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A day at the Delta Festival

Every year since 2015, the Delta Festival has been putting on a crazy atmosphere in Marseille! Now running for five days on the Plages du Prado, it’s the must-attend summer event for tens of thousands of festival-goers from all over France. We were there last year, and we want to tell you all about it!

Published on 1 June 2025
Estelle Desrutins
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Getting in shape

Even before the festival opens, thousands of people are eagerly anticipating the opening of the Delta Festival. VIPs are enjoying the before-party by the pool at Sport Beach, just to get themselves in shape for the start of the five-day party.

Your favourite editor (aka myself) was working until 6pm, so unfortunately I can’t tell you all about the frenzy of the programme, but I can tell you about the incredible atmosphere at the festival, the ever-improving outfits of the festival-goers (Coachella should know better), the smiles in the crowd, and all the time I spent exploring the festival as soon as I arrived. The cashless system, perfect for ordering drinks without losing your credit card (it happens even to the best), worked well, and with a Delta Festival ecocup in hand, it was time for the show!

Time to dance and perform

If you arrive early, you can spend the whole afternoon enjoying the activities on land and in the water, as well as the various villages focusing on innovation, ecology, prevention, etc. Each stand offers a fun activity to help you discover and learn something new.

For my part, I’m really into dance and electronic music, so I headed for the ‘Eden’ stage to get my groove on with The Avener, before taking advantage of one of my favourite stages, the ‘Colisée’ stage, with its 360° view over the sea! It’s a lovely Marseilles sunset, just the way we like it. The evening ended with live performances from Vladimir Cauchemar – the festival’s first regular – and a grand finale from Fatal Bazooka.

If you’re feeling brave, I recommend the after-party at Boa Vista, an incredible opportunity to meet the festival’s artists!

What can we expect in 2025?

An ever more successful line-up

This year, Bob Sinclar featuring his daughter Paloma, Boris Brejcha, Ofenbach Clones, Parov Stellar, Nina Kraviz, Kavinsky and Apashe with Brass Orchestral will be making you dance on the Prado beaches at the end of August.

The talented SDM, Rilès and Tayc will also be there, as will Dj Bens and Zamdane from Marseille.

Beyond the music, a committed festival

At the heart of the festival, as every year, you’ll find Le Monde des Possibles, France’s biggest youth forum. It’s a dozen or so villages focusing on major themes such as health, living together, the arts, start-ups and student life. The Delta is also committed to combating sexist and sexual violence, an essential issue at the heart of a Festival, with an enlarged safe zone, a Delta safe brigade and a partnership with the Sorority application, which can be downloaded without moderation.

The Delta Festival from 27 to 31 August 2025 on the Plages du Prado in Marseille.