Festival des Jardins

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.