Cœur Estival
Every summer 4 dates
The former Savestival festival, which has been held in the Savès since 2012, is being relocated to the Cœur de Garonne area in 2018 and has become Cœur Estival. These cultural events will punctuate the region throughout the summer with a programme of daytime entertainment and evening concerts.
Coordinated by the Coeur de Garonne Community of Communes and co-organised by the Maison de la Terre and the Intercommunal Tourist Office, these events are designed to be festive occasions for the public, guest artists and local associations to get together. Conviviality and high-quality artistic discoveries will be at the heart of these new cultural events in the Coeur de Garonne.
Festival Clarijazz
Every year Late May-early June
Clarijazz is a cultural association that has been working to develop jazz in rural areas since 2011.
Its aim is to give the public a chance to discover the different facets of this musical style, and to make it accessible and popular by offering a range of concerts with different sound colours: from chanson swing and gypsy jazz to blues and world music.
Festival Terre de Jazz
Every year at the beginning of April in Poucharramet
For ten years now, the Terre de Jazz Festival has been a cultural highlight in the Savès region. Organised by the Maison de la Terre and its partners, this musical event devoted to jazz has matured over the years.
More and more people are turning out every year, eagerly awaiting the surprises in the programme. The Maison de la Terre team pays particular attention to the quality and originality of the groups programmed.
31 Notes d’Eté
Every summer
Nearly 70 shows and 70 sightseeing tours will take place in 33 towns and villages across Haute-Garonne. In the run-up to each show (music, dance, circus, theatre, street art), the festival offers the public the chance to take part in guided tours and, depending on the venue, in performances by the Colporteurs des Chemins de la République.
This festival is an opportunity to discover or rediscover the artistic and heritage wealth of our department.
Festival du Comminges
Every year July-August
The Festival international de musique du Comminges is a French festival of sacred music that has been held in the Comminges since 1975. Created in 1975, it is a festival of sacred music, chamber music and early music, and is ranked among the top festivals in France.
It takes place in the prestigious setting of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges cathedral, with some decentralised performances in the Basilica of Saint-Just-de-Valcabrère, the collegiate church of Saint-Pierre in Saint-Gaudens, and the Romanesque church of Martres-Tolosane.
Pronomades
Shows throughout the year
The Centre National des Arts de la Rue et de l’Espace Public (CNAREP)*, Pronomade(s) en Haute-Garonne is a non-profit organisation created in June 2001, the continuation of an artistic and cultural adventure led by the cultural services of Saint-Gaudens between 1991 and 2001.
Salon des Arts et du Feu
Every year All Saints’ Weekend in Martres-Tolosane
For 20 years, the Salon des Arts et du Feu has been promoting arts and crafts. It’s become a not-to-be-missed event for discovering the dynamism of the sector. With their unrivalled technical skills, the artisans come to meet visitors and showcase their unique expertise. The Salon des Arts et du Feu is a rich meeting place for the exchange of ideas on arts and crafts.
It’s also an invitation to discover the wealth of expertise on display across the 2,500 m2 show floor: tableware, creations in glass, metal, clay, decoration and more.
Everything here is an invitation to innovation and creation, every year over the All Saints’ weekend. Registration forms are available online on the Show website.
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Journées Européennes du Patrimoine
Every September
Created in 1984 by the Ministry of Culture, the European Heritage Days take place every year on the third weekend in September.
Each year, a national theme is chosen to highlight an original or innovative aspect of our heritage, providing an opportunity for new openings and remarkable events (guided tours, demonstrations of skills, concerts, theatrical performances, themed tours). It helps to bring together local initiatives around this event and to structure communication.
The European Heritage Days are organised by the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication / Direction générale des patrimoines and implemented in each region by the Directions Régionales des Affaires Culturelles.
Under the patronage of the Council of Europe and the European Commission, they benefit from the commitment of the Chief Architects of Historic Monuments, the Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives and the Villes et Pays d’Art et d’Histoire network.
