Strasbourg - Events

This annual week-long festival takes place in June. Since its inception in 1926, the festival has been staging symphonic, choral and chamber concerts and piano recitals. Although the event is dedicated to the great composer, some performances feature the works of other famous musicians.

There are usually over a dozen afternoon and evening events organized in venues such as the Palais De la Musique et des Congres, the cathedral and local churches.

The Festival Musica is an annual three-week festival featuring soloists, choirs and orchestras. Musicians from around the world perform modern music and showcase innovative technologies and new styles.

The International Music Festival in Strasbourg is an annual two-week festival that takes place in June. The repertoire focuses on well-known classical composers such as Bach and Beethoven, but some contemporary and new works are also featured.

The venues are equally impressive and include the Strasbourg Cathedral, local churches and other historical buildings.

This annual festival celebrates the wedding of Fritz Kobus and Suzel (two characters in Erckmann and Chatrian works). This mid-August event includes re-enactments of the wedding scene by actors and visitors. A huge party on the eve of "wedding" gives way to a large procession, ceremony and banquet with more song, dance and plenty of Alsacian food. A country fair, crafts demonstrations and stalls are organized concurrently with the festival.