Auzon Festival
Music and Arts Festival in the medieval town of Auzon (Haute-Loire)
About Auzon Festival
The Auzon Festival: Music and Arts in the Heart of a Medieval Town
The Auzon Festival is organized every summer by the Auzon Toujours association in the medieval town of Auzon (43390), classified as a Petite Cité de Caractère in Haute-Loire. For three weeks in August, the festival brings music and visual arts into dialogue within an exceptional heritage setting.
Concerts at the Collégiale Saint-Laurent
The festival's jewel, the Collégiale Saint-Laurent — a masterpiece of Auvergnat Romanesque architecture, whose Chapelle Notre-Dame and Chapelle Saint-Michel house remarkable Italian-inspired frescoes dating from around 1357 — hosts a series of concerts. The musical program spans several centuries, from baroque music to romantic music and the medieval repertoire, performed by guest artists and professional ensembles.
Exhibitions by Artists and Craftspeople
In parallel with the concerts, the festival takes over the chapels and galleries of the old town — notably the Chapelle Notre-Dame du Portail and the Galerie Le Fumoir — with free-access exhibitions by painters, sculptors, and craftspeople. The event « Les Arts dans le Village » extends the celebration to Auzon's squares, cellars, and courtyards, where artists present their works and expertise.
A New Theme Each Year
Each edition of the Auzon Festival is built around a theme that guides concerts, exhibitions, and conferences, complemented by musical strolls through the town's narrow streets.
Auzon Festival — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Auzon Festival, organized by the Auzon Toujours association, will take place from August 2 to 23, 2026, in the medieval town of Auzon, on the theme «Color, Movement, and Light». The program includes: exhibitions by artists and artisans, a conference, and concerts in the Collégiale Saint-Laurent, a jewel of Auvergnat Romanesque art with 14th-century Italian-inspired frescoes.
Auzon Festival 2026 — «Color, Movement, and Light»
In 2026, the Auzon Festival's theme is color, movement, and light. In the Collégiale Saint-Laurent, the Notre-Dame Chapel and the Saint-Michel Chapel contain remarkable Italian-inspired frescoes dating from around 1357. The festival runs from August 2 to 23, 2026, preceded by a watercolor exhibition starting July 15.
Exhibitions
- July 15 to 30 — Chapelle Notre-Dame du Portail: watercolors by Marie-Paule Barret and Jacques Brugerolles (free admission)
- August 2 — «Arts in the Village»: exhibition throughout old Auzon (squares, cellars, rooms in residents' homes, Château courtyard); painters, sculptors, and artisans present their works and expertise (workshops, demonstrations)
- August 2 to 23 — Chapelle Notre-Dame du Portail: exhibition on the festival's theme, with Mathilde Recorbet (painter) and Brigitte Gibbes (sculptor) — free admission
- August 2 to 23 — Galerie «Le Fumoir»: «Pig and Coal», paintings and photos — free admission
Conference
August 5, 5 PM — Collégiale Saint-Laurent (free admission): Art and History Country conference on mural paintings.
Programme Auzon Festival 2026
Exhibitions
- July 15 → 30 — Chapelle Notre-Dame du Portail: watercolors by Marie-Paule Barret and Jacques Brugerolles (free admission)
- August 2 → 23 — Chapelle Notre-Dame du Portail: Mathilde Recorbet (painter), Brigitte Gibbes (sculptor) — free admission
- August 2 → 23 — Galerie «Le Fumoir»: «Pig and Coal», paintings and photos — free admission
Highlights
- August 2 — «Arts in the Village»: exhibition of artists and artisans throughout old Auzon
- August 5, 5 PM — Collégiale Saint-Laurent: Art and History Country conference (mural paintings), free admission
Concerts — Part 1 (with AMBAC)
- Saturday, August 8, 11 AM — Brioude (market streets): participatory stroll — Isabelle Saint-Yves (viola da gamba), Violette Wanty (dancer), Aurélien Oudot (circus artist)
- Sunday, August 9, 6:30 PM — Collégiale Saint-Laurent: «Musical Journey through Elizabethan and Baroque England» (Purcell, Dowland, Coperario) — Sarah Lefeuvre (soprano and flute), Isabelle Saint-Yves (viola da gamba), Romain Falik (theorbo), Violette Wanty (dancer), Aurélien Oudot (circus artist)
- Monday, August 10, 6:30 PM — Collégiale Saint-Laurent: «Early 17th-Century Baroque Italy» — same ensemble
Concerts — Part 2
- Wednesday, August 19, 8:30 PM — Collégiale Saint-Laurent: Amélie Robins, coloratura lyric soprano — romantic composers, opera arias, and French melodies
- Thursday, August 20, 8:30 PM — Collégiale Saint-Laurent: Quentin Vogel trio (solo violin of the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse), Paisit Bon-Dansac (piano), Valentin Jouanny (cello) — program in continuity with August 19
- Friday, August 21, 8:30 PM — Collégiale Saint-Laurent: medieval music recital by Compagnie «Orion» (Marie-Virginie Cambriels, Olivier Feraud, Erwan Picque) — «Under the Archangel's Wings, Songs and Legends of Saint Michael»
Highlights Auzon Festival 2026
- 2026 Theme: «Color, Movement, and Light»
- Festival from August 2 to 23, 2026 (exhibitions from July 15)
- Concerts at Collégiale Saint-Laurent (baroque, romantic, medieval)
- Exhibitions by artists and artisans + «Arts in the Village» (August 2)
- Art and History Country conference on mural paintings (August 5)
Prices Auzon Festival 2026
Practical information — Auzon Festival
Practical Information
Location and Access
The festival takes place in the medieval citadel of Auzon. Concerts are held at the Collégiale Saint-Laurent, 10 Place de la Collégiale, 43390 Auzon. Exhibitions are held at the Chapelle Notre-Dame du Portail, the Galerie Le Fumoir, and in the old town.
By car: Auzon is located approximately 20 km northeast of Brioude and 60 km from Le Puy-en-Velay. As the citadel is not accessible to motor vehicles, parking lots are provided at the foot of the rock.
Prices
Exhibitions: free admission. Concerts: ticket office (Auzon Toujours association).
Contact
Auzon Toujours Association
Email: [email protected] — Phone: 04 71 74 97 49
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Where does it take place — Auzon Festival
Collégiale Saint-Laurent d'Auzon
10 Place de la Collégiale, 43390 Auzon