The 2025 Panards Festival will celebrate 25 years of music and dance with a stunning lineup, from October 3rd to 5th, 2025, organised by Les Panards Dansants.

This “Sold Out” event will take place in Tomorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England and include a variety of concerts and workshops.

Performers include War-sav! – Matthieu Foltête (accordion), Trio Roblin-Evain-Badeau – Julien Evain (accordion), Naragonia – Toon Van Mierlo (accordion)
and Oscina – Anna Pack (accordion).

A workshop “Melodeon Vendée repertoire” will be held by Julien Evain from Trio REB. This workshop focuses on exploring musical themes and variations suited to participants’ skill levels. Attendees will develop accompaniment, rhythmic and harmonic concepts on the accordion, and counter-melodies. Each piece will generally follow an Introduction, Development, optional Bridge or Chorus, and Conclusion format.