Festival des Grands Lacs du Morvan
Traveling music between classical and traditional around the lakes of Morvan
About Grands Lacs du Morvan
Created in 2024, the Festival des Grands Lacs du Morvan is a traveling music festival around the lakes of Morvan. It creates a dialogue between classical music and traditional Celtic and Morvan music through concerts, free sessions, musical processions, dance initiations, and a grand closing ball. A young and ambitious cultural mediation festival.
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Festival des Grands Lacs du Morvan: Traveling Music
The Festival des Grands Lacs du Morvan is a traveling music festival that goes through the towns located around the great lakes of Morvan, one of the most beautiful landscapes in Burgundy. Created in 2024 by the association Cadences du Morvan, this festival offers an unprecedented musical dialogue between classical music and traditional music.
An Original Concept: Dialogue Between Classical and Traditional
The festival's originality lies in its programming, which brings together two musical worlds: classical music (Baroque, Classical, Romantic) and traditional music from the Celtic world (Ireland, Scotland, Brittany) and Morvan. This dialogue between genres creates unique and surprising musical moments, accessible to all audiences.
A Traveling Festival Along the Lakes
The festival moves from town to town around the great lakes of Morvan, with Montsauche-les-Settons as the central point. Each stop offers a concert in a different venue—church, village hall, outdoors—creating a musical journey through the magnificent landscapes of Morvan. The closing festival takes place in Montsauche-les-Settons with a grand traditional ball.
A Rich and Varied Program
The program includes:
- Concerts of classical and traditional music (11 concerts over 5 days)
- Free traditional sessions
- Musical procession in the streets
- Dance initiations (Irish and Morvan) for children and adults
- Grand traditional ball to close the festival with Irish dance initiation
Cultural Mediation and Territory
The festival pays particular attention to cultural mediation, offering singing workshops, dance initiations, and educational activities. It thus contributes to access to culture in rural areas and to the discovery of the musical heritage of Morvan and Celtic cultures.
Grands Lacs du Morvan — edition 2026
The 3rd edition of the Festival des Grands Lacs du Morvan will be held in July 2026, offering classical and traditional music concerts traveling around the great lakes of Morvan.
3rd Edition - July 2026
The Festival des Grands Lacs du Morvan returns for its 3rd edition in July 2026. The traveling festival will offer classical and traditional music concerts, free sessions, dance workshops, and a closing ball in the towns of Morvan.
Program to be announced.
Highlights Grands Lacs du Morvan 2026
To remember for 2026
- 3rd edition
- July 2026
- Traveling festival around the lakes of Morvan
- Classical and traditional music
Prices Grands Lacs du Morvan 2026
Practical information — Grands Lacs du Morvan
Practical Information
Access
By car: Montsauche-les-Settons is located in the heart of Morvan, 70 km from Nevers and 50 km from Autun. Access via the D977bis. Free parking in the towns crossed by the festival. As the festival is traveling, a vehicle is recommended to follow the program from one village to another.
Concert Venues
Concerts take place in various towns around the great lakes of Morvan:
- Montsauche-les-Settons: festival hub, village hall for the concert and closing ball
- Marigny-l'Église: concerts in the church
- Ouroux-en-Morvan and other towns depending on the editions
Prices
Free traditional sessions open to all. Paid concerts at very affordable prices. Grand closing ball with Irish and Morvan dance initiation. Consult the festival website for detailed prices.
Accommodation
The Settons region offers numerous accommodation options: campsites by the lake, rural gîtes, charming bed and breakfasts, hotels. The summer period is in high demand around the Morvan lakes, so book in advance.
Complementary Activities
The Lac des Settons offers many activities: swimming, canoeing, pedal boating, hiking around the lake. Combine musical pleasure with outdoor activities in Morvan.
Food and Drink
Restaurants, crêperies, and guinguettes around Lac des Settons. Food is available at concert venues. Local specialties: Morvan trout, cheeses, crème de cassis.
Contact
Association Cadences du Morvan. Website: festivalgrandslacs.wixsite.com/morvan
Discover the Grands Lacs
Morvan has several large artificial lakes surrounded by forests: Lac des Settons, Lac de Pannesière, Lac de Chaumecon, and Lac du Crescent. These lakes offer supervised beaches, water sports centers, hiking trails, and spectacular viewpoints. A stay around the festival is the ideal opportunity to discover this exceptional natural territory.
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Montsauche-les-Settons, 58230 Montsauche-les-Settons