The Beauregard FestivalFive days of contemporary music, three quarters of an hour from the campsite
In early July, the grounds of the Château de Beauregard host the region’s biggest contemporary music festival: several stages, international headliners and tens of thousands of festival-goers, a quarter of an hour from the sea.
Beauregard means a château, wooded parkland above the Orne and a line-up that brings a good part of the international scene down to Normandy. The festival takes place in early July in Hérouville-Saint-Clair, on the outskirts of Caen, and draws audiences from all over France. That leaves the question of where to sleep: accommodation in the Caen area fills up months in advance. Camping Portland is about three quarters of an hour away by road, in Port-en-Bessin: you head back to sleep by the sea, and wake up facing the beach.
The dates
Every year- Early Julyaround the first weekend
- 5 daysfrom Wednesday to Sunday
- Several stagesin the open air
The line-up is revealed in spring, artist by artist, and ticket sales open straight after. The exact dates are announced by the organisers: check them before booking.
Getting there
From the campsite- 45 kmto the château grounds
- 45 minby car
- Shuttlesfrom Caen on festival evenings
You reach Hérouville-Saint-Clair via the N13 and then the northern Caen ring road. On festival evenings, traffic near the site is heavy: leave early, or leave the car in Caen and take the shuttle laid on by the organisers.
Useful to know
Before you go- Ticketedtickets online
- Open airin the château grounds
- All audiencesfamily area
The festival takes place outdoors, on grass: bring something warm for the evening and shoes you do not mind ruining. The campsite does not run a shuttle to the site.
The festival, seen from the campsite
A château, grounds and several stages
The site is one of the finest on the French circuit: an 18th-century château, gently sloping grounds and stages set among the greenery, a stone’s throw from the Orne. The audience settles on the grass between two concerts, and despite its size the festival keeps the feel of a large Normandy picnic.
The line-up mixes international headliners, French acts and discoveries. For five days, Hérouville-Saint-Clair becomes one of the meeting points of the summer music season.
Sleeping by the sea rather than in town
Beauregard is enjoyed standing up and late into the night, and accommodation in Caen is fully booked very early. Three quarters of an hour from the site, Camping Portland offers another way to experience the festival: a cottage or pitch above the harbour of Port-en-Bessin, the heated water park to recover, and the quayside at Port-en-Bessin to clear your head the next morning.
It also works for groups: several units side by side, a terrace to gather on before setting off, and nobody driving across the department at three in the morning.
The first weekend in July goes very early
The festival falls at the very start of the summer holidays, just as the Bessin fills up. The accommodation available around the site soon runs out: we recommend booking as soon as the dates are announced, often several months in advance.
Our cottages and pitches are open from April to the autumn holidays: the campsite can also serve as a base camp to extend your stay after the festival, between the D-Day beaches, Bayeux and the Bessin.
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The other events
The D-Day Festival Normandy
The Bayeux Medieval Festival
The Normandy Beach Race
The Équidays
The Rétro Festival in Caen
Halloween at the campsite
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