Music Festival in Laval
Free concerts throughout the city on June 21, 2026
2026
About Music Festival in Laval
Every June 21, Laval celebrates the Fête de la Musique (Music Festival): local bands, choirs, and guest artists perform for free in squares, streets, and in the heart of the city center. Organized by the City of Laval and the contemporary music venue 6PAR4, the evening is entirely free and open to everyone, all styles combined.
Music Festival in Laval — edition 2026
On Sunday, June 21st, 2026, Laval celebrates Fête de la Musique with free events throughout the city center. Three local acts—Garden Folk, Wardenclyffe, and Namo—will take the main stage at Place du 11-Novembre, which is celebrating its first anniversary. A dozen locations will host concerts, guinguettes, and DJ sets late into the night.
Highlights Music Festival in Laval 2026
- Main stage at Place du 11-Novembre, from 8:00 PM to 11:15 PM: Garden Folk, Wardenclyffe, Namo
- Concerts in the Vieux-Château courtyard from 2:30 PM, followed by Guinguette À la bonheur
- Guinguette 11-22 at the river stop from 3:30 PM
- Place Saint-Tugal: French chanson, rock, and DJ sets until 1:00 AM
Programme Music Festival in Laval 2026
Sunday, June 21st, 2026
Main Stage · Place du 11-Novembre (curated by 6PAR4)
- 8:00 PM–8:45 PM — Garden Folk (folk, Mayenne)
- 9:15 PM–10:00 PM — Wardenclyffe (rock, Ernée)
- 10:30 PM–11:15 PM — Namo (rap, Laval)
Other stages throughout the city center
- From 5:00 PM — Jam session · Le Revellata
- From 2:30 PM — Les Filles de voix, La verrue sur le gâteau, Twang trumpet quartet, OHL · Vieux-Château courtyard; from 9:30 PM, performances at Guinguette À la bonheur
- Evening — Karakitsh, CTM Event, and giant screen karaoke · Esplanade du Château-Neuf
- Evening — Blutu · L'Afterwork; Feedback · Bar du Palais terrace; DJs · Maison Colette and Rhum Évasion
- 4:00 PM–1:00 AM — Belibast, Shed Spirit, Ibano & Friends, Full Bazar, and Job (French chanson, rock, DJ sets) · Place Saint-Tugal
- Evening — Andaluna Danse demonstrations · Parvis des Droits de l'Homme
- 4:00 PM–1:00 AM — DJs · Black Bear, Le Royal, and Jaja, Rue du Val-de-Mayenne
- From 3:30 PM — Germaines Steelbands, Les Étincelles, Les Allumettes, Les Allumés du Bidon, followed by a tropical DJ set · Guinguette 11-22, river stop
- Evening — Club Mutant, Into the Square, Treaks, P'tit Fat, Djinn Djinn · Rue du Pont-de-Mayenne (La Fosse, O'Regan's)
- Evening — Raja & Phil Good, Joël, Jayce and Jordan, followed by Bertrand · La Terasse, Rue de la Paix
- From 6:00 PM — Collectif Zéro Tapage · Theater forecourt
- Evening — Freaky Club and Carla de la Vega · Jardin Bavarois, Rue Échelle-Marteau
Program published by 6PAR4 and shared by Le Courrier de la Mayenne on June 19th, 2026. Performance times for several stages are not specified.
Prices Music Festival in Laval 2026
Music Festival in Laval — 2027 edition
The 2026 edition was held on 21 June 2026. The dates for the 2027 edition have not been announced yet. This page will be updated as soon as the official programme is published.
Practical information — Music Festival in Laval
Practical Information
When: Sunday, June 21, 2026, in the evening, until the heart of the night depending on the stages.
Where: In the city center of Laval — main stage Place du 11-Novembre, Square Foch stage, streets and squares of the center.
Price: Free admission.
Program: Detailed program to come — this page will be updated upon its publication.
The Fête de la Musique in Laval
As everywhere in France since 1982, the Fête de la Musique transforms the prefecture of Mayenne into an open-air stage every June 21. Music freely takes over public spaces, from early evening until the heart of the night, in all genres and for all audiences.
A festival in the heart of the city center
Usually, the main stage of the festival is set up on the redeveloped Place du 11-Novembre, with a concert program organized by the contemporary music venue 6PAR4, in partnership with the City of Laval. Another stage takes place in Square Foch, while local bands and choirs animate the rest of the city center and numerous bars and restaurants extend the celebration.
ℹ️ Detailed program to come. The details of the 2026 edition (stages, artists, times) are not yet known to date. This page will be updated as soon as it is published.
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