Trad'Azun, Traditional Music Festival
Occitan traditional music and dance in the Val d'Azun
2026
About Trad'Azun, Traditional Music Festival
Every year in early September, Trad'Azun brings together traditional Occitan music, dance, and song in the Val d'Azun, held at the Arrens-Marsous village hall. Organized by the En cadence association, the festival features lively dances, workshops open to everyone (covering instruments like the boha, singing for dance, and traditional dances from Bigorre or Poitou), and a luthier's fair showcasing traditional Pyrenean instruments such as the boha, alboka, and caremère. The national raw-milk Tomme des Pyrénées cheese competition takes place at the same time, featuring traditional cauldron-making demonstrations, tastings, and the sale of farmhouse cheeses.
Trad'Azun, Traditional Music Festival — edition 2026
For its tenth edition, Trad'Azun kicks off on Friday evening with a dance and continues through Sunday, featuring morning workshops, a concert by Semiada, performances by Les Vaillants d'Ossun, and dances led by artists including Le Plaque, Le Bal des Sophies, and the DBRB duo. The 18th National Raw Milk Tomme des Pyrénées Cheese Competition will take place concurrently, featuring traditional cauldron-making demonstrations and tastings.
Programme Trad'Azun, Traditional Music Festival 2026
Friday, September 4, 2026
- 9:00 PM — Dance with Le Bal des Sophies and Clica Drona
Saturday, September 5, 2026
- 9:30 AM — Boha workshop with Adrien Villeneuve
- 9:30 AM — Poitou dance workshop with Perrine Vrignault
- 9:30 AM — Singing for dance workshop with Lucie Longué
- Luthier and instrument-making exhibition
- 18th National Raw Milk Tomme des Pyrénées Cheese Competition
- Local craft market
- 2:15 PM and 4:15 PM — Street performance by Les Vaillants d'Ossun, before and after the concert
- 2:30 PM — Concert with Semiada
- 5:00 PM — Introduction to the Ahumats quadrille, a creation set to music by Clément Rousse, to be performed that evening during the dance break
- Skill games and nine-pin bowling demonstrations
- Activities surrounding the Tomme des Pyrénées competition: cauldron-making, tastings, and sales of cow, sheep, and mixed-milk cheeses
- 9:00 PM — Dance with Le Plaque and Ma Petite, featuring the Ahumats quadrille during the break
Sunday, September 6, 2026
- 9:00 AM — Singing workshop with Mattiu Duffau
- 9:00 AM — Bigorre dance workshop with Monique, for the DBRB dance
- Luthier and instrument-making exhibition
- 11:00 AM — Storytelling and singing walk
- Local craft market
- 2:00 PM — Dance with Verd e Blu and DBRB (Duo Bigorre Rousse Bouyssou)
- 7:00 PM — Closing ceremony with the volunteers' dance
Program published by the En Cadence association for the 2026 edition (sources: Hautes-Pyrénées Tourisme, Vallées de Gavarnie, association website).
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