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Events in Tourcoing, easy to join alone.

28 upcoming events in Tourcoing you can go to alone, 16 of them free, from Sunday 15 Nov to Monday 22 Mar 2027. Picked from city open data and official agendas. Check the official page before you go: times and prices can change.

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What is on in Tourcoing

14 events in the next 14 days.

Sun15Nov
CultureTourcoing

Ciné-rencontre: Persepolis and talk, Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing

Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains

On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 14:30 Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains in Tourcoing screens Persepolis, followed by a talk with Asal Bagheri, a doctor in semiology and language sciences who specialises in Iranian cinema. The film, made by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi in 2007, runs 1h35 and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Festival and the César for best first film and best adaptation. Drawn from Satrapi's autobiographical novel, the animated story follows a young Iranian girl growing up during the Islamic Revolution, sent to a school in Austria, and later leaving Iran again for France. The voices include Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve and Simon Abkarian. The session is part of the third Docs en vue festival, themed on Iranian cinema, and runs from 14:30 to 16:30. There is a single ticket price of 4 euros. A screening followed by a talk is easy to attend alone, as the discussion gives people something to share. «Dans le cadre de la 3e édition du festival Docs en vue, sur le thème du cinéma iranien.» Starts 14:30, ends about 16:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains (open data). The record gives a single ticket price of 4 euros and the session as 14:30 to 16:30.

Sun15Nov
CultureTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Ciné-rencontre L’échiquier du vent, Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing

Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains

On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 17:00 Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains in Tourcoing shows The Chessboard of the Wind, L’échiquier du vent, a 1976 film by Mohammad Reza Aslani running 1 hour 40 minutes, with Fakhri Khorvash, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz and Shohreh Aghdashloo. The listing summarises the story: after the death of his wife, Haji Amou, a traditionalist, patriarchal and corrupt merchant, plans to get rid of his daughter-in-law, a modern and emancipated woman who is paralysed and uses a wheelchair. She is helped by her maid, without knowing that the maid plays both sides. The screening is followed by a talk with Asal Bagheri, a doctor in semiology and language sciences who specialises in Iranian cinema, as part of the third edition of the festival Docs en vue, on the theme of Iranian cinema. The price is a single rate of 4 euros, and the session runs from 17:00 to 19:00. A film followed by a discussion is easy to attend alone. «Projection suivie d’une rencontre avec Asal Bagheri, docteur (PhD) en sémiologie et sciences du langage, spécialiste du cinéma iranien.» Starts 17:00, ends about 19:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains (open data). The listing gives a single price of 4 euros.

Tue17Nov
Free
CultureTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Screening Experience, projection technologies, Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing

Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 17:00 Le Fresnoy in Tourcoing, with Charbon Studio and CHAF, offers Screening Experience, a session on how projection technology shapes what we feel in a cinema. Four projectors are brought together in one room: 35mm film, xenon, RGB laser and phosphor laser. The listing asks whether 4K moves us more than 2K, whether an emotion disappears when xenon fades, and whether 24 frames per second still has its breath against high frame rates. A 35mm projection and a YouTube MP4 on a big screen widen the contrast. The projection is followed by a discussion with image professionals: colourist Marie-Sarah Piron, VFX lead Tim Mendler, projection equipment curator Guillaume Neaud and post-production lead Michaël Cinquin. There are two sessions, at 17:00 and 19:00, each lasting two hours. Entry is free with reservation. A shared screening is easy to attend alone. «Quatre projecteurs sont réunis dans une même salle : pellicule 35mm, xénon, laser RGB et laser phosphore.» Starts 17:00, ends about 19:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains (open data). The listing gives entry as free with reservation and two sessions of two hours, at 17:00 and 19:00.

