Saint-Malo welcomes the Route du Rhum fleet into its harbours before the race departs for Guadeloupe. Ultim, IMOCA, Class40, Ocean Fifty and vintage multihulls and monohulls gather at the quays, following a parade by part of the fleet. The starting village combines Breton and Guadeloupean celebrations, reflecting the Atlantic connection between the two regions.
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Presqu’île Breizh at La Trinité-sur-Mer
Presqu’île Breizh reaches La Trinité-sur-Mer with two performances from the festival’s eleventh edition. Bagad Locoal-Mendon brings Breton bagad music to the harbour esplanade in a stationary presentation shaped around the ensemble’s sound. A second appearance turns toward Scotland with Hundred Percent Collective, an all-female pipe band, moving in procession from the Voulien roundabout to Town Hall Square. Together, the appearances connect the waterfront and town centre through two different formats: a focused harbour performance and a street parade. The programme has a clear local identity within the wider peninsula festival, combining Breton instrumental tradition with Scottish pipe-band energy. Admission is free, and Cours des Quais provides the practical anchor for the La Trinité-sur-Mer dates.
Rallye Solex in Quiberon
Rallye Solex turns the Quiberon peninsula into a cheerful procession of vintage machines, costumes and club culture. Decorated Solexes carry a retro mechanical memory through the landscape, while the public side of the ride gives the event its festive tone. Local passion, humour and shared nostalgia for small engines give the procession its unmistakable peninsula character.
Fest noz, Arvest in Ploemel: Dance and Tradition
Les Attrape-Rêves anchors the Ploemel club’s anniversary programme, alongside a parade and music from Songria. A fest-noz follows with Arvest and Iskis. Arvest combines guitars, electronic programming and kan ha diskan, while Iskis draws on a broad traditional dance repertoire shaped by the four musicians’ own influences.
Festival des Filets Bleus in Concarneau: Breton Culture
This Festival des Filets Bleus programme day places the grand parade of Celtic circles and bagadou at the heart of Concarneau’s celebration. Traditional dance, music, threshing, Breton wrestling, costume exhibitions and the Triumph of the Bell Ringers make the day a dense statement of regional identity. It links port history with the public display of living Breton groups.
Festival des Filets Bleus in Concarneau: Maritime Celebrat
Festival des Filets Bleus is Concarneau’s historic fishing-port festival and one of Brittany’s oldest public celebrations. Concerts, the Village de la Mer, workshops, sonneurs, fireworks and a grand parade of people in traditional dress put maritime heritage in the foreground. The festival links the blue fishing nets of local memory with music, costume and port identity.
Noce bretonne in Brélès: 19th Century Wedding Event
Noce bretonne recreates a 19th-century Breton wedding in Brélès, with a village procession accompanied by bell ringers, dancers and a bagad. A communal kig ha farz feast, crêpes, refreshments and local makers keep the celebration rooted in regional food and craft traditions. Dance performances, an introductory workshop, a fest-deiz and pop concerts continue the programme. The planned fireworks display has been cancelled because of the drought emergency and in solidarity with local firefighters.
Foire de la Mi s’tembre in Bletterans: Local Fair
Foire de la Mi s’tembre brings Bletterans’s agricultural fair traditions together with a parade accompanied by bands and a fireworks display. Competitions feature Franche-Comté farmhouse cheeses and cooked Bresse poultry, while the Desnes Co-operative demonstrates Comté wheel production. Bobbin lace, gold embroidery and paintings are exhibited alongside a programme of local writers and vintage cars.