Hadra Trance Festival: psytrance by a lake in Vieure, France

Hadra Trance Festival is a four-day festival for around 10,000 people that pairs psytrance with an eco-conscious approach. Next to four stages, the program includes workshops, talks, art installations, a healing area and a market. The audience mixes locals and international visitors, campers and families. Sources disagree on when it began: one gives 2005 for the festival and also mentions the Hadra association, founded in Grenoble in 2001.

Recent editions (28–31 August 2025 and 27–30 August 2026) took place at the Plan d'eau de Vieure, a lake site near the village of Vieure in the Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The setting is rural and open-air. Late August is still summer in central France. One source says the festival started at Chorges in the Hautes-Alpes, so the venue has changed over time.

Four stages cover a wide range: full-on, darkpsy, forest and progressive psytrance, plus techno and world music, and a chill-out side with downtempo, chillout and psybient. Line-ups are announced on the official site and social channels.

Hadra draws a mixed crowd of French and international visitors, many of them camping, and families are part of it. Children are allowed, and entry is free for young children; sources differ on whether the limit is under 12 or under 13. Workshops, talks and the market run alongside the music.

The site is in rural central France, and a car is recommended; the organizers also offer a shuttle. Clermont-Ferrand, about 100 km away, is a larger city in the region with an airport (CFE), but this is a geographic pointer rather than official travel advice. Camping is included with the ticket.

Tickets are sold through Billetweb, linked from the official site. Prices for 2027 are not out yet. For orientation: 2025 tickets ranged from €80 (early bird) to €150, and a 2026 full pass was cited at €190.