Tue17Nov
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

ANMOOR concert, voice, double bass and accordion, MUba, Tourcoing

MUba Eugène Leroy

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 20:00 the MUba Eugène Leroy in Tourcoing hosts ANMOOR, a concert in the Tourcoing Jazz programme. The listing describes Anmoor as a voice, a double bass and an accordion intertwining to make old melodies vibrate and be reborn in a different way. Léo Coq and Pauline Oreins draw on traditional music as on a collective memory and compose an intimate, raw, organic music, built on a changing heritage of airs that were handed down, transformed and gathered like forgotten tales. The listing says the material speaks of roots, transmission and metamorphosis. Tickets cost from 10 to 15 euros and are sold online through the festival ticketing page, and the concert runs from 20:00 to 21:30. A small concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since people come for the same music. «Anmoor, c’est une voix, une contrebasse, un accordéon qui s’entrelacent pour faire vibrer des mélodies anciennes et les faire renaître autrement.» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Tourcoing Jazz (open data). The listing gives tickets from 10 to 15 euros, an online ticketing link and a 20:00 to 21:30 slot.

Wed18Nov
Free
LearningTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Talk on Derek Jarman by Cy Lecerf Maulpoix, Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing

Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 16:00 Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains in Tourcoing hosts a conference on Derek Jarman by Cy Lecerf Maulpoix. The listing describes a backward walk through the life and work of the English painter, gardener, writer and filmmaker, starting from what resists the categories of the clean, the pure and the proper. It mentions the ruined landscapes of Jubilee and The Last of England, the Black Paintings and tar paintings, sculptures of wood and flint, and the gardens of childhood. The speaker lives in Marseille, writes, translates and teaches critical theory at the city's fine arts school, and published a first fiction in late October. Access is free. The talk runs from 16:00 to 18:00. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience is there to listen and think about the same subject. «Cette conférence propose une promenade à rebours dans l’œuvre et la vie du peintre, jardinier, écrivain et réalisateur anglais Derek Jarman» Starts 16:00, ends about 18:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains (open data). The listing gives free access, and a 16:00 to 18:00 slot.

Thu19Nov
Free
LearningTourcoing

Balade thermique with thermal camera, Hôtel de Ville, Tourcoing

Hôtel de ville Tourcoing

On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 17:30 a thermal walk, called Balade thermique, sets off from the front of the Hôtel de Ville in Tourcoing. The listing asks whether participants wonder where energy escapes from buildings. A guided visit equipped with a thermal camera explains insulation defects and presents concrete solutions to deal with them. It is part of the renovation meetings of the city and is led by Urbanis, with the Maison de l'Habitat Durable named as the organiser. The walk runs from 17:30 to 19:00. It is free, but registration is required on the website of the city of Tourcoing. A guided walk like this is easy to join alone, since everyone follows the same guide and shares the same curiosity about how homes lose heat. «Armés d'une caméra thermique, visite guidée pour comprendre les défauts d'isolation» Starts 17:30, ends about 19:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Maison de l'Habitat Durable (open data). The listing gives the walk as free with registration on the city website, from 17:30 to 19:00.

Fri20Nov
Free
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Anniversary ball with live Maghreb percussion quartet

Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing

The Institut du monde arabe in Tourcoing celebrates its tenth birthday with a short ceremony, free access to a photo exhibition and then a dance concert by the Areski quartet. Entry is free within capacity, and a ball is one of the easiest settings to join in on your own.

Sat21Nov
Free
CultureTourcoing

Les Monologues de Gaza, reading, IMA Tourcoing

Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 15:00 the Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing hosts Les Monologues de Gaza, a carte blanche offered to the Théâtre du Nord. The listing describes a polyphonic reading of the voices of Gazan youth, based on a collection of texts written by young people from Gaza on the initiative of the Théâtre Ashtar. Students of the École du Nord present a creation that combines spoken readings with sound archives. The aim is to let these voices keep circulating and be heard around the world, and to open a space for listening and reflection on contemporary Palestinian creation. The staging is by Nam Du, with dramaturgy by Prince Sadjo Barry. Entry is free within the limit of available places, and the listing links to the institute's page. The hour-long event runs from 15:00 to 16:00. A staged reading is easy to attend alone, as the audience simply listens together. «Une lecture polyphonique des voix de la jeunesse gazaouie» Starts 15:00, ends about 16:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing (open data). The listing gives free entry within the limit of available places, and a 15:00 to 16:00 slot.

