Leman Bouquet Festival (June 26–28 2026) combines cycling tours, concerts (classical, jazz, opera), and local cuisine around Lake Geneva, spanning France and French-speaking Switzerland.
The Léman Bouquet Festival is a unique, up-and-coming festival returning for its 4th edition from June 26 to 28, 2026: 3 days, 7 venues, 8 concerts, and 2 musical meet-and-greets with the musicians. A new, unforgettable experience—a true musical and cultural bouquet not to be missed.
Launched three years ago, the Léman Bouquet Festival is an initiative that has quickly gained popularity in the canton of Geneva and the lakeside towns of Haute-Savoie. This one-of-a-kind festival celebrated its first three editions from 2023 to 2025, introducing an innovative concept: the cycling-music day, combining cycling and concerts (classical, baroque, jazz)—a bike ride of about 25 km, in 4 stages, accompanied by concerts along Lake Geneva.
Tickets go on sale April 11!
Check out the program:
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026
▪️ Two events in GENEVA at Studio Kodály (Switzerland)
- 4:00 PM | JAZZ musical event, with the Budapest Jazz Orchestra (Hungary): Discussions about Gershwin and the musical relationship between jazz and opera
- 5:00 PM | BAROQUE musical event, with the L'Achéron ensemble (France): A look at a historical instrument, the viola da gamba
Free admission - All ages welcome
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SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026 | CYCLING AND MUSIC DAY
Various passes available (with a free shuttle departing from Geneva)
▪️ STOP 1 | ANIÈRES (Switzerland)
Two concerts to choose from at 10:00 a.m. or 10:45 a.m. – PROTESTANT CHAPEL
CHAMBER MUSIC: Works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Fritz Kreisler, Edward Elgar, Manuel de Falla/Fritz Kreisler.
Featuring the Vedanā Duo (France): Cyril van Ginneken (piano) and Clara Mesplé (violin).
▪️ STOP 2 | MESSERY (France)
Concert at 2:00 PM - SAINT-PIERRE CHURCH
QUARTET & OPERA: Works by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Ottorino Respighi.
With Clara Meloni, soprano (Switzerland/Italy) and the Terpsycordes Quartet (Switzerland): Girolamo Bottiglieri (first violin), Raya Raytcheva (second violin), Caroline Cohen-Adad (viola), Florestan Darbellay (cello).
▪️ STOP 3 | EXCENEVEX (France)
Concert at 5:00 PM - SAINT-SYMPHORIEN CHURCH
BAROQUE MUSIC: The Swan Song – Fantasies by Henry Purcell for 4 violas da gamba.
With the ensemble L'Achéron (France): François Joubert-Caillet (high viol & conductor), Julie Dessaint (tenor viol), Aude-Marie Piloz and Sarah van Oudenhove (bass viol).
▪️ STOP 4 | YVOIRE (France)
Concert at 8:00 PM - PORT DES PÊCHEURS
JAZZ & OPERA: Rhapsody in Blue & Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin - songs and instrumental pieces.
Featuring Caroline Adoumbou, mezzo-soprano (France), and the Budapest Jazz Orchestra (Hungary).
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SUNDAY, JUNE 28 | CLOSING DAY
Admission: Free
▪️ CONCERT at 11:00 a.m. in YVOIRE - SAINT-PANCRACE CHURCH (France)
▪️ CONCERT at 3:00 p.m. in THONON-LES-BAINS - VALÈRE NOVARINA OUTDOOR THEATER (France)
CHORAL SPLENDORS: Works by Orlando di Lasso, William Byrd, Claude Debussy, Ed Rex, Arvo Pärt, Zoltán Kodály, Levente Gyöngyösi, Simon Carrington, Keith Abbs, Ivo Antognini (world premiere).
Featuring the Gemma Choir (Hungary) and Márton Tóth (conductor).
▪️ GALA CONCERT at 7:00 PM in CAROUGE - SALLE DES FÊTES (Switzerland)
First Part
CHORAL SPLENDORS: Works by Orlando de Lassus, William Byrd, Claude Debussy, Ed Rex, Arvo Pärt, Zoltán Kodály, Levente Gyöngyösi, Simon Carrington, Keith Abbs, Ivo Antognini (World Premiere).
With the Gemma Choir (Hungary) and Márton Tóth (conductor).
Second Part
JAZZ & OPERA: Rhapsody in Blue & Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin—songs and instrumental pieces.
Featuring Caroline Adoumbou, mezzo-soprano (France), and the Budapest Jazz Orchestra (Hungary).
