What to do in Grenoble this weekend (Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5, 2024)

You will pass the weekend of the May 4 and 5, 2024 has Grenoble ? Here is our selection of activities and events not to be missed:

Stimulate your travel desires with the Vanlife Expo show at Alpexpo

Alpexpo Grenoble will welcome, for the first time, Vanlife ExpoTHE travel show in a converted vehicleSaturday May 4 and Sunday May 5, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sponsored by Grenoble adventurer Samuel Marie (Sam Fait Rouler), who will present to the public the van with which he crossed 40 countries, the event will also welcome climber Sébastien Bouin, one of the world’s best sport cliff climbers. . On the program: more than 60 exhibitors, meetings, conferences, concerts and events.

Discover rarities of 7^e Art at the Cinematheque

From Friday May 3 to Sunday May 5, from 4 p.m. to midnight, at the Grenoble Cinematheque : The Forgotten of Cinema : three days of screenings, workshops and meetings discovering rare, strange or astonishing objects, preserved with passion. On the program: a workshop on the Aaton factories, an open-air 35 mm projection on the Place d’Agier, programs of old short films shot in Grenoble, the discovery of ultra-rare film formats, unpublished making-ofs , etc.

Immerse yourself in the Gothic universe for a weekend

From Saturday May 4 to Sunday May 5 from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Grenoble Gothic Gathering has the Bifurk, 2 rue Gustave-Flaubert, Grenoble: the AWLB association organizes in partnership with the Bifurk of Grenoble the first convention of gothic culture in Isère.

On the program: from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. (free access): throughout the Bifurk outdoor site, visitors will be able to find numerous stands selling fashion, literature, tattoos, music, artist exhibitions, activities linked to Gothic culture. From 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. (paid access): three 100% gothic metal concerts with All We Leave Behind group from Grenoble, Gonezilla group from Lyon and headlined by the Lyon group Les Enfants de Dagon.

Getting started with Commedia dell’arte

Créarc is organizing a European Commedia dell’arte course Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5 at Small Theater4 rue Pierre-Duclot, in Grenoble.

The course will offer participants the opportunity to discover the basic techniques of Commedia dell’arte in four stages: the body and the lines, the body meets the mask, the character and the canvas. Masks are provided.

Celebrate the third place La Correspondance with its resident associations

Saturday May 4 from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday May 5 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.: the large opening of correspondence30 bis avenue Marcelin-Berthelot in Grenoble.

Since December 2023, La Correspondance, a third place located on the wasteland of Inspé Grenoble, has welcomed around twenty resident associations such as Elefan which opened a supermarket there, the bicycle deliveryman Sicklo, the dance collective CNous, the sports association of Big Bang Ballers, Retour de Scène, or even the SCOP Au bon sens des meals… This weekend, La Correspondance is organizing its grand opening with a rich program of entertainment and the inauguration of its bar , the Bivouak café.

Enjoy the closing concert of the Magic Bus festival in Seyssinet-Pariset

Saturday May 4 from 8 p.m., at The Iliad has Seyssinet-Parisetwill take place the last concert evening of Magic Bus current music festival. On the program: La Yegros, queen of nu-cumbia from Argentina, will present her fourth album. Also on the bill: the Franco-Brazilian, Luiza, and her electro-pop compositions or the Grenobloise, Maria Luma who will perform her compositions and covers of classics of Brazilian music.

Laugh with Les Goguettes in Sassenage

Sunday, May 5, at 5 p.m., at Theater in the Round6 rue François-Gerin in Sassenage : Les Goguettes as a trio but as a foursome.

A unique show that follows the news in real time, in which all the ingredients come together to make you laugh: parodies of French songs, sharp, subtle and never mean writing, a powerful musical interpretation and staging.

Marvel with your family at the Théâtre de Poche in Grenoble

Sunday May 5, from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. TMG-Pocket Theater182, cours Berriat, at Grenoble : The Little Things.

When a circus of objects and fragile installations offer wonder to young and old: Fabien Coulon, mime and circus artist of objects with a poetic imagination, performs tiny, fragile and delicate feats with what comes to hand: branches , sand, threads, air, foam… He invents life companions to fill boredom and plunges us into the heart of his little inner circus, all in balance.

A little further: the Voiron urban cultures festival

Saturday May 4 from 12 p.m., at Big anglehas Voiron will take place on 3^e edition of urban cultures festival Place for young people, organized by the City of Voiron, the Grand Angle, the Department, Cœur de Chartreuse, the MJC and youth structures of the Voiron region.

The festival will notably host the Alem Classic Beatbox, a national beatbox competition, which will be hosted by Alem, famous beatboxer crowned several times world champion, and which will pit the eight best beatboxers in France against each other. On the breakdance side, the competition open to young people (under 12 category and under 16 category) and professionals will be evaluated by a jury made up of the Lyonnaise, BGirl Eym, Brahim Zaibat (Pockemon Crew, former Madonna dancer) and from Red1 (Compagnie Hypnose) who will also provide a demonstration.