Echos et Merveilles
Medieval-fantasy festival in Bruguières (Haute-Garonne) — 5 days dedicated to imaginary cultures: folk/Celtic/medieval concerts, craft market with 150 creators, Village of Legends, book fair, and family entertainment.
About Echos et Merveilles
Échos et Merveilles is the major medieval-fantasy festival in the Toulouse region, organized annually in Bruguières (Haute-Garonne) by the association Les Chevaliers du Roi Mundis. Created in 2017, the festival celebrates Imaginary Cultures: folk, Celtic, medieval, pagan, and Nordic music on stage, as well as a craft market with 150 creators from all over France, the Village of Legends with free daytime access, an imaginary literature book fair with around a hundred authors and illustrators, entertainment troupes, reenactments, role-playing games, and numerous family activities. The event, which takes place over 5 days at Le Bascala and on the 5-hectare park of the leisure center, attracts nearly 25,000 visitors each edition.
Échos et Merveilles: The Grand Festival of the Imaginary in Bruguières
In just a few years, Échos et Merveilles has become one of the main medieval-fantasy events in the southern half of France. Organized every spring in Bruguières, Haute-Garonne, about twenty minutes north of Toulouse, the festival celebrates Imaginary Cultures in all their forms: folk, Celtic, medieval, pagan, and Nordic music, Arthurian legends, Celtic myths, Nordic sagas, and fantasy universes.
An International Music Program
The festival's main stage, located inside Le Bascala, hosts concerts every evening by French and international bands from the folk metal, Celtic, medieval, and fantasy scenes. Previous editions have featured headliners such as Eivor, Skáld, Korpiklaani, In Extremo, Eluveitie, The Rumjacks, Patty Gurdy, Celkilt, Luc Arbogast, Neko Light Orchestra and many emerging acts. Two other stages (Open Air and Scène du Lac) extend the outdoor program.
A Craft Market and Book Fair
Beyond the concerts, the festival offers a huge craft market with 150 creators from all over France: leather goods, jewelry, costumes, cutlery, medicinal plants, calligraphy, cabinet of curiosities, artisanal spirits, wooden creations, games, and role-playing accessories. The Imaginary Literature Book Fair brings together nearly a hundred authors and illustrators for signing sessions, conferences, and public meetings.
The Village of Legends
During the day, the 5-hectare park of the leisure center transforms into the Village of Legends, accessible all day to the whole family (no age limit). Here you'll find professional historical and fantasy reenactment troupes, costumed parades and wanderings, shows and demonstrations (sword fighting, dances, storytelling), as well as numerous participatory activities: Troll Ball, live-action role-playing games, board games, medieval and oriental archery, axe throwing, iron throne, escape games, murder parties, treasure hunts, children's initiations.
Thematic Catering
About twenty restaurateurs are present during the day, and several food trucks offer thematic cuisines and regional specialties related to the festival's universe, in a friendly medieval tavern atmosphere.
An Associative and Volunteer Organization
The festival is entirely run by the association Les Chevaliers du Roi Mundis, a non-profit organization (loi 1901) founded in Bruguières by a collective of Toulouse musicians passionate about Imaginary Cultures. The first edition took place in January 2017 with two evenings of concerts; the festival has gradually expanded to now occupy 5 days and the 5 hectares of the park, with a completely free daytime section.
Echos et Merveilles — edition 2026
The 8th edition of the Échos et Merveilles Festival was held from Wednesday, May 13 to Sunday, May 17, 2026 in Bruguières (Haute-Garonne), at Bascala and on the leisure base. 5 days dedicated to Imaginary Cultures with folk/Celtic/medieval concerts, a craft market of 150 creators, a free-access Village des Légendes, and a fantasy book fair.
Échos et Merveilles 2026 — 8th edition
The 8th edition of Échos et Merveilles took place from Wednesday, May 13 to Sunday, May 17, 2026 in Bruguières (Haute-Garonne), with an open-air opening night on Wednesday evening. The edition confirmed the festival's position as one of the major medieval-fantasy events in the southern half of France, focusing on folk, Celtic, medieval, pagan, and Nordic music.
Three stages for music
The 2026 music program was spread across three stages: the Bascala (main stage, evening concerts), the Open Air stage (outdoor), and the Scène du Lac (outdoor, leisure base). Nearly forty French and international bands were scheduled over the 5 days, including Eivor, Skáld, Korpiklaani, In Extremo, The Rumjacks, Patty Gurdy, Eihwar, Celkilt, Luc Arbogast, Naheulband, Skiltron, Visions of Atlantis, Plantec, The Trouble Notes, Libertalia and the Neko Light Orchestra on the opening night.
