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Championnat du Monde de Soupe au Pistou - Miramas 2026
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Usually held around early July.
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Event Details
- Date & Time
- Saturday, July 04, 2026 · 10h30 >
- Price
- banquet 18 EUR
Programme
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10h30 >
Place Jourdan
Team pistou-soup cooking championship (14th edition); evening banquet with entertainment; market.
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Producers' market
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10h30
Official opening: presentation of the jury and the teams
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11h-13h / 18h-20h
Musical entertainment with a peña
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17h
"Sentido par le jury": presentation of the soups and handing over of the marmites at the deliberation table
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17h30
Tasting by the jury
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18h30
Announcement of the 2026 world champion
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19h15
Aperitif and banquet with the group Les Patinkoufins (Eric Fanino sings songs by Vincent Scotto and from the 1970s, with a pianist, improvising sketches with the audience)
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About This Event
The 14th Championnat du monde de soupe au pistou (World Pistou Soup Championship) in Miramas, on Saturday 4 July 2026 on Place Jourdan (Centre Ville). Teams cook their own pistou soup, a jury tastes and names the 2026 world champion, followed by an aperitif and an evening banquet with entertainment and a producers' market. Anyone can also just join the evening meal.
The cause
To celebrate summer and share a convivial moment of festivity.
History
This is the 14th edition.
On the menu
Also served
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Banquet
Evening banquet (menu not detailed)
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Apéritif
Aperitif before the banquet
Who's who
Organised by
- Maison du tourisme et du commerce Information and banquet bookings, 11 avenue Charles-de-Gaulle
- Office de tourisme de Miramas (named for 2023); Ville de Miramas (2019)
On stage
- Les Patinkoufins Group at the banquet, 19h15
- Eric Fanino Singer with the Patinkoufins, accompanied by a pianist; sings Vincent Scotto and 1970s songs
- Peña Musical entertainment 11h-13h and 18h-20h
Also involved
- Jury Jury that tastes the soups and names the champion
Contacts
- 04 90 58 08 24 Information and banquet bookings, Maison du tourisme et du commerce
- Maison du tourisme et du commerce, 11, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle Information and bookings
Good to know
- Teams register with a name and a theme reflected in their outfits and stand decoration.
- Non-competitors can join the evening meal/banquet and the market.
- Cook as a team or just join the evening meal
- A team is a group of friends, colleagues or family: a team, a name, a theme in outfits and stand decoration
- The source says the event has passed and should return in 2027
- The text gives both 4 July and 5 July as the date; the agenda says Saturday 4 July 2026
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
Championnat du monde de soupe au pistou, 04/07/2026, Miramas, Centre Ville (event ended; it should return in 2027).
To celebrate summer and share a festive moment, form a team and come and cook your pistou soup in a convivial atmosphere, on 4 July on Place Jourdan!
Who holds the best Pistou Soup recipe? Aprons on! Family secrets or a recipe learned late... you are invited to the World Pistou Soup Championship on Place Jourdan in Miramas on 5 July (sic). Cook as a team or simply join the meal in the evening! Each has their own recipe, but who has the best? Family secret, know-how, the competition will be tough, but your team may be the winner of this 14th edition. Above all come and share a convivial moment with good humour. A group of friends, colleagues, family: it is simple, a team, a name, a theme you will carry in your outfit and the decoration of your stand, and that's it. Or simply enjoy the lively banquet and the producers' market.
10h30 Official opening: presentation of the jury and the teams.
11h-13h / 18h-20h Musical entertainment with a peña.
17h Sentido par le jury: presentation of the soups and handing over of the marmites at the deliberation table.
17h30 Tasting by the jury.
18h30 Announcement of the 2026 world champion.
19h15 Aperitif and banquet with the group Les Patinkoufins. It rolls along in good mood and humour! Eric Fanino performs the songs of Vincent Scotto or of the 1970s with delight and also makes his audience sing and dance, accompanied by his pianist sidekick. Between two songs he also plays the fool ("l'andouille sauce aïoli"), improvising sketches with and thanks to an always enthusiastic audience.
Information and banquet bookings: Maison du tourisme et du commerce, 11, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 04 90 58 08 24. Price: 18 €.
Agenda: Saturday 4 July 2026, 10h30, Centre Ville, Miramas.
10:30 official opening with jury and teams; 17:00 soups presented; 17:30 jury tasting; 18:30 champion announced; 19:15 aperitif and banquet; music 11:00-13:00 and 18:00-20:00; producers' market. Banquet bookings via the Maison du tourisme et du commerce, 04 90 58 08 24. Expected back in 2027.
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Location
Place Jourdan, Pl. Jourdan, 13140 Miramas, France
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Prices and tickets
- Banquet (price)
- 18 €
How to get tickets
- Banquet: information and bookings at the Maison du tourisme et du commerce, 11 avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 04 90 58 08 24; price 18 €
- Teams: form a team with a name and a theme for outfits and stand decoration