Adventure & travel culture festival

Fostering a better understanding of the world through the practice and culture of travel is the mission of the organizers of What a Trip! Montpellier gave themselves in 2016 by organizing a federating festival for the travel community.

This is why every year, at the end of September, the Esplanade Charles de Gaulle in Montpellier is transformed into a giant bivouac for 4 days by hosting the international festival of travel and adventure films! Welcome to What A Trip!

Screnings and meetings

An official film competition and an OFF festival for 21 films presented to the public. each film is followed by exchanges with the protagonists and directors.

Exhibitions
Numerous exhibitions of photographs and travel diaries in historic and unusual places of Montpellier! A real photographic stroll in the city!
 
conferences & workshops

For 3 days, the village hosts a series of conferences and free thematic workshops on the theme of travel.

concerts

Every night, the festival village turns into a dancefloor thanks to the festival’s stage! 6 free concerts to end the days with dancing!

Travel village
Beating heart of the festival, the village of travel includes the bar, the foodtrucks area, the concert stage, the travel bookshop, conferences and workshops… All in a warm atmosphere! The place to be!
 
pedagogical project

What A Trip! it is also a pedagogical project whose outcome is the organization of pedagogical projections in partnership with the national education and the departmental council of the Hérault.