as a regional cultural venue with similar mission-driven programming.
• La Friche la Belle de Mai: Marseille cultural venue housed in a converted tobacco factory. Comparable as a heritage-building adaptive reuse venue combining residencies, concerts, exhibitions, and community programming.
• Le 104 / Centquatre: Major Parisian cultural center hosting concerts, residencies, and exhibitions. Comparable operating model of a publicly accessible cultural venue with event-driven programming and artist support.
• La Gaîté Lyrique: Paris-based cultural venue hosting concerts, exhibitions, and digital arts. Comparable to Le Phare as a performing arts and cultural event venue in France with multidisciplinary programming.
• La Condition Publique: Cultural venue in Roubaix, Hauts-de-France, created through adaptive reuse of a heritage industrial building. Direct geographic and conceptual peer given the reconversion heritage-building model in the same French region.

Regional players

• Le Grand Mix: Concert venue in Tourcoing itself, focused on emerging music and current events. Directly comparable regional peer operating in the same city at the intersection of cultural programming and live music.
• L'Aéronef: Concert and live music venue in nearby Lille. Comparable as a Hauts-de-France music venue but with a broader commercial touring focus rather than heritage-building incubator model.

Broad incumbents

• Le Zénith de Lille: Large-scale concert venue in Lille. Comparable cultural/live-music footprint in the same region but operates at much larger capacity and commercial scale.

Emerging players

• La Soufflerie: Independent cultural venue in Paris focused on experimental and emerging music. Comparable niche/independent positioning and event-driven programming model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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