Traditional festivals folklore and fairs New Aquitaine

After Paris Beach, Niort Beach starts at summer time. Since 2006, the municipal sports service, the tourist office, the agglomeration community and the Niortaises associations have been mobilizing all summer to animate the Pre Leroy. Sports, cultural and leisure activities are open to all, children, adolescents and adults. They are also proposed to children of leisure centres on reserved slots. To choose: archery, bicross, beach volleyball, sandball, trampoline, taekwondo, fencing and acrobatic parcours through the poplar and chestnut trees of the park… and as any good beach that respects: it's free!

The Cognac Festival is a great event both gastronomic, with the possibility to taste the delicious products of the region (cognac, pineau des Charentes, local wines, cagouilles, meat, melon, nuts and cheeses), and musical. Flavour discovery and musical discovery, this is the recipe for this unmissable festive event which takes place around the magnificent port of Cognac for three days, during which you will be able to discover cognac in its festive forms thanks to large bars set up by cognac houses, with a dinner on the spot on the banks of the river Charente to fully appreciate the local culinary products. Cherry in the cognac : every evening there are 2 concerts ranging from jazz to electro and soul music, etc.

Nontron has a long tradition of knife making. Every year the oldest knife in France is celebrated. More than 100 exhibitors are waiting for you during this weekend; cutlers, craftsmen, creators and retailers from all over the world. You will discover their practices, their techniques, their creativity. A dozen workshops will take place over the two days and will delight children and adults alike: forging, flint knapping, engraving on handles and blades, etc. An opportunity to acquire an authentic Nontron knife.

Every Pentecost weekend, the cavalcade gallops through the streets of Parthenay's old town. Each year, a theme is defined, from which floats are built and, of course, paraded on Whit Sunday. The floats are joined by musicians, dancers and a whole lot of onlookers, who parade twice: once at night on Sunday evening, and again on Monday lunchtime. A music festival, a funfair and an exhibition fair round off this festive and artistic weekend!

Since 1845, Tournon-d'Agenais this year still ses its rosières. Visit Sunday at noon. But in addition to this event, many animations add to the festival: contests, bowls, retraite, torchlight, carriages, balls and fireworks. To know the full program, don't hesitate to take a look at the city site: www.tournon-reporter.com.

The children's festival in Villeneuve-sur-Lot is a much-anticipated event for the town's youngest residents. It takes place every year in the Parc Saint-Cyr, right in the center of town. During this day, children can enjoy games, sunshine and good spirits. It's a chance for them to have fun and enjoy themselves with family and friends. The Children's Festival is a not-to-be-missed summer event in Villeneuve-sur-Lot.

Throughout this weekend, Caudecoste celebrates the festival of La Madeleine. Tradition wants this event to be crowned with various animations, fireworks, a ball and a grenier. Of course, you can count on the numerous rides that make this feast a real moment of joy and sharing for both large and small. Will you let yourself try?

In the former municipal school of Astaffort, the town of Associations has been rehabilitated by amateurs from all walks of life since 2005. The music sounds for three days in a beautiful spirit of interaction and conviviality. The appointment is not only about musicians, the public can attend a concert of the trainees and share their passion for the evening. This year, the demonstration will celebrate its ten years.

For two days, animations of daily life, artisans, shops, taverns, medieval games, camping, musicians, parades in costume villagers, acrobats, street theatre, falconers, fire-eaters, etc. Opening of the taverns on saturday at 12:00 and beginning of the festivities with 15:00, feasts, etc. every Saturday evening Night, medieval concert every Sunday evening. You can rent costumes for adults and children on site.

The Jurade, Saint-Émilion's wine brotherhood, traces its origins back to 1199. After falling into oblivion, the brotherhood was revived in 1948 by a handful of winegrowers and became the ambassador of Saint-Émilion wines. Every September, the brotherhood organizes the Ban des vendanges from the top of the Tour du Roy. The city then sees the jurats parade past in their ancestral red robes, and witnesses the enthronement of celebrities in the collegiate church. A great moment in the life of Saint-Émilion.

If you are in the Argentat region during the last week of July, don't miss a little tour in the village of Lanteuil. Discover the traditional dances of this Correzian territory and the old-fashioned costumes worn by the dancers. Over two days, folk groups perform in the streets of the village and craftsmen demonstrate their art. Also craftsmen and artists working with rye straw.

Organized by Kansas Dance Association, this event reveals country culture in all its facets. Of course there will be dance demonstrations and animations where the public can improvise a few steps, but also many stands and playful workshops like the mechanical rodeo, all in a 100% Western decor. The festivities will start on Friday, June 22, starting at 8 p. m.

The Medieval Days of Monflanquin are known as the white wolf in Lot-et-Garonne. It must be said that the historical setting of this bastide lends itself well to such an event. In 2022, the event celebrated its 30th anniversary. Camelots, minstrels, parades in the alleys, banquets, songs and dances: the whole village gives the impression of having gone back in time to the Middle Ages, taking you along. This is the main event of Monflanquin. Don't miss it!

The time for a weekend, raise your eyes to the sky and watch stealing a thousand colors during the kite festival in Hourtin Plage. A big event animated by numerous manufacturing activities and demonstrations organized by the Association des amis d 'Hourtin Plage, with the participation of the Sporting and Cultural Union of Hourtin and the traders of Hourtin Plage.

This is the meeting of lovers of good love. They come both to scrutinize the know-how of our craftsmen, to find the right products, but also (and perhaps above all) to taste everything. Wines to marry with cheese and breads, regional specialities in AOC, cold meats, exhibitions, bandas animation, carnival, this is an opportunity to indulge in every sense of the word. Information at 56 76 20 64 05.