Inter-school sports and arts meet of Grenoble INP - UGA
Every year, in mid-October, the schools of Grenoble INP – UGA compete during a sporting and artistic weekend on the Saint-Martin-d'Hères campus.
2026 Edition Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October
Head to the Saint-Martin-d'Hères campus
THE Ol'INPiades are the major inter-school sporting and artistic event of Grenoble INP – UGA, organized every year by the Great Circle. A Saturday and a Sunday in mid-October, The schools within the institution—Ense³, Ensimag, Esisar, Génie Industriel, Grenoble IAE, Pagora, Phelma, Polytech Grenoble, as well as the INP preparatory program and SeaTech Toulon—gather on the Saint-Martin-d'Hères campus to compete in a friendly atmosphere, defend their colors, and pass on the spirit of cohesion of Grenoble INP to newcomers. The event brings together between 3,000 and 4,000 students over the entire weekend.
The spirit of the event goes beyond mere athletic performance: each school also prepares a float, a choreography, and songs for the parade, and prizes reward the atmosphere, decorations, float construction, artistic performances, and fair play as much as the sporting results. No skill level is required to participate: the Ol'INPiades are experienced as much on the field as in the stands, whether as a spectator or a supporter of your school.
During the Ol'INPiades, the Grand Cercle app becomes your pocket guide: where to play, who's winning, where to grab a drink or refill your water bottle. No more searching for a sign or asking what time the next match is.
🏅 Scores and standings
Results of matches as they happen, group standings, final brackets and overall school standings.
🗓️ Planning
The complete schedule, day by day and field by field. No more PDF photos.
🗺️ Campus map
Fields, gymnasiums, refreshment stands, water points, RAID route and arrival of tanks, on a map.
🏆 Trophies
The seven trophies, their criteria and juries, then the list of winners as soon as it is published.
🎭 Floats and choreography
Schedules and locations of the parade and cheerleading choreography, rules and scoring criteria.
🍻 Refreshments, water, emergency services
Where to find a refreshment stand, a water point or a first aid station, without going around in circles.
📣 Announcements and alerts
Messages from the organization and an alert when the results come in, directly to your phone.
📜 Rules and Charter
The rules of each sport, the charter and the safety instructions, always at hand.
Events, ticketing, CVA, directories, notifications, association materials:
All the student life of the INP in your pocket.
Saturday, October 17
7:00 Tank assembly, central square
7:30 Tank parade
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sports tournaments
Sunday, October 18
8:30 am to 2:00 pm Sports tournaments and finals
3:00 PM to 6:30 PM Cheerleading routines, central square
6:30 PM Results announcement
This program may change: the updated schedule, match by match, is always in the app.
Sport Tank Decoration Atmosphere Raps / Music Videos Choreography Fair play
The Sports Trophy rewards the overall ranking of sporting events; the other six are awarded by juries.
Each year, a mid-October weekend. The 2026 edition will be held on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October. The dates of the following editions are announced on our social media.
On the Grenoble INP campus in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, which hosts the grounds and infrastructure needed for the various events as well as the school parade. The detailed map (grounds, refreshment stands, water points) is in the app.
The eight schools of Grenoble INP – UGA, the INP preparatory course and one partner school of the institution are represented:
Esisar, whose campus is located in Valence, or SeaTech Toulon, a partner school, travel specifically for the occasion, one of the strong symbols of this unifying event.
More than a dozen disciplines punctuate the weekend, in men's, women's or mixed teams: football, rugby, handball, basketball, volleyball, ultimate frisbee, dodgeball, tug-of-war, pétanque, Spikeball, 4 x 125m relay, RAID, and e-sports. Before the sporting events, each school parades with a custom-built float; on Sunday, cheerleading routines precede the announcement of the results. Seven trophies recognize various aspects of the event.
Participation in sports competitions, cheerleading routines, the parade of floats, and the catering offered by the Grand Cercle is reserved exclusively for students affiliated with Grenoble INP – UGA.
Inasmuch as spectator or supporter, However, the event is open to all students.
With the'Grand Circle app (iPhone and Android), or from a browser on app.grandcercle.org.Here you will find the schedule, scores, campus map, trophies and announcements from the organization. Open the Ol'INPiades in the app.
Yes, a free Grand Circle account is required. It can be created in minutes with an email address, which you then confirm using the link you receive. It's easiest to do this before the weekend.
Scores are entered by volunteers during the matches and appear in the app. The overall standings and trophies are published when the results are announced, on Sunday evening.
📅 When
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 2026. Every year, a weekend in mid-October.
📍 Where
Grenoble INP campus, Saint-Martin-d’Hères
🎟️ Access
Spectators: all students. Competitions and parade: Grenoble INP – UGA students only
👥 Crowd
3,000 to 4,000 students expected over the weekend
🏆 Organized by
The Grand Circle, with the 8 schools of the establishment, the INP Preparatory School and the partner school SeaTech Toulon.
📱 Mobile tracking
Schedule, scores, map and trophies in the Grand Cercle app
The Grand Circle is appealing to INProd, the audiovisual production association of Grenoble INP – UGA, to provide media coverage of the Ol'INPiades on the entire weekend.His team takes photos and videos of the sporting events, the parade of floats and, in particular, the pom-pom choreography from each school. The compilations of each edition are then published on INProd's YouTube channel, school by school.
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