Village des Légendes and craft market
During the day, the Village des Légendes welcomed the public from Thursday to Sunday, 10 AM to 10 PM. On the program: 150 artisans from all over France (leather, jewelry, costumes, cutlery, plants, wood creations, and role-playing games), about twenty restaurateurs and 4 food trucks, several bars, a huge fantasy book fair with nearly a hundred authors and illustrators, as well as numerous participatory activities: Troll Ball, live-action role-playing games, axe throwing, medieval archery, escape games, murder parties, treasure hunts, strolls, and impromptu concerts by professional troupes.
Attendance
The 2026 edition gathered around 25,000 visitors over 5 days, in line with previous editions.
Programme Echos et Merveilles 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 — Opening Night (open air)
- Neko Light Orchestra — open-air opening concert
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Bascala Stage (evening concerts, doors open at 6 PM, first concert at 7 PM)
- Plantec — Breton electro folk
- Det Var — Scandinavian medieval folk
- The Celtic Tramps — festive Celtic folk
Village des Légendes (10 AM - 10 PM): market of 150 artisans, fantasy book fair, family activities, and strolls.
Friday, May 15, 2026
Bascala Stage (evening)
- Naheulband — humorous medieval-fantasy folk
- Eanair — Celtic folk
- Storm — Celtic folk metal
Open Air Stages and Scène du Lac (daytime): free concerts in the park.
Village des Légendes (10 AM - 10 PM).
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Bascala Stage (evening)
- Blod Dyr — pagan folk metal
- Korpiklaani — Finnish folk metal (headliner)
- Visions of Atlantis — symphonic metal (headliner)
Open Air Stages and Scène du Lac (daytime): Skáld, Eivor, Patty Gurdy, The Rumjacks, Skiltron, Luc Arbogast, Libertalia, The Trouble Notes, Eihwar, Annie B and other folk/Celtic bands according to the slots displayed on the outdoor stages.
Village des Légendes (10 AM - 10 PM).
Sunday, May 17, 2026 — Closing Day
Open Air Stage
- Celkilt — Celtic folk rock (closing concert)
Village des Légendes (10 AM - 10 PM): grand final day of market, activities, and costumed parades.
Note: The exact distribution of artists between the Open Air and Scène du Lac stages was not publicly detailed by the organization beyond the program indicated above. The thirty other bands scheduled for the 2026 edition — Eivor, Skáld, Korpiklaani, In Extremo, Eihwar, Skiltron, The Rumjacks, Patty Gurdy, Luc Arbogast, Libertalia, The Trouble Notes, Trencadit, Annie B, Voa, Sylvaine, Prima Nocta, Nlo, Corvus, Nataverne, Green Lads, Songleikr, Itinera, Desq, Eanair, Condor… — performed on the three stages from Thursday to Sunday.
Highlights Echos et Merveilles 2026
- 8th edition of the festival, from May 13 to 17, 2026
- 5 days of festival, 3 music stages (Bascala, Open Air, Scène du Lac)
- Around forty folk, Celtic, medieval, pagan, and Nordic bands
- Headliners: Korpiklaani, Visions of Atlantis, Eivor, Skáld, In Extremo, The Rumjacks, Celkilt
- Craft market with 150 creators from all over France
- Fantasy book fair (≈100 authors and illustrators)
- Village des Légendes with free daytime access (10 AM - 10 PM)
- ~25,000 visitors expected over 5 days
Prices Echos et Merveilles 2026
Practical information — Echos et Merveilles
Practical Information
Location
Échos et Merveilles Festival, Le Bascala and leisure center, rue de la Briquetterie, 31150 Bruguières (Haute-Garonne).
Access
By car: exit n°11 of the A62 Toulouse-Bordeaux motorway, 8 minutes from toll to toll from the center of Toulouse. 4.5-hectare parking with continuous bus shuttles to the site (4 min by bus, 17 min on foot).
By public transport: from Toulouse, Tisséo lines 169, 69, and 33.
Free camping: on Chemin du Bois, with shuttles to the site from 9 AM to 3 AM.
Hours
Village of Legends (daytime): 10 AM to 10 PM from Thursday to Sunday.
Concerts at Le Bascala: doors open at 6 PM, first concert at 7 PM, closing at 3 AM.
Prices
Village of Legends (daytime) prices: free for under 6s, 9 € for 6-12 year olds (6 € in pre-sale), 16 € for 13 years and over (13 € in pre-sale). Evening concert pass at Le Bascala: approximately 49 € (daytime included). Multi-day passes available on the official ticketing website.
Ticketing
Official ticketing: billetterie.festik.net/echos-merveilles.
Accessibility
Site accessible to people with reduced mobility (PRM).
Contact
Association des Chevaliers du Roi Mundis (loi 1901). Organization email: [email protected]. Press and photographers: [email protected]. Official website: echosetmerveilles.com. Networks: Facebook, Instagram, Discord.
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Where does it take place — Echos et Merveilles
Le Bascala et base de loisirs de Bruguières
Rue de la Briquetterie, 31150 Bruguières, 31751 Bruguières