©The Festival of Mont Gargan folk dances and music from Limousin and around the world in summer at Mont Gargan.|@Escòla dau Mont-Gargan

Festival du Mont GarganFrom 13 to 18 August 2025

Festival du Mont Gargan in Limousin

🎉 It’s THE big event of the summer in Haute-Vienne! From 13 to 18 August 2025, the Festival du Mont Gargan celebrates its 60th anniversary in an atmosphere that’s more festive than ever! 🎂

On the programme: world music, folk dances, rides on the legendary Mont Gargan and a whole host of entertainment. Since 1965, this popular festival has been bringing the Limousin to life, bringing together all generations for simple, joyful moments in a natural setting steeped in history. 🌿

Come and enjoy this wonderful summer interlude at the top of the Limousin! 🎶

World music and dance at the Mont Gargan summer festival — ©World dance and music at the Mont Gargan summer festival|@Escòla dau Mont-Gargan

Crossroads of culture in Limousin

Every summer, the Mont Gargan becomes the stage for a journey without borders. For six decades, the Festival du Mont Gargan has been forging links between peoples, generations and traditions. 🥰

On this land steeped in memory, you can hear the heart of the Limousin beating to the rhythm of dances from around the world. Scarves twirl, hooves strike the ground, voices are raised in every language, and emotion is everywhere: in a shared smile, an outstretched hand, a melody that brings people together. 💃

It’s a simple idea, born in 1965: bring cultures together through popular arts. And it still works. ❤️

DID YOU KNOW?

The heart of the festival is the day on 15 August: a must since the very first edition.

An exceptional setting

A breath of pure air, an infinite horizon, the whisper of the wind in the hundred-year-old beech trees… 🍃

At Mont Gargan, tradition takes on new heights. At an altitude of over 700 metres, this emblematic summit becomes, for one summer, the stage for a vibrant dialogue between song, dance and landscape. 🎶

Far from the hustle and bustle, the festival takes root among colourful heather and stone villages, weaving a sensitive link between nature and culture. 🏵️

Discover the Mont Gargan

©Every summer, the Mont Gargan plays host to the Festival du Mont Gargan, the highest point in the Haute-Vienne.|@Escòla dau Mont-Gargan

An overview of the programme

From 13 to 18 August 2025, the Festival du Mont Gargan offers you a concentrate of emotions, discoveries and living traditions on the heights of Limousin. 🥁 A real cultural and festive getaway, to be experienced under the open sky, in a natural setting steeped in history: 🤩

folk shows, open-air concerts
gourmet markets
art and history exhibitions
folk dances, music courses
storytelling walks, hikes in the footsteps of the maquisards
illuminated fresco on the chapel – new for 2025!

The programme in detail

Practical info

When and where?

From 13 to 18 August 2025, experience adventure at Mont Gargan! The festivities take place at the summit and in neighbouring towns, 45 km from Limoges.

How do I get there?

The car is still the most practical option (free parking, car-sharing encouraged). Do you love hiking? Join the Mont Gargan via the GRP® Monts et Barrages in Limousin.

Admission & bookings?

Numerous free shows and events. Some events are subject to a charge and/or reservation: full details are in the programme.

Where to eat? Where to sleep?

Refreshment stands, foodtrucks and meals on site. A wide choice ofaccommodation for total immersion in the Mont Gargan festival.