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Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art
Every year
The Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art (JEMA) are an opportunity to discover the art and craft trades, through immersion visits to professionals, art and craft training centres and original events.
The JEMAs take place every year, throughout France and Europe. Find out all about the French programme on this site, region by region, and put together your own itinerary using the “selection”.
A civic, popular and unifying event, the JEMAs are aimed at audiences from all walks of life, young and old, and with a wide range of profiles: enthusiasts, the curious, surveyors, aesthetes, collectors and consumers.
Irréduc'trail
Every march in Cazères
Nature foot race (or trail) organised by the Irréductibles Bipèdes, an association of runners from Cazères. Four races ranging from 3km to 28km, Nordic walking, hiking, children’s races – there’s something for everyone, every year in mid-March.
Magnificent courses on the paths of Couladère, Palaminy, Saint-Michel and Mauran, with a superb start and finish site on the banks of the Garonne.
More than a thousand participants every year, a great deal of conviviality, free services (nursery, cloakroom, entertainment, selfie box), ecology, very affordable entry fees with a gargantuan finish refreshment area (local produce) and the traditional craft beer.
Festival enfin livres
Every May
Immerse yourself in the literary magic of the Enfin Livres Festival, an annual celebration of reading. With festivals for schools, young people and the general public, this celebration, supported by Avancez Culturel, breaks down cultural barriers by bringing authors and artists into villages and schools.
Living together” is at the heart of the festival, forging links between a variety of audiences and promoting public reading in collaboration with local media libraries.
Education in reading and culture is a priority, reaching out to all children in the region, without distinction. The school festival is recognised by the French Ministry of Education.
Join us for an unforgettable celebration of literature, culture and living together at the Enfin Livrse Festival, where words carry you away in a whirlwind of inspiration and discovery.
Festival AgitaTerre
In 2014, the AgitaTerre festival was held in the village square of Poucharramet to celebrate the 10th anniversary of 3PA, an association dedicated to the ecological transition. The aim was to bring together friendly structures and partners who are integrating the ecological transition into their practices. This first edition was a success, embodying a day of popular, festive and convivial ecology centred on local and concrete solutions.
In 2023, the festival will reach its 10th edition, marking the significant evolution of the 3PA association, from a period of ‘crossing the desert’ to a major player in the ecological and solidarity-based transition. At the same time, the environmental context has evolved, with questions of ecological transition occupying a central place in debates and awareness. An increasingly committed young population, ongoing political action, heightened awareness and growing expectations are all signs of this transformation.
Today, the aim is to make the AgitaTerre Festival a benchmark event for raising awareness and mobilising people around the challenges of the transition, while ensuring that it remains open and accessible to all.
Festival du Verbe
The Festival du Verbe was created in 2004. Claude Nougaro didn’t want to be the patron. He wanted to be part of it. To take part. He came to Laffite-Toupière at the end of his poetic tour to dutifully spot “Les Fables de ma Fontaine”. The Festival du Verbe began in the Occitan spirit, inviting the Fabulous Troubadors, André Minvielle, Jean-Pierre Mader and even pupils and teachers from the Calendrettes, Occitan schools.
So many artists advocating the high, lilting Word. In the spirit of Greek or Chinese festivals in the countryside, where the most dramatic tragedies cohabited with the most caustic satyrs.
Today in Martres-Tolosane, the festival continues to evolve, offering a superb programme.
Bel Air Festival
Every summer in Saint-Araille
The Bel Air adventure began in 2016, thanks to the complicity of three friends.
Combining our desire to revitalise our rural area with our passion for electronic music, we dreamt of a weekend where music, live entertainment, good local produce and environmental awareness would come together. For the last six editions in July, the small village of Saint-Araille, nestling in the hills of the Haut-Garonne, has been a beacon for music and conviviality.
Since 2020, the BLR association has also been involved in event production, artist management and outreach, organising workshops specifically in electronic music for young people.
