16, 17 and 18 July 2026 World Festival Ambert World Music Festival

The journey begins at the edge of a lake. In July in Ambert, get on board immediately for a festival in search of world music. Come aboard for the Ambert World Festival: on 16, 17 and 18 July 2026 for 3 evenings of concerts and dancing.

This year’s headliners include Sean Paul, Helena, Gael Faye, Airbourne, Styleto, 111, Gaetan Roussel, Mosimann, Ojos and many more!

The world music festival in Ambert

World Festival Ambert was voted best intermediate festival in France in 2023 and 2ᵉ festival in Auvergne. And for good reason, the human-sized festival offers an eclectic programme in the heart of the Livradois Forez Regional Nature Park. In 2024, almost 29,000 festival-goers, the World Festival Ambert succeeds every year in the audacious challenge of welcoming artists from the current music scene and internationaltraditional dancegroups from the four corners of the globe.

If the hero of Jules Verne’s story, Phileas Fogg, was able to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days, then you can do the same. well, you can do the same with music. But in just three days in Ambert. We’re taking you on a trip around the world. World dances, world music… the World Festival Ambert is a ship of all seas. With Ambert as its home port.

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World music in the spotlight at the Ambert Festival

Once again this year, you’ll be treated to rap, rockandelectro. The World Festival is a journey around the world to discover the traditional cultures of 5 continents! A programme not to be missed for these evenings in Auvergne.

The World Festival is also a 100% natural event! The Prairie is located on the banks of the river, promising moments of pleasure, relaxationandescape for young and old alike!

House of Fourme cheese

At the Maison de la Fourme d’Ambert, you can learn about all the stages involved in making this marbled cheese, take a step back in time thanks to the exhibitions and, of course, taste, try out some new combinations and add to your larder.

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Richard de Bas Mill

Let yourself be seduced by the unmissable Moulin Richard de Bas, the true guardian of this century-old tradition. It’s more than just a mill; it’s an emblem of local know-how, a witness to the evolution and persistence of an ancient art. It’s time to embark on a journey through time and discover how Ambert has influenced thehistoryof paper in France.

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Le Bief Cultural Centre

A place for cultural experimentation in the region. Le Bief puts on a programme of shows andvisualarts (printmaking, engraving). It is an association that works to disseminate culture to as wide an audience as possible.