Météo Festival — Mulhouse Music Festival
Adventurous music in Mulhouse
About Météo Festival
The Météo Festival is a must-attend event for adventurous international music in Mulhouse, every year in August. For five days and nights, the city vibrates to the sounds of current creative music: electronic, avant-garde jazz, revisited traditional music, contemporary... Workshops, young audience proposals, and the free-access Météo Terrace complete a program regularly described as "the most unique and pioneering of summer festivals"!
From Jazz in Mulhouse to the Météo Festival
The history of the Météo Festival dates back to 1983, when the association Jazz à Mulhouse launched a festival dedicated to improvised music. The festival quickly became one of the most important events in Europe for lovers of free jazz and exploratory music. In 2009, the festival was renamed Météo and opened up to broader musical aesthetics while retaining its adventurous DNA.
MOTOCO: a unique venue for unique music
Since 2021, the heart of the festival beats at MOTOCO, located in the former buildings of the DMC textile factory. This emblematic artistic third-place in Mulhouse, where artist studios, creative spaces, and concert halls coexist, offers a raw and spectacular industrial setting, perfectly in tune with Météo's transgressive and inventive spirit. Concerts also take place in other unique venues in the city: the Kunsthalle, the Temple Saint-Étienne, the Bibliothèque Grand'Rue, La Filature, the Séchoir...
A demanding and popular program
Each year, Météo offers about thirty concerts spread over five main evenings and daytime events. Under the artistic direction of Mathieu Schoenahl since 2019, the program navigates through all of today's creative music: electric or acoustic, electronic or avant-garde jazz, revisited traditional, contemporary or noise, always surprising. Over the years, the festival has hosted legendary figures such as Hamid Drake, Kahil El'Zabar, Ava Mendoza, and original creations like Erwan Keravec's for seven bagpipes and three basins.
Workshops and transmission
Beyond the concerts, Météo gives an essential place to transmission. Several workshops are led by international artists throughout the festival each summer. Concerts for children at the Bibliothèque Grand'Rue open the doors of sound discovery to the youngest, gathering about a hundred participants each day. These workshops embody the festival's philosophy: non-commercial music that can change a life!
The Météo Terrace: the free-access festival
Every evening, the Météo Terrace transforms the surroundings of MOTOCO into a friendly and free space: concerts, DJ sets, food trucks, artisanal refreshment bar, stands of independent record stores and community radios. This meeting space extends the spirit of the festival in a relaxed atmosphere, allowing everyone to experience the Météo universe without a concert ticket. A place of sociability where musicians, festival-goers, and curious individuals mingle until the end of the night.
Météo Festival — edition 2026
Météo 2026 is 5 days and nights of adventurous music in Mulhouse, from August 18 to 22! An opening night with an Iranian theme at Temple Saint-Étienne, followed by four big evenings at Motoco, an emblematic industrial building from the city's industrial past, with concerts, DJ sets, record dealers, food trucks, and a refreshment stand. The 2026 edition of Météo unfolds across the city with events at La Filature, La Kunsthalle, the Bibliothèque Grand'Rue, the Union Bouliste de Mulhouse...
The Météo 2026 Festival will take place from August 18 to 22 in Mulhouse. Five days of concerts at MOTOCO, La Kunsthalle, Temple Saint-Étienne and other emblematic venues in the city. The program, faithful to the festival's adventurous spirit, will bring together international artists of experimental jazz, improvised music, and sound creation. Early bird passes are available in limited edition.
Programme Météo Festival 2026
Monday, August 17
- 18h30 — Claire Bergerault « Megaphonic »
Tuesday, August 18
- 19h00 — Système Trappist · Place de la Réunion
- 20h30 — Mohammad Mostafa Heydarian · Temple Saint-Étienne
- 21h30 — Mohammad Reza Mortazavi · Temple Saint-Étienne
Wednesday, August 19
- 11h30 — Bambin Bamboche (young audience) · Bibliothèque Grand'Rue
- 18h00 — Météo Terrace Opening (free access, DJ sets, food trucks)
- 20h00 — Boucherie Miaoux · Terrasse Météo
- 21h30 — Séismes · MOTOCO
- 00h00 — Janel Leppin · MOTOCO Club
Thursday, August 20
- 11h30 — Bambin Bamboche · Bibliothèque Grand'Rue
- 12h30 — Mazen Kerbaj solo · La Kunsthalle
- 21h00 — Darius Jones & Otomo Yoshihide New Quintet · MOTOCO
- 00h00 — Andrea Parkins, Émilie Skrijelj & Tom Malmendier · MOTOCO
Friday, August 21
- 12h30 — Lovemusic & Wack · La Kunsthalle
- 19h00 — Système Trappist · Terrasse Météo
- 22h30 — Martina Berther & Tatiana Paris · MOTOCO
- 00h00 — Farida Amadou « Darwinian 1.0 » · MOTOCO
- 00h30 — Mariam Rezaei & Edward George · MOTOCO Club
Saturday, August 22
- 11h00 — Brunch, talk, and concert · Foyer Sainte-Geneviève
- 15h00 — Météo Pétanque Competition + DJ set · Union Bouliste de Mulhouse
- Closing Night · MOTOCO : Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow, DJ Sniff, Saint Abdullah & Eomac (program subject to change)
Parallel workshops: Brandon Lopez (Conservatoire, August 17-21), Claire Bergerault (Foyer Sainte-Geneviève, August 18-23).
Highlights Météo Festival 2026
An opening night with two virtuoso Iranian musicians, four big evenings of adventurous music at Motoco, a brass band throughout the city all week long, an open-air drum-hoop concert-show, a free-access terrace every evening with food trucks, concerts, and DJ sets.
Prices Météo Festival 2026
Practical information — Météo Festival
Access
MOTOCO is located in the DMC district, southwest of Mulhouse.
- By tram: Line 3, Stoessel or Coteaux stop, then 10 min walk.
- By train: Mulhouse train station (TGV from Paris in 2h40, TER from Strasbourg in 1h10).
- By car: A36 exit Mulhouse-Dornach. Free parking at MOTOCO.
- By bike: Cycle path along the Ill, bike parking at MOTOCO.
Concert venues
- MOTOCO — Bâtiment 75, 13 rue de Pfastatt, 68200 Mulhouse (main evenings)
- Kunsthalle, Centre d'art contemporain -
- Temple Saint-Étienne - Place de la Réunion, Mulhouse
- Bibliothèque Grand'Rue — Grand'Rue, Mulhouse
- La Filature — 20, allée Nathan Katz, Mulhouse
- Union Bouliste de Mulhouse - Gare de Dornach
Prices
Festival Pass (20 concerts): €100. Weekend Pass (Friday-Saturday, 12 concerts): €50. Evening: €20 full price / €12 reduced price (pre-sale). Météo Terrace: free access.
Tickets
Online on Weezevent: pre-sales recommended to benefit from reduced prices.
Contact
Association Jazz à Mulhouse
Website: www.festival-meteo.fr
Practical tips
The Festival Pass is very advantageous if you attend several evenings. The free-access Météo Terrace is perfect for discovering the festival's atmosphere. Workshops are open to all levels — register in advance. Bring warm clothes for outdoor evenings at MOTOCO.
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MOTOCO et lieux multiples à Mulhouse
MOTOCO, 13 rue de Pfastatt, 68200 Mulhouse, 68200 Mulhouse