Events calendar France

Organised throughout France, Fête Du Nautisme allows to discover all the activities and water sports, through the mobilisation of more than 500 sites including Wingles. Whether a beginner or as an experienced diver, young people or less young, sports or practising one-day, Fête Du Nautisme address to all, in a spirit of conviviality.

Without a doubt, this is the largest concert hall in Charente-Maritime and the must-see event of the summer. To get a seat, nothing could be easier! Bring a towel and settle down on the beach of the Grande Conche. Not only will you enjoy an exceptional natural setting, but you will also listen to classical music for three nights. Four to six performers and dancers follow one another on this ephemeral stage, presenting some of the greatest classical music, jazz sounds and world music.

As every year, here is a breathtaking air show! Above Le Mourillon's beaches, and opposite on the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, everyone can admire the prowess of the Patrouille de France pilots. A series of aerobatic acts aboard their jets follow one another in a mind-blowing succession of figures concluded by the famous big heart pierced by an arrow... A magnificent and thrilling show! In general, the show takes place the day before August 15.

Every year since 1979, in November in Nantes, the Festival des 3 Continents offers fiction films and documentaries from Africa, Latin America and Asia. This international film festival, in addition to its geographical particularity, is also distinguished by its passion and curiosity, its taste for discovery and encounters, and overall its love of films from the South and its desire to share them. Founded by the Jalladeau brothers, this event brings together film professionals from all over the world and the informed or amateur public around competitions, previews, short and feature films, retrospectives... It is an opportunity for screenings, conferences, meetings with directors and actors. The selection also includes films for young audiences. Discover the program of the futureedition on the festival website!

It is a great show of falconry and medieval impregnation, in the historic, high and green setting of the ramparts, where fascinating birds of prey (eagles, buzzards, falcons, owls, caracaras and vultures) soar overhead in several scenes, in harmony with the majestic horses. This enchantment transports you to the world of falconry as it existed in the medieval West, the Near East and the steppes of Central Asia. The show is fascinating. A must see!

Every summer, the green beach comes alive, for 3 days, during this very appreciated and original festival. Completely free, this festival allows you to watch movies, quietly installed in a deckchair, on a towel or a chair, and in the open air. Let's bet that the choice of films will be, this year again, outstanding! As every year, the moment will be the occasion, before the film, to dance according to the music of a group come to interpret in live some pieces. Certainly one of the highlights of the summer in the capital of Cotentin.

From 5 to 14 October. Free access. A traditional and annual opening of 150 works by 30 painters in the Fêtes's ballroom.

The sensitive natural area of the Lemps pond, which spans 23 ha, is the area of the cistude turtle. An endangered native species threatened by the Florida turtle that people relax in nature. Cistude leaves the mud where it hibernation in March. Then active at its pace. She complete on the edge of the water for long siestes siestes, but at least noise, she comes under her shell or plunges into the pond. So chut! Be sure to stay discreet if you want to admire his black black striped dress! Discovery of wild fauna and flora through a thematic path, an observatory (herons, orchids…) accompanied by the nature guide of the General Council present daily on the site from 13 h.

This festival of Latin and Afro-Cuban music created in 1993 is the first in Europe. Tempo Latino unfolds three days of escape and parties to the sound of artists and groups of Latin, Afro-Cuban and Caribbean music. Salsa, mambo, meringue or cumbia will set fire to the four stages, including the main stage of the arena. A street market, bars and restaurants welcome and invigorate festival-goers, and the whole town of Vic-Fezensac vibrates and dances to Latin rhythms, in a generous and mixed atmosphere.

The Compagnie des Archers du Papogay was founded in 1585. Since then, the tradition of Papogay shooting has remained alive and well in the town of Rieux-Volvestre. The festivities include three days of serenades, with a ball, a medieval show, a royal parade, folk dances and, of course, Papogay shooting: with a bow or crossbow, you aim at a target represented by a wooden bird, perched at the end of a pole, called the Papogay. A picturesque event not to be missed, which puts tradition in the spotlight!

The tourist office chose several years ago to blackmail, dance the spirit of the city when the sun starts to decline these summer evenings… So let yourself be taken by hand, sit down, listen to the notes that fly, and if you have ants in your legs, don't hesitate. his, rock and other rhythms are there to make you want to share unforgettable moments.

Free entertainment and shows, from Wednesday to Sunday, on the 3 squares in the heart of the Chaurienne city, await you. A celebration of sharing since 1999, the traditional recipe is served at all hours by the restaurants, gourmet market, brass bands, children's village, parade of floats, water jousting on the Canal du Midi, concerts make this popular event a must. No less than 60,000 people dressed in blue and white in the colours of the city meet in the world capital of cassoulet for this occasion.

Tales, songs, songs and musical performances compose the poster of this festival, which is famous for all genres, where the transmission of stories, cultures and experiences is the guiding line. Maël The Goff and his team programme multi-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary shows with different modes of expression (theatre, dance, music, video), in a single anal telescoping, with the aim of engaging and engaging the public. This event, which extends over six days in April, has managed to retain a public (10 000 pay-on average), which appreciates creations for reduced hearings, favouring glorify, dialogue, interactivity, all presented in magnificent spaces with restricted reception capacity: The Théâtre du Vieux Saint-Etienne (a magnificent church), a! cabaret in the beautiful garden of Thabor, or the famous City Hall. A curious and original festival.

First Sunday in September, blessing of the sea. It is better to reserve his place. The bouquet offered to the sea always includes a few fig branches, the tree tree.

A festival for classical music lovers in sumptuous settings whose opening concert takes place at the end of May at the Château de Saillant! Opera, chamber music..... many styles and periods are offered every year. Also noteworthy is a concert for young audiences. It is a great opportunity to discover part of the heritage of Corrèze (theatres, abbeys, churches, castles...), from Brive to Turenne via Donzenac and Uzerche, among others. And for this 40th year, the festival has some melodious surprises in store for you!

L'Atelier du Réverbère is a training center located in Ambérieu-en-Bugey, in the Ain department. It offers training courses and shows focusing on the art of storytelling and the spoken word. L'Atelier du Réverbère also offers workshops and training courses to deepen the practice of spoken word on stage and explore the arts of storytelling. The shows on offer are varied and offer an opportunity to discover different traditions and creative myths.

The Nuits de Joux festival is synonymous with a fortnight of summer festivities in the magnificent and famous Château de Joux, and in the theaters of the adjacent town of Pontarlier. On the program: musical and theatrical shows, entirely created and performed by the local Nuits de Joux troupe or by guest artists. More than fifteen artists to be found in an exceptional setting and with an unprecedented content. Not to be missed!