Stories and songs accompany this guided walk beside the Vilaine in Redon. The route explores the Breton river through its history, geography, water and wildlife, with dramatized readings of local tales and legends. Led by a host, the walk lasts around an hour and a half and brings together accounts of the river’s past and the landscape seen along the way.
Region: Brittany
Fête de la mer in Trébeurden: Maritime Festivities
Trébeurden’s Fête de la mer gathers maritime devotion, recreation and scientific interpretation at the Castel car park. Worship and local exhibitors sit alongside food, live music and opportunities to go out on the water. Short talks on marine subjects add an educational layer, linking the social life of the harbour with the ecology and practical knowledge of the surrounding sea.
Exposition “Dans nos filets” in Saint-Brieuc: Maritime Art
The musée d’art et d’histoire turns its maritime holdings into a route built around the figure of the pêcheur. Arrivée des pêcheurs de sardines d’Alfred Guillou, Construction d’un sardinier, Douarnenez de Mathurin Méheut and Marin pêcheur du Légué de Francis Renaud hang alongside the engraving Pêche à la sardine de René-Yves Creston. Four works lent by the musée d’Orsay joined them. Admission to the Saint-Brieuc rooms is free.
Pardon de Notre Dame de Roscudon in Pont-Croix: Community 祭祀
Within Pont-Croix, Notre Dame de Roscudon provides the church setting for a pardon rooted in parish life. Mass and a Marian vigil form the devotional structure while the building connects the observance with one of the town’s principal heritage sites. Local Catholic ritual, community memory and Breton religious tradition remain joined through the shared ceremony.
Ringers in Brittany: Artistic Expression
The biniou and bombarde duo takes centre stage in Les sonneurs vus par les artistes en Bretagne. At Musée du Faouët, more than 120 artworks, objects and documents explore the musicians who made this pairing emblematic of Breton traditional music. Guided visits and workshops for different ages extend the exhibition’s view of sonneurs through artistic representations.
Pardon de Saint-Gilles in Binic: Community Blessings
Pardon de Saint-Gilles in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer centres on procession, mass and the blessing of children against fear. Fouace, the local sweet bread, is blessed and shared, while Kir Breton and chapel-benefit pastry sales extend the rite into communal hospitality. The Association des Amis de la Chapelle St Gilles keeps the pardon grounded in chapel care, food custom and parish memory.
Nature Walk in Loudéac: Exploring Biodiversity
The planned Loudéac forest walk explores trees, shrubs and other plants, with mushrooms among the possible finds. Birdsong provides another way to observe the forest, including the distinctive call of the engoulvent. A forest-themed tale in Gallo is an optional part of the walk, weather permitting, linking the natural setting with local storytelling.
Duo Jaffré / Lucas in Trémel: Breton Heritage
Duo Jaffré / Lucas brings singer Élodie Jaffré and harpist Awena Lucas together around songs of Basse Bretagne. Their repertoire includes gwerzioù, sonioù, kan ha diskan and dance tunes from Centre Bretagne and Pays Vannetais. Voice and harp meet in a programme drawing on the traditional songs of these Breton territories.
Photography Exhibition in Combrit: Bigouden Heritage
Expo photos – 70 ans de culture bigoudène à Combrit documents the long life of the Bagad and Cercle de Combrit. More than 200 photographs show portraits, groups, costumes and associative moments tied to Bigouden culture. The display across chapels and public space turns local archives into a shared walk through music, dance and community memory.
Fest-Noz in Dinan: Traditional Music Night
This Dinan fest-noz places traditional Breton dance and music in the Quartiers d’été programme. Eris, a Rennes trio with Mannaïg Le Guével, brings Haute-Bretagne influences into a contemporary sound, while C’hwibu Luc’h Trio connects Breton and Irish tunes. Refreshments and catering support the social side of the evening, but the heart remains the shared dance floor and its regional repertoire.