Chartres - Organ Festival

(Local Name: Festival d'Orgue) This annual two-month festival runs through July and August and includes dozen free organ concerts. All the events take place in the Chartres Cathedral, and feature the grand organ located in the twelfth-century building.

The festival begins with a competition entitled the "Grand Prix du Chartres." The winners, along with other internationally acclaimed organists take part in a non-competitive atmosphere for the remainder of the festival.