Festival dates:
Session A: From Thursday 25 June to Monday 29 June 2026
Session B: From Thursday 2 July to Monday 6 July 2026
Address: Château de Vaux, Font aux Dames, 10260 Fouchères
Car park opening Thursday: 10:00
Camping/site opening Thursday: 14:00
Site closing Monday: 7:00
Camping closing Monday: 20:00
Car park closing Monday: 20:30
Bike parking: open/at your own risk (next to the car park)
FESTIVAL ACCESS SHUTTLES
Outbound shuttles
★ Getting to the festival in a few steps:
☆ Shuttles from major cities (Paris – Lyon – Nancy – Lille – Nantes) (ticketing)
☆ Short rotating shuttle (Troyes) / (ticketing)
★ Getting ready to leave:
☆ Bring your named return ticket downloaded on your phone and/or printed!
☆ Same for your festival tickets and possibly tipi tickets: there is very little network on site, and watch out for battery failure on the way back 😉
★ Shuttles from Lyon, Paris, Troyes:
☆ You will receive your shuttle number between 48h and 24h before departure (make sure you check your emails and spam!!)
☆ For the other shuttles (Nancy, Lille, Nantes): no allocation.
★ At Troyes station:
☆ Volunteers will be there to guide you and scan tickets before boarding the shuttle.
☆ Follow the festival signage!
SHUTTLE DEPARTURE MEETING POINTS
★ How does it work?:
☆ Show your ticket (make sure you take the shuttle at your scheduled time)
☆ If you arrive for an earlier time slot, wait until all the people for that slot have boarded
☆ Only if there are seats left, you will be allowed on board
★ Arrive at least thirty minutes before departure time!
★ Long-distance shuttles:
☆ Paris: Porte d’Orléans – Statue du Général Leclerc (48.821233, 2.325323) 75014
☆ Lyon: Gerland 350 Avenue Jean Jaurès (45.723393, 4.828766)
☆ Nancy: Nancy Laxou – Bus stop “La Sapinière”, Auchan side, Rue de la Sapinière, 54520 Laxou (48.691068, 6.128451)
☆ Nantes: Allée Baco & Allée Maison Rouge, 44036 Nantes – 47.212734, -1.551674
☆ Lille: Coach park – Lille Europe SNCF station >> 253 Boulevard de Leeds, 59777 Lille – 50.641855, 3.074023
★ Local shuttles:
☆ Troyes: Coach station >> Troyes station (48.297411, 4.064308) NB: *A “Château Perché” sign and the reference number will be displayed on the front of the shuttles.
★ PLEASE NOTE:
☆ Do not block boarding if you are early, as this would delay departure
☆ Do not put luggage in the hold until your ticket has been scanned
☆ Do not bring bulky equipment >> bikes, trolleys etc. are not allowed
Return shuttles
★ Shuttles are also available on Monday 29 June and Monday 6 July to Troyes, Paris and Lyon.
★ Arrive at least thirty minutes before departure (in the shuttle waiting area, not in front of the shuttles!)
★ Waiting area (location to come)
★ Queues for the next departure times:
☆ Only join when your departure time is called/displayed
☆ Wait until you are sent to the boarding area
☆ Arrive at least 45 minutes before departure if you have lost access to your ticket (battery failure, no network, etc.)
★ Follow the instructions of volunteers and security staff
FESTIVAL ACCESS: CARS, CARPOOLING & CAR PARKS
★ Car access:
☆ Address of the festival-goers’ car park (48.128743, 4.265680)
☆ The access route will be communicated later >> must be followed scrupulously
☆ To ensure smooth arrivals and respect for local residents: be your best human self as always, and follow at all times the instructions given by volunteers and security.
★ Carpooling:
(to come)
★ PARKING IS FORBIDDEN in the lanes near the festival.
✤ FESTIVAL CAR PARK OPENING HOURS: THURSDAY 10:00 – MONDAY 20:30 ✤
★ Buying a car park ticket is mandatory (ticketing)
☆ Advance booking price: €35
☆ On-site price will be higher: €40
☆ Get your ticket in advance to avoid traffic jams!
★ Standard vehicles car park: 6 minutes’ walk from the festival
☆ Scan the QR CODE to see its location ⬇️ (QR code to come)
★ Car park accessible with ticket only
★ Fitted vehicles car park *Only people with a fitted-vehicle car park ticket will be allowed in (otherwise you will be directed to the standard car park).
☆ Close to the camping area
☆ Limited spaces: be respectful and only take a fitted-vehicle space if you are sleeping in your vehicle.
☆ Facilities: one dry toilet cubicle and one drinking water tap are available for personal and reasonable use (tank filling prohibited). ➮ There are no water refill, waste water disposal or electricity services.
