Events calendar Midi-Pyrénées

Under the impetus of the Casa Musicale and the Region and since 1997, the festival was born from the idea of a free event for all highlighting the amateur musicians of the region. Today, Ida y Vuelta has become a must-see event in Perpignan, attracting more than 20,000 people during four days. It features renowned artists but also local, with rock, rap, pop, salsa, metal, hip-hop, world music and drums in the Bronx, without forgetting the Catalan rumba.

Organized by the Young Farmers of the Tarn, this great event honors all the productions of the soil. Every year, on the first Friday and Saturday of August, more than 10,000 gourmets gather to celebrate the Lautrécoise tradition. On the programme: a professional market, tastings and exhibitions, but also folk dancing, a competition for the best garlic tart, a pink garlic walk, a treasure hunt and various activities for children, not forgetting a big dance. A popular and joyful festival that will delight the eyes and the taste buds.

Every year, the Esplanade Charles de Gaulle fills up with wine lovers during the last weekend of November, the last month of the harvest. Montpellier celebrates the vine and wine with passion, on Fridays and Saturdays, and welcomes a wine-growing village where you are sure to find one of the agricultural wonders that make the wines of Occitania! Filled with sugar and gilded by the sun, the winegrowers select their grape varieties and always strive to live from their passion for wine while drawing quality wine production from the land. During these 2 days, you will benefit from conferences, blind tastings, wine bar, musical entertainment.

And on Sundays, the festival continues in the cellars and estates of the Montpellier area with tastings. Over the last few years, the events have brought together more than 125,000 people at each party!

Les Tablées de Vic has become one of the most original events of the summer... and one of the most delicious. A culinary extravaganza based on local produce and prepared by regional and national chefs, this is the simple recipe for a more-than-perfect event. With music, concerts, entertainment, good humor and gastronomic shows, over 3,000 visitors have already taken their places in the hall to taste and admire these artists in the midst of their creations. Three days of festivities just the way we like them!

If there's one historical sound and light show in Aveyron that's not to be missed, this is it! For over 40 years, Hier un Village has been the living fresco of the Lot Valley, with an emotionally-charged history of the local peasants and a show packed with special effects. With 20,000 spectators a year, this grandiose show calls on 200 directors, 600 volunteers including 250 local extras, magnificent scenography, pyrotechnics and spectacular scenery... Thrills and chills guaranteed!

This magical place, nestled in the heart of the vineyards, lights up during five exceptional summer evenings. Since 2004, it opens its doors to great international artists of the jazz, song, pop and rock scene for concerts and dinner shows at the estate. In the presence of Gérard Bertrand and his best wines, the festival receives nearly 1,400 spectators per evening. A retrospective photo exhibition can be visited all year long in the Gallery above the Cellar.

Les Siestes Electroniques is a festival that stands out from the rest of Toulouse's artistic programming. It's a festive event, simple and rich, dedicated to emerging cultures. Initially focused on electronic music, the artistic program is now open to a wider range of adventurous creations, sometimes exuberant but always joyful. Open-air, in the pleasant Compans-Caffarelli garden, with free access, Les Siestes aims to appeal to all and arouse everyone's curiosity. They have become a fixture on the French festival scene, and often travel beyond our borders. Put your feet up on the grass and get ready for the unexpected!

Caussade is a hat-making city. It is therefore hardly surprising to see the city placed every year under the sign of the hat! The festival takes place in July and pays tribute to the hat in all its forms. Milliners gather on this occasion to show their know-how. Hat exhibitions are also organized to give everyone the desire to buy a hat. Do not miss the competition and musical evenings that participate in the event. An appointment that has become over the years, a must in Occitania!

Welcome to the highest fortified city in France: you are here at 1,600 meters above sea level! His ramparts impress you? There is something: their construction requisitioned no less than 4,000 men, and the construction site lasted two years! According to Vauban's plans in the seventeenth century, they are still very well maintained, which has earned them a UNESCO World Heritage inscription. The walk to the family invites you to discover them. Then, after a walk of about 2 kilometers, you will eventually be able to offer a guided tour of the citadel and its sinks well; find out about this with the Tourist Office.

Tariff: free of charge.

Distance: 2.1 km.

Difficulty: easy.

Every year the Flower Festival takes place in Bagnères-de-Luchon at the end of August. During several days, many activities are programmed such as running, election of Miss Flower, laser and pyrotechnic show, concerts, shows, bandas and batucada training... The highlight of the show is, of course, the parade of floats in flower in the town centre of Luchon on the last day. For its 2020 edition - the 121st! - the theme puts the French regions in the spotlight. A spectacular and particularly lively traditional festival, not to be missed!

5 festival days to present the diversity of audiovisual creation. Unpublished programs: music clips, television and film films, commercials, short films… Competitions are organised in each category, with different juries and many personalities. All of the projection sites are within walking distance. The entire profession is found in a iddylique framework: nature, snow, lagoon… and work! 15 000 entries in 2016, 160 projections… for this national festival that welcomes professional and general public.

