An immersion in the heart of Impressionism at this historic château for Rendez-Vous aux Jardins 2026

June sees the return of Rendez-vous aux Jardins! The first weekend of the month, which we hope will be sunny, opens the doors to the most beautiful parks and gardens in the Île-de-France region, for exceptional visits and events, accessible to all to enjoy nature.

And what better way to discover a place that has inspired so many artists than in the town ofAuvers-sur-Oise, a veritable haven for Impressionist painters such as Corot, Daumier, Pissarro, Cézanne and Vincent Van Gogh. The Château d'Auvers-sur-Oise welcomes you to its luxuriant gardens, with a superb nine-hectare park, fountains, decorated and sculpted parterres and shady walkways.

The gardens are divided into three sections, laid out in three different styles: those of the Italian Renaissance, with high and low terraces, planting carefully arranged to create screens or plant windows that punctuate the stroll, notably the Nymphée shell fountain. The French-style gardens are much more symmetrical, with paths lined with boxwood, parterres and bosquets.

Finally, the English gardens bring a touch of whimsy, breaking up all that neatly ordered nature. Here, flowers, trees and shrubs are free to grow wherever they like, creating a sense of a wild, pristine garden. A very pleasant stroll, with irises, roses, or clematis, landscapes that undoubtedly inspired painters of the era.

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The 2026 Rendez-vous aux Jardins program at Château d'Auvers-sur-Oise (95)

• Exhibition "Crossed Visions: Van Gogh, a Legacy" at the Château d'Auvers, featuring works by middle school students in the artist-in-residence program.
  Saturday, June 6, 2026 — 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Sunday, June 7, 2026 — 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  

  Exhibition “Crossed Visions, Van Gogh in Heritage” showcasing the work of the middle school students from the artist-in-residence program with Sandrine Gatignol.

  As Van Gogh once wrote, “When you truly love nature, you find beauty everywhere,” the students from Suzanne Lenglen Middle School in Persan — guided by artist Sandrine Gatignol — observed and sketched the landscapes of Auvers on site, including the trees and their bark.

  They explored printmaking, producing monotypes and engravings. The exhibition presents this body of work, plus a collaborative piece: an installation evoking a garden inspired by the motifs and shapes of bark, offering a new gaze on an imagined world.

  
  
  
• Nature Walk in the Château d'Auvers Park
  Saturday, June 6, 2026 — 10:00–12:00
  

  Nature Walk in the Castle Park

  Take part in a nature walk through the castle park to discover the full range of fauna and flora present in its diverse environments: the wood, the meadows, the French formal garden, and the enclosed garden.

  
  
  
• The festival's midday concerts at the Château d’Auvers: the intimacy of chamber music, the power of a small orchestra
  Sunday, June 7, 2026 — 12:00–13:00
  

  CONCERT OF THE SAXBACK ENSEMBLE / Lunchtime festival at the Château d’Auvers: the intimacy of chamber music, the power of a small orchestra.

  A one-of-a-kind sextet, Saxback is a cocktail of wind instruments (almost all born from Adolphe Sax’s inventive genius) — saxophones, saxhorns, and clarinets. This unconventional mix of woodwinds and brass performs both transcriptions of Bach, Prokofiev, Debussy, or Bernstein and bespoke works created for the ensemble, featuring composers such as A. Markeas, T. Probst, N. Gouin, E. Goubert, M. Stefanelli, and many others.