The Fêtes de la Saint-Louis are the flagship expression of Sète’s maritime identity. Built around the city’s patronal feast and its famous joutes languedociennes, the 2026 edition fills the centre of Sète, the Cadre Royal and the surrounding quays with processions, tournaments, music and public gatherings. The water-jousting tradition belongs to the port, the canal, the local societies of jousters and the public ritual of the city. The feast offers a direct encounter with Sète’s living maritime heritage.
Fêtes de la Saint-Louis de Sète
Sète’s patronal feast and joutes languedociennes return to the Cadre Royal for a week of maritime tradition.
About this event
Event Details
When:
19 August 2026 to 25 August 2026
Where:
8 Quai de la Résistance / Cadre Royal, 34200 Sète, France
Category:
Festivals & Local Traditions, Traditional Sports & Games
Topic:
events
Region:
Occitanie, France
Price: Free
Organizer: Ville de Sète
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