Events calendar Côte Aquitaine

The carnival is the subject of special attention in Saint-Macaire. After a long tour of the city followed by his costumed faithful and after some cultural activities, Mr. Carnival, no matter how large, is tried and burned on the square of the Mercadiou. A fire not like others with fireworks and other pyrotechniques effects. Meals and costume ball follow. Information: 05 56 63 32 14.

For more than 40 years, the traditional festivals of the Port have punctuated the holidays at the beginning of August on the oyster port. Five restaurants with regional specialities, fairground attractions, entertainment, balls, night markets and exhibitions enliven La Teste in a popular and friendly atmosphere. 630 volunteers are active every year, training new generations to make these festivities a festive and unforgettable moment. Bandas and orchestras add to the joy of life that is spread over 4 days. The whole thing is punctuated on Sunday evening by fireworks!

A traditional sport of the Gascons, the Landes race is still the main event of the village festivals. It begins with the parade of spreaders to the sound of the Cazérien march played by the harmony that accompanies the exploits. The actor settles in the centre of the track, the second, behind him, will have the role of attracting the animal to him when the gap is made. The pilgrimage allows a historical visit of the arenas, the torils with technical videos.

For several years now, the Campo de Feria has been established around the bullring as a matter of course, a direct legacy of the great "romerias" organized in the Vauban moat by the Cercle Taurin in the early 1950s. A great event bringing together the festive atmospheres of Seville, Pamplona and Bayonne. Around the bullring, exhibitions, bars and restaurants, musical entertainment, parades, tertulias ... and the plaza of Bayonne is ablaze from morning to evening in an atmosphere very aficionada and festive around the bullfights of the Feria de l'Atlantique.