Descartes Music and Beers

Music and craft beer festival in the heart of Touraine du Sud

Descartes — Indre-et-Loire (37)
Music Gastronomy Beer
Descartes Music and Beers
Edition
2025
Music & Beers

About Music & Beers

Descartes Music and Beers is a festival combining live music and craft beer tasting, organized every year in March at the Descartes village hall, in Indre-et-Loire. This friendly event offers an original formula mixing concerts by local and regional bands with a selection of craft beers from independent breweries. With an accessible price including concert, appetizer platter, and drink, or a simple ticket for the concert only, Descartes Music and Beers creates a festive and gourmet gathering that enlivens Touraine du Sud in early spring.
Dates 15 Mar — 15 Mar 2025
Location Descartes (37)
Prices 8.00€ — 20.00€
Status Finished
Edition 2025

Music & Beers — edition 2025

New edition of the Descartes Music and Beers festival. Live music and craft beer evening at the Descartes village hall.

2025 Edition

The Descartes Music & Beers festival returned in March 2025 for another evening of music and craft beers at the Descartes village hall. Concerts by local and regional bands accompanied by a selection of beers from independent microbreweries.

Highlights Music & Beers 2025

  • Concerts by local and regional bands
  • Selection of microbrewery beers
  • Festive and gourmet atmosphere

Prices Music & Beers 2025

Full package: approximately €20. Concert only: approximately €8.
Edition 2026

Music & Beers — 2026 edition

The 2025 edition was held on 15 March 2025. The dates for the 2026 edition have not been announced yet. This page will be updated as soon as the official programme is published.

Practical information

Practical information — Music & Beers

Practical Information

Location

The festival takes place at the salle des fêtes de Descartes, 37160 Descartes.

Prices

  • Full package (concert + appetizer + drink): €20
  • Concert only: €8

Times

Doors open at 7:30 PM.

Music and craft beers in Touraine du Sud

The Descartes Music and Beers festival was born from the desire to create a festive and original event in the town of Descartes, in the south of Indre-et-Loire. By combining live music concerts and craft beer tasting, the festival is in line with the trend of craft beer events multiplying in France, while maintaining a strong local identity and a friendly spirit.

An original and accessible formula

The festival's concept is based on a particularly attractive all-in-one formula: for a modest price, festival-goers enjoy a concert, a generous appetizer platter, and a drink. Those who wish to attend only the concert can opt for a simple ticket at a reduced price. This approach allows it to reach a wide audience, from music lovers to craft beer enthusiasts, as well as the curious attracted by the festive atmosphere.

Craft beers to discover

The festival highlights artisanal brewing know-how by offering a selection of beers from independent microbreweries in the Centre-Val de Loire region and beyond. Visitors can discover IPAs, stouts, blondes, ambers, and seasonal beers, brewed with passion by artisan brewers. It's an opportunity to meet the brewers, discuss their methods, and taste original creations that go off the beaten track.

A unifying event for Descartes

Organized at the salle des fêtes de Descartes, the festival contributes to the cultural life of this small town in southern Touraine. By programming bands from the local and regional music scene, Descartes Music and Beers supports artistic creation in the area while offering residents and visitors an evening of musical and gastronomic discoveries in a warm and relaxed atmosphere.

Where does it take place — Music & Beers

Salle des fêtes de Descartes
Salle des fêtes, 37160 Descartes

Music & Beers in brief

Music Gastronomy Beer Craft Beer Local Produce Family Playful Participatory Indre-et-Loire

History of Music & Beers

Edition 2024 Mar 2024

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