Festivals, concerts, cabarets... Touraine puts on a show!

Whether you like harp concerts at the foot of a cathedral, DJ sets by the river or wild pogos under a big top, take a break in Tours for a summer of festive events!

Aucard de Tours Festival
Aucard de Tours Festival
Since 1986, Aucard de Tours has been bringing the city of Tours to life for a week. The ingredients: a varied programme, rising musical stars, unusual activities, fancy dress and very affordable prices. In 2025, the theme is ‘What a mess!
Practical info:
- 10th to 14th June 2025
- Plaine de La Gloriette, Tours
- PRM accessibility
How to get there:
- By tram from Tours station, direction ‘Jean Monnet’, stop ‘L'Heure Tranquille’
- By bike: 16 min from Tours station, parking on site
- By shuttle bus timetable and fares on aucard-tours.com
La Grange de Meslay
Classical: La Grange de Meslay
Founded by the renowned Ukrainian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, this festival brings together the world's greatest classical musicians. Relaxation, lunch on the grass and virtuosity are the watchwords of this 61st edition of the festival. The musicians will be playing at the prestigious Grange de Meslay, as well as ‘outside the walls’, with concerts at MAME, Espace Malraux, Le Nouvel Atrium and the Grand Théâtre-Opera in Tours.
Practical info :
- 13th to 22nd June 2025
- 1 rue de Meslay, Parçay-Meslay
- Accessible to wheelchair users. Transport on demand on filblanc.fr
How to get there:
- Free Fil Bleu shuttle bus from Tours train station, departing 1 hour before each concert.
- Website: festival-la-grange-de-meslay.fr
Les Horizons Festival
Les Horizons Festival
Every year, the Les Horizons festival comes to life at the foot of the Domaine de Cangé château. The recipe for success: renowned headliners, free admission and a convivial atmosphere that attracts some 15,000 spectators every year. The varied program is complemented by children's entertainment and associative or gourmet stands.
Practical info:
- 28th and 29th June 2025
- PRM accessibility
How to get there :
- By bus from Tours train station, take line 19 towards “Saint-Avertin - Alsace”, stop at “Orangerie”.
- By bike: 30 min from Tours train station ville-saint-avertin.fr
37° in the shade festival
The delicate touch: '37° à l'ombre'
In the intimate setting of the Cloître de la Psalette, nestling in the heart of Tours' Saint-Gatien cathedral, the '37° à l'ombre' festival offers a programme of jazz and classical music. The line-up includes professionals in the genre, as well as young talent in training at the Tours Conservatoire.
Practical info:
- Sunday 29 June, Sunday 6, 13 and 20 July 2025
- Cloître de la Psalette, 7 rue de la Psalette (entrance by the cathedral), Tours
- Accessible to PRM
- Website: lasimplesse.org
Le Plessis
The eclectic: ‘Ô les beaux jours'
The multi-disciplinary festival ‘Ô les Beaux Jours’ returns for its 6th edition in the bucolic setting of the Château du Plessis in La Riche. From the ‘Élan pour la Vie’ trail to the ‘cartes blanches’ given to the ‘Ok.Super’ and ‘Aire de Repos’ collectives, not forgetting the ‘Fête du Plessis du Parc’, the programme offers an artistic panorama of music, inclusion, heritage and unusual encounters.
Practical info:
- 5 and 6, 12 and 13, 19 and 20 July 2025
- Information and programme on leplessis.net
- Château de Plessis-lès-Tours, Rue du Plessis in La Riche
Terres du Son Festival
Not to be missed: Terres du Son
Touraine's biggest music festival celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025! In the heart of the Domaine de Candé, at the foot of the château, headliners such as Lamomali, Phillipe Katerine and Chinese Man are jostling for position, all in a spirit of eco-responsibility and conviviality. An event that has won the hearts of Touraine residents and visitors from all over France.
Practical info:
- 11th, 12th and 13th July 2025
- Domaine de Candé in Monts
- Accessible to PRM
- Programme and tickets on terresduson.com
How to get there:
- By bike: 1h15 by bike from Tours station
- By free shuttle: free bus or train shuttles to enjoy the festival in partnership with Rémi from Tours
- Special PRM-PSH minibuses: booking required, subject to availability
- All info here
But also...
