Avignon Entertainment

  1. AJMI

    AJMI is a popular jazz club inside the arts centre, La Manutention.

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  2. Cinéma Utopia

    In the cultural centre, tucked behind the Palais des Papes, this cinema screens dubbed and subtitled films.

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  3. L'Esclave

    Avignon's inner-city gay hotspot is tucked behind a blank backstreet façade.

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  4. L'Opéra Café

    DJs keep the beats coming at this contemporary café with a thespian bent in the centre of action-station place de l'Horloge. It serves both lunch and dinner.

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  5. La Compagnie des Comptoirs

    Also incorporating a snazzy restaurant wrapped around an 18th-century courtyard, sink back on raised Moroccan-style beds beneath the arches of this former convent cloister. Cutting-edge DJs mix it up on weekends.

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  7. Opéra Théâtre d'Avignon

    The season at the Opéra Théâtre d'Avignon, built in 1847, runs October to June, presenting operas, operettas, plays, symphonic concerts, chamber music concerts and ballet.

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  8. Red Lion

    Looking like someone picked it up from central London and plonked it down in Avignon, this cherry-red English pub has gigs a couple of nights a week, and theme nights a couple of times a month.

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  9. Red Zone

    A studenty crowd gathers here for Red Zone's regular gigs and always-buzzing bar.

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  10. Tapalocas

    Tuck into a seemingly endless array of traditional Spanish tapas over a sangria or two at this vivacious place in the pedestrian area.

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  11. Théâtre du Bourg Neuf

    There are dozens of theatres in Avigon, including the mainstream Théâtre du Bourg Neuf.

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  13. Théâtre du Chêne Noir

    There are dozens of theatres in Avigon, including Théâtre du Chêne Noir.

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  14. Théâtre du Chien qui Fume

    The Théâtre du Chien qui Fume is an alternative theatre venue in the dyers' district.

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  15. Woolloomooloo

    Inspired by the Australian bush, this eclectic Avignon institution, in a former printing house adjoining an old paper mill, embraces timber, antiques and a down-to-earth, authentic air that extends to its vegetarian-leaning menu. Get into to the spirit with a glass of the house speciality, Ti-Punch, packing Caribbean rum, lime juice, candied fruits, and spice-infused syrup.

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