Anniversary edition · St-Ursanne

Les Estivades 2026 Program

From 12 July to 23 August, the streets of St-Ursanne welcome music, street arts, an artisan market and heritage discoveries.

All activities are free of charge

Les Estivades illustration showing St-Ursanne, the market and street performers

Every Sunday

  • Artisan and regional produce market from 10:00 to 18:00, with around 25 stalls.
  • Musical and recreational entertainment from 10:00 to 14:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 in the town streets.
  • Introduction to medieval fencing roaming through the old town from 13:00 to 15:00 with Les Fleurs de Lice, except on 26 July.
  • The artists gratefully accept hat contributions.
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Sunday 12 July

Circus and street performers set to music

Morning · 10:00–14:00

  • Makel & Friends
  • JC² – Violon et Accordéon (Jérôme Courbat & Juliette Colomb)
  • Collectif 7e Case

Afternoon · 14:00–18:00

  • École de Cirque du Jura — performances at 14:15 and 16:00
  • O Comme Cacahuète by Compagnie Circolabile — performances at 15:00 and 17:00, in collaboration with the Six Pompes Summer Tour and the Doubs Regional Nature Park
  • Thomas Loisol
2026

Saturday 18 July

Piano bar beside the Doubs

Special event

18:00–22:00 on the terrace of the Maison du Tourisme

Jean Baumat, pianist

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Sunday 19 July

A world of guitars and percussion

All day

  • Doubs Nature Park information stand in front of Jura Tourisme

Morning · 10:00–14:00

  • Swing and gypsy guitar duo: Théo Vigneron and Eric Soum
  • Rentrio
  • Pura Vida

Afternoon · 14:00–18:00

  • Clown Vijoli
  • Valentin, the living jukebox
  • Rasmane Djembe
  • Sica Mené, African guitarist
  • Effet secondaire, guitar trio with Thomas Loosli
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Sunday 26 July

Music and mysteries in Saint-Ursanne

Morning · 10:00–14:00

  • Pura Vida
  • Cash Duo
  • Fabienne Loviat, singer

Afternoon · 14:00–18:00

  • Compagnie Légendes et Merveilles
  • Valentin, the living jukebox
  • Edward Huitt & Ursula Glaser — old-time fiddle, guitar and original songs
  • Effet secondaire, guitar trio with Thomas Loosli
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Sunday 2 August

Celtic and medieval music beside the Doubs

All day

  • Noël Solidaire du Clos du Doubs information stand

Morning · 10:00–14:00

  • Reinke ↗, medieval music
  • SLANE, Irish music
  • Bardane le Rouge

Afternoon · 14:00–18:00

  • Rasmane Djembe
  • Iridium
  • Massar Dieng
  • Compagnie Légendes et Merveilles
Special event

17:00 at the Cloister — Latin American composers with pianist Vittorio Forte, as part of the Piano à Saint-Ursanne Festival

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Sunday 9 August

Two and a half centuries of music in Saint-Ursanne

Morning · 10:00–14:00

  • United Old-Stars — roaming New Orleans jazz
  • Violonear — accompanied violin

Afternoon · 14:00–18:00

  • Swing and gypsy guitar duo: Théo Vigneron and Eric Soum
  • Diego Polato ↗, guitarist with Los Renaldos
  • Savarotir Trio
  • 15:00 at the Collegiate Church — presentation concert of the Saint-Ursanne organ by Tribunes Baroques, celebrating the instrument’s 250th anniversary
Special event

17:00 at the Cloister — twenty years of piano four hands with Schiavo-Marchegiani Piano Duet, as part of the Piano à Saint-Ursanne Festival

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Saturday 15 August

Chords & Engines

Saint-Ursanne celebrates two anniversaries: 25 years of Les Estivades and 100 years of the St-Ursanne–Les Rangiers hill climb.

Saturday evening

  • 19:00 — Nepthune
  • 22:00 — SuperFloyd
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Sunday 23 August

Dreams and idleness before autumn

Morning · 10:00–14:00

  • Jeff Widmer, handpan demonstration
  • Swing and gypsy guitar duo: Théo Vigneron and Eric Soum
  • Acordilleras

Afternoon · 14:00–18:00

  • 14:00–15:00 — Fanfare La Montagnarde d’Épauvillers
  • Duo MOON
  • Capoeira Angola Do Jura
  • Revira — traditional music and songs from the Jura

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Les Estivades thanks the institutions and partners whose support makes this edition possible.

This program is made possible by the generous support of Les Estivades’ partners and advertisers.

The program is subject to change. Updated 1 July 2026.