Experience our cultural life
Advantages and cultural events all year round for students
The University offers a wide range of cultural activities with the culture booklet, many discounts on concerts, plays, ballets, films and workshops, and above all the Fest’U, a major university summer festival
- The "Carnet Culture" booklet, with a total value of €32 and on sale for €16 - the University covers half of the total cost - consists of 8 coupons which can be used at over 60 cultural establishments partnered with Saint-Étienne Métropole and the Grand Roanne area (bookshops, record shops, theatres, concert venues, cinemas and museums).
- Fest'U 2019 put on over 50 shows including concerts, dance, theatre, chorales, circus, martial arts demonstrations and even hypnotism. You will have the chance to discover nearly 500 performers over 3 nights.
On our website you can find all available activities on the Student life page.
Please consult this page (in French) to find out about the sanitary measures that currently apply.
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Cultural attractions in the city of Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne offers many cultural attractions: cinemas, a national drama centre and over eight other theatres, an opera house, a Zénith, café-concert venues, a contemporary music venue, various museums (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Museum of Art and Industry, Museum of Mining, etc.), the Cité du Design which hosts an international biennial, the Le Corbusier site (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), and music, theatre, dance and circus festivals all year round.
The city of Saint-Étienne also offers 16 to 25-year-olds who are studying or living in Saint-Étienne free admission and discounts on sport, culture and transport via the saintepass.fr website.
At the start of each academic year, in September and October, the city of Saint-Étienne and Jean Monnet University offer cultural and sports events with the aim of helping new arrivals fit in and get to know the city (SASE and SWD).
Websites :
Cinemas
Le Méliès : www.lemelies.com
Gaumont Pathé : www.cinemasgaumontpathe.com/cinemas/cinema-gaumont-Saint-Étienne/
Cinémathèque : www.bm-st-etienne.fr/medias/
Venues:
Le Fil : www.le-fil.com/
Le Zenith : www.zenith-Saint-Étienne.fr/
La Comédie (Saint-Étienne’s theatre) : www.lacomedie.fr/
Saint-Étienne Opera : http://www.opera.Saint-Étienne.fr/otse/
All the info about the city of Saint-Étienne is at : www.Saint-Étienne.fr/