Festivals and cultural events France

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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!

In recent years, Annecy's landscapes have been enriched by artistic works linking elements of the local heritage, starting with nature and architecture. Year after year, summer after summer, a perennial trail of artistic and landscape installations has been built up in the urban area. There are some twenty works to be discovered as you stroll through the city with a poetic eye. A "sustainable" festival that renews itself every season to change our perception of our environment, inspiring all passers-by to preserve and improve it. A word of advice: prepare your itinerary (it's best to bike) or let yourself be surprised!

This key event of the year is an unmissable opportunity to go behind the scenes of France's heritage treasures. During this magical NIGHT (May 20 in 2024, marking the 20th edition of the event), the city's museums and monuments come to life. Illuminated by special lighting effects, they are revealed in a whole new light. This little-known face of the city is full of surprises and discoveries, and carries with it a mystical atmosphere.

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.

One of the most popular festivals in the Francs-Comtois region, and the only major music festival in Haute-Saône. What a line-up! Benjamin Biolay, IAM, Ko Ko Mo, Kendji Girac, Martin Solveig, 2097, Christophe Maé... have already performed here, and at the time of going to press, the line-up for the 2024 edition has not yet been defined. But there's no doubt that these three days will once again be a time for sharing and conviviality, to the eclectic sounds of the various artists on stage. A great event for the whole family.

Under the impetus of the Casa Musicale and the Region and since 1997, the festival was born from the idea of a free event for all highlighting the amateur musicians of the region. Today, Ida y Vuelta has become a must-see event in Perpignan, attracting more than 20,000 people during four days. It features renowned artists but also local, with rock, rap, pop, salsa, metal, hip-hop, world music and drums in the Bronx, without forgetting the Catalan rumba.

In the heart of Collonges la Rouge, a cultural rendezvous that has been an inescapable cultural event since 1991.
classic or cre ́ which is outdoors, with the sole purpose of making you laugh. Each and every one of them, the place du Lavoir de Collonges-la-Rouge, has been held on the eve of the big evenings to offer you performances of all the young and commedia. The event is carried out by the Association Collonges Animations Shows.