Sun22Nov
Free
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Christine Zayed, Palestine at the heart, at IMA-Tourcoing

Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing

On Sunday 22 November 2026 at 15:00 the Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing hosts Christine Zayed, la Palestine au coeur, a carte blanche to Attacafa. The listing describes her musical project as a deeply personal exploration rooted in Palestine and turned into a universal language of connection. It says the project is mainly influenced by classical Arabic music, in particular the maqam, the art of Arabic modal improvisation, and by contemporary Palestinian poetry, and that it also blends traditional Levantine songs with influences from near and distant cultures. At its centre is the qanun, described as a versatile instrument that is melodic, harmonic and percussive, set against the vocal techniques of Arabic music. Entry is free within the limit of available seats, and the session runs from 15:00 to 16:00. A short concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone is simply there to listen. «Au cœur du projet se trouve une exploration approfondie du Qanoun, un instrument polyvalent, à la fois mélodique, harmonique et percussif.» Starts 15:00, ends about 16:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing (open data). The listing gives free entry, subject to available seats, and a one-hour session from 15:00 to 16:00.

Sun22Nov
Free
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Fakir trio, Tourcoing Jazz carte blanche, IMA Tourcoing

Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing

On Sunday 22 November 2026 at 17:00 the Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing welcomes the trio Fakir for a carte blanche given to Tourcoing Jazz. The group brings together Marwan Fakir on violin, Louis Desseigne on guitars and saz, and Pierre-Antoine Despatures on double bass. The listing says they whisper in the ear the borders and edges of the territory on which they seem to play, with rituals, trances and lace-like melodies that draw an imaginary world of flashes, friction and bursts of freedom. Their second album is due in October 2026, and the new repertoire is woven under the burning sound of a pitiless amplifier. The listing mentions Maghreb trances, feverish grooves and tearing maqams. Entry is free on reservation, through the link on the institute's page. The concert runs from 17:00 to 18:00. A concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone is there for the music. «Fakir réunit les musiciens Marwan Fakir (violon), Louis Desseigne (guitares et saz) et Pierre-Antoine Despatures (contrebasse).» Starts 17:00, ends about 18:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing (open data). The listing gives free entry on reservation, and a 17:00 to 18:00 slot.

Wed25Nov
Free
LearningTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Matthieu Raffard on technological objects, Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing

Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 16:00 Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains in Tourcoing hosts a conference by Matthieu Raffard, titled Apprendre à faire connaissance avec les objets technologiques. Raffard is a member of the duo Raffard-Roussel, and the listing says he will present the investigative method the duo devised to make contact with the many-sided materiality of technological objects. Continuing from their book À contre-emploi, published by Premier Parallèle, the artist presents practical and fictional activities halfway between research and artistic gesture. The examples include how magnet fishing can help understand electric scooters, how building a working model can clarify the beginnings of electronic computation, and how furiously destroying a printer can lead us to rethink our emotional ties to such machines. Access is free. The talk runs from 16:00 to 18:00. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience shares one curious subject. «Dans la continuité de leur livre À contre-emploi, publié aux éditions Premier Parallèle» Starts 16:00, ends about 18:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains (open data). The listing gives free access, and a 16:00 to 18:00 slot.

Wed25Nov
CultureTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

A King in New York and guided visit, Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing

Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 18:00 Le Fresnoy in Tourcoing runs a Cinéthèque Expo-Ciné evening in partnership with the Musée la Piscine. The programme opens with a free guided visit of the exhibition Panorama 28, from 18:00 to 18:45, followed at 19:00 by a screening of Charlie Chaplin's A King in New York. The listing summarises the film as the story of King Shahdov of Estrovia, driven from his country and seeking refuge in the United States. Authorities take his fingerprints on arrival, and his troubles begin as he meets Ann Kay, who works in television, and is drawn into an advertising broadcast. The evening runs from 18:00 to 21:00. The film ticket costs 6 euros at full price, 5 euros reduced and 4 euros for subscribers. An art visit followed by a classic film is easy to enjoy alone, since the format suits quiet, individual viewing. «Chassé de son pays, l’Estrovie, le roi Shahdov a choisi, comme des millions d’exilés avant lui, de se réfugier aux États-Unis» Starts 18:00, ends about 21:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains (open data). The listing gives the full price as 6 euros, 5 euros reduced and 4 euros for subscribers.

