Blues sur Seine
The traveling festival of blues and African-American music in the Seine Valley
About Blues sur Seine
Blues sur Seine: The Blues at the Heart of the Seine Valley
Blues sur Seine was born in 1999 in the Mantois region, a multicultural host land in the Yvelines, from the desire to keep the tradition of blues and African-American music alive in the western Île-de-France region. For over twenty-five years, this traveling festival has irrigated the Seine Valley every autumn, transforming theaters, concert halls, media libraries, schools, and alternative venues into blues stages.
A Traveling Festival in Twelve Towns
Traveling is at the heart of Blues sur Seine's identity. The festival unfolds in a dozen municipalities in the Yvelines: Achères, Andrésy, Aubergenville, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Follainville-Dennemont, Fontenay-Saint-Père, Guerville, Limay, Mantes-la-Jolie, Mantes-la-Ville, Mézy-sur-Seine, Les Mureaux, Poissy. This geographical dissemination allows it to reach a large and diverse audience, going out to meet residents in their neighborhoods and towns.
An Exceptional Program
Throughout its editions, Blues sur Seine has hosted internationally renowned artists: Ana Popovic, Lizz Wright, Ben l'Oncle Soul, Faada Freddy, Alela Diane, Bjørn Berge, Too Many Zooz, and many others. The program embraces blues in all its diversity—traditional blues, blues-rock, soul, gospel, funk, African-American music—while also opening up to world music and emerging artists through the Tremplin Révélation Blues sur Seine (Blues Revelation Springboard).
Much More Than a Concert Festival
Blues sur Seine is distinguished by its social and educational commitment. Every year, the festival organizes numerous initiatives in schools, musical workshops, conferences, and screenings, reaching thousands of students. The BD Blues Award recognizes a comic strip related to the blues. Photographic and artistic exhibitions mark the festival's journey. The Tracteur Blues (Blues Tractor), a nomadic spring event, extends the festival's spirit throughout the year.
International Recognition
Blues sur Seine has received the Keeping the Blues Alive award from the Blues Foundation of Memphis (Tennessee), a prestigious distinction that recognizes the festival's exceptional commitment to the preservation and dissemination of the blues worldwide.
Blues sur Seine — edition 2026
27th Edition — November 2026
Blues sur Seine returns in November 2026 for its 27th edition. The traveling festival will once again take over concert halls, theaters, media libraries, and partner venues in a dozen Seine Valley municipalities for two weeks of blues, soul, gospel, and African-American music.
The Tracteur Blues (Blues Tractor), a nomadic spring event, will extend the festival's spirit with an edition planned for spring 2026. The Vélo Blues (Blues Bike), a friendly format combining music and cycling, has already announced its 2nd edition on May 3, 2026, at Parc Nelly Rodi in Aubergenville with Lazcar Volcano and Sanseverino.
Programme Blues sur Seine 2026
The 27th edition of Blues sur Seine takes place from November 6 to 21, 2026, in several communes of the Seine Valley (Yvelines). Here are the first confirmed concerts (full program currently being announced on the official website):
- Saturday, November 7, 2026 — 7:00 PM · Fatoumata Diawara — Salle Jacques Brel (Le Comptoir), Mantes-la-Ville. Malian singer and guitarist, a major figure in the current afro-soul scene.
- Friday, November 13, 2026 — 8:30 PM · Yarol Poupaud and Jessie Lee & The Alchemists — Le Sax, Achères. Blues-rock evening.
- Friday, November 20, 2026 — 8:30 PM · Sinclair — Espace Julien Green, Andrésy.
The festival will also feature a springboard for young talents, exhibitions, the BD Blues Award, as well as numerous educational and social initiatives spread across the dozen partner communes.
Highlights Blues sur Seine 2026
- 27th edition of the itinerant blues and Afro-American music festival, from November 6 to 21, 2026
- Headliners announced: Fatoumata Diawara, Sinclair, Yarol Poupaud, Jessie Lee & The Alchemists
- Concerts spread across a dozen communes in the Seine Valley (Achères, Andrésy, Mantes-la-Ville, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine…)
- Tremplin Révélation Blues, BD Blues Award, exhibitions and educational initiatives
Prices Blues sur Seine 2026
Practical information — Blues sur Seine
Practical Information
Festival Venues
The festival takes place in a dozen towns in the Seine Valley (Yvelines): Achères, Andrésy, Aubergenville, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Follainville-Dennemont, Fontenay-Saint-Père, Guerville, Limay, Mantes-la-Jolie, Mantes-la-Ville, Mézy-sur-Seine, Les Mureaux, Poissy.
Access
By train: Transilien lines J and L, and RER A, serving the different festival towns.
By car: A13 and A14 motorways, follow directions according to the towns.
Ticketing
Online booking on the festival's Mapado platform (bluessurseine-billetterie.mapado.com) and on-site on the evening of the concerts, subject to availability.
Contact
Blues sur Seine Association
Website: blues-sur-seine.com
Contact form on the official website
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Where does it take place — Blues sur Seine
Lieux multiples en Vallée de Seine
Pavillon des Festivals, 28 rue de Lorraine, 78200 Mantes-la-Jolie, 78260 Achères