La Bogue d'Or

Leading up to the Bogue

• Wednesday, October 14th, 2:30 PM–4:00 PM — Brin d’Bogue: a touch of music, singing, and storytelling · Tourist Office, Place de la République, Redon · Free
• Friday, October 16th, 8:00 PM — Le Grand Leû du Bouéz (The Big Bad Wolf of the Woods), storytelling in Gallo, music, and songs from Upper Brittany by Cédric Malaunais · Salle de la Fontaine, Avessac · Voluntary contribution
• Saturday, October 17th and Sunday, October 18th, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM — Young Storytellers Workshop · École La Marelle, Peillac
• Sunday, October 18th to Friday, October 23rd — Creative retreat for 11–17 year olds, focusing on body and voice, with Rozenn Talec and Lora Cabourg · Redon · €115 to €400 depending on family income

Tuesday, October 20th, 2026

• 3:00 PM–5:30 PM — City walk scented with roasted chestnuts, with Kristine Allard: history of the town, the Foire Teillouse, the Bogue d’Or, and the chestnut tree · Departure from the Tourist Office, Redon · €7 (free for under 18s, from age 6) · Booking at 02 99 71 06 04
• 8:30 PM — The Kraken Consort concert: traditional, baroque, and classical music, with Chantal Santon Jeffery, Robert Getchell, David Lombardi, Sylvain Barou, Ronan Pellen, and Laurène Helstroffer Durantel · Théâtre Le Canal, Redon · €5 to €19 · Booking at 02 23 10 10 80

Wednesday, October 21st, 2026

• 3:00 PM–5:00 PM — Introduction to basin bell ringing · Garden of the Confluence social center, 5 rue Guy Pabois, Redon · Free, no registration required

Thursday, October 22nd, 2026

• 6:00 PM–7:00 PM — Storytelling "La terre à mon oreille" by Caroline Avenel · Cultural café La Bicoque, 1 rue du Tribunal, Redon · Voluntary contribution, from age 6
• 6:45 PM–8:00 PM — Apéro-concert Talec-Noguet (Rozenn Talec, vocals; Yannig Noguet, accordion), "Mēlezour" album · Bar Paul & Joseph, ZA du Cotard, Redon · Free, light snacks available
• 8:30 PM — Bobines & bottes de paille: film screening and reading on the changes in the rural world in the Redon region, from 1949 to 2014 · Ciné Manivel, Redon · €4.50

Friday, October 