Océan Brass Festival
Brass band and brass instruments festival in the heart of Mimizan
2026
About Océan Brass
The Océan Brass Festival is a brass and percussion festival hosted by the City of Mimizan in the Landes region since 2023. Over a weekend in October, brass bands, marching bands, and brass ensembles perform across Le Parnasse, Le Forum, the media library, and various squares in the town and on the beach. The program features indoor concerts, street performances, lectures, and opportunities for local amateur musicians to connect with professional groups. The event is organized by the City in partnership with the intercommunal music school.
Our team has not been able to confirm with an official source that this 2026 edition is taking place. The dates and program shown below may be outdated. We strongly recommend that you contact the organizer directly to verify before any travel or registration.
Océan Brass — edition 2026
As of mid-August 2026, there is no public information regarding a fourth edition of the Océan Brass Festival. The festival's website still features the 2025 edition, and neither the Mimizan town calendar nor the intercommunal tourist office's schedule mentions any events in October. The dates shown here are unconfirmed.
2026 Edition
As of mid-August 2026, the Océan Brass Festival has no announced edition for the autumn. The festival's website, oceanbrassband.my.canva.site, still displays the third edition, which took place from October 17th to 19th, 2025.
Three official calendars cover this period without any mention of the event: the town of Mimizan, which lists 21 events in October 2026 including weekly markets; the intercommunal tourist office, with 315 listings through the end of December; and the Mimizan community of communes. On Friday, October 16th, 2026, at 8:30 PM, the cultural season features the duo A contre Tango at the Loelia municipal hall in Aureilhan.
The municipal magazine Mimizan en commun dedicated a double-page spread to the festival in its autumn 2025 issue, but the spring and summer 2026 issues make no mention of it. However, there is no indication that the festival has been cancelled, as the town has not released any such announcement. The 2026-2027 cultural season will be presented to the public on September 26th, 2026, at Le Parnasse.
Practical information — Océan Brass
Practical Information
Venues
The festival takes place in the town of Mimizan, between Le Parnasse and Le Forum. In 2025, it begins at Place Félix Poussade during the Friday market, visits the municipal media library, and concludes at the market square in Mimizan-Plage.
Le Parnasse: Municipal cinema and theater, located at Avenue de la Gare in Mimizan. Tickets available by calling 05 58 09 93 35 or emailing [email protected], with online booking at theatre-le-parnasse.maplace.fr.
Pricing
In 2025, the "IN" pass, which grants access to both concert evenings, is priced at €30 for full price, €20 for reduced rates, and €25 for preferential rates. The "OFF" events, which take place outdoors, are free. Pricing for the following edition has not yet been released.
Contact
Ville de Mimizan, 2 Avenue de la Gare, 40200 Mimizan. Phone: 05 58 09 44 44. The program is available on mimizan.fr, the festival website at oceanbrassband.my.canva.site, and in the municipal magazine Mimizan en commun.
Océan Brass Festival: Brass Music in Mimizan
The City of Mimizan has been organizing the Océan Brass Festival since 2023. It takes place in October, spanning the town center between Le Parnasse and Le Forum, before concluding at the beach. The event is produced in collaboration with the intercommunal music school.
The Brass Band
A brass band brings together brass instruments—trumpets, cornets, trombones, tubas, euphoniums, and flugelhorns—along with percussion. Their repertoire ranges from traditional marching band music to arrangements of symphonic works and original compositions. The Mimizan editions blend baroque, classical, New Orleans jazz, pop, blues, and soul.
Previous Editions
The second edition, held in October 2024, spanned two days. Performers included the Big Band Brass led by Dominique Rieux, the Paris Brass Quintet, the Bayou Stompers, La Fa Mi ADAMS, the Landes Nature Côte d'Argent Junior Orchestra, and Donibaneko Haizeak. Adrien Jaminet hosted a lecture and an exhibition on brass instruments, while La Sirène de l'Océan, the Mimizan concert band, managed the refreshment stand.
The third edition runs from October 17th to 19th, 2025, featuring six groups. The Rogers Brass and the Brass Octet of the Bordeaux Orchestra are the headliners. Young musicians from the Landes Nature Côte d'Argent Junior Orchestra will open the Saturday evening concert and join the finale on the stage at Le Parnasse. The Clack'Son Five will perform on Friday afternoon at the Le Chant des pins nursing home, the Panda's Cover Gang will provide entertainment for the Saturday evening, and the street band Le Brass will parade on Sunday morning at the market square in Mimizan-Plage. The festival kicks off at Place Félix Poussade during the Friday market.
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