Sun29Nov
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Telemann and Rameau, a nocte temporis, Théâtre Devos, Tourcoing

Théâtre municipal Raymond Devos Tourcoing

On Sunday 29 November 2026 at 15:30 the Théâtre municipal Raymond Devos in Tourcoing stages a baroque concert in which the ensemble a nocte temporis sets the works of Telemann and Rameau in dialogue. The listing explains that the two composers worked at the same time and both enjoyed great success, though historians do not know whether they ever met. The programme pairs Telemann's Die Tageszeiten, which describes four moments of the day (morning, noon, evening and night) for four vocal soloists and an instrumental ensemble, with fitting arias from Rameau's famous operas. The soloists are Gwendoline Blondeel, soprano, Sterre Decru, mezzo-soprano, Damien Pass, baritone-bass, and Reinoud Van Mechelen, tenor, who also directs. The concert has surtitles and an interval. Tickets cost 6 to 25 euros through the ticket office, and the afternoon runs from 15:30 to 18:00. A baroque concert is easy to enjoy alone, since the surtitles and the interval make it simple to follow. «Telemann et Rameau en dialogue. L’ensemble a nocte temporis fait se répondre les œuvres de ces deux maîtres du baroque.» Starts 15:30, ends about 18:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Rencontres du spectacle vivant 2026 (open data). The listing gives tickets at 6 to 25 euros and notes surtitles and an interval.

Sun29Nov
Free
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Andrei Leshkin piano recital at Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing

Le Fresnoy

On Sunday 29 November 2026 at 16:00 Le Fresnoy in Tourcoing hosts an evening by Les Étoiles du Piano inside the exhibition Panorama 28. The programme begins at 16:00 with a guided visit of the exhibition until 16:45. From 17:00 to 18:00 comes a piano recital by Andrei Leshkin, winner of the international competition Les Étoiles du Piano. He plays Carl Vine's Cinq Bagatelles, Thierry Escaich's Étude de jazz, Debussy's Estampes with Pagodes, La soirée dans Grenade and Jardins sous la pluie, and three movements from Stravinsky's Petrouchka: Danse russe, Chez Pétrouchka and La semaine grasse. The exhibition stays accessible until 19:00. The event is free, with booking through HelloAsso. A recital like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience is gathered for the same music and the guided visit offers an easy way to start a conversation. «Les Étoiles du Piano vous propose une soirée exceptionnelle dans l’exposition Panorama 28 au Fresnoy» Starts 16:00, ends about 18:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains (open data). The listing says the evening is free with booking.

Tue1Dec
Free
LearningTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Forum ouvert œuvres et recherches #7 (AI), Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing

Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains

On Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 13:30 Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains in Tourcoing holds the seventh Forum ouvert œuvres et recherches. The listing describes the forum as a meeting point for collaborations between artists and researchers, and this edition looks at artificial intelligence: how it is used in creation, the imaginaries it raises and the conditions for responsible, lasting research and creation. Welcome starts at 13:30, the opening is at 14:00 in the Salle Renoir, and talks follow in two strands, one on creating with AI and one on data and matter, by artists and researchers including Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis, Gwenola Wagon, Donatien Aubert and Laurent Grisoni. Audience exchanges follow, and a guided visit of the exhibition Panorama 28 closes the programme before the event ends at 19:00. Entry is free on reservation through the University of Lille ticketing page. A forum with open exchanges is easy to attend alone. «Rendez-vous incontournable pour découvrir les collaborations entre artistes et chercheur·euses» Starts 13:30, ends about 19:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains (open data). The listing gives the forum as free with reservation, from 13:30 to 19:00.

