What's On in Brittany - Bretagne (France)

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WHAT'S ON IN BRITTANY - AUGUST 2010

AUGUST 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Erquy, Les Mercredis Celtiques, Open-air celtic music concerts in town every Wednesday evening during the summer

1 AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Pluneret - Noce Bretonne - Traditional Breton Wedding Festival, starting at 10am at the church with various events all day finishing with an evening of breton music (Fest-Noz from 9pm), www.pluneret.fr

1-9 AUGUST 2010
FINISTERE- Trébeurden, Île of Batz - Tango par la Côte - Tango Dance Festival all night long

3-22 AUGUST 2010
FINISTERE - Quimper, Semaines Musicales, 3 weeks of classical & baroque music

first week-end AUGUST 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Pouldrouran, Pardon of St Bergat, 9pm mass followed by a light torches procession

6-7 AUGUST 2010
LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE - Saint-Nazaire, Les Escales (Music Festival)

6-8 AUGUST 2010
FINISTERE - Crozon Peninsula, Music festival du Bout du Monde (reggae, jazz, folk, Funky afro blues music)

6-15 AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Lorient, Festival Interceltique, Interceltic Festival (10 days of entertainment across the town, one of the largest celtic festivals not to be missed)
www.festival-interceltique.com

7-8 AUGUST 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Perros-Guirec, Festival des Hortensias, starting at 6pm, place du Marché (2 days of Breton Music and Dance)

8 AUGUST 2010
FINISTERE - Plougoulm, Music Festival Gouel a Eost, www.festival-gouelaneost.com

8 AUGUST 2010
FINISTERE - Beuzec-Cap-Sizun, Fête des Bruyères (Traditional Breton Wedding, Music & Dance)

8-9 AUGUST 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Pleudihen-sur-Rance, Fête du Blé et des vieux métiers (Wheat & Old Farming Traditions Festival), www.fete-du-ble.com

10-15 AUGUST 2010
LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE - Guérande, Les Celtiques de Guérande (Celtic Music Festival)

12-15 AUGUST 2010
FINISTERE - Plomodiern, Festival du Ménez-Hom (Festival of folklore, music and dance), www.festival-menez-hom.com

13-15 AUGUST 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Saint-Malo, Rock music festival - La Route du Rock Festival in Fort de Saint-Pierre

15th AUGUST 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Saint-Suliac, Pardon de la mer, www.saint-suliac.fr

14-15 AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Porcaro, Pardon de la Madone des Motards, www.madonedesmotards.com

14-22 AUGUST 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Guingamp, Festival de la Saint Loup (traditional Breton music and dance)

15th AUGUST 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Loudeac, Pardon de Querrien

15th AUGUST 2010
SOUTH FINISTERE - Penmarc'h, Pardon Notre Dame de la Joie

15th AUGUST 2010
ILLE ET VILAINE - Bécherel, Troménie de Haute-Bretagne

15th AUGUST 2010
ILLE ET VILAINE - Mont-Dol, Pardon de la Vierge

15th AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Guern, Pardon Notre Dame de Quelven

15th AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Rochefort-en-Terre, Pardon Notre Dame de La Tronchaye

every 15th AUGUST 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Henansal, Harvest Festival with demonstrations of traditional techniques- Fête des Battages

15, 20-22 AUGUST 2010
SOUTH FINISTERE - Concarneau, Fête des Filets Bleus (A festival dedicated to Brittany)

AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Barrage d'Arzal, Festiv'arz (Traditional Breton Music and Danse Festival)

15th AUGUST 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Perros-Guirec, Pardon Notre Dame de la Clarté

17-22 AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Ile de Groix, Port Lay, Festival Du Film Insulaire (Film Festival)

18-22 AUGUST 2010
LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE, La Baule, Pardon de la Baule (Breton Culture Festival with 5 days of traditional dance street parades, fest-noz, religious processions & mass)

20-22 AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Plouay, Grand Prix de Plouay (Cycling race)

21-28 AUGUST 2010
FINISTERE - Douarnenez, Cinema Festival

21-22 AUGUST 2010
FINISTERE - Roscoff, Fête de l'Oignon Rosé (Pink oignon festival)

26-28 AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Malguénac, Arts des Villes, Arts des Champs Festival (Jazz festival)

Last week-end AUGUST 2010
FINISTERE - Plonévez-Porzay - Grand Pardon de Sainte-Anne-La-Palud

28-29 AUGUST 2010
LOIRE-ALTANTIQUE - Pornic, Fête de la Saint-Gilles (Breton Traditional Music and Dance Festival)

28-29 AUGUST 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Dinan, La Route du Cidre (old sailing boats race on the Rance river between La Richardais and Dinan)

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WHAT'S ON IN BRITTANY - SEPTEMBER 2010

First Sunday SEPTEMBER 2010
FINISTERE - Le Folgoet, Pardon de Notre Dame du Folgoet

3-5 SEPTEMBER 2010
MORBIHAN - Gourin, Bretagne Championship of Traditional Music

3-5 SEPTEMBER 2010
MORBIHAN - Trinité-sur-Mer, Happy Baie, a unique nautical festival to celebrate famous sailors and boats, with various events around the harbour and sailing races.

8 SEPTEMBER 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Lamballe, Pardon de Notre Dame de Grande Puissance

7-8 SEPTEMBER 2010
MORBIHAN - Josselin, Pardon de Notre Dame du Roncier
For this year's full program, visit the website.

12 SEPTEMBER 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Saint-Didier, Pèlerinage de Notre Dame de La Peinière

10-12 SEPTEMBER 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE, Noyal-sur-Vilaine, Festival Bol d'Eire (Irish and Breton Music and Dance festival)

11 SEPTEMBER 2010
MORBIHAN - Saint-Noff, Festival de la Saint-Noff (Music festival)

3rd Sunday SEPTEMBER 2010
MORBIHAN - Hennebont, Pardon de Notre Dame du Voeu

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WHAT'S ON IN BRITTANY - OCTOBER 2010

OCTOBER 2010
LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE, Les Celtomania Festival, (festival celebrating breton culture with various events throughout the department during October, visit the website for the full programme)

OCTOBER 2010
ILLE ET VILAINE - Fougères, Pardon de Notre Dame des Marais
St Sulpice Church, mass at 3pm and 6pm, procession at 10.30am the next day and vespers at 4pm.

OCTOBER 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Dinard, Festival du Film Brittanique (British Film Festival)

OCTOBER 2010
Lanvellec - Festival de Lanvellec (Baroque and organ music Festival)

OCTOBER 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Redon, La Bogue D'or (breton cutural festival with music, dance, story-tellers, etc)

OCTOBER 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Saint-Briac-sur-mer, Fête de la Saint-Simon (Saint Simon Festival - concerts, market, exhibition)

31 OCTOBER 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Saint-Malo, Departure of the Route du Rhum sailing race to Guadeloupe (a major event in the sailing calendar taking place every four year)

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WHAT'S ON IN BRITTANY - NOVEMBER 2010

NOVEMBER 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE, Rennes/Bruz, Festival Yaouank (Breton contemporary Music and Dance Youth Festival)

NOVEMBER 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Ergue-Gaberic, Bombardes en fêtes (Bombards Festival)

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WHAT'S ON IN BRITTANY - DECEMBER 2010

DECEMBER 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Rennes, Les Transmusicales (Contemporary music festival)
Visit the website

DECEMBER 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Tréguier, Breizh a Gan (Breton Music and Songs Festival)

DECEMBER 2010
FINISTERE - QUIMPER, Festivale des Cornemuses (Bagpipes Festival)

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WHAT'S ON IN BRITTANY - APRIL 2010

We are still into a quiet period for major events but there are still plenty of local artists performing which can be checked with your local tourist office.

9-11 APRIL 2010
MORBIHAN - Pontivy, Kan ar Bobl competition final, finals of a major traditional breton singing and music competition

10 APRIL 2010
MORBIHAN - Pluvigner, FEST-NOZ (Traditional night festival of Breton music and dance), Salle Le Borgne, starts at 9pm

11 APRIL 2010
MORBIHAN - Vannes, TRADI' DEIZ, traditional Breton dance competition at the Palais des Arts from 9.30am to 5pm followed by a street parade of 1000 dancers and musicians at 5.30pm

18, 21, 24 APRIL 2010
LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE - Nantes, MI-CAREME CARNIVAL in the streets of Nantes Town Centre, a major annual event of music, dance, brass bands with parade of colourful floats and carnival heads - Not to be missed !
Programme: day street parade on the 18th april at 2.30pm, kids' parade on the 21st april at 3pm, night street parade on the 24th april at 8.30pm
>> Watch the video of "Le Carnaval de la Mi-Carême de Nantes"

18 APRIL 2010
LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE - Saint-Nazaire, KEJADENN, Breton Dance from the Pays de Retz and Saint-Nazaire at the Maison de quartier de l'Immaculée from 9h30 to 17h30

24 APRIL 2010
MORBIHAN - Carnac, FEST-NOZ (Traditional night festival of Breton music and dance), Salle Omnisports, starts at 9pm

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WHAT'S ON IN BRITTANY - MAY 2010

16 MAY 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Tréguier, Grand Pardon de Saint-Yves
10,000 pilgrims expected, Mass at 10am followed by the procession towards Minihy-Tréguier, Vespers at 3pm

20-24 MAY 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Saint-Brieuc, ART ROCK 2010, music festival with a fantastic line up: Lucy Love, Miss Platnum, Peter Doherty, Jacques Dutronc and more

