Highlights of the Season of Ukraine in France

Published on 15 December 2025

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© DR

From December 2025 to March 2026, France hosts the Saison de l'Ukraine en France, entitled Le Voyage en Ukraine. Organized by the French Institute and the Ukrainian Institute, with the support of the French and Ukrainian Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs, this Season offers multidisciplinary programming that affirms the power of culture as a space for resistance, knowledge and European solidarity.

Highlights to discover Ukraine's contemporary cultural identity

Through a multi-faceted program deployed in several French cities, the Season highlights a resilient, creative and committed Ukrainian society. Its highlights invite visitors to discover Ukraine's contemporary cultural identity, gain a better understanding of the upheavals sweeping across Europe today, and open up spaces for reflection, dialogue and cooperation between the two countries.

"Ukraine, a breath of freedom

From December 10 to 13, in partnership with the City of Paris, the Théâtre de la Concorde welcomes Ukrainian voices illustrating the country's fight for freedom and dignity during 4 themed evenings.

2 November 2025

"Culture strikes back!

From January 28 to February 1, 2026 at the Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille.

2 November 2025

Le Toit-terrasse de la Friche la Belle-Mai, Marseille

"From Kharkiv to Lille, culture in resistance

In January and February 2026, in partnership with the City of Lille.

2 November 2025

"Undiscovered Ukraine. What Europe has yet to see".

In February 2026, in partnership with the City of Metz and the Echanges Lorraine-Ukraine association.

2 November 2025

"Digital Ukraine" (Closing event)

March 28, 2026 at La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris.

2 November 2025

About "Journey to Ukraine

Olena Zelenska, Première dame de l’Ukraine lors de l'ouverture de la Saison au Théâtre de la Ville, le 1er décembre. | © Anton Kulakowskiy

Organized by the French Institute and the Ukrainian Institute, with the support of the French and Ukrainian Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs, this Season offers multidisciplinary programming that affirms the power of culture as a space for resistance, knowledge and European solidarity.

Divided into some fifty events, Le Voyage en Ukraine allows visitors to discover new facets of Ukrainian society and culture in an unprecedented dialogue between artists, cultural professionals and representatives of civil society from Ukraine and France. The Season also tackles major themes: human rights, health, the fight against disinformation, memory and heritage. It marks the commitment of the French authorities, and of many local players (local authorities, associations...) to provide lasting support to the Ukrainian people for the survival and independence of their language and the dissemination of their culture.

Travel to Ukraine

From December 2025 to March 2026, France and Ukraine unite on the cultural front to resonate the voice of a resilient and creative Ukrainian society through The Journey to Ukraine - A Ukrainian Season...

4 September 2025

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