Ouroboros Festival

A sensory festival in the heart of the Cantal wilderness

Perched atop a hill overlooking the vast and preserved landscapes of Cantal, the Ouroboros Festival is a unique experience in the French electronic festival scene. Founded in 2022 by a group of several musical and visual artist collectives sharing a common vision, this intimate festival invites participants to join the circle — Join the circle — for a weekend of total immersion in the heart of nature and sound.

Origins: a collective, a vision

Ouroboros — the mythological serpent biting its own tail, a symbol of eternal return and cyclical renewal — gives its name and philosophy to this festival. The project was born from the meeting of several collectives, including Eyes Wide Open (EWO), united by a common desire to develop a percussive music scene and an immersive sensory universe. The first edition was held in September 2022 in the Cévennes, in Pont-de-Montvert-Sud-Mont-Lozère, before the festival established itself permanently in Cantal from 2023 onwards, finding in Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère a natural setting worthy of its ambitions.

A demanding and cutting-edge program

Ouroboros Festival is a prime destination for lovers of fractured rhythms, jungle sounds, and experimental techno. The program explores the territories of dub, deep techno, drum and bass, ambient, and experimental music, with a clear taste for emerging artists and unique artistic proposals. Over the years, the festival has hosted artists such as Forest Drive West, Carrier, Aes Dana, Tammo Hesselink, Astral Industries, Akira Yamagata, Timnah, Sciama, Vardae, Toé, Marylou, and severja, blending international talent with discoveries from the underground scene.

An immersive and multisensory experience

Much more than just a music festival, Ouroboros offers a complete sensory program that combines sound and visual landscapes. Light and laser installations, designed by visual artists like Nicole Gordon (NG Studio), transform the site into a dreamlike universe after dark. The program is enriched by acoustic music, artistic performances, yoga sessions, creative workshops, and massages, inviting each participant to live a global experience where body and mind reconnect with the surrounding nature.

Strong territorial roots

By settling in the heights of Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère, in the heart of the Cantal department, Ouroboros Festival chooses a rural and wild territory, far from the usual circuits. This location is not insignificant: it reflects the collective's desire to create an event in harmony with its environment, where nature is not just a backdrop but a constituent element of the experience. The festival operates as a temporary ecosystem, built on trust between artists, teams, and the territory itself, celebrating the end of the summer festival cycle each September in an atmosphere of communion and renewal.