Bow Knee & Claw take the Café Breton stage as part of the Perros-Guirec Trad Festival dinner-show series. The event pairs a reserved dinner table with a traditional music concert, keeping the evening compact and attentive. The café’s homemade menu includes seafood dishes, burgers, salads and Breton specialties, while the music program changes from week to week across July and August. This format turns the port-side café into a small seasonal venue for traditional music rather than a background entertainment space.
Region: Brittany
Pierre de Keriolet in Sainte-Anne-d’Auray: Son et Lumière
The Son et Lumière Pierre de Keriolet, le bandit de Dieu returns to the open-air theater of Pont Er Groah in Sainte-Anne-d’Auray. More than 130 actors and extras, with animals, carts and period costumes, recreate a 17th-century village to tell the linked stories of Yvon Nicolazic and Pierre de Kériolet. The performance connects the apparition tradition of Saint Anne, the origins of the Sainte-Anne d’Auray pilgrimage site and the dramatic conversion of Kériolet. Running about 90 minutes, it is staged as historical theatre for adults and children.
Famille Le Blanc at Café Breton: Trad Festival Dinner Show
Famille Le Blanc appear in the Café Breton Trad Festival, a Perros-Guirec summer series built around traditional music and a seated dinner-show format. The café keeps the evenings reservation-only, with a concert fee and a homemade menu that includes mussels and fries, fish and chips, burgers, salads and Breton specialties. Each date spotlights a different artist or group, giving the season a varied musical profile while keeping the setting intimate and food-centered.
Jeud’his en Ronde in Guingamp: Young Celtic Circles
Jeud’his en Ronde brings five children’s Celtic circles together in Guingamp for a parade and shared performance. Groups from Guingamp, Châtelaudren, Paimpol, Plérin and Saint-Brieuc take over Place du Centre and Rue Notre-Dame with a program built around Breton dance, music and youth participation. The value of the event is in its scale: children are not simply watching a tradition, they are carrying it publicly through the town. If the weather is poor, the performance moves to the Cadolan sports complex.
Un été animé à Guingamp: Games, River Sports and Puppet Theatre
Un été animé à Guingamp sets up an afternoon of family activities around the public garden and the banks of the Trieux. The program begins with Breton games, chess, mountain biking, fencing, suction-cup archery, disc golf, pony rides, foosball and board games. Canoeing and kayaking take place nearby on the river at Venelle du Moulin de la Ville. The day then shifts toward performance with Le Manipophone, a puppet show and sing-along by Compagnie La poupée qui brûle, giving the event a balance of outdoor play and live culture.
Les Vendredis Dañs Alre in Auray: Summer Fest-Noz Series
Les Vendredis Dañs Alre turns Friday evenings in Auray into a summer Fest-Noz series on the Parvis du Centre culturel Athéna. The dates run from 17 July through 21 August, with each Friday carrying its own performers and dance colour. The opening evening features Faber Trio and the Goiset-Le Guellec duo; later dates include Brindilles, Kanerezed Traoué, Makadam Fentus, Fag + and Inorzen. The series format matters: this is not one isolated concert but a recurring public dance appointment, built around Breton music, local gathering and the social codes of fest-noz.
Wyll in Saint-Malo: Breton Pop on the Esplanade
Breton singer-songwriter Wyll performs on the Esplanade Saint-Vincent in Saint-Malo with a set built around soulful vocals, rhythmic flow and bright pop arrangements. The concert places an urban, contemporary voice in one of the city’s most visible public spaces, making it part of Saint-Malo’s summer cultural program. His songs are presented as direct and unifying, using pop energy and spoken-word intensity to reach a broad audience across generations.
Les Mardis de Plouescat: Kervegans and TekMao
Les Mardis de Plouescat offers a free 8:30 p.m. summer concert with Kervegans and TekMao. The official programme describes Kervegans as a rock-folk band with guitar, violin, saxophone, bombarde, bass and drums, and TekMao as a northern Finistère trio blending bombarde, Scottish bagpipes and electronic instruments. That pairing gives the evening a clear Breton crossover identity, moving between stage rock and electro-Celtic dance energy. The concert is planned at the Halles, with the post-office sports hall named as the rain venue and refreshments available.
Atelier enfant “Mon effet mer” in Lamballe-Armor
The “Mon effet mer” workshop at the Musée Mathurin Méheut offers a creative opportunity for children aged 6 to 14. Inspired by Henri Rivière’s depictions of the Breton coastline, participants will craft their own canvas paintings that capture the movement of water through a 100% homemade pouring paint technique. Led by the museum’s public service team, this workshop is limited to just 8 children, ensuring a focused and engaging experience. Each child should bring a smock to protect their clothing. At a cost of €10, this hands-on artistic endeavor provides a chance to explore creativity and an introduction to local art techniques.