Thu3Dec
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Handel's Messiah, Concert d'Astrée, Théâtre Raymond Devos, Tourcoing

Théâtre municipal Raymond Devos Tourcoing

On Thursday 3 December 2026 at 19:30 the Théâtre municipal Raymond Devos in Tourcoing hosts Handel's Messiah, performed by Le Concert d'Astrée as part of the Rencontres du spectacle vivant 2026. The listing calls the work a monument of sacred music and quotes a review from the first performance in Dublin in 1742, which praised the sublime, the grandiose and the tender placed at the service of solemn and moving words. It explains that Handel's most famous oratorio has three large parts, and that the second ends with the choir singing the well-known Hallelujah. The venue is at 1 place du théâtre, and the evening runs from 19:30 to 22:30. Tickets cost between 6 euros and 35 euros, sold through the Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing box office. An oratorio is easy to attend alone, since the music fills the hall and nobody needs a companion to follow it. «Le plus célèbre oratorio de Haendel se compose de trois grandes parties dont la deuxième s’achève sur le choeur qui entonne le célèbre “Alléluia”.» Starts 19:30, ends about 22:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Rencontres du spectacle vivant 2026 (open data). The listing gives tickets at 6 to 35 euros, sold through the Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing box office.

Sat5Dec
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Morts sur le Tibre, baroque cantatas, Conservatoire, Tourcoing

Auditorium Albert Roussel Conservatoire Tourcoing

On Saturday 5 December 2026 at 18:00 the Auditorium Albert Roussel at the Conservatoire in Tourcoing hosts Morts sur le Tibre, a concert of baroque cantatas by the ensemble Hemiolia. The listing explains that the banks of the Tiber were as notorious as those of the Nile, witnessing murders of emperors and rivals, ambushes, crimes of passion and summary executions. In the baroque era, in palaces full of conspiracies, the powerful listened to cantatas, and some of them echo the bloody events of the riverbank. The performers are Camille Poul on soprano, Emmanuel Resche-Caserta on violin and Augusta McKay Lodge on violin. Tickets cost 6 to 15 euros through the online ticket office, and the concert is scheduled to finish at 19:30. A small chamber concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, as the audience simply listens together and the programme tells its own story. «Si le fleuve garde jalousement ses noirs secrets, Hemiolia vous invite à en percer les mystères.» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Rencontres du spectacle vivant 2026 (open data). The listing gives prices of 6 to 15 euros and a ticket office link.

Tue8Dec
Free
LearningTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Déclaration de travaux talk, Hôtel de Ville, Tourcoing

Hôtel de ville Tourcoing, Salle du Conseil municipal

On Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 18:30 the Hôtel de Ville in Tourcoing, in the Salle du Conseil municipal, hosts a talk called Réussir sa déclaration de travaux : conseils et démarches. The listing asks whether you want to change your facades or build an extension, and says that an architect will explain the rules, notably in protected areas. Topics include obligations, colours, and how to put together an application file for the town hall. The organisers say they will guide visitors through the procedure. The talk is led by the City of Tourcoing together with Soliha and is part of the city's renovation meetings. It is free, but registration is required on the city website. The session runs from 18:30 to 20:00 at 10 place Hassebroucq. A practical talk like this is easy to attend alone, since most people come with their own questions about their own project. «Modifier vos façades, créer une extension ? Avec notre architecte, découvrez les règles, notamment en secteur classé.» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Maison de l'Habitat Durable (open data). The listing gives the price as free with registration on the city website, from 18:30 to 20:00.

Thu10Dec
Free
CultureTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Vernissage of Dessin-Dessin at MUba Eugène Leroy, Tourcoing

MUba Eugène Leroy

On Thursday 10 December 2026 at 19:00 the MUba Eugène Leroy in Tourcoing holds the opening of the exhibition Dessin-Dessin. The listing, published by the museum, invites visitors to discover the exhibition in the company of the museum team and to enjoy a privileged moment of exchange among the works. It is tagged as a vernissage of fine arts, drawing and contemporary art. The museum is at 2 rue Paul Doumer in Tourcoing, and the evening runs from 19:00 to 21:00. Entry is free for everyone, and the listing mentions no registration, so visitors simply come to the museum on the evening. An exhibition opening like this is easy to attend alone, since the format is built around looking at the works, talking with the team and meeting other visitors who share an interest in drawing, with no need to arrive with a group. «Venez découvrir l’exposition en compagnie de l’équipe du musée et profiter d’un moment privilégié d’échanges au milieu des œuvres.» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:00. Source: OpenAgenda — MUba Eugène Leroy - Tourcoing (open data). The listing says entry is free for everyone and the opening runs until 21:00.

