Events calendar Gironde

In the way of festivals, it is a true holiday village that offers you on the park and Pereire beach. Accompanying the regatta of the "18 hours to the sailing" of Arcachon, the event wants to be festive, greedy but also musical. It is in July that epicurean meet, 2017 celebration the 15 ^th edition of the Tchanquetas. It's five days dedicated to the celebration and dancing with jazz and Latin music. Enjoy tapas, or dine in the enchanting surroundings of the pool and its sunset.

The Cadences festival is dance in all its forms of expression! Every year in September, five days of festivities take place in the exceptional setting of the Bay of Arcachon. Flamenco, classical, baroque, hip-hop, contemporary, African, jazz? Cadences offers many shows for a week rich in emotion. Companies from all over the world are invited to express dance as a universal language, offering original creations. Performances take place at the Olympia Theatre, the Port Theatre and even on the beach! Around these shows are organized exhibitions and choreographic workshops, as well as free shows on the sand.

This now famous regatta of the basin takes place every year at the beginning of July from Saturday 6 pm to Sunday noon. The weekend is also chosen according to the full moon. Les 18 heures d'Arcachon à la Voile is a festive event that brings together hundreds of sailing boats of different sizes. It's THE pool race! It brings together sailing enthusiasts, both sailors and yachtsmen. It's a colourful sight to see hundreds of spis swollen in the wind...

Over the years, the Jumping des Sables d'Arcachon has established itself as one of the must-see events in the national equestrian calendar. The event brings together the best French riders around numerous events, including a very spectacular one on the Pereire beach at low tide. Over three days at the beginning of June, various show jumping competitions, entertainment, equestrian shows and the famous Derby on the beach follow one another at the equestrian centre.

On 25 March, this is the day of the Annunciation. The city of Arcachon offers the pretext for organising the city's employer's party every year. It is an opportunity to celebrate the heritage, culture and traditions of the city. History tells us that a monk would have prayed on the beach for a crew in distress and that his prayers were fulfilled. He finds shortly after a statue of the Virgin Mary in alabaster. Since then, worship is celebrated by a mass celebrated in the basilica and procession on the jetty of the Seafaring chapel followed by a wine of honour. Two days of celebration in honour of people of the sea in the friendliness and good mood (games, flea, concerts…). To discover or rediscover.

The Laurent Mayan company brings together the intermittents of the show, which they are alikes, chanteurs, copycats or clowns and who intervene in the staging of an event. Creator of performances.