Tours sur Loire: 4 venues = 4 atmospheres
Tours sur Loire is the not-to-be-missed event of the summer season in the city! From April to the end of September, the 3rd edition of this event brings together several hundred festive and artistic events in four of the city's key venues:
The guinguettes on the banks of the Loire
La Plage, Bar à Mômes, Le Foudre, the main guinguette, and Chez Dupont, all with different atmospheres on the banks of the river, just a few metres apart, will be the beating heart of Tours sur Loire this summer. Concerts, theatre, dance workshops, gastronomic and ecological events... there's something for everyone!
Le Sanitas
In this district, where street art has taken over the walls, you can dance, slip under a big top to watch a cabaret, listen to a slam, laugh at circus performers... in short, you can live it up!
Les Beaumonts
The festive spirit has taken hold of this 1,500 m² former military hall, which will become a third-party venue in 2021. All year round, associations keep this space alive, opening it up to the public when the weather's fine and hosting alternative events such as yoga classes, open-air cinema, choral DJ sets, etc. Whether you're an artist or just a stroller, you're bound to find yourself in this lively space!
The Bordiers garden
In this garden in the making, the result of a participatory project at the top of the Tranchée, creation and sharing are the watchwords. Musical rehearsals, radio shows and biodiversity workshops will be the order of the day throughout the 2025 season.
Practical info:
Find out more about the full programme of events to enjoy all summer long at tours.fr
The Guinguette at Tours sur Loire
Magic, humour and glamour in the limelight
From rhinestones and sequins to open mics, we've picked out three indoor outings to try out whatever the weather!
At the cabaret
Feather-bedecked acts enhanced by the latest technology at Cabaret Ovation, a warm and intimate revue that gives pride of place to transformism at Chez Nello, or glamour, rhinestones and music-hall tableaux at Cabaret Extravagance - the choice is yours!
Practical info:
- Chez Nello (Tours), closed from 4 July to 13 September 2025, chez-nello.fr
- Cabaret Ovation (Saint-Pierre-des-Corps), Closed July/August, cabaret-ovation.com
- Cabaret Extravagance (Notre-Dame-d'Oé), Closed from 29 June to 6 September, extravagance.fr
Circus
For its 2nd edition, the Fondettes International Festival of Circus Arts and Music Hall is pulling out all the stops! For three days, some forty international artists will be performing a succession of acrobatics, contortionist acts, illusions, high-flying juggling and even humorous performances, but always with a touch of magic.
Practical info:
- From 26 to 28 September 2025
- Information and booking on fondettes.fr
- Esplanade des Grands Champs, Fondettes
At the comedy club
Stand-up comedy is all the rage! To get your zygomatic muscles in shape, head to Le Jouvenceau, a tapas bar where artists take to the microphone for 1 hour every Friday and Saturday from September to June. Another show not to be missed is that of Pinguette Comedy Club, a travelling troupe that takes over various venues in Tours, including the Epicure Social Club, Le Quartier and The People.
Practical info:
- Le Jouvenceau, 74 boulevard Tonnelé, Tours, Instagram @jouvenceautours
- Pinguette Comedy Club, Instagram @pinguette.comedyclub
Cabaret Ovation
Dance, listen and let off steam in Tours
Aficionados of live concerts and DJ sets will find what they're looking for in the bars and concert halls. If you're into jazz, head for Le Strapontin or Le Petit Faucheux.
If you're into classical and baroque music, you'll love the velvet seats at the Opéra de Tours or the Salle Jean Ockeghem. If you want to discover sounds from elsewhere, and for electro fans, go and tap your toes at the Citizen or the Red Club (Notre-Dame-D'Oé). Are you a lover of all styles? Take a look at the programme at Bateau Ivre, Temps Machine (Joué-lès-Tours) or the bars Le Balkanic, Le Quartier, le Cubrik... there's plenty on offer!
Le Temps Machine