BEACH PARTIES

New Year's Eve at the beach
From Thursday 25 December 2025 to Saturday 03 January 2026
Esplanade Charles Trenet

The Réveillons de la plage (New Year's Eve party on the beach) is sure to make the end of the year sparkle! In the afternoon (from 3pm to 7pm), youngsters can enjoy a cocktail of free entertainment. In the evening, the grown-ups will be delighted to get together, with family or friends, for an aperitif and/or a free concert under the stars in the shelter of the transparent marquee.

o Every day from 12.00 to 24.00 (12.00-02.00 on 31 December):
Gourmet chalets
o Every day from 3pm to 7pm:
Free children's entertainment: Sailing go-karts*, arcade games, pony rides, cooperative games and sports initiations.
* until 30 December
o Every evening from 8.00pm (except 4 January):
Concert

Activities and concerts in the New Year's Eve village :
Thursday 25 December :
- 8.00 pm: DJ night

Friday 26 December :
- 8.30pm - concert: État Sœur
État Sœur isn't a question, it's rock'n'roll! Rolling Stones, Beatles, Led Zep, Téléphone, ZZ Top... État Sœur gets the crowds going, drunk with joy, with their covers of the best rock standards of the 60s and 70s.

Saturday 27 December:
- 2pm to 5pm: Dance initiation with Argelès Txatxa Club
- 8.30pm - concert: Les Klosques
Les Klosques will delight you with their greatest party hits from the 1970s to the present day. From the Rolling Stones to Aznavour, not forgetting Bruno Mars and Les Rita Mitsouko... you'll have plenty to sing and dance about.

Sunday 28 December:
- 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.: Entertainment and boxing initiation
- 8pm - concert: MIRROR
MIRROR is the brainchild of Marine Moreno, former singer with the rock band California, and William Tomas, guitarist and singer with the trio "2Gars1Fille". Together, they form a highly effective pop/rock duo, revisiting the greatest hits of yesterday and today.

Monday 29 December:
- 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.: Dance initiation with Argelès Txatxa Club
- 8.00pm - concert: Legacy
The group Legacy invites you to take a musical journey back in time through the greatest musical hits, revisited in an innovative retro-futuristic style!

Tuesday 30 December:
- 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.: Introduction to rugby
- 8.00pm - concert: The No Limits
Influenced by British pop/rock and Irish Celtic rock (without denying the standards of French rock), the group The No Limits will carry you away into an original poetic universe, with their characteristic good humour.

Wednesday 31st December :
From 9.00pm: New Year's Eve
Argelès invites you to a wild New Year's Eve party! From 9pm to 2am, a host of DJs will be setting the seaside dancefloor alight.
On stage or at the turntables:
- At 9pm: Jordan Patural, DJ and accordionist, will be heating up the dancefloor.
- 10pm: Morgan Nagoya, DJ NRJ Extravadance, will be playing a festive electro set
- At midnight: Fireworks
- From midnight to 02:00: DJ set from the 90s and 2000s
And throughout the evening, saxophonist Thoj has a few surprises in store for you.

Thursday 1 January 2026 :
- 10:30am: New Year's bath
Head to the sea for the traditional New Year's bath! Wear a wetsuit, a swimming costume or a disguise... Come and take a dip to celebrate the New Year, in good spirits!
- 10.30 am: Swimmers meet
- 10.45am: Warm-up music and zumba with Laes Dance Events
- 11.00am: Start of the "1st splash 2026
- 12.00: Electro lounge concert with all the DJs for New Year's Eve on 31 May
Bathing safety provided by Sauvetage Sportif Argelésien.
- 8pm: DJ night

Friday 2nd January :
- 2pm to 5pm: Slackline and circus initiation
- 8.30pm - concert: Les tontons givrés
Les Tontons Givrés are a trio of wacky, over-the-top performers, covering the greatest French chanson standards with a "supercharged" sauce.

Saturday 3 January:
- 2pm to 5pm: Slackline
- 8.30pm - concert: B.A.A.D.
The four restless boys of B.A.A.D. cover pop and rock standards drawn from the French and English repertoires. Let's get groovy!