The Gargilesse summer festival honours George Sand through programmes devoted to friendship and women artists. Pauline Viardot is among the historical figures considered, with Chopin’s music and readings of Sand’s texts included. Classical repertoire meets traditional dance music from central France and Auvergne, alongside kora and Baroque harp in the wider festival.
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International Dance Stage Festival in Châteauroux: Live Arts
Châteauroux’s International Dance Stage Festival brings more than 650 dancers together for teaching across 24 disciplines. Modern jazz, flamenco and Bollywood dance are among the styles taught by international instructors. A final performance concludes the training, while concerts at Place Voltaire extend the festival’s programme into the city.
Festival Pierres qui chantent in Pouligny-Notre-Dame: Folk &
Duo Guidat/Mooken and Duo Bonnin/Campin perform at the church in Pouligny-Notre-Dame for Pierres qui chantent en Vallée Noire. Guitar and percussion move between flamenco, jazz and Celtic influences in the first duo’s programme. The second draws on mazurkas, bourrées and waltzes associated with folk balls, within the festival’s circuit of local churches.
Festival Les Chatoyantes in Cepoy: Local Community & Arts
Les Chatoyantes brings music and performance to Château de Cepoy near Montargis. Pop, house, jazz, rock, drum and bass, reggae and techno share the bill with mapping, dance, circus and magic. Workshops and community activities accompany this eco-citizen gathering organised around the Gâtinais Libre community.
Jazz en Touraine 2026
Touraine Jazz Festival draws on four decades of music-making in Montlouis-sur-Loire, sustained by artists, audiences and the people who build the gathering. Jazz and rhythmic music move across several settings, with headline performances at Espace Ligéria and the Magic Mirror. The Village Gourmand extends the festival outdoors through its own stage and a broad choice of food and drink stands. That arrangement lets concert culture and local sociability develop side by side within the same space. Rooted in its founding town, the festival has become a Touraine institution whose identity rests on stylistic openness, close contact between venues and a public accustomed to exploring music together across generations of listeners.