Festivals and cultural events France

For over ten years, l'Européenne de cirques has been THE festival dedicated entirely to contemporary circus. Toulouse's venues welcome circus artists and companies from all over Europe, to introduce Toulousans and fans from all over the region to shows that multiply influences and effects. Young and old alike will appreciate the unique worlds of each artist. We look forward to seeing you at La Grainerie in autumn, to discover a new program every year!

The festival Les Oreilles en Pointe has been in existence for almost 30 years, it is the oldest song event in the Saint-Etienne region. Concerts scattered over several communes and halls in Ondaine are organised. The festival is focused on the discovery of new talent. More than 570 artists have performed here, workshops and festive events around the concerts are offered. This event highlights little-known or poorly known artists. The complete list of artists and their agenda are available on the website. So many French-speaking talents to discover or rediscover in the context of a very friendly festival.

Every year at the beginning of the summer, the Douëra park comes alive for the Douëraphonies and is transformed into an "ephemeral musical village". On the program of the festivities, local concerts of pop, rock, variety and current music, as well as animations for children. A small restaurant and a refreshment bar, located at the entrance and stands of jewelry and other handicrafts installed on the site bring a warm atmosphere, very friendly to this small musical event that always delights its audience!

Les Nuits Vilaines is a very young festival which will celebrate its second edition in 2020. A family festival, it is open to all, from 10 to 90 years old (and beyond!) and offers an eclectic, varied and festive programme. 7 artists or groups of national stature (and whose success does not stop at the borders of France) perform on two stages, during a convivial evening

A cultural initiative that had to be included in our guide. In 2024, the festival celebrates its ^32nd anniversary. The principle? The screening of films or shorts in which the heroes are children. A great way to paint children from all over the world, the project travels throughout the region. Themed evenings include manga, documentaries and short films, as well as ciné-goûter, guest screenings and prize-giving by a high-school jury. A lively fortnight of cinema that puts young people in the spotlight.

It's a festival like no other, and a growing success: every year at the end of November, the Égaluantes is the place to be for films connected with the Cotentin region and, more broadly, Normandy. Three cultural venues in Carentan-les-Marais (including the Cotentin theater and cinema) host screenings, meetings (the line-up of guests is always top-notch) and a variety of events where festival-goers can meet the guests. All in all, a convivial family event.

Founded in 1991 by a group of traditional Occitan dancers, the Trad'envie festival is dedicated to showcasing the diversity of popular Occitan culture through dance, song, music and, of course, the Occitan language... The festival also hosts a stringed-instrument fair, and every year, it's a bold and eclectic affair. With no fewer than twenty concerts and dances, there's no doubt that everyone will be able to enjoy some fine musical discoveries, as well as fine Gascon meals!

For the past 13 years, these two festive evenings have been a great opportunity to rediscover this beautiful music from Scotland, Ireland and Brittany. La Nouvelle Salle has been hosting the festival since 2023, and audiences are immersed in a different universe, savoring the experience and returning in greater numbers every year. Extend the pleasure outside with the Celtic village, offering typical objects, local products, clothing and plenty of places to eat. It's a great opportunity to introduce your youngest visitors to the sounds of Irish flutes and bagpipes!

How to relive the best songs evoking Paris, the city of love and beauty? It is by coming to listen to young talented artists who will interpret for you the best compositions of these last decades.

Mid-September: Concerts, museums and free entertainment planned at historic sites on the occasion of heritage days.

First week of August. On the National Square, this project initiated by Alain Martyn de l'Opéra de Paris, and artistic director of the Théâtre Olympe de Cutters opens to the great national dancers.

From 20 to 24 May 2009. Jazz in Comminges Parc des Expositions and downtown Saint-Gaudens. Four days of free concerts in the city centre, music courses, class courses, exhibitions, films, tour proposals and commercial animation…

A guest writer offers a selection of films.

This festival, which has animated Guingamp since the 19th century during the second half of August, has been devoted to Breton dances since 1957. During this event, both traditional and contemporary, you will attend the national championship of Breton dances, but also free initiations, costume parades, folklore shows, concerts, exhibitions, Breton wrestling tournaments... Without forgetting the traditional challenge of the dérobée, a typical dance of the city, and the inevitable fest-noz!

In Cognac, every September for almost 30 years, the street arts have been heating up the asphalt to the delight of spectators. Inventive, amusing and poetic, the artists make the back-to-school season a joyful one, from the Place ^{François-Ier} to the Jardin Public, via the courtyard of the museum, with acrobatics, music and hilarious, joyful and astonishing sketches. Over the course of three days, some fifteen shows will delight young and old alike! The festival is free of charge! Remember to make reservations for certain shows.

