The fury of brass bands sweeps over Toulouse and Auzeville
This weekend will be the 5th edition of Brass in the Garonne, the brass band festival. A big party to follow first in downtown Toulouse on Saturday then in Auzeville-Tolosane on Sunday.
The Collectif Fanfarnaüm has a vocation: to promote the world of brass bands. And after an edition which gave more than 2000 people in 2021, the association is back in 2022 with a very dense program and good humor.
Everything will start on Saturday at 2 p.m. in various squares in downtown Toulouse. And it is the Trous Balourds, La Mécanique des Cuivres, The Gimmick 5 Syndicate, the Dead Paquito and the Pouetards Brothers who will be pacing the cobblestones of Place Saint Sernin to Place Dupuy, passing through that of the Bourse, the Salin, the Carmelites and in the rue des Prêtres. This invasion of the narrow streets of Toulouse will end around 5 p.m. and fans can go to the Jardin des Plantes from 3 p.m. for various musical activities (treasure hunt, battles, etc.) bringing together young and old.
Before ending, with fanfares, with an evening of heterogeneous concerts: the brass will pass into the hands of collectives from elsewhere.
Show epic
The occasion of an epic show where the public will be invited to rate the performances in a good-natured atmosphere with refreshments and catering. Among the guests, we find in particular the Bordelais of the Beat Cheese, the Grenoble residents of the Mort Subite as well as the Nantes residents of the Terminus Brass Band and the Roller Toaster.
Then, after a night to rest your ears, the festivities will resume at 11 a.m. on Sunday at the Espace Durante in Auzeville-Tolosane. The guests are invited to feast in a huge musical picnic to conclude the weekend in delightful taste buds and esgourdes.