TOTAL FESTUM – FESTIVAL TRAMONTANA
Era Sent Joan en Comenge, Coserans, Nesta e Varossa

13 May – 4 July 2026

A festival spread across time and space, dedicated to the tradition of the St John’s fires, inscribed on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage. An initiative of Eth Ostau Comengés, as part of the Tramontana Network project, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme.

13/05 – AURIGNAC (31) – La Cafetière

6.30 pm: opening of the exhibition EUROPEAN TRANSHUMANCES “Paths of grass and rock. Pastoral forms of walking in Europe”, by Luís Costa (Binaural Nodar) and Gianfranco Spitilli (Bambun), until 28/06.

8.30 pm: screening of the documentary Aulhèr (2018, 55 min), in the presence of the director, Fabrice Bernissan.

Synopsis: far from the clichés associated with the mountains and their world, we travel to the Tòi region and its shepherds. They welcomed us spontaneously. They opened up to us and shared their stories.

15/05 – BLAJAN (31) – village hall
7.30 pm: talk on St John and the summer solstice festivals in the central Pyrenees, with Matiu Faure and Marco Farré-Barthe. Followed by a free aperitif and a barbecue (€5).

16/05 – ETH GER DE BOTZ (31) – village hall
6 pm: musical talk on St John’s Day and the summer solstice festivals in the central Pyrenees, with Matiu Faure and Domenge Barés. Followed by a discussion, a drink and a shared meal.

22/05 – ARBON (31) – village hall
8 pm: musical talk on St John’s Eve and the summer solstice festivals in the central Pyrenees, with Matiu Faure and Domenge Barés. Followed by a question-and-answer session and a drink.

23/05 – CEDIRÒUS (09) – village hall
8.30 pm: musical talk on St John’s Eve and the summer solstice festivals in the central Pyrenees, with Matiu Faure and Domenge Barés. Followed by a question-and-answer session and a drink.

30/05 – BERTREN (65) – village hall
6 pm: round table on the 10th anniversary of the inscription of the Summer Solstice Fire Festivals of the Pyrenees on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: what are the challenges and prospects? Shared experiences, exchanges and debate between tradition bearers and field observers.
Followed by a convivial moment with Eths Amassats de Varossa.

01/06 – ORGIBET (09) – outside the village hall
9.30 am: Atelièr Era Sent Joan
The rituals and sounds of the feast of St John
Led by Mathieu Fauré and Marco Farré-Barthe

02/06 – LATOUE (31) – natural landscapes around the river Noue
2.30 pm – 4.30 pm: The Infinite Listening to Rural Water
Listening and oral expression workshop
Led by Luís Costa (Binaural Nodar)

06/06 – HOGARON (31) – village hall
8.30 pm: musical talk on St John’s Eve and the summer solstice festivals in the central Pyrenees, with Mathieu Faure and Domenge Barés. Followed by a discussion and a drink.

12/06 – ALÒS (09) – hall
6.30 pm: musical talk on St John’s Eve and the summer solstice festivals in the central Pyrenees, with Matiu Faure and Domenge Barés. Followed by a question-and-answer session and a drink.

13/06 – PORTÈTH D’ASPÈTH (31) – village hall
8.30 pm: musical talk on St John’s Eve and the summer solstice festivals in the central Pyrenees, with Matiu Faure and Domenge Barés. Followed by a question-and-answer session and a drink.

19/06 – TIBIRAN ET JAUNAC (65) – village hall
6 pm: musical talk on St John’s Day and the summer solstice festivals in the central Pyrenees, with Matiu Faure and Domenge Barés. Followed by a question-and-answer session and a drink.
10 pm: lighting of the bonfire

20/06 – MARINHAC (31) – square and hall

21/06 – THE FEAST OF ST JOHN
From 4 pm: introduction to fire juggling and workshops on primitive sounds for children and adults.
6 pm: musical talk on St John’s Day and the summer solstice festivals in the central Pyrenees, with Matiu Faure.
7 pm: aperitif and meal with music by Toti Tres
10.30 pm: lighting of the bonfire, followed by a concert and dance with Toti Tres.

28/06 – MARTRAS TOLOSANA (31) – Angonia – “Martres fête l’été”

3 pm: musical talk on St John’s Day and the summer solstice festivals in the central Pyrenees, with Matiu Faure and Domenge Barés. Followed by a question-and-answer session and a drink.

04/07 – NESTIÈR (65) – under the hall
6 pm: musical talk on St John’s Day and the summer solstice festivals in the central Pyrenees, with Matiu Faure and Domenge Barés. Followed by a shared meal with the Gascon polyphonic group Eths Bohons.

With the support of Creative Europe, the Région Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée, the Ariège department, the Haute-Garonne department and the local intercommunal authorities (Còr e Cotalats de Comminges, Cadira Garona Salat, Hautes-Pyrénées, Coserans-Pyrénées and Neste-Varossa), in partnership with: Tramontana Network – Binaural Nodar, Bambun, Nosauts de Bigòrra, Numériculture Gascogne, and the municipalities, festival committees and associations of the host villages.