In 2014, Alors... chante ! celebrates its 29th edition. The programming is always of high quality and we always appreciate more to listen to the best artists at the appointment. Among the guests of this 2014 season, it is possible to count Nathalie Matiembe, Florent Marchet, Gaëtan Roussel, Jacques Higelin, Renan Luce, Pascal Parisot, Jeanne Cherhal... for excellent evenings in perspective.

Popular and cultural, the Figeac Festival transforms the heart of the town into a lively stage. Ancient, modern or contemporary texts, there is something for every taste and every interpretation. A way of giving the impulse to quality shows that are often little-known. The other side of this cultural event is in Saint-Céré at the Théâtre de l'Usine where opera plays are programmed. An opportunity to promote great music to all audiences.

From Friday to Monday, the Fêtes historiques de Mirepoix is a recreation of a rich history, a magnificent setting, breathtaking costumes and motivated volunteers who are the secret behind this festival. Come and discover the medieval atmosphere in the heart of the magnificent city of Mirepoix, with a historical parade, night-time sketches, a medieval craft market, giant wooden games and a presentation of games from yesteryear. The festival closes with a torch-lit parade and a mass in Occitan.

The puppet has become for several years a multiform art. This art has its festival in our region. This festival takes place every two years, it is biennial. It is the 18th edition in 2015. An international festival of forms animated, like a window open on the invention and the imaginary one. The artistic teams circulate in the Toulouse South, in Tournefeuille and in Midi-Pyrenees... Many shows of quality, any public and for children.

Every summer, in August, the charming village of Fleury d'Aude organizes its festejades, three days of popular festivities punctuated by numerous animations. Free of charge, the event is organized around several concerts. In recent years, the streets of the town have resounded to the rhythm of the songs of the Négresses vertes, Alpha Blondy, Sergent Garcia, Amir or Lio. An impressive program that attracts every year a large number of holidaymakers and locals. Atmosphere guaranteed!

The Giroussens ceramic centre is the result of a project carried out by two local associations, Terre et terres and Arts et poteries, in collaboration with the town hall of the municipality. It has been under the responsibility of the Gaillac-Graulhet urban community since 2017, and managed by an association composed of ceramists and enthusiasts, Giroussens céramique. This space allows the curious to discover ceramics from a new angle and through unusual creations. Its vast exhibition spaces host various artists throughout the year, generally four per year. On site, a shop dedicated to ceramics will allow visitors to acquire a unique souvenir.

This street festival, anchored for many years in the program of the festivities of Leucate, is always a success! Here, the town offers two days of festivities punctuated by brass bands, orchestras, dancing, bodegas, plays, tastings, entertainment for children ... The highlight of the show: the night parades that parade through the streets of Leucate-Village. For each new edition, the town invites famous troupes. A friendly event not to be missed!

Every spring since 1983, the Alès Film Festival has brought together cinephiles and prestigious guests for ten days of screenings. Out of 200 films, 20 to 30 are new or previews. Short-film competitions, tributes, concerts and theme nights punctuate the passionate and moving program. People come from far and wide to attend. A major film event in the region, the festival supports initiatives and screenings all year round.

The first stage race of the year in the European professional calendar, in the international professional circuit UCI Europe Tour, the Étoile de Bessèges was founded in 1971 by a former cyclist in love with the Gard, Roland Fangille. In five stages, including the traditional time trial in Alès that ends at the top of the Hermitage climb, it is considered one of the preparatory races for Paris-Nice in March. A team of volunteers, in a strong family spirit, works to keep the race alive with all the passion of its creator.

Since 1997, this festival has brought the city of Sète to life with more than 650 poetic and musical encounters, at the rhythm of more than 80 daily meetings in public or private gardens, in squares, in streets transformed for a few days into gardens, on the breakwater, at the Théâtre de la Mer, on a boat... The festival welcomes more than a hundred poets from all over the Mediterranean who are surrounded by numerous artists, storytellers, musicians, singers, actors and visual artists who offer concerts, workshops and exhibitions.

The original idea of the friendship of the traders and craftsmen of the village is, now, a tradition attracting every Easter Monday from thousands of curious (and greedy). Made in a frying pan with huge proportions, it is accompanied by loaves of giant bread, some 15 000 eggs and, above all, a huge mood. An event not to be missed, to spend a good time and enjoy your family!

The holidays around 14 July are organized with the help of 450 volunteers and the active support of the 5 000 inhabitants. We see and hear Harley Davidson bikers, American cars, and many concerts. This festival, the first country music festival in Europe, welcomed 160 000 visitors in 2006. 73 concerts over 5 days, 2 000 dancers, over 16 hours of daily music: the hardest thing is to keep it!