Ranch Jack celebrates two decades through horses, rural skills and the community that grew around the centre in Le Moutoux. Local farmers and craftspeople fill the market, while riders contest the in-house horseback archery and Équifun finals before equestrian demonstrations. Younger guests can meet the ponies in a village designed for first rides, giving families a direct introduction to the ranch. Displays about Ranch Jack trace an unusual story that began in Martinique before crossing the Atlantic and taking root in the Jura. A Creole meal carries that Caribbean connection into the shared table, alongside refreshments and food available throughout the gathering. A raffle and the varied programme bring competitors, makers and neighbours together around the ranch’s anniversary.
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Unusual Mâcon Heritage Walk
Mâcon Insolite is a guided heritage walk in the Journées Européennes du Patrimoine programme. Its route includes traboules and interior courtyards, alongside old houses and hôtels particuliers, or private town mansions. Playful and sensory experiences punctuate the exploration of this architectural heritage.
Patriarche Hospices Wine Tasting
Maison Patriarche marks the Hospices de Beaune wine auction with a tasting route through its historic cellars. Ten selected Burgundy wines bring together Premiers Crus, Grands Crus and older vintages, served in an engraved glass that visitors can keep. The cellar journey also includes contemporary works installed with Art in Situ, so paintings and other pieces emerge within the underground architecture as an integrated cellar display. In the Cave aux Arômes, a visual and olfactory display presents the twelve aromatic families associated with Burgundy wines, giving guests another way to read what is in the glass. Gougères and water are available along the route. Wine, art, aroma and vaulted cellar heritage combine in a focused Beaune programme tied to the city’s celebrated auction tradition.
Mining Memory Roundtable in Frugerès-les-Mines
Patrimoine minier et enjeux de Mémoire is a heritage evening devoted to mining memory in Frugerès-les-Mines. The roundtable format brings guest speakers into a public discussion about how a mining village preserves, transmits and debates its past. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres frame the meeting as a local gathering, while the centre remains the village’s industrial memory and the people who keep it visible.
Festi’Coat Concert in Le Faouët
Danserien an Ellé starts Festi’Coat with an introduction to Breton dancing in Le Faouët. Lulu’s Trio follows with traditional and folk music, while Lucie Sky plays piano covers and her own compositions. Les Glochos add their humorous songs to the concert programme, before DJ Landry takes over for the closing set.
Deus’ta! Breton Culture Festival
Deus’ta! sets Breton language, dance and stage music at the centre of a Brest festival led by volunteer cultural networks. Fest-deiz and fest-noz sessions sit beside bagad sound, dance workshops, contemporary groups such as Red Cardell and Plantec, and stands devoted to Breton games and associations. The festival forms a dense portrait of living Breton culture, from spoken language to dance-floor practice.
Plouescat Market Halls Heritage Visit
Breton market halls tell a story of trade and social life at the centre of towns and villages. Architect Lise Lemasson examines their design, history and protection as monuments, taking Plouescat as a particular case. Local volunteer guide Michel Quéré then leads a visit to the town’s hall, extending the lecture into a close look at the building itself.
Breton Music Session in Saint-Brieuc
Telenn and SKV Sonerien Ha Kanerien Vreizh shape this recurring Saint-Brieuc session around gavotte, an dro and plinn repertoire. Musicians work from shared themes, then the room opens into Breton tunes carried by players, singers and dancers. Ti ar Vro gives the gathering a language-house setting, linking practice, transmission and fest-noz dance 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.
Fest Noz with Ruz Tan and Spontailloù
The fest-noz from Yaouankiz er Ster, the Crac’h Celtic circle, centres on Breton dance repertoire and live traditional music. Ruz Tan brings diatonic accordion, guitar, bass and drums to support dance tunes, while Spontailloù draws on the Ria d’Etel and a broad Brittany-wide repertoire. Galettes and crêpes keep the gathering close to the social foodways of fest-noz culture.