{"id":6758,"date":"2026-04-21T11:41:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/destination-commingespyrenees.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/destination-highlights\/festivals\/passa-ports-occitan-festival\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:30:12","slug":"passa-ports-occitan-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/destination-commingespyrenees.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/en\/destination-highlights\/festivals\/passa-ports-occitan-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Passa-P\u00f2rts&#8221; Occitan Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull pattern-hero-section\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"989\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3224 size-full\" alt=\"affiche passa port occitan\" src=\"https:\/\/destination-commingespyrenees.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/affiche-PP-2026.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 50%,rgba(0,0,0) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"is-style-decorated wp-block-post-title\">Passa-P\u00f2rts&#8221; Occitan Festival<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Over 20 years <strong>of Festival Passa P\u00f2rts<\/strong>: bal, caminada, cantada, cinem\u00e0, conc\u00e8rts, escape-game, estagis, expocision, lecturas&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Occitans by birth or adoption, those who speak the langue d&#8217;oc a little, a lot, passionately, madly or not at all, welcome!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Accueil<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Passa-P\u00f2rts, qu&#8217;ei aqu\u00f2?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 20 years ago, a festival was born in Comminges to promote the Occitan language and, through it, local traditions. But Occitania doesn&#8217;t stop at the borders of Comminges, and the Passa-Ports festival encourages encounters and exchanges with Occitan speakers from near and far.<br>So, in 2026, an artist from Aran, a bohemian from Gers, a duo from Luchon, a quartet from Languedoc, a journalist from Paris, and an Italian director who makes films in Occitan were all brought together for this year&#8217;s edition, and so it goes every year. PassaP\u00f2rts is also <em>era Vrespada deths Gafets<\/em>, in which some 300 secondary school students studying Occitan take part.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passa-P\u00f2rts is also a festival where the public is invited to take part in readings of texts in Occitan, workshops and courses, an urban walk or street entertainment&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a238e281e25e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a238e281e25e\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/destination-commingespyrenees.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marouette.jpg\" alt=\"Passa-Ports Saint gaudens 2026 Marouette\" class=\"wp-image-5702\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7077947209536342;width:381px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destination-commingespyrenees.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marouette.jpg 800w, https:\/\/destination-commingespyrenees.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marouette-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-underlined\">Culture and Occitan: a successful fusion in Comminges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the heart of the Commingois Pyrenees, Saint-Gaudens comes alive with the colors and sounds of Occitania for the Passa-P\u00f2rts festival. More than just an event, this is a true celebration of a living culture, rich in tradition, language and contemporary creativity. For several days, the city&#8217;s streets, squares and emblematic sites become a space for encounters, sharing and discoveries.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passa-P\u00f2rts invites locals and visitors alike to symbolically cross the boundaries of time and generations, to plunge into a universe where music, dance, theater, storytelling and gastronomy blend harmoniously. Here, Occitan resonates as a link between past and present, supported by passionate artists and a committed community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This festival is an open door &#8211; a &#8220;passa p\u00f2rt&#8221; &#8211; to a warm and festive identity, where everyone is invited to participate, to exchange and to keep this common heritage alive. Welcome to Saint-Gaudens, land of welcome and culture, for an unforgettable immersion in the heart of the Occitan soul. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a238e281f8ed&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a238e281f8ed\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1091\" height=\"851\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/destination-commingespyrenees.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/collegiale.jpg\" alt=\"Passa Ports saint-gaudens,  \" class=\"wp-image-5701\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5;object-fit:cover;width:475px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destination-commingespyrenees.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/collegiale.jpg 1091w, https:\/\/destination-commingespyrenees.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/collegiale-800x624.jpg 800w, https:\/\/destination-commingespyrenees.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/collegiale-768x599.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1091px) 100vw, 1091px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-underlined\">Passa ports on youtube<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See the festival in pictures.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those unfamiliar with the event, and for those who want to see some of the festival&#8217;s highlights, go to Youtube  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?sp=mAEB&amp;search_query=passa+ports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Passa-ports<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-3-background-color has-background\">Contact<br><a href=\"https:\/\/ostaucomenges.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ostaucomenges.org\/<\/a><br>Facebook : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ethostau.comenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ethostau.comenges<\/a><br>T\u00e9l : <a href=\"tel:06 34 95 71 22\">06 34 95 71 22<\/a> Mail : <a href=\"mailto:m.sarrailh@laposte.net\">m.sarrailh@laposte.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/destination-commingespyrenees.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/en\/agenda\/\">View the destination&#8217;s full calendar of events<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passa-P\u00f2rts, qu&#8217;ei aqu\u00f2? 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