Events calendar Rennes

September weekends are great for strolling and bargain hunting! In Rennes, the biggest braderie is the one on the Canal Saint Martin, where you can lose yourself in the local streets or stroll along the banks filled with people and vendors. The "Foire aux objets insolites" is launched at this flagship event of the Rennes year. It's true that this is France's second-largest braderie, after Lille's, and it's a source of great pride in the Breton capital. Organized for the first time in 1968, this annual garage sale attracts over 200,000 bargain hunters along the Canal Saint-Martin, in search of a rare object, a golden bargain, a toy for the kids, or simply a stroll along the canal. The stallholders offer surprises and items from their attics, some of which are highly unusual, others totally surprising. Although the Braderie du Canal is an institution in the Rennes town square, it has lost some of its lustre over the years: for security reasons, the perimeter has tended to shrink. But it's still a must for shopping, strolling, drinking, seeing friends, eating and having fun. The people of Rennes love this long day in September, which sounds like a reminder of the vacations and whispers in their ears the imperative need to take time out and indulge themselves at very reasonable prices.

The Lillico Theatre organizes every year 11 days of festival especially dedicated to children from 1 to 12 years old. Marmaille and Marmaille en fugue do their utmost to enchant children and families. Every year, the Lillico team plans a breathtaking program with about thirty performances of all kinds throughout the city and the department: cinema, music, theatre, puppets, circus arts, storytelling, concerts, film-concerts, meetings, public readings and animations. Marmaille et Marmaille en Fugue therefore invites you to explore different spaces and artistic forms. Such events specially created and designed for toddlers are quite rare, so don't miss this one, especially since parents are after all only grown-up children! Discover whispering (a space for manipulating books) and performances punctuated by laughter, surprises and sparkling eyes.

The Summer Festival Festival is a youth festival, designed by young people who are offered to those on Rennes in the heart of the summer. A good opportunity to be festive while delivering a popular education event. In fact, this eco-citizen festival offers citizen lectures, world music, writing workshops, dance workshops, drawings, cinema to the beautiful star and even grafts. This time dedicated to 15-25 years is also sailing between urban cultures, rap, reggae, soul and bold trends. During two evenings and during the days, young people can enjoy the originality of the demonstrations in the Gayeulles park. This festival, which 'gives sound and meaning', celebrates its 25 years in 2018. A longevity due to the quality of this fantastic event, a citizen, festive, unifying and fighting against discrimination. It detaches itself from all the other festivals by its free, since its primary mission is to facilitate access to culture for young people in neighborhoods and families who cannot go on holiday. During the day, the program revolves around sports, wellness and cultural activities by a group of artists. In the evening, local groups and poster heads (Rim 'k and Soom T in 2017, Zebda in 2012) share the big scene in a mix of genres (hip-hop, rap and world music). Finally, this festival is eco-friendly and solidarity, with information booths. Contact the Crij to volunteer. For activities, on-site registration.

This association sets up several actions: artists' residences, cultural interventions and the festival also called "time strong of circus arts" organized at the arrival of Spring. Here the circus is reinvented under a contemporary light, via shows combining acrobatics, magic or visual arts. A festival that makes a name for itself by going off the beaten track while remaining very accessible to the public in both form and content!

The French skating team is on tour throughout France from March 28 to April 18, 2020. She will be in Rennes at the end of March. This is an opportunity to see a real show in the presence of the best French skaters - Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres, Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac, Maé-Bérénice Méité, Kevin Aymoz, Laurine Lecavelier. They will perform a series of choreographies and acrobatics to music, with commentary by Brian Joubert. A beautiful show that closes the skating season, with a tour of France in 18 cities.

To travel without leaving the capital of Brittany, visit the Foire internationale de Rennes. This event welcomes over 100,000 visitors every winter for ten days of festivities and exhibitions, with a star destination each year. From England to the Caribbean, via the USA and Japan, plunge into the heart of a country's culture through several universes: gastronomy, furnishings, housing, tourism, well-being... 400 exhibitors are gathered on 255,000 m² spread over 11 halls. Enough to awaken all your senses. Next stop: Portugal!

A dive into the dance! That's the promise made every year by the organizers of the Waterproof festival, which has been held throughout the Rennes region since 2020. In 8 towns, from the Breton capital to the surrounding communes, choreographic shows, performances, workshops... await you. To warm up the month of February, a number of events invite you to take a step or two, such as the Marathon de la danse: four hours of dance and uninhibited challenges at l'Ubu. The creations of local and international artists are combined in a variety of venues. Contemporary dance, urban dance, theater, circus, digital arts... all merrily intermingle.