Festivals near Marseille

Between the Mediterranean and the calanques, Marseille carries a festival scene in its own image: mixed, electric and turned towards the sea. Marsatac sets the tone in mid-June with its electro bass and sharp rap, before the Marseille Jazz des Cinq Continents brings its stages to the Palais Longchamp and the MuCEM in July, blending jazz, soul and world music.

Along the coast, from the Nuits d'Istres to La Seyne-sur-Mer, open-air festivals follow one another all summer. From hip-hop to the five continents of jazz, the Phocaean city and its surroundings offer one of the most far-travelling line-ups in the South. To catch them all, FestT sorts every festival by genre and computes your FestiScore — how well a line-up matches your taste — so the right bills jump out instantly. Dates, headliners and ticketing updated continuously.