Yaouankiz er Ster, the Crac’h Celtic circle, stages a fest-noz at the Espace des Chênes within the programme An Autumn with a Difference. Ruz Tan plays as a four-piece of diatonic accordion, acoustic guitar, bass guitar and drums, and works to promote Breton music through artistic and cultural events. Spontailloù, founded by Jean-Yves and Cathy and rooted in the Ria d’Etel, also counts four members, and its repertoire gathers some forty dances from across Brittany. Crêpes and galettes can be ordered to take away.
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Rando Noz Gourmande & Fest-Noz
Rando Noz gourmande & Fest noz begins as a community walk organised around Saint Joseph School in Crach, with food breaks placed along the route. The evening shifts into fest-noz, where Tam Glaz anchors the gathering in Breton dance music. Hiking, shared tables and circle-dance culture meet in a format that feels rural, sociable and closely tied to local school life.
Arth Mael Samain Night
Arth Mael’s Nuit de la Samain uses dance to mark the threshold between the light and dark seasons. Le Mange Bal folds Breton, Occitan and Auvergne traditions into electronic textures, while Planchée works from Upper Brittany repertoire toward trance, swing and partner dances. The Samain frame connects fest-noz practice with an older Celtic calendar, giving the night a ritual as well as musical edge.
Presqu’île Breizh Across Quiberon Bay
Presqu’île Breizh brings Breton music and dance together across Quiberon Bay in a celebration shared around the peninsula. The Breton invitation Daet Da Zañzal—enter the dance—places collective participation at the centre of the festival. The dates cover three days, and admission is free, while the detailed programme has yet to be announced. The gathering spans the bay through regional musical traditions, social dance and cultural links between peninsula communities. Its identity comes from movement, sound and participation across several days. Participating venues and performers remain forthcoming, so practical plans can be checked against the organiser’s programme closer to the festival. Presqu’île Breizh is rooted in Breton dance culture and the communal energy of the peninsula, leaving room for later announcements while keeping the regional theme clear.
Le Bal des Enflammés
Le Bal des Enflammés mixes mechanical spectacle with Breton music and night-festival atmosphere. Classic and luxury cars sit beside rides and demonstrations, while Sonerien Du, Ampouailh, Diskar and bagadoù from Morbihan and Côtes-d’Armor bring the sound of fest-noz and bagad culture. Food stalls add rougail, grilled meats and crêpes, making the gathering a broad Pluméliau-Bieuzy celebration.
Cap Danse: Dirau by Bilaka
Bilaka’s Dirau takes its title from a Basque word for what endures while transforming. The collective works from Basque dance steps and rhythms, letting walking become choreography and silence become movement. In Tourc’h, the Cap Danse program places Arthur Barat, Zibel Damestoy, Ioritz Galarraga and Oihan Indart in a piece where tradition moves through contemporary physical energy.
Edentia Bal Trad at La Coconnerie
Tao Dumur and Matthieu Meyer bring contrasting musical approaches to Edentia’s bal trad in Aurel. Dumur’s dynamic playing meets Meyer’s more restrained style, a partnership that began on the dance floor. Accordion music accompanies Scottish dance, Bourrée, waltz and Circassian circle, bringing these different forms of shared dance together in the Drôme Valley.
Fest-noz in Saint-Gilles
The Saint-Gilles-les-Bois fest-noz gathers several Breton dance-music groups under the Bougez à St-Gilles association. Kled, Stourm, Trioji, Le Bras/Nicolas and Du ô Vents shape the evening through paired musicianship and circle-dance rhythms. A gourmet walk before the music broadens the gathering into village sociability, linking movement, food and fest-noz practice.
Mégalithes en fête
Mégalithes en fête uses Carnac’s standing-stone landscape as the center of a broad public celebration. The Quête des Mégalithes gathers teams from the territory, while oyster shucking, Bagad and Breton dance add craft and musical anchors. The event links prehistoric heritage with contemporary community life across the Auray, Carnac and Erdeven area.
Pardon N.D. des douleurs
The Pardon N.D. des douleurs et Fest Deiz centres on the Plas-Kaër chapel and its fountain, keeping the pardon tradition tied to sacred place. Procession, mass, country-fair games and a meal give the day a rural parish rhythm. An’Dibru brings fest-deiz music into the gathering, joining Breton dance culture with the chapel-preservation work behind the celebration.