Festival des Jardins
Multidisciplinary performing arts festival in Tournon-sur-Rhône and Tain-l'Hermitage
About Jardins de Tournon
The Festival des Jardins is a multidisciplinary performing arts event that takes place every spring between Tournon-sur-Rhône (Ardèche) and Tain-l'Hermitage (Drôme). Born in 2021 from an initiative by Compagnie No Man's Land and managed since 2026 by the association Du Vent dans les Collines, the festival takes over everyday places — private gardens, public parks, green schoolyards, bars, terraces — to transform them into ephemeral stages. The program blends theatre, music, literature, and shows for young audiences, with a significant focus on local artists from Drôme-Ardèche and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Performing arts in gardens and everyday places
Every spring, the Festival des Jardins transforms private and public gardens — as well as other everyday places like green schoolyards, bars, or terraces — in Tournon-sur-Rhône and Tain-l'Hermitage into ephemeral stages for performing arts. The itinerant format invites the public on a true sensory journey through the two towns, discovering intimate and sometimes little-known places.
A multidisciplinary festival
The program of the Festival des Jardins is multidisciplinary: theatre, music, literature, body percussion, wanderings, musical evenings, and shows for young audiences coexist throughout the weekend. Each edition offers a curated selection of about ten shows, distributed across different venues in the two towns, with particular attention paid to the quality of the welcome and the proximity between artists and the public.
Local and regional artists
The program gives pride of place to artists from Drôme-Ardèche and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with also some guest companies from other regions. This choice reflects the organizers' desire to promote local creation while offering artistic discoveries. The disciplines represented are varied: theatre, dance, music, circus, storytelling, movement arts, and participatory performances.
Origins and transition to Du Vent dans les Collines
The Festival des Jardins was born in 2021 from a post-lockdown initiative by Compagnie No Man's Land, which settled in Tournon-sur-Rhône specifically to carry out this project. The original idea was to bring residents together in intimate and open spaces, the gardens, after a period of isolation. The festival found its audience and quickly established itself as an anticipated spring event in the cultural life of Tournon and Ardèche Hermitage.
Since the 2026 edition (5th edition), the festival has been managed by the association Du Vent dans les Collines, conceived by a citizen collective, which expands its geographical scope by integrating Tain-l'Hermitage and offers an enriched multidisciplinary program.
Sustainable economy and artistic proximity
The Festival des Jardins is part of a sustainable and ecological economic approach. By favoring local artists, using existing venues without heavy infrastructure, and maintaining small capacities, the festival limits its environmental impact while fostering proximity between artists and the public. Solidarity pricing (5 € for those on social minimums and under 26) ensures the festival's accessibility to the widest possible audience.
Jardins de Tournon — edition 2026
5th edition of the Festival des Jardins, from Friday, May 8 to Sunday, May 10, 2026, between Tournon-sur-Rhône (07) and Tain-l'Hermitage (26). First edition organized by the association Du Vent dans les Collines: 5 multidisciplinary shows (theater, music, body percussion, radio theater) in everyday places transformed into ephemeral stages — public park, private garden, community hall, bar.
A 5th edition organized by Du Vent dans les Collines
The 2026 edition of the Festival des Jardins marks a turning point: for its 5th anniversary, the festival comes under the aegis of the association Du Vent dans les Collines (DVDLC), created by a citizen collective, and expands its scope by integrating Tain-l'Hermitage alongside Tournon-sur-Rhône.
Everyday places transformed into stages
True to the founding spirit of the festival, the 2026 edition invests places not dedicated to live performance: the Parc du Chayla in Tain-l'Hermitage, the Biquette's Garden (private garden) in Tournon, the main hall of the Maison pour Tous, the Bar des Graviers. Each place is temporarily transformed into an ephemeral stage to host a show adapted to its atmosphere.
Five multidisciplinary proposals
Five shows punctuate the 3 days: an outdoor wandering theater, a three-act musical evening (Balkan music, song, DJ set), a body percussion show for young audiences, and a radio theater in a bar. The program highlights companies from Drôme-Ardèche and the wider region.
Programme Jardins de Tournon 2026
Friday, May 8, 2026
- 6:30 PM — Bonjour Fantôme, wandering theater · Cie le Centre Imaginaire · Parc du Chayla, Tain-l'Hermitage (26)
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Three-act musical evening at Biquette's Garden, 16 rue du Doux, Tournon-sur-Rhône — starting at 7:00 PM:
- Papagal Trio — traditional Balkan music
- Lidelair — song
- DJ set to close the evening
Sunday, May 10, 2026
- 11:00 AM — BEEP, body percussion (young audience) · Cie 31 · Grande salle de la Maison pour Tous, Tournon-sur-Rhône
- 6:00 PM — Rire 2 Tous les Mots, radio theater · Cie TSF · Bar des Graviers, Tournon-sur-Rhône
Highlights Jardins de Tournon 2026
- 5th edition and first under the banner of the Du Vent dans les Collines association
- Expansion to Tain-l'Hermitage: the festival becomes cross-river
- Multidisciplinary program — theater, Balkan music, body percussion, radio theater
- Atypical venues: public park, private garden, bar, community center
- Solidarity price of €5 for social welfare recipients and those under 26
Prices Jardins de Tournon 2026
Practical information — Jardins de Tournon
Practical Information
Access
The festival takes place in different locations in Tournon-sur-Rhône (07300, Ardèche) and Tain-l'Hermitage (26600, Drôme), two towns facing each other across the Rhône.
By car: access via the N7 or A7 (Tain-l'Hermitage exit).
By train: Tain-l'Hermitage-Tournon SNCF station (TER), a few minutes' walk from the main festival venues.
Schedule and format
The festival takes place over a long weekend in May, with several shows spread across 3 days. Performances are held in the late afternoon and evening, with reduced capacities to preserve the intimacy of each venue.
Prices and ticketing
Individual tickets: 8 € full / 12 € solidarity / 5 € reduced (under 26, social minimums) / 12 € family (2 adults + 1 child). 3-day pass: 30 € full / 15 € reduced. Online ticketing via HelloAsso and on-site before each show.
Contact
Association Du Vent dans les Collines (DVDLC)
19 rue Gabriel Faure, 07300 Tournon-sur-Rhône
Phone: 07 49 69 86 40
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: duventdanslescollines.fr
Facebook: Du Vent dans les Collines
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19 rue Gabriel Faure, 07300 Tournon-sur-Rhône, 07300 Tournon-sur-Rhône