For forty-five years, Sylvanès Abbey has been setting the stage each year with its International Festival of Sacred Music and World Music. This not-to-be-missed event features internationally-renowned artists working on a specific theme, and offers the chance to hear choirs, solo singers and organists perform sacred, liturgical, classical and traditional works. Performances take place in the former ^12th-century Cistercian abbey.

A magical place to which Galienne Tonka and Nicolas Wisser still his every year a supplement of soul. Equestrian art, organic farming and meetings are the ingredients of this extraordinary mixture. Also, every Thursday evening, an organic market settles in poultry with demonstrations of equestrian art. There is also the possibility to have breakfast while admiring the work of horses. On appointment. There will be no representations of riding theatre in 2009, this time to give to the team prepare a festival of large size starting from 2010.

Mimos, an international festival of mime and gesture arts, since 1983, was a forerunner. It is the largest in Europe, with 75,000 spectators and a thousand facets (object theatre, dance, acrobatics, puppets, juggling, street). The city becomes the theatre of this art of movement during a summer break: squares, gardens, alleyways, districts, museums host shows and strolls, most of them free of charge. A selected Off solicits free contributions.

March: Tinta'march in Pays de Langres. Young public and any public programming, show in all its forms (music, humor, theatre…) (tel.) 03 25 87 60 34.

June: Saturday. Feast of balloon. Great street festival where different artistic genres meet to enhance the Patrimoine (tel.) 03 25 90 77 40.

July: The Music of the Abbey of Auberive. Concerts in a prestigious setting (tel.) 03 25 84 20 20.

July-August: Organ concerts at the cathedral, organised by the Friends of Organs Association (tel.) 03 25 87 67 67.

Last weekend in July: Rally Terre de Langres. More than 100 crews are expected for this round of the French Rally Championships on Earth (tel.) 03 25 90 25 24.

August: Summer of the. Discover the city and its heritage in an original and innovative way, through several performances played simultaneously (tel.) 03 25 90 77 40.

August: 13 th Festival of the Dog to Feathers in Villegusien-le-Lac, near the lake. 3 days of current music (tel.) 03 25 87 04 65.

One year in two, the Grand Procession, with its parade of flower tanks and their disguised crews, sa, all and bands… in short, a great popular and fantastical feast.

BANDAFOLIE'S, a not-to-be-missed cultural event in Bessines-sur-Gartempe, has been celebrating music and sharing with brio for 25 years. Thanks to the commitment of 220 volunteers, a dozen international groups enliven this popular summer festival every year, usually during the week of July 14th. In July 2022, over 40,000 festival-goers vibrated to the rhythm of Bandafolie's, testifying to the growing popularity of this warm and friendly event marked by sharing and a memorable popular atmosphere. For music lovers, Bandafolie's is an event not to be missed.

As its name suggests, the Graines de rue festival showcases the street arts, especially young artists from the Limousin region and beyond. Make some noise, it's growing! Over 4 days, from Thursday to Sunday, young talent and young companies are on the program, aimed at young people and the general public, as well as professionals. Opening up the stage to the general public, between sharing, laughter, entertainment and freedom. The ^26th edition of the festival will be full of new discoveries and fun for all the family!

Every year, at the beginning of July, the Ville Haute district puts on its Renaissance costume. For one weekend, heritage and street arts are honored during three intense days. Animations and strolls take place in the courtyards, in the public squares and in the gardens of some private individuals. Discover the Festival Market with its flavors, smells, sounds and gestures. Nearly 60 exhibitors are present each year. This event of great notoriety is also part of an environmental approach.

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A 22nd edition for this festival organized by Words of Storytellers. 7 intensive days for more than 70 rendez-vous in the beautiful lawns of the island of Vassivière (not far from the castle and the farm) turn into a fairy village. Colourful, colourful capitals invite us to a joyful and lively imagination. Time is also provided for professionals and internships. 

Since 1986, the West Coast Association has been campaigning for the promotion of cinema, particularly the short film in Brittany. So every year, it is an indispensable rendezvous that it organizes: the European Festival of Short Films. The opportunity to propose an exceptional programme, a range of the film practices of our neighbours, from the Czech Republic to Norway, to Hungary and Ireland! This is a summary of the best European films that can be found in the rooms in Brest. But not because, since some particular genres are put to the honor, the crazy and endearing films in Brest Off, a type of cinema that takes risks in the Competition UFO, Breton achievements in Made in Breizh, current problems in Europe short… For the smaller ones, three short films are proposed to awaken their curiosity. Animated films and fiction from 3 years old, "For Pitchounes", for 8 years "Tales and colours", and for 13 years "Mines of nothing." Meetings, educational booklet, exhibitions, workshops: everything is done to enable children to better understand the world of images. All of them will be spoiled, small and large, enthusiastic or curious, amateurs of escape or meeting. Every autumn, therefore, it is an invitation to travel to the European Film Festival.