Festivals and cultural events Vendée

The musical encounters proposed during this festival will bring together for a series of concerts young artists from the Juilliard School of New York, singers from the Jardin des Voix and instrumentalists from Les Arts Florissants in an idyllic setting conducive to creation. Harpsichordist, conductor of international renown, musicologist and teacher, William Christie, and his associate director Paul Agnew offer an original and original journey through a remarkable garden.

Montaigu is the capital of culture for a weekend each year. Beyond the signing sessions and the exchanges between writers and readers, these 3 days are animated by debates and meetings... Montaigu makes it a point of honour to keep its generalist dimension in order to satisfy the tastes of all audiences: novels, historical works, local novels, literary essays, biographies, detective stories, comics, children's literature, art books, literary news...

An important meeting of artists and companies who will make you discover every Wednesday and Friday evening, from mid-July to mid-August, about fifteen free shows of music, theater, dance, circus and street arts. This street arts festival, which is in its ^27th year, offers a variety of quality street performances, combining heritage and creation, as well as workshops for children led by professional artists. Every Wednesday and Friday for six weeks, the city opens its streets and gardens..

Located in southern Vendée, the Arts Florissants Spring Festival is entirely dedicated to Baroque sacred music. The event, organized by Les Arts Florissants in partnership with the Département de la Vendée, is conceived as a celebration not only of music, but also of the extraordinary heritage of the Vendée churches located around the commune of Thiré and the gardens of internationally renowned harpsichordist and conductor William Christie.

This is the 6th edition of this festival organized by the city of La Roche-sur-Yon. The R.Pop Festival offers a dozen free outdoor concerts, which will take place for the first time at the Haras de Vendée. An eclectic program with the discovery of emerging talents, thus, in 2016 for its first edition, Imany opened the festival. From nightfall, every Wednesday and Thursday, everyone gathers, in a friendly atmosphere, with a little air of holiday since we come with family, with friends. An event not to be missed.

In 2020, it will take place in semi-night-time, with a departure at 7:30 pm to watch the sunset and party until midnight! The origin of this type of event is inspired by Holi, a Hindu festival also called the festival of colours. This is a 5 kilometre race 0% competition, 0% time trial, 100% fun! Every kilometre receive coloured powder projections sent by our volunteers. A 100% natural powder. What's the point? Have fun and finish the race as colourful as possible! Once the 5 km has been completed, you will party on the marina in all its colours, with a DJ animation lasting more than 3 hours. When you register, a backpack is offered to you with a t-shirt, sunglasses, a bottle of water and a bag of powder

Created in 2010, La Folle Nuit is one of the major events in the cultural season offered by the town of Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, and completes the island's calendar of major events. If you're a classical music fan, make sure you remember these dates: May 24 and 25, 2024. Organized in partnership with CREA, the organizer of La Folle Journée en Pays-de-la-Loire, a classical music festival soon to celebrate its 30th anniversary, La Folle Nuit features five concerts over two days, with a main theme each year.

Every August, the Port de Morin Festival takes place in the village of L'Épine on the island of Noirmoutier. Organized by the Association du Port de Morin, the event features a variety of activities starting at 3 p.m., with numerous free stands, a meal under marquees, musical entertainment in other marquees, including sea chanteys, free games for children, sea walks and, in the evening, a free dance with live band and fireworks courtesy of the municipality.

To celebrate its tenth anniversary, the Festival des Sciences will be entitled "10 ans de passions! Organized by the "Les Sciences et nous" association, it takes place in the commune of Noirmoutier-en-l'île. To mark this anniversary, the Festival has set itself the goal of presenting the evolution of science and discoveries in the various fields covered by past Festivals. Successive themes have included vision, nutrition and food, water, energy, climate, the brain, the ocean, biomimicry, etc.

Every season for over 30 years, a wave of culture has swept along the Atlantic coast, with this seaside festival of music and street arts! The festivities kick off on Ascension weekend with "La Déferlante de Printemps", and return in July and August with "La Déferlante d'Été", in 11 seaside resorts along the Loire-Atlantique and Vendée coasts, Saint-Brévin-les-Pins, Pornic, Barbâtre, Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, Notre-Dame-de-Monts, Saint-Jean-de-Monts, Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Brétignolles-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne and La Tranche-sur-Mer. An original cultural and artistic program, and most importantly, free of charge.