Thu17Dec
Free
CultureTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Animated short films evening, Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing

Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains

On Thursday evening 17 December the Fresnoy national studio for contemporary arts in Tourcoing, near Lille, presents an evening of animated short films. It is linked to an exhibition at the MUba museum and is organised with the museum's friends' association and the Friends of Le Fresnoy. The programme draws on the Frac Picardie collection and on films produced at the Fresnoy, and names works by Laura Erber, Christine Rebet, Guy Oberson and Shirley Bruno, each only a few minutes long, the longest around fifteen minutes. Entry is free but you need to reserve a place through the booking page named in the listing. The announcement is in French. The evening starts at 19:30 and ends at about 21:30, a good cultural outing on a winter weeknight, and short films are easy to enjoy alone. The studio is at 22 rue du Fresnoy. «Soirée courts-métrages d’animation avec le MUba et le Frac Picardie» Starts 19:30, ends about 21:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains (open data).

Sat19Dec
Free
LearningTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

La langue arabe en Europe, talk by Tarek Abouelgamal, IMA Tourcoing

Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing

On Saturday 19 December 2026 at 15:00 the Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing hosts a talk titled La langue arabe en Europe by Tarek Abouelgamal. The listing says it marks the day of the Arabic language, celebrated each year on the initiative of UNESCO, and that it accompanies the publication of his book on the history of teaching Arabic in Europe. He is presented as pedagogical coordinator at the language centre of the Institut du monde arabe in Paris and a teacher at Sciences Po. The talk covers the links between orientalism, language policy and the learning of Arabic, the methods devised between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the images of the Arabic language and world they carried. The session runs from 15:00 to 16:00 at 9 Rue Gabriel Péri. Entry is free, within the limit of available places. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience listens together. «Il abordera les méthodes d’apprentissage de l’arabe élaborées entre le XVIe et le XIXe siècle» Starts 15:00, ends about 16:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing (open data). The listing gives free entry subject to available places and a 15:00 to 16:00 slot.

Wed23Dec
Free
LearningTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly

Sewing, Embroidery and Crochet Circle at Tourcoing Library

Tourcoing/Médiathèque André Malraux

Experienced library regulars lead a weekly needlework circle where beginners and confirmed crafters work on shared projects in sewing, embroidery or crochet. It is free and open to everyone from age 8, with booking recommended. Busy hands and a group project make it easy to chat with people you have never met.

Sun17Jan
SocialTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly
· 2027

Tunisian street food brunch with the author, Tourcoing

Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing

On Sunday 17 January 2027 at 13:00 the Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing, at 9 rue Gabriel Péri, hosts a brunch devoted to Tunisian street food. The OpenAgenda listing explains that the brunch is shared with the author Nadia Hathroubi-Safsaf, whose recipe book La street food tunisienne, une mémoire sociale et culinaire was published in 2026. The book tells, through personal memories and family transmission, what dishes such as lablabi, kafteji, fricassé, mlawi or lemonade say about exile, holidays back home and family heritage. The brunch is meant as a chance to talk with the author and to discover this culinary heritage. Prices are listed as 20 and 15 euros, and booking goes through the institute's own website. Sharing a table with strangers around a book and a meal is a natural way to meet people on a Sunday. The brunch starts at 13:00 and ends at about 14:30. «Brunch | Street food tunisienne» Starts 13:00, ends about 14:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing (open data).

Tue19Jan
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly
· 2027

Jazz and classical trio concert, MUba, Tourcoing

MUba Eugène Leroy

On Tuesday 19 January at 20:00 the MUba Eugène Leroy museum in Tourcoing hosts a concert that sets jazz and classical music in dialogue as part of the Tourcoing Jazz festival. The singer David Linx, the pianist Guillaume de Chassy and the clarinettist Matteo Pastorino revisit works by composers including Bach, Ravel, Scriabin, Schubert, Chopin, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich, with original lyrics by Linx and transcriptions by de Chassy. The doors open at 19:00, and the listing adds that you can also visit the museum's current exhibition. Tickets range from 10 to 15 euros through the festival's online box office, and the page is in French. The concert starts at 20:00 and ends at about 21:30. The lowest price is shown above. «David LINX, Guillaume de CHASSY, Matteo PASTORINO» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Tourcoing Jazz (open data).

