FESTIVAL 31 NOTES D’ÉTÉ – SAINT-BERTRAND-DE-COMMINGES

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After the sightseeing, come and see the "Cornélius" show

SIGHTSEEING, CULTURAL AND HERITAGE TOURS

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

*11am > treasure hunt, time travel in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

Get on board the time machine with this interactive game. Explore emblematic places in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges using old photos and postcards. It's a fun trip back in time that you won't want to miss!

Meeting point: les Olivétains – 1 parvis de la Cathédrale – 31510 Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

Duration: 1 hour

*2pm > visit to the L'escargot commingeois farm and snail tasting

Brian and Mélanie welcome you to their Commingeois snail farm in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, where they breed and process Helix Aspersa, also known as Gris, in open-air pens. They'll be delighted to share their passion for heliciculture with you, and introduce you to some original recipes made with home-grown vegetables and herbs.

RDV: ferme de l'Escargot Commingeois – 18 chemin d'Escaliron – 31510 Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

Duration: 1h30

*4pm > flash visit on the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Augustan trophy

Discover a key work from the museum's collections, and celebrate 100 years since the discovery of the Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges trophy.

RDV: archaeological museum – 31510 Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (upper town)

Duration: 30 minutes

10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm > Gladiator theme day with the association Un poil d'histoire

Throughout the day, meet the gladiators and share their daily lives in their Familia gladiatoria. Learn about the equipment, training, combat demonstrations and life in the ludus (gladiatorial school), with its staff entirely devoted to the fighters: body care and dietetics, equipment manufacture and repair, preparation and management of the fights.

RDV: in the gardens of the archaeological museum

FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS ON SITE FROM 7PM

6pm > CONCERT GUINGUETTE BREAK

Departure: archaeological museum gardens

FÔM CREATION – BATUCADA QUARTET

A unique and festive percussive creation in motion

FÔM, an artist-run centre based in Toulouse and committed to promoting female artists and those from minority backgrounds, is behind the jams hosted by Le Taquin, encouraging encounters, improvisation and the emergence of new musical collaborations in a friendly, inclusive environment. For the 31 notes d'été festival, Le Taquin has put together a number of quartets to share these exclusive moments with you. For this unique and festive percussive creation, Fôm has brought together Amélie Michez, Rayra Maciel, Jessica Valverde and Irina Gonzalez.

Cast: Amélie Michez, Rayra Maciel, Jessica Valverde, Irina Gonzalez: percussion

Running time: 2x45min

8.30pm > CONCERT

Place du village, lower town

CORNÉLIUS

A brass band adrift between New Orleans, Caribbean and high life rhythms.

It sings, it dances, it transmits a free energy that tears the night apart and sets souls free. A strange merry-go-round where everyone's weird except us (well, maybe).

Cast: Joris Le dantec: lead vocals – Laura Brun: backing vocals, percussion – Céline Buisson: trombone – Anaïs Andret-Carteni: trumpet – Tristan Charles Alfred: saxophone – Coline Lemarchand: sub-bassophone – Raphael Bofah: bass drum – Jonas Chirouze: snare drum

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes