Category: events

Myrdhin, a key figure in the revival of the Celtic harp, performs with singer and harpist Elisa Nicotra at the Eglise du Graal in Tréhorenteuc. Their programme draws on forest imagery and traditional texts from Brittany, Ireland and Italy. Harp, voice and Arthurian landscape give the concert a clear regional resonance without reducing it to background Celtic atmosphere.

Jeudis du Port brings music and public activity to Brest’s harbour setting. The series uses the port as more than a backdrop, joining live performance with the maritime identity of the city. Food, movement through the quays and outdoor concerts give the evenings a civic rhythm rooted in Brest’s waterfront culture.

Les Mardis au Clair de Lune brings evening performance to Pommerit-le-Vicomte in a village gathering format. The programme uses music and convivial outdoor time to make the commune’s public space active after daylight. Its cultural interest is local and social: live sound, shared presence and Breton summer sociability become the event’s main material.

Myrdhin performs at the Eglise du Graal in Tréhorenteuc, a place strongly tied to Brocéliande and Arthurian imagination. The harpist is a major figure in the revival of the Celtic harp, and his repertoire draws on Brittany, Ireland and traditional poetic sources. Harp sound, forest legend and sacred interior give the concert a clear regional frame.

Fest Noz in Saint-Lunaire places the Breton night-dance tradition at the centre of a warm summer gathering. Zonj and Kelteen bring Celtic music to a setting built for dancing, food and shared participation. Fest-noz remains a lived social form here, with melody, movement and collective memory carried together on the dance floor.

Fête de l’Aven takes over Port de Port-Manech with bagads, Celtic circles, Irish dancing, fest-noz, Breton wrestling and family activities. Bagad Bro Konk Kerne, Ar Roue Dou Gla, Kanfarded Sant Evarzeg, Bro Gaz ar Milinou and Skol Gouren Mein Zao are among the named participants. The event connects maritime village festivity with Breton music, dance and games.

Bugale Melrand, a Celtic circle, leads the Initiation à la danse bretonne, an introduction to traditional Breton dance in Pluméliau-Bieuzy. Teaching keeps to the basic steps, the starting point newcomers need before they can join the dances themselves. Admission is free, and the session is held on site at the Promenade des Estivants.

Danserien an Ellé leads this Breton dance initiation beneath the historic market hall in Le Faouët. Andro, gavotte and plinn provide a practical route through distinct steps, rhythms and group formations used in regional social dancing. Novices and experienced dancers share the same floor, making the session a direct encounter with movement, music and a tradition sustained through collective practice.

This Auray fest-noz is organised by Ti Douar Alré at the Centre culturel Athéna. A dance workshop introduces the steps before local music groups take over for the main gathering. The structure is faithful to Breton social dance: learn the movement, join the circle and carry the rhythm with others in a living local repertoire.

A 775 m³ mass of concrete above the Grands Sables beach, the Blockhaus sits on chemin de la grenouille, near the nautical base, restored to its original condition. Inside are an artillery firing hall, a rear firing post and ancillary rooms including a troop shelter. Explanatory panels, period objects, weapons and uniforms set out the Breton Resistance, the fighting in the Lorient pocket and the Laïta Front. Mémoire et Patrimoine de Clohars-Carnoët lets the route be walked alone or with a guide, and a historical booklet on the Blockhaus is sold on site.