Hippodrome of Douai, circus building in Douai, France, now used as a theatre

The Hippodrome of Douai is a circus and theatre building located in the city of Douai in France. It has a twelve-sided shape roughly 35 meters across, features neoclassical stonework with tall columns and a triangular pediment, and holds seating for around 2,200 spectators.

It opened in 1904 as a municipal circus and theatre building serving the local community. After a fire caused damage, it was restored and renovated in 1925 with a new stone facade, and its metal roof framework originally came from a Paris exhibition at the turn of the 20th century.

Since 1904 the Hippodrome has been Douai's municipal circus, and until 1907 travelling cinematographs also projected films in its main hall. Today the building shares the "scène nationale" Tandem with the Théâtre d'Arras, so its programme covers theatre, dance, music and circus. The name recalls its original circus use rather than any equestrian track.

The Hippodrome stands in Douai, listed as a monument historique since 1981. Its main hall is a 35-metre-wide dodecagon, so sightlines differ from an ordinary theatre; the entrance portico faces the street beneath the pediment inscribed "L'HIPPODROME". The building is shared with the Théâtre d'Arras as the Tandem scène nationale, so programming alternates between the two venues.

The metal roof framework was originally designed for a Paris exhibition around 1900 and was later relocated to Douai. This makes it an unexpected example of how architectural components from major Paris exhibitions were repurposed for regional French cities.