Accessibility

Enjoy the Festival de la Cité together!

The Accessibility Pass helps Festival volunteers and the public identify people who may need assistance, for example:

→ Sitting in the front row or near the sound source

→ Borrowing a chair or a cushion

→ Taking a bit more time at the bar

It’s a pin you can pick up at the info stand in front of the Cathedral. No explanation is needed to get the pass.

Seating

→ Many people attend shows and concerts.
→ To get a seat, it’s best to arrive about 30 minutes early.
→ For assistance, speak to someone wearing a white INFO vest or a black ACCESSIBILITY TEAM vest.
→ “Priority” seating (linked to the Accessibility Pass) is available at La Perchée, La Planquée, the Cathedral, Place Saint-Maur, and the Balcons de la Mercerie.
→ At Place du Château, the Vergers de l’Hermitage, and Place Aloïse-Corbaz, chairs are available on request from the technical team.

Guide Dogs

→ Guide dogs and assistance dogs are allowed in all areas.

Accessible Toilets (PRM)

→ Public PRM toilets are located under the Cour du Gymnase, on Rue Cité-devant (Eurokey access)
→ Place du Château
→ Rue Pierre-Viret, next to the Grand Canyon stage
→ Tridel (at the bottom of the ramp)

La Chaise Rouge

The Festival de la Cité collaborates with La Chaise Rouge – a service offered by the Vaud Red Cross with the support of Pro Infirmis Vaud – to provide personalised support adapted to different types of disabilities.

People with disabilities who wish to use this assistance service can contact the Vaud Red Cross, which will connect them with a volunteer depending on availability.

Contact the Vaud Red Cross: +41 21 340 00 70 or benevolat@croixrougevaudoise.ch
More information: https://croixrougevaudoise.ch/prestations/la-chaise-rouge/

In the center of the Cité, there are often large crowds.

Quieter areas include the Vergers de l'Hermitage and Plateforme 10.

There are usually fewer people between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays.

Seating

→ Many people attend shows and concerts.

→ To get a seat, it's best to arrive about 30 minutes early.

→ For assistance, speak to people wearing white INFO vests or black ACCESSIBILITY TEAM vests.

→ "Priority" seating (in connection with the Accessibility Pass) is available at La Perchée, La Planquée, the Cathedral, Place Saint-Maur, and the Balcons de la Mercerie.

→ At Place du Château, the Vergers de l'Hermitage, and Place Aloïse-Corbaz, chairs are available on request from the technical team.

Routes to avoid the crowd

The map below shows paths that help you avoid crowded areas.

For example, if you're coming from Pont Bessière and want to reach Place du Château (La Perchée and Crescendo), or if you want to go down to Riponne (Palais de Rumine) while avoiding the crowd.

Please note: the path going down to the Palais de Rumine is not accessible to people with reduced mobility, as it includes stairs.

You can contact us at mediation@festivalcite.ch for details about accessibility measures and the shows. Simply leave a phone number, and we will call you back.

→ Selection of shows with minimal visual elements

A hearing loop is available for people with hearing impairments at all shows and concerts performed on the Place Saint-Maur stage. Shows accessible to people with hearing impairments are marked with a pictogram in the paper program and on the website.

→ Selection of shows without spoken dialogue or with surtitles

Stages accessible to people with reduced mobility are indicated in the map legends of the paper program and on the website. All information for people with reduced mobility (drop-off zones, parking spaces, accessible toilets, adapted stages and venues, as well as routes to facilitate movement) will be shown on the map below.

For any questions, please write to mediation@festivalcite.ch