Chartres Cathedral scheduled Swiss choir concert on 17 October

Chartres Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres) listed the Concert Chorale Echo de la Vallée from Switzerland for 17 October 2026 in Chartres, France. The cathedral operator’s programme placed the concert inside the building from 4pm to 5.30pm, making the event the latest dated cultural item connected directly with the monument.

Chartres Cathedral listed a Swiss choir concert on 17 October

The event listing names the programme Concert Chorale Echo de la Vallée (Suisse) and gives the venue simply as the cathedral. It places the concert on Saturday 17 October 2026, from 4pm to 5.30pm. The listing does not provide a repertoire, conductor, admission statement or further detail about the performers.

The date fell one day before 18 October 2026, so the concert is now a past programme item rather than a future opportunity. The same cathedral schedule places a pilgrimage visit before it and religious services afterwards, showing how the concert sat within the building’s wider programme on 17 October. the 17 October concert listing identifies both the date and the cathedral venue.

Chartres Cathedral places the concert in a medieval Gothic interior

The concert was scheduled in a building whose present form followed the fire of 1194. UNESCO records that the cathedral was partly built from 1145 and reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire. Its nave, porches, sculpture and stained glass form the architectural setting that distinguishes the event from an ordinary concert elsewhere in Chartres.

UNESCO describes the site as one of the most authentic and complete works of early thirteenth-century religious architecture. The cathedral retains an extensive ensemble of stained glass made between about 1210 and 1250, including windows above the Royal Portal and large rose windows on three facades. The concert date therefore connected a contemporary choral programme with a building whose decoration remains closely tied to its medieval structure. UNESCO’s architectural summary records the building’s history, decoration and heritage status.

Chartres Cathedral remains a UNESCO-listed religious monument

The cathedral stands in Chartres in the Centre-Val-de-Loire region of France. UNESCO says its west facade dates from around the middle of the twelfth century, while the nave and choir reconstructed after 1194 introduced an architectural formula that influenced Gothic buildings during the thirteenth century.

The site’s significance also lies in the relationship between its structure and decoration. Portals, transept porches, painted interiors and stained glass survive as parts of one architectural ensemble. That continuity gave the 17 October concert a setting defined not only by its function as a church, but also by the preserved fabric and artistic programme recognised by UNESCO.

Visiting Chartres Cathedral: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Concert Chorale Echo de la Vallée was scheduled for 17 October 2026 from 4pm to 5.30pm at Chartres Cathedral in Chartres.
• The concert date has passed. The listing does not state a continuing performance, a further date or a special access arrangement for the programme.
• The cathedral is at 16 Cloître Notre-Dame, 28000 Chartres. The event listing identifies the cathedral as the venue and places the pilgrimage visit entrance beside the Royal Portal.

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Frequently asked questions about Chartres Cathedral

When did the Concert Chorale Echo de la Vallée take place at Chartres Cathedral?

The cathedral listing scheduled the concert for 17 October 2026 from 4pm to 5.30pm.

Where is Chartres Cathedral and how do you get there?

It is at 16 Cloître Notre-Dame, 28000 Chartres, France. The programme identifies the building as the venue.

What is Chartres Cathedral?

It is a Gothic cathedral partly built from 1145 and reconstructed after the fire of 1194. UNESCO recognises it as an important example of early thirteenth-century religious architecture.