Le Festival des Canonniers
The biggest festive banquet in France, featuring terroir, concerts, and giant marquees
About Festival des Canonniers
The Festival des Canonniers is a gastronomic and festive event created in 2024 by Le Canon Français, in partnership with Maindron Production. Located at Boissière Event, in the commune of Mauléon in Deux-Sèvres, this new kind of festival brings together several thousand guests for three days in June under immense circus tents representing the regions of France, centered around a giant 32-meter Eiffel Tower. Each tent offers an immersion into the flavors and music of a French region, with spit-roast pigs, braised beef, wines, beers, ciders, and local products, all accompanied by regional concerts. A unique event combining gastronomy, regional heritage, and live performance, the Festival des Canonniers attracted over 8,000 participants from its very first edition, confirming the public's appetite for a relaxed celebration of the French art of living.
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A unique concept: France at the table under marquees
The Festival des Canonniers was born from a simple and ambitious idea: to bring together gourmets, party-goers, and lovers of French terroir in a unique place where each region of France is celebrated through its flavors, traditions, and music. Created in 2024 by Le Canon Français — a company specializing in organizing giant traveling banquets across France — the festival is the XXL version of the famous "Canon" evenings that tour the Hexagon.
The concept is spectacular: five immense circus marquees, each dedicated to a French region, are arranged around a giant 32-meter-high Eiffel Tower, the festival's true visual icon. In each marquee, guests discover the culinary and musical specialties of the region represented, with continuous concerts and a giant banquet atmosphere.
French terroir in the spotlight
Gastronomy is at the heart of the Festival des Canonniers. Each ticket gives access to the Canonnier's Platter, a generous meal including two meats — spit-roast pigs and fire-braised beef — accompanied by two side dishes. The marquees are brimming with wines, craft beers, ciders, and a multitude of regional products served by producers and artisans from all over France.
The festival transforms every meal into a collective celebration, in the spirit of a popular banquet reminiscent of the great village feasts of yesteryear, transposed to the scale of a modern festival.
Music and entertainment under the marquees
Each regional marquee hosts two to three concerts per evening, featuring artists and bands representative of the music scene of the region concerned. The mix of genres — variety, rock, traditional music, brass bands, festive music — contributes to the uninhibited atmosphere of the festival. Between concerts, festive entertainment, DJ sets, and musical ambiances extend the party into the heart of the night.
A meteoric success
The first edition in June 2024 attracted over 8,000 participants from all over France, confirming the appeal of a concept that combines regional gastronomy, live performance, and popular celebration. The success was such that Le Canon Français quickly announced a second edition for 2026, with six marquees instead of five, representing six French regions.
Festival des Canonniers — edition 2026
Second edition of the Festival des Canonniers on June 12 and 13, 2026, at Boissière Event, Mauléon (79). Six giant marquees representing six French regions, concerts, regional gastronomy, and a giant Eiffel Tower.
2nd edition — Six marquees, six regions
The Festival des Canonniers returns on June 12 and 13, 2026 at Boissière Event, in Mauléon, for its second edition. Building on the success of the first edition, which brought together over 8,000 participants, Le Canon Français and Maindron Production have scaled up: six giant marquees instead of five, representing six French regions.
The concept remains the same: a giant banquet under marquees, spit-roast pigs, fire-braised beef, wines, beers, and local products, all accompanied by regional concerts in each marquee. The giant Eiffel Tower will once again stand proudly at the center of the site.
The musical lineup and practical details will be announced in the spring of 2026.
Programme Festival des Canonniers 2026
2026 Program
- 6 marquees representing 6 French regions
- Regional concerts in each marquee
- The Canonnier's Platter (spit-roast pig, fire-braised beef)
- Local product market
- Giant Eiffel Tower
- Musical lineup to be announced
Highlights Festival des Canonniers 2026
- 2nd edition of the Festival des Canonniers
- 6 marquees instead of 5: an additional region
- Dates: June 12 and 13, 2026
- Giant banquet, regional concerts, and local products
- Lineup to be announced
Prices Festival des Canonniers 2026
Practical information — Festival des Canonniers
Practical Information
Location
Boissière Event, Mauléon, 79700, Deux-Sèvres.
Access
By car: Mauléon is accessible via the D938 from Bressuire (25 min) or the D960 from Cholet (30 min). Free parking on site.
Prices
The ticket includes access to the festival and the Canonnier's Platter (meal). Prices vary depending on the evenings and packages. Ticketing on the official website and via Billetweb.
Camping
Free camping for festival-goers. The site is not accessible to unaccompanied minors.
Food & Drink
The Canonnier's Platter (spit-roast pig, fire-braised beef, side dishes) is included in the ticket. Wines, beers, ciders, and local products available in the marquees.
Contact
- Organizer: Le Canon Français / Maindron Production
- Website: festivaldescanonniers.fr
- Ticketing: billetweb.fr/le-festival-des-canonniers
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Boissière Event
Boissière Event, 79700 Mauléon