Armenian Nights on Oléron: sujuk, dolma and khorovats lunches
- Published
- Place
- Île d’Oléron and Marennes, France
- Event date
- Upcoming event —
Summary
From 22 to 28 November 2026, the Nuits arméniennes festival crosses Île d’Oléron and Marennes with music, film, exhibitions and Armenian food. Patronised by actor and stage director Simon Abkarian, it offers three lunches on 25, 27 and 28 November at La Colo & Co in Dolus-d’Oléron: a plate of sujuk, bastorma, vegetarian dolma, hummus and lavash, then khorovats-style meatballs, for €25 and 80 covers per sitting. An Abkarian carte blanche around Robert Guédiguian’s film “Le Voyage en Arménie” is set for 25 November in Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron. A preview already featured Haïdouti Orkestar on 30 October in Saint-Trojan-les-Bains. Organiser: Stop Crohn’O.
Analysis
The festival plants Armenian cuisine outside the main diaspora hubs, on the Atlantic coast. Menus and capacity are published: food is a core thread of the programme, not a side dish. That framing helps readers place the day’s news in a longer arc, for the diaspora as well as for those who follow politics in Yerevan. That framing helps readers place the day’s news in a longer arc, for the diaspora as well as for those who follow politics in Yerevan.
Possible consequences
Lunch bookings are strongly advised via the festival ticketing site; seats are capped at 80 per sitting.
