The Sâoticot festivalTwo days of concerts and performances, freely open, two kilometres away
In late August, Place du 6-Juin and the Bois Joli park in Langrune-sur-Mer host two days of music and live performance: rock, soul, electronica, jazz and world music, street theatre, dance and workshops, all on a pay-what-you-want basis.
Sâoticot is a seaside festival put together by a team of volunteers: two days, in late August, fitting concerts, street shows, dance and open workshops into a village nine hundred metres wide. The line-up gives pride of place to Normandy artists without stopping there, and admission is pay-what-you-want: everyone gives what they wish. Camping La Capricieuse is two kilometres away along the same seafront — you walk or cycle there, and back again.
The dates
Every year- Late AugustFriday and Saturday
- 2 daysfrom afternoon until night
- 5th editionin August 2026
The festival is held on Place du 6-Juin and in the Bois Joli park in Langrune-sur-Mer. Dates and line-up are published by the organising association during the summer.
Getting there
From the campsite- 2 kmto Langrune
- 20 minon foot along the seafront
- 5 minby bike
The seafront path links Luc-sur-Mer to Langrune without leaving the coast. For a concert that ends late it is the simplest route: no car to move, no parking space to find.
Useful to know
Before you go- Pay what you wanteveryone gives what they wish
- All audiencesconcerts and workshops
- Open airvillage square and park
The festival is built on free access: you come in without a ticket and contribute as you see fit. Food stalls and a bar are set up on site for both days.
The festival, seen from the campsite
A deliberately mixed line-up
Rock, soul, electronic music, jazz, world music: Sâoticot does not fit into a single box. Sets follow one another from the afternoon into the night, between the village square and the park, with regional bands and acts from further afield.
Between concerts, the festival programmes street theatre, dance and workshops open to the curious and to children alike: it is a village festival, designed so that the generations mix.
The Bois Joli park, a hundred metres from the beach
The Bois Joli park gives the festival everything a seaside festival could want: shade, grass and the seafront just behind. You lay down a blanket between two sets, the children run about and nobody watches the clock.
From the campsite, the evening ends with a twenty-minute walk beside the water — the best way to finish a festival when you are staying nearby.
Late August, the last mild week
In late August the Côte de Nacre gradually empties, the sea is at its most pleasant temperature of the year and late-season rates begin to apply: it is one of the best moments to come.
The campsite stays open until the autumn half-term and its water park is heated: a festival weekend in Langrune easily stretches into a few more days, between the D-Day beaches, Bayeux and the Pays d’Auge.
Frequently asked questions about the Sâoticot festival
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Illustrative photographs: Laurent Nembrini / Ville de Bar-le-Duc, Marie de Gouville — Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 2.0).
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