A Weekend in Lormes
Contemporary Music Festival with Pay-What-You-Want Admission in the Heart of Morvan
About A Weekend in Lormes
Un Week-End à Lormes is a pay-what-you-want contemporary music festival held every July in Lormes, within the Morvan Regional Natural Park (Nièvre). Organized by the WAL association (Festival Week-end à Lormes), created in 1996, it offers three days of evening concerts by the Étang du Goulot and shorter daytime performances in the town's streets and heritage sites. The program embraces contemporary music in all its diversity: chanson, folk, world music, electro, rap. The festival will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary in 2026.
Thirty Years of Music in Lormes, in the Morvan
Un Week-End à Lormes is a pay-what-you-want contemporary music festival organized every July by the WAL association (Festival Week-end à Lormes), in the heart of the Morvan Regional Natural Park in Nièvre. The association, created in 1996, will celebrate the festival's thirtieth anniversary in 2026.
A Long Editorial History
The festival has had three successive identities carried by the same association: it was born in 1996 as the Festival de la Chanson Française, then became Festival C — Chanson Française et Cirque Nouveau, and then took its current name of Un Week-End à Lormes by opening up to all contemporary music. Today, this latter name is officially used by the organizers.
Three Days of Music by the Étang du Goulot
The festival unfolds over three days, from Friday to Sunday, between the Étang du Goulot and the center of Lormes. The evenings are dedicated to large concerts by the water, in an exceptional natural setting. The daytime takes over the town with shorter, more intimate formats: musical aperitifs, concerts in the squares, performances at various local heritage sites.
A Pay-What-You-Want, Accessible, and Committed Spirit
Free participation is at the heart of the project: admission is not priced, everyone gives what they can or what they want at the end of the weekend. This is one of the festival's signatures — making culture accessible to everyone, in a rural setting, without economic barriers. The event is run by a team of volunteers, supported by local authorities and the Morvan Regional Natural Park.
A Multidisciplinary and Open Program
The program embraces contemporary music in all its diversity: French chanson, folk, world music, electro, rap, hybrid forms. The artistic direction favors discovery and eclecticism, mixing established artists and young talents. Additional events (shows for young audiences, workshops, circus activities, partnerships with the literary festival Nature en Livres in some editions) complement the concerts.
A Weekend in Lormes — edition 2026
Anniversary edition: Un Week-End à Lormes celebrates its 30th anniversary from Friday, July 17th to Sunday, July 19th, 2026, at Étang du Goulot and in the center of Lormes. Three days of contemporary music with free pricing, evening concerts by the water, and shorter daytime shows in the town. Detailed program awaiting official publication by the association.
30 years of festival — July 17, 18 and 19, 2026
The 2026 edition of Un Week-End à Lormes marks the festival's thirtieth anniversary, continuing the legacy of the Festival de la Chanson Française (created in 1996) and then the Festival C — Chanson Française et Cirque Nouveau. Three days of contemporary music with free pricing at Étang du Goulot and in the center of Lormes, in the heart of the Parc naturel régional du Morvan.
Evening concerts by the water, shorter daytime shows in the town, local cultural partnerships: the spirit of the festival remains that of a popular, accessible celebration rooted in the territory.
2026 Program: awaiting official publication
ℹ️ The detailed program for this 30th edition has not yet been unveiled by the association. This page will be updated as soon as the WAL association publishes the full line-up. In the meantime, you can follow announcements directly on the official walfestival.fr website, the Facebook page, or the festival's Instagram.
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Practical information — A Weekend in Lormes
Practical Information
Location
Étang du Goulot and Lormes city center (58140), in the Morvan Regional Natural Park, Nièvre.
Access
By car: Lormes is located approximately 40 km east of Nevers, 80 km southwest of Dijon, 75 km northeast of Autun. Access via the D944 or D977. Parking available in the city center and near the Étang du Goulot.
By train: The nearest train stations are Nevers (TER from Paris-Bercy in 2 hours) and Corbigny — plan for an additional car or bus journey to reach Lormes.
Prices
Pay-what-you-want. Admission is not priced — participation is made at the end of the weekend, according to each person's means and desire.
Food and Drink
Refreshment stand and catering on site, provided by the association and its partners.
Contact
Association WAL — Festival Week-end à Lormes
Headquarters: Maison du Développement, 1 place François Mitterrand, 58140 Lormes
Official website: walfestival.fr
Facebook: facebook.com/lormesfestivalc
Instagram: @festivalweekendalormes
YouTube: @walfestival
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Where does it take place — A Weekend in Lormes
Étang du Goulot et centre de Lormes
Étang du Goulot, 58140 Lormes