Winegrowers in Arbois assemble the Biou grape bunch and wreath for a harvest festival rooted in parish and civic ceremonies. A traditional grape harvest leads to pressing and a tasting of fresh must. The Biou presentation and Couronne ceremony sit alongside torchlight processions and marching bands, while museum visits, guided walks and a painting competition complete the programme.
Tag: live-music
Local Producer Market in Saint-Julien-de-Civry: Organic Delg
Saint-Julien-de-Civry’s night market brings together nearby food producers, with a preference for organic production. Alongside the produce stalls, a refreshment bar serves drinks and a snack bar provides food to eat at the market. Concerts are also part of the programme, pairing local shopping with live music.
Occitan Ancient Music Concert in Verges: Cultural Experience
Occitan early music brings singing, theorbo and early flute together in Verges. The theorbo is a large member of the lute family, developed from bass and contrabass lutes. Its extended bass strings give the low notes greater clarity and power, a feature of an instrument historically used for accompaniment.
Foire de la Mi s’tembre in Bletterans: Local Fair
Foire de la Mi s’tembre brings Bletterans’s agricultural fair traditions together with a parade accompanied by bands and a fireworks display. Competitions feature Franche-Comté farmhouse cheeses and cooked Bresse poultry, while the Desnes Co-operative demonstrates Comté wheel production. Bobbin lace, gold embroidery and paintings are exhibited alongside a programme of local writers and vintage cars.
Farmers’ Market & Barbecues in Dole: Local Flavor
Marché de producteurs & Barbecues Paysans brings local producers and craftspeople together in Dole. Shoppers can buy food at the stalls and eat it at the barbecue tables, with benches provided for the shared meal. Concerts accompany the market, organised by Rendez-vous saveurs bio et savoir-faire in partnership with Arts tout terrain and with municipal support.
Nohant Festival Chopin Concert in Mézières-en-Brenne: Piano
Pianist Dmytro Semykras performs at the collegiate church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Mézières-en-Brenne. His recital includes Scarlatti, Brahms, Chopin, Rachmaninov and Scriabin. The concert belongs to the Nohant Festival Chopin’s Hors les murs programme, which takes young pianists into venues beyond the festival’s home at Nohant.
Terres du Son 2026
Terres du Son brings national and international musicians to the Domaine de Candé in Monts. The festival combines its concert programme with a free-access Eco-Village. Activities devoted to ecological transition accompany the performances, bringing the musical gathering and its environmental commitments together on the estate.
De Londres à Edimbourg in Bourges: Historical Celtic Music
Florence Bolton and Benjamin Perrot bring La Rêveuse’s De Londres à Edimbourg programme to Bourges. The duo works with English music from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, moving between traditional repertory and composed music. The concert is presented in connection with Noirlac’s Nouvelles Traversées festival.
Chopin Pleyel Piano Competition in Nohant: Musical Showcase
The Chopin Pleyel piano competition brings 24 participants to the Domaine de George Sand at Nohant. Pianists perform Chopin’s music before a jury of seven concert performers and teachers. This first edition places the competition within Nohant’s established musical setting, closely associated with the composer and Sand.
Salbris Historical Festival: Roman Experience
Salbris’s historical festival centres its Roman programme on the Year of the Four Emperors. Re-enactment groups and stunt performers stage episodes of conflict, while a historical banquet introduces food associated with antiquity. Nataverne and Prima Nocta provide music after the meal, bringing performance and reconstructed Roman life into the festival.