Tue2Feb
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly
· 2027

Tango and French chanson concert Paris-Buenos Aires, MUba, Tourcoing

MUba Eugène Leroy

On Tuesday 2 February 2027 at 20:00 the MUba Eugène Leroy, the fine arts museum at 2 rue Paul Doumer in Tourcoing, hosts Paris - Buenos Aires, a concert linked to the Tourcoing Jazz festival. The OpenAgenda listing describes a meeting of tango and French chanson by four artists with exceptional careers, soloists and concert performers from jazz, classical music, cabaret and song. Their programme runs from Astor Piazzolla to Édith Piaf, from Carlos Gardel to Jacques Brel, Léo Ferré, Charles Aznavour and Yanowski, building bridges between cultures, eras and styles. Doors open at 19:00, with the chance to visit the current exhibition before the concert, which starts at 20:00. Tickets cost from 10 to 15 euros and are sold on the festival's ticket site. A museum concert is an easy evening to attend alone. The concert starts at 20:00 and ends at about 21:30. «PARIS - BUENOS AIRES» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Tourcoing Jazz (open data).

Tue9Mar
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly
· 2027

Alexander Gurning piano recital, MUba, Tourcoing

MUba Eugène Leroy

On Tuesday 9 March the MUba Eugène Leroy museum in Tourcoing hosts Belgian pianist Alexander Gurning for a recital within the Tourcoing Jazz festival. Trained at the Royal Conservatoire in Brussels and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, he is known for a singular approach that makes classical music, jazz, improvisation and contemporary creation talk to each other. The programme is a musical journey where eras and styles answer one another, from Bach to Debussy and from Stravinsky to John Coltrane, with the piano as the thread of a continuous narrative. Original arrangements and strong virtuosity are promised. Tickets cost 10 to 15 euros, with the lowest used here, and a Pass Culture applies for ages 15 to 18. The listing is in French. The concert starts at 20:00 and ends about 21:00. «ALEXANDER GURNING» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Tourcoing Jazz (open data).

Mon22Mar
MusicTourcoingAlcohol-free friendly
· 2027

corto.alto, Glasgow jazz and broken beat, Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing

Grand Mix

On Monday 22 March 2027 Le Grand Mix, at 5 place Notre-Dame in Tourcoing, welcomes corto.alto, presented by Tourcoing Jazz together with the venue. The listing says Glasgow has become a true jazz hotspot in recent years, and that one of its most striking revelations is corto.alto, the group led by the composer and multi-instrumentalist Liam Shortall, trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His approach draws on hip-hop and broken beat as much as on soul and electronic music. The latest project, Some Small Fortune, is more open and collaborative, featuring Mick Jenkins, anaiis, Oscar Jerome, Jacob Alon and BINA. On stage acoustic instruments talk with electronics, pieces can change course at any moment, and the groove stays the common thread. The listing calls it bold and generous current jazz. Tickets cost 13 to 19 euros, and the lowest is used here. A standing jazz gig in a club is easy to enjoy alone. «CORTO.ALTO» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Tourcoing Jazz (open data).

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Questions people ask

What is on in Tourcoing soon?

The next event in Tourcoing is "Ciné-rencontre: Persepolis and talk, Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing" on Sunday 15 Nov at 14:30. 14 events are listed in the next two weeks, and 28 up to Monday 22 Mar 2027.

Are events in Tourcoing free?

16 of the 28 upcoming events listed here are marked free. The rest are low-cost or ticketed; the price is on each official page, so check it before you go.

What kinds of events can I find in Tourcoing?

Right now: music (12), culture (7), learning (7), social (2). Common venues are Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing, MUba Eugène Leroy.

Is it OK to go to an event in Tourcoing alone?

Yes, that is the point of this list. We pick talks, concerts, walks, language cafés and workshops where many people arrive on their own and there is a natural moment to start talking. Nobody checks whether you came with a friend.

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