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✈️How to get to OPEN THE GRAVES
Planning your trip to OPEN THE GRAVES? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), about 5 km from the venue.
- Allow about 7 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Nantes 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.
🌤️OPEN THE GRAVES 2026 weather
Weather in COLD CRASH A REZE in March 2026?
Actual weather at the 2026 edition
From March 13 to March 14, 2026: up to 12°, low of 3°, 20.2 mm of rain in total.
- Fri, Mar 13Light rain12° / 6° 18.8 mm
- Sat, Mar 14Light drizzle11° / 3° 1.4 mm
Day-by-day observed readings at the festival site (Open-Meteo archive).
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 67% of days
| 2025 | Drizzle | 8° / 1° | 1 rainy day |
| 2024 | Light rain | 16° / 12° | 1 rainy day |
| 2023 | Light rain | 13° / 7° | 2 rainy days |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
Hour by hour
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Same week in 2025: Fri March 14 → Sat March 15 (days aligned on the edition's weekdays).
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📋About
OPEN THE GRAVES - Extreme Metal Festival at Cold Crash in Rezé
The OPEN THE GRAVES festival takes place at Cold Crash in Rezé on March 13th and 14th, 2026, for two days of extreme metal and rock. This free event brings together bands pushing sonic boundaries, offering an intense experience for heavy and atmospheric music enthusiasts.
The lineup highlights groups embodying contemporary metal diversity: BORGNE with apocalyptic black metal, WOEST masters of doom metal, 1357 with their stoner rock sounds, accompanied by VERSET ZERO and WITCHORIOUS. These artists deliver powerful performances blending stoner metal and industrial metal.
The festival stands out for being completely free and its underground approach celebrating alternative and extreme metal scenes. The event provides a platform for French and European scene bands, creating a space where heavy sound enthusiasts gather in an intense and passionate atmosphere.
OPEN THE GRAVES establishes itself as an essential gathering for extreme metal aficionados in western France. Over two days, Cold Crash transforms into an underground metal temple, offering visceral performances celebrating the power and darkness of the most radical music.
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