Events calendar Brittany

Brest summers have been festive at the port for twenty years now. This event organised by the municipality is free and open to all. The programme, created by Jacques Guérin and his Quai Ouest Musiques Company, satisfy all tastes. The Thursday port idea was initiated in 1989 with the aim of uniting the Brest people each Thursday evening during summer. Do not miss this gathering for a great popular and friendly musical festival on the banks of the port. Many quality concerts, shows are programmed for free. It becomes most interesting when the port becomes over-crowded.

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.

It is it appointment impossible to circumvent of the editors and the authors of Brittany. Brittany which, after Ile-de-France, is the second region editor of the Hexagon! A hundred publishers present, 300 authors and more than 10,000 expected visitors! With this opportunity, various prices are given: the price of the novel of the town of Carhaix, the price of the news into Breton of the town of Carhaix, as well as the price Xavier de Langlais. An appointment not to be missed for in love ones with literature!

Every year for Easter Sunday, Châteauneuf-du-Faou organizes the largest Fest Deiz ha Noz traditional of Brittany, the Spring of Châteauneuf. This is the occasion to bring together all the best dancers, singers and music bells for almost 12 hours. And there are some people who come together for the occasion! To tell you, in 2017 there were no fewer than 225 singers surrounded by hundreds of dancers… As for this year of its 43 rd edition, the Châteauneuf Spring is no longer in its test! A festival of great repute not to be missed for anyone who wants to discover the strange and wonderful world of Breton culture. So the program: music, dances and restoration!

A former ^14th-century convent that has been completely renovated and restored, this prestigious building houses Rennes' convention center in the heart of the city. With a 1,000-seat auditorium, a 500-seat auditorium, a 400-seat nave, a 3,000-person catering area and 25 committee rooms, this high point of Rennes' cultural scene hosts conferences and symposia, as well as prestigious exhibitions (Pinault collection), various trade fairs(Vintage, Real Estate...) and concerts by the Orchestre National de Bretagne.

The roadstead of Brest is the ideal place to learn to sail in Brittany. Youenn Creach is an experienced sailor who welcomes you aboard his magnificent boat for a week or a half-day of sailing. It is a sailing school approved by the French Sailing Federation. Whatever your level, you will progress during immersive courses. This association also offers sport and health sessions, team building, thematic courses (navigation on a map) and support for the organization of nautical events.

Every summer since 1923, the Cornouaille festival, one of the oldest events in Brittany, has been animating and colouring Quimper with Breton music and traditions. From the square in front of the cathedral to the foot of Mont Frugy, through the streets of old Quimper and the Quai de l'Odet, the city is in celebration for 6 days, draining the crowds. On the programme: election of the Queen of Cornwall, a big parade of Celtic circles and bagadoùs, fest-noz, aperitif-concerts on Place Saint-Corentin, children's entertainment, concerts at the Novomax and in the Pavilion of the Expo Park.