Automne en Scène

Automne en Scène: The Autumn Gathering in the Mimizan Region

Automne en Scène is organized annually during the Toussaint school holidays by the Mimizan Intercommunal Tourist Office in the Landes region. For one week, the event invites visitors to explore the local landscapes, heritage, and traditions through nature outings, workshops, guided tours, lectures, and a concert. The 2025 edition, running from October 22nd to 29th, marks the seventh year of the festival—or as the local radio station Fréquence Grands Lacs puts it, the seventh year, "almost consecutively."

Five Towns, Natural Sites, and Heritage Gems

Activities take place across Mimizan, Bias, Mézos, Saint-Paul-en-Born, and Pontenx-les-Forges. The setting spans the ocean, the national forest, the Lake of Aureilhan and its wetlands, the Forges pond, traditional Landes airials and houses, as well as more intimate indoor spaces like restaurant kitchens, the interior of the Mimizan bell-tower porch, and the Chapelle à la Mer.

A New Theme Every Year

Each edition follows a specific theme. In 2025, the focus is on Maylis, the Ocean Mermaid, a character inspired by the Mimizan harmony band "La Sirène de l'Océan" and the weather vane on the bell-tower porch. The overarching theme is habitat, with water in all its forms—ocean, lake, stream, river, and fountain—serving as the common thread.

Organizers

The intercommunal tourist office, led by Nathalie Bernet, collaborates with around fifteen partners: AAPPMA Mimizan, Adremca, Amis de Bouricos, ASEM Histoire et Traditions, La Faune Landaise, Mimizan ASEM Photos, La Sirène de l'Océan, Somyla, Un Troupeau pour la Vie, the ONF, the Mimizan municipal environmental department, the Musée-Prieuré, Les Ruchers du Born, the Compagnie des Landes forestry group, the restaurant Chez Nous, the wine merchant Vin'Aroha, and visual artist Evelyne Gardinal.