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✈️How to get to Brass Band
Planning your trip to Brass Band? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF), about 21 km from the venue.
- Allow about 29 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Tours, Indre-et-Loire or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🛏️Where to stay near Amboise (Brass Band)
Accommodation near the Brass Band site fills up fast. Compare hotels, apartments and rentals nearby and book early to stay as close to the stage as possible.
Also consider staying around Tours, Indre-et-Loire, the nearest large city, if the closest options to the site are sold out.
Estimated travel time to the site
| Distance | 🚗 Car / taxi | 🚴 Bike | 🚶 On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1 km | ~3 min | ~4 min | ~12 min |
| ~3 km | ~7 min | ~12 min | ~36 min |
| ~5 km | ~11 min | ~20 min | ~1 h |
| ~10 km | ~22 min | ~40 min | ~2 h |
Public transport: depends on the network around Tours, Indre-et-Loire.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🌤️Brass Band 2027 weather
Weather in Amboise in May 2027?
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 22% of days
| 2025 | Light drizzle | 28° / 16° | no rainy days |
| 2024 | Light rain | 17° / 12° | 2 rainy days |
| 2023 | Clear sky | 25° / 13° | no rainy days |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
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🗺️Things to do near Brass Band
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Brass Band. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Tours, Indre-et-Loire and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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📋About
Le Concours International de Brass Bands d'Amboise revient les 28, 29 et 30 mai 2027 pour sa 31e édition. Organisé dans plusieurs lieux emblématiques de la ville, en Indre-et-Loire — le Château Royal, le Théâtre Beaumarchais, la Place Michel Debré et la Salle Claude Ménard —, ce rendez-vous annuel réunit chaque année des ensembles de cuivres et percussions venus de France, du Royaume-Uni et d'Europe, en compétition devant un jury international. Le week-end alterne épreuves de concours, concert de musique de marche en cœur de ville, prestations extérieures des ensembles et animations de rue, avant de se clore par un grand concert de gala.
L'édition 2026, qui fêtait les 30 ans de la compétition, avait rassemblé huit ensembles autour du virtuose de la trompette Sergueï Nakariakov, invité vedette du concert de gala aux côtés du Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band, vainqueur du concours. Parmi les autres formations engagées figuraient AToursdeBrass, le Brass Band de la Vienne, le Brass Band du CRR de Tours, le Flixton Brass Band et le Witton Albion Band, ainsi que la fanfare militaire italienne des Bersaglieri et la Banda Jean pour l'animation des rues d'Amboise.
