Arènes de Mimizan, Bullfighting building in France

The Arènes de Mimizan is an open-air bullring and performance venue in Mimizan-Plage, Landes. Designed by Dax architect Jean Prunetti in 1969 after Roman amphitheatres, it has concrete tiers and holds 2,240 seats plus 20 for reduced mobility; the planned glued-laminate roof and bitumen-shingle cover were never built.

The bullring emerged in the 1950s when local people began organizing Landaise races at the beach, a regional form of bullfighting tradition. It was rebuilt in concrete during the 1970s with a design inspired by Roman amphitheaters and became a center for community life.

The arena hosts a formal corrida each year, organized since 2009 by the Mimizanais bullfighting club, which supports Spanish bullfighting. In earlier decades the venue also staged toro-ball, wrestling with l'Ange Blanc and concerts by Johnny Hallyday in 1965 and Isabelle Aubret. Today it holds mixed Landaise races and summer events.

The bullring is located in the town center and easily accessible on foot near restaurants and shops. Most events take place during warmer months, especially in summer, when weather favors outdoor activities.

The 1970 opening mixed an Eddy Mitchell concert with a formal Challenge Landes-Béarn race. The planned roof was never built, so the arena stayed open-air. In 1965, before the concrete rebuild, Johnny Hallyday sang in the earlier wooden arena.