Festivals and Events in Toulouse, Ariège and the Pyrenees

Automatic translation

Entertainment to vary the pleasures

Toulouse , a university city, is lively all year round. There are many cafes, theaters and performance halls which provide many opportunities for outings. Several cultural events punctuate the year. Other events, thanks to festivals, take place throughout the seasons throughout the Pyrenees region. Here is a small anthology (non-exhaustive list).

Toulouse

Violet Festival , Place du Capitole in February; in March several festivals follow one another, the International Contemporary Dance Festival , the Latin American Cinema Meetings , the Traverse Video Festival , the Zoom Back Festival , the Spring of Laughter Festival, the Flamenco Festival ; the Toulouse International Art Festival takes place in May/June; in June at the Rio Loco Festival , the Marathon des mots , the Electronic Siestas ; in July let us be tempted by the Toulouse Summer Festival ; in September it’s Piano aux Jacobins ; in October Toulouse makes its cinema with the Spanish film festival and discovers its organ heritage with Toulouse les Orgues .

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Hautes-Pyrénées

In Bigorre : the festivals also have a local accent , we will not forget the passage of the Tour de France in this region of the Pyrenees.

In the Louron valley , penultimate Sunday in August, Traditions Fair , around Genos-Loudenvielle lake.

In Campan , Mariolles Festival , 2nd Sunday in July.

North of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, in Trébons , onion festival , the first weekend of June.

Piano Pic Festival , 2nd half of July in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Campan, Barèges …

Aloud festival , the weekend of August 15, in Bagnères-de-Bigorre .

Jazz à Luz , in Luz Saint-Sauveur , the 2nd weekend of July

Chop fair , last Friday, Saturday and Sunday of September, in Luz Saint Sauveur .

Pyrenees Dog Festival , the 3rd weekend of September in Argelès-Gazost , and Festi Mômes , at the end of July.

Spit Cake Festival , in Arreau , mid-July; Painters’ Day in mid-July.

Maubourguet Festival , mid-August.

Gavarnie Festival , end of July/beginning of August.

International Free Ride Films Festival , in Cauteret , in December.

Lourdes International Sacred Music Festival , end of March/beginning of April.

In T arbes , Festvial Equestria , at the national stud, last week of July and

Argentine tango festival , 3rd week of August.

In Madiran , Music Festival in Madiran around July 14; Wine festival on August 14 and 15 and Open days at winegrowers, the 3rd weekend of November.

In the Neste valley , in Anères, Silent cinema festival , during the Pentecost weekend and in Nestier, 1st Saturday in July and 1st Saturday in August, at the Théâtre de Verdure, theatrical show on local life in the canton .

In the Barousse valley , Transhumance Festival , in Ordizan, the first weekend of June; sound and light show last Friday in July and Friday preceding August 15; Cheese fair , the 1st weekend of August.

In Trie-sur-Baïse , Trail Festival , the 2nd Sunday in July and the Pourcailhade or pig festival , the 2nd Sunday in August.

Jazz in Comminges, mid-May/early June

Autumn meeting of Saint Gaudinois , Saint Gaudens, September to December.

Folkolor, Montréjeau (9 km from Saint Bertrand de Comminges), mid-August.

Flower festival , in Bagnères-de-Luchon , mid-August.

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Ariège

In Foix, several events take place throughout the summer: Festival Résistances , at the beginning of July; Jazz Festival, mid-July, Festival Trad'estiu , 1st weekend mid-July; Flea market fairs in mid-July and mid-August; Ingénieuse Afrique Festival , early August; Sound and light shows at the castle from the end of July to mid-August; Local festival , the 1st weekend of September.

At Mas-d'Azil , local festival, the 1st weekend of September and fig festival , the 1st weekend of October.

In Mirepoix, Jazz-Swing Festival , Easter weekend; meeting of arts and crafts , ascension weekend; Montmartre in Mirepoix, first half of July; Medieval festival , 3rd weekend of July; Puppet Festival , 1st weekend of August; Apple Festival , 3rd weekend of October; postcard fair , at Pentecost and 1st Sunday in December.

In Tarascon sur Ariège, the Ariégeoise , a cyclo-sportive event last Saturday in June; Latino festival in July; World dance and music festival in August. Storytelling festival in Saurat at the beginning of August and craft markets , last Sunday in July and 3rd Sunday in August.

In Ax-les-Thermes , street theater festival , the last weekend of July; Festival of flavors in mid-September.