Ar Boutoù Nevez introduces Breton dancing in Roscoff through classes for newcomers. The association began with four friends at the bar de la Marine, where its first lessons took place on the pétanque ground. Its Breton name means ‘new shoe’, and its history includes appearances at Gouel Rosko and the Fête de l’Oignon de Roscoff.
Region: Brittany
Arsonora: Music at Château du Guildo
Éva Fogelgesang imagines the sounds of Château du Guildo with medieval and Celtic harps. Her musical tours combine theatre, poetry and an exploration of the castle, with one route for families and another for history enthusiasts. Part of Arsonora, the programme is organised by Fête des Remparts de Dinan and includes a musical interlude between the visits.
Sur la Route de Cléden-Poher: Breton Costume Portraits
Lévénès de Cléden uses the composition and colour of classical painting to photograph people in Breton costume. Garments from Poher, Cap Sizun, the Rance and Aven have been collected, restored or reconstructed. QR codes open the stories and archives behind each portrait, including the costumes worn by two dancers from Fouesnant.
Vieux Pistons Bretons Vintage Vehicle Gathering
Vieux Pistons Bretons brings its vintage vehicles to Kerscao for Journées du Patrimoine in Locmaria-Plouzané. The association’s gathering is devoted to older cars, set against the architecture of a Breton manor. Kerscao is protected as a historic monument, and restoration of its chapel forms part of the site’s preservation story.
Danakil Live at Le Roudour
Danakil arrives at Le Roudour with the roots reggae sound that has carried the French collective from small clubs to major festival stages. The set draws on Demain peut-être and its expanded Reload edition, pairing weighty rhythms with socially conscious writing. The band’s independent Baco Music story and long connection with audiences give the Saint-Martin-des-Champs concert a clear place in today’s French reggae circuit.
NoBorder Hors les Murs in Plozévet
NoBorder Hors les Murs brings three distinct approaches to dance music into Plozévet. Rennes duo Gregailh pushes the hurdy-gurdy through distortion, electronics and percussion; Eris amplifies songs and traditions from Upper Brittany; Garenne pairs baroque training with Massif Central fiddle practice. Hosted by L’Avel-Dro with Le Quartz and Bretagne(s) World Sounds, the bill connects fest-noz energy with experimental folk.
Kig Ha Farz Cooking Workshop in Saint-Suliac
Kig Ha Farz takes centre stage in a hands-on Saint-Suliac workshop led by a chef from northern Finistère, the dish’s home territory. Participants cook the broth, vegetables, pork and beef, then prepare both white farz and buckwheat-based black farz with the indispensable lipig sauce. The session ends around the shared meal, keeping the recipe’s Breton names, textures and communal character intact.
Saint-Jacques Cooking Workshop in Saint-Suliac
Saint-Suliac’s Retour de Pêche workshop puts the coquille Saint-Jacques at the centre of a practical Breton cooking session. Participants prepare scallop tartare with clementine and kasha, then pan-sear the shellfish with citrus butter and farz noir. A traditional Breton cake completes the menu, linking local seafood, buckwheat and regional pastry in one shared kitchen experience.
Kafé Breizh
Kafé Breizh is an informal Breton-language conversation gathering in Plouescat, welcoming fluent speakers, beginners and anyone returning to the language. Participants listen, talk and practise at their own pace, with conversation and mutual help shaping the session. The exchange keeps Breton in everyday use and turns a simple community meeting into a living expression of Finistère’s linguistic culture.
Saint-Thégonnec and Guimiliau Parish Enclosures
Calvaries, ossuaries, churches and triumphal gateways make up the parish enclosures of Saint-Thégonnec and Guimiliau. The guided visit examines this Breton religious architecture and the stories of faith and wealth expressed in its stonework. Looking closely at the details connects the different monuments within each enclosure and the histories of the two communities.