Félibrée Festival

 The Félibrée came to Bergerac this year!

The Félibrée (Felibrejada in occitan) is an Occitan folk festival organized annually in a town or village of the Périgord, inspired by Frédéric Mistral and the Félibrige. The first was held in 1903 in Mareuil sur Belle. It is an extravaganza with several tens of thousands of people from all walks of life coming together to appreciate and safeguard the Occitan heritage and language .

This festival takes place on the first Sunday of July in a different city of the Périgord and celebrates the troubadours who once sang the language of Oc in all the courts of Europe. There are shows, parades of traditional groups with authentic costumes and musical instruments and crafts demonstrations. 

The town is decorated with spectacular decorations made of paper flowers.