☆ Access to showers will be via the main entrance – ticket office
☆ Scan the QR CODE to see its location ⬇️ (QR code to come)
★ REMINDER PSH/PMR:
☆ The PSH/PMR car park is the closest to the site >> with a PSH/PMR welcome point at the volunteers/artists welcome area.
☆ Dedicated pages (PSH/PMR page)
☆ For any booking related to PSH/PMR access, please send an email to gabrielle@perchepolis.com
☆ Scan the QR CODE to see its location ⬇️ (QR code to come)
FESTIVAL ACCESS BY BIKE
FESTIVAL ACCESS BY BIKE
☆ Bike parking: open/at your own risk (next to the car park)
☆ Forbidden: taking your bike onto the shuttles (too bulky) and entering/riding with your bike inside the festival and camping areas ✤ Possible routes ✤ (to come)
CAMPING
CAMPING
✤ CAMPING HOURS: THURSDAY 14:00 – MONDAY 20:00 ✤
★ Access included in the festival ticket
★ 1 water point >> remember to bring your water bottle!
★ One central toilet block with PRM toilets
★ Showers including one PRM shower
★ Breakfast and snack stand
★ Bar
★ Harm reduction material (condoms, breathalysers, snorting kits) available at the camping HQ
☆ Please note, only solid biodegradable soap and shampoo are allowed
☆ All shower gels and liquid shampoos will be confiscated at the shower entrance; you can collect them afterwards and leave them at your camp the next time.
☆ Biodegradable soap is provided in the showers
★ Prohibited items:
☆ Weapons, sharp objects (including Swiss knives, rounded-tip knives and metal forks) or blunt objects (excluding totems as well as mallets and pegs needed to secure tents)
☆ Aerosols, explosives, firecrackers
★ Items banned by the organiser:
☆ Glass containers (bottles, jars, etc.).
☆ Tolerance for perfume bottles and containers of 100 mL or less.
☆ Combustion devices: gas stoves, barbecues (including disposable ones)
☆ Bikes, scooters and other means of transport (small trolleys tolerated)
☆ Portable speakers (ultra-portable speakers – around 10x10cm / palm-sized tolerated)
☆ Confetti, plastic plants, fake feather boas, liquid shower gels and soaps (biodegradable hygiene products for sale on the campsite: see stand)

FOOD & DRINK
FOOD & DRINK
★ Only card payments are accepted at the bars and food trucks
★ Free drinking water point next to every bar and every toilet block
FOOD TRUCKS
★ Environmental charter signed by all food vendors: at least 30% organic products and 75% seasonal products, low electricity use encouraged, respect for waste sorting, priority to local providers…
★ 100% vegetarian food / Vegan options
★ Reusable tableware with deposit: deposit to be paid at each stand when ordering.
★ Tableware deposit refunds only at the dedicated stand (see map)
BARS
BARS
★ Local and regional products (brewers, Maté, etc.) and collaborations with companies with ethical and ecological commitments
★ Fast-track drink ordering line for PMR-PSH at the deposit-refund lines
★ Reusable cups with deposit:
☆ A dedicated deposit-refund area at each bar
☆ Deposit refunds limited to 5 cups at a time
☆ Only CP cups identified and given out with a deposit can be exchanged at the bar and refunded
☆ Bring your own cup! Please note: personal cups will not be exchanged for clean ones during service
STALLS
STALLS
★ Card accepted everywhere.
★ Cash also accepted at some stalls, bring some just in case!
SAFETY
General
★ If someone is in difficulty/a PRM person is isolated, speak to the care teams who will look after them! You can also ask any volunteer, security guard or member of the organisation for help, that’s what we are here for!
★ Do not hesitate to go to the bars, which are present at every stage.
★ Several dedicated points on site:
☆ Care teams HQ
☆ Harm reduction stand
☆ Exploration Village (safe place)
☆ First-aid station (on site)
★ REMINDER OF PROHIBITED ITEMS:

In case of evacuation
★ The “perched” team keeps an eye on weather phenomena to anticipate any danger, and if anything happens, everything is ready to keep you safe!
☆ Listen to the instructions given verbally, on social media and via the festival’s various communication channels.
☆ Go to the volunteers and/or security staff
☆ If someone is in difficulty/a PRM person is isolated, speak to the care teams who will look after them! You can also ask any volunteer, security guard or member of the organisation for help, that’s what we are here for!
Due to the high fire risk, measures must be followed regarding parking and camping: It is strictly forbidden to set up tents, awnings or gazebos in any area identified as a car park or in the forests. Even if the shade is tempting, it is strictly forbidden to camp, pitch your tent or park your van outside the designated areas. The forest and surrounding vegetation are off-limits.
