Cultural events in southern Brittany

As in all of Brittany, the religious heritage is very important in Morbihan: festivals and processions, chapels and churches, fountains and calvaries ... To discover sacred architecture, the Auray County organizes each year from July to mid-September, the "Détour d'Art" event during which the chapels of the Alréan countryside open their doors and reveal all their richness . Guided or free tours are organized in more than 20 monuments.

FROM 22ND JULY TO 22ND SEPTEMBER 2024

All summer, at nightfall, a great audiovisual projection show on the Saint Cornély church in Carnac. Learn of the story of Saint Cornély who, as the legend goes, turned a legion of Roman soldiers into stone statues ... thus becoming Carnac's famous standing stones...Lumiliz, an original show full of fantasy, to experience with the whole family.

FROM 31ST MAY TO 16TH AUGUST 2024

A street arts festival for children, Place aux Mômes offers a different one-hour show every week: magic, clowns, dances, concerts ... Funny, poetic, unusual shows for young audiences (from 3 or 5 years old). Meet-up on Tuesdays at 6 p.m., in the beautiful green Parc de Césarine, in Carnac.

FROM 9TH JULY TO 20TH AUGUST 2024

Opera, piano concert, jazz, concerto ... The programming of the Milles Musicaux allows the general public to discover and appreciate various musical universes and repertoires. To meet young talents or prestigious artists, this is a series of classical music events you do not want to miss in La Trinité sur Mer.

5TH, 6TH, 7TH, 9TH AND 11TH JULY 2024

For jazz lovers, this is a 100% free festival which takes place in Vannes in July! During a whole week, the city swings with nearly 70 concerts ...Internationally renowned artists perform on the stage set in the ramparts gardens of the medieval city. Vannes Echos Jazz also takes place in the streets with concerts in bars and clubs, entertainment such as tea-time jazz for young children, meetings with musicians, national jazz auditions to reveal new talents ...

FROM 17TH TO 20TH JULY 2024

Don't miss this other traditional festival, which takes place a few minutes away from the campsite during the second half of July: the Breton festival of Saint-Philibert. On the menu : the Parade of th Bagads (Breton music bands) and other Celtic groups, from the town hall to the chapel of Saint Philibert. Then traditional music and dance groups follow one another on the stage, set up on the banks of the river Ster, near the chapel. The setting is magnificent, the event is convivial and the fireworks display, superb! Go for it !

21ST JULY 2024

With over 800 saints and thousands of chapels and churches, Brittany is the place of many pilgrimages, which are called "pardons". The great Pardon of Sainte Anne d'Auray, the most important in Brittany, takes place on 26th July and welcomes around 20,000 faithful each year. Like all pardons, it has a procession with statues and reliquaries during which the traditional costumes and banners of all the different Breton parishes are put in the spotlight.

26TH JULY 2024

An important tuna-fishing port during the last century, Etel celebrates its maritime past during its annual tuna festival. On the menu : a floats parade, traditional groups (bagads and Celtic circles, brass bands and pipe band) and of course, grilled tuna! A fireworks display closes this beautiful traditional celebration that has existed since 1930. Things to do: visit the tuna museum which retraces, through its exhibitions, the life and history of the sailors from the Etel area.

28TH JULY 2024

From June to November, the village of La Gacilly organizes an outdoor photography festival which brings together more than 300,000 visitors each year. The walls of homes, streets and gardens become art galleries with hundreds of large-format photographs signed by renowned photographers. The free access allows everyone to discover the exhibitions in this magnificent village, a city of craftsmanship, at their own pace. A festival committed to the protection of the environment, the chosen themes highlight the relationship between man and our planet.

FROM 21ST JUNE TO 3RD NOVEMBER 2024

From mid-June to the end of October, several towns in the Quiberon Bay area take part in Escales Photos, a free and open-air exhibition. The history that links the people of Morbihan to the sea is told through large format photo reports, installed in the town streets and are set up in the form of photographic routes. The exhibition places are to be found in La Trinité sur Mer, Plouharnel, Locmariaquer and on the islands of Quiberon Bay (Belle-Ile en Mer, Houat and Hoëdic).

JUNE TO OCTOBER 2024