21 MAY 2010
LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE - Nantes, 1st Marathon of Dance in Brittany and Fest-noz (traditional night Breton dance festival), starts at 8pm and finishes on 22nd May at 4pm, located at Salle Nantes-Erdre, Route de Saint Joseph, Nantes

30 MAY 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Saint-Brieuc, EMVOD, traditional Breton dance departmental competition

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WHAT'S ON IN BRITTANY - JUNE 2010

5 JUNE 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Saint-Malo, Klebs'noz 2010 (Traditional night festival of Breton music and dance), Salle Omnisport Duguay Trouin, starts at 8.30pm

25-27 JUNE 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Jazz Festival in Gomené

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WHAT'S ON IN BRITTANY - JULY 2010

JULY 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Erquy, Les Mercredis Celtiques, Open-air celtic music concerts in town every Wednesday evening during the summer

2-4 JULY 2010
FINISTERE - Guissény, "FEST BRO PAGAN", Festival of traditional breton folklore with dance, music, concerts, theatre, gastronomy and more.

3-4 JULY 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Tréguier, Fête de la Bière Bretonne, Breton Beer festival. Come, taste and vote for the best beer from local breweries and enjoy local music groups at the same time.

3-11 JULY 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Saint-Malo, Festival Folkores du Monde, festival of traditional songs, music and folklore dance from all over the world - a great colourful and cultural festival to start the holiday season.

3rd JULY 2010
LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE - Nort-sur-Erdre, La Nuit de l'Erdre (Rock music Festival)

4 JULY 2010
LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE - La Baule-Escoublac, Fête du Pays Blanc (traditional breton festival)

5-10 JULY 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Rennes, Tombées de la Nuit (Music and theatre festival)

8-12 JULY 2010
FINISTERE - Pont-L'Abbé, Fête des Brodeuses (traditional breton festival)

9-11 JULY 2010
MORBIHAN - Pontivy, Festival des Traditions Populaires (Traditions Festival)

9-14 JULY 2010
FINISTERE - Landerneau - (Traditional Music Festival) Festival Kann Al Loar

9-10th JULY 2010
MORBIHAN - Nostang near Lorient, Percussions du Monde, (drums related music festival), www.percussionsdumonde.net

10 JULY 2010
MORBIHAN - Pontivy, "60 MODES, 60 ANS", breton dance festival

2nd Sunday JULY 2010
FINISTERE - Locronan - Pardon of Troménie

23 JULY - 20 AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Belle-Île-en-Mer, Lyrique-en-mer

15-18 JULY 2010
FINISTERE - Carhaix, Major music festival - Les Vieilles Charrues

16-18 JULY 2010
FINISTERE - Fouesnant, - Fête des Pommiers (Cider Festival, mix of gastronomy, dance, singing and music)

18 JULY 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Paimpol, Fête des Islandais (Icelanders Festival)

20-27 JULY 2010
MORBIHAN - Lorient - Sailing Race - the Solitaire du Figaro hosting from Le Havre, full schedule with sailing dates along the Brittany coast.

23 JULY - 20 AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Belle-Île-en-Mer, Lyrique-en-mer (www.belle-ile.net)

24-25 JULY 2010
MORBIHAN - Gourin, Fête de la Crêpe (Pancakes Festival)

24-25 JULY 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Dinan, Fête des Remparts (major medieval festival in the streets of Dinan)

25 JULY 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Dol de Bretagne, Folklore Festival

17-25 JULY 2010
FINISTERE - Quimper, Festival de Cornouaille (Big Celtic festival)

26 JULY 2010
MORBIHAN - Saint-Anne d'Auray, Pardon de Saint-Anne

4th Sunday JULY 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Romagné, Grand pardon de Sainte-Anne

4th Sunday JULY 2010
COTES D'ARMOR - Le Vieux-Marché, Pilgrimage Ismalo-Chrétien

29 JULY - 1 AUGUST 2010
MORBIHAN - Sarzeau, Fête Celtique en Pays de Rhuys (Rhuys country land Celtic Festival)

29-31 JULY 2010
FINISTERE - Brest, Astropolis Festival

30-31 JULY 2010
MORBIHAN - Malestroit, Festival of Au Pont du Rock (rock music festival)

30-31 JULY to 1 AUGUST 2010
FINISTERE - Chateauneuf-du-Faou - Fest-Jazz (Jazz Festival)

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12-14 AUGUST 2011
COTES D'ARMOR - Paimpol, Festival du chant de marin (Marine Music Festival)

SEPTEMBER 2011
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Martigné-Ferchaud, Festival des Mines d'Or (Festive Music Festival)

AUGUST 2010
ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Bréal-sous-Montfort, Festival du Roi Arthur (King Arthur Festival)

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