Lo Festenal – Tarn Heart of Occitanie
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Edition 2025 — Lo Festenal
6th edition of Lo Festenal in Vielmur-sur-Agout on June 14, 2025. A day of free Occitan celebration around Saint-Jean with Occitan music concerts, folk dances and traditional dances, Occitan artisan and gastronomic market, and the unmissable Saint-Jean bonfire in the evening.
Lo Festenal 2025 – 6th Edition
On June 14, 2025, Vielmur-sur-Agout hosted the 6th edition of Lo Festenal, the major Occitan gathering of the Tarn department. This free and festive day, labeled Total Festum by the Occitanie Region, brought together lovers of Occitan culture by the banks of the Agout for a rich program: Occitan music concerts, folk dances with participatory traditional dances, an artisan and gastronomic market showcasing the know-how of the Tarn region, and as the evening's highlight, the solemn lighting of the Saint-Jean bonfire, an ancestral act celebrating the summer solstice in the Occitan tradition.
Programme
Program for June 14, 2025
- Afternoon: Opening of the artisan and gastronomic market – stands of Tarn producers and artisans
- Late Afternoon: Occitan music concerts on the main stage
- Evening: Folk ball – traditional Occitan dances (circles, polkas, mazurkas)
- Dusk: Saint-Jean bonfire – Occitan summer solstice ritual
Free entry. On the banks of the Agout, Vielmur-sur-Agout.
Highlights
- Occitan music and singing concerts
- Folk ball and participatory traditional dances
- Tarn regional artisan and gastronomic market
- Saint-Jean bonfire – ancestral Occitan tradition
- Free entry
- Labeled Total Festum – Occitanie Region
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Where does it take place — Lo Festenal
Bords de l'Agout
Bords de l'Agout, 81570 Vielmur-sur-Agout