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Loire en Couleur

Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire — Loire (42) 07 Jun 2025 — 08 Jun 2025
Loire en Couleur
Edition
2025

Edition 2025 — Finished

Edition 2025 — Loire en Couleur

The 22nd edition of Loire en Couleur was held on June 7 and 8, 2025, Pentecost weekend, in the medieval village of Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire. About fifty painters took over the alleyways, gardens, and banks of the Loire for two days of outdoor creation, accompanied by street performances, art workshops, and the traditional auction of canvases created during the festival.

22nd Edition - June 7 and 8, 2025

For its 22nd edition, Loire en Couleur once again took over the medieval village of Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire on Pentecost weekend, June 7 and 8, 2025. True to its identity, the festival brought together about fifty painters who set up outdoors in the village's alleyways, gardens, squares, and along the Loire.

Visitors could stroll among the easels, discover the artists at work, and chat with them about their techniques: watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, ink, and drawing. Four emblematic viewpoints marked the route: the Port de la Caille, the Esplanade de la Tour, the Place du Guet, and the Cour du Manoir.

In parallel with the painting, street performance troupes animated the village with circus, theater, and music performances. Introduction workshops to crafts were offered to children and adults, while guided tours of the Saint-Maurice church frescoes and sketching hikes completed the program.

On Sunday evening, the traditional auction of canvases created during the festival concluded this edition in the garden of La Cure.

Programme

Program for the 22nd Edition

Saturday, June 7, 2025 (3 PM - late evening)

  • Tour of painters set up outdoors in the village and along the Loire
  • Guided tour of the Saint-Maurice church frescoes
  • Craft workshops at La Cure
  • Sketching hikes
  • Street performances: circus, theater, and music troupes
  • Musical evening and guinguette atmosphere

Sunday, June 8, 2025 (10 AM - 7 PM)

  • Tour of painters and art workshops for all
  • Street performances and family entertainment
  • Free shuttle train between parking lots and the Loire riverbank
  • Auction of canvases in the garden of La Cure

Highlights

Highlights of the 2025 Edition

  • 50 painters set up outdoors in the medieval village
  • Street performances: aerial circus, street theater, concerts, and guinguette atmosphere
  • Sketching hikes and guided tour of the Saint-Maurice church frescoes
  • Introduction workshops to crafts for children and adults
  • Auction of canvases created during the festival

Prices

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Free admission. Street performances are free to attend. Canvas auction is open to everyone.
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