Festivals and cultural events 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.

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.

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.

Undoubtedly the festival of Saint-Loup is the oldest feast of Brittany, indeed its origins date back to 1850. Today it is deployed to the sound of bombardes and binious ou or kozh during the second half of August. Since 1957, it has become the indispensable meeting of the Breton dance. Each year under the aegis of Kendalc'h, an organization bringing together Celtic circles, is the national competition of the Breton dance. On six days dancers, musicians and not least, find themselves between the Vally and the Place du Centre for a hot dérobée. As for the excellent Jean-Pierre Ellien, one year on the other for a number of decades, he remains the main player and masterpiece of this festival.

From 13 July to 31 August 2008. This festival, whose reputation transcends the boundaries of the commune, puts the works of different artists every year. This year is devoted to Henri River at the Wisdom Convent.

20 years! Travelling has reached adulthood: a longevity and a success (almost 45 000 entries for previous editions) that would not have dared to imagine Hussam Hindi and Eric Gouzannet, co-founders of the festival and the association organizing it, Clair Arcane, the main actor of the reindeer rennes. Each winter, in January-February, the festival invests the film theatres in Rennes and its periphery around a theme - unique: the city. The 20-year special edition was devoted to Jerusalem (with Israeli and Palestinian films), but also to Dublin, New York, Helsinki, Buenos Aires, Algiers, Cairo, Tokyo. Students and film fans invest rooms that are always full, to discover filmmakers, safe or classic values of film heritage. If a festival dedicated to the city of Martin Scorsese or Japanese cinema, one of the best in the world, seems to be obvious, cities less known for their cinema culture book excellent surprises, and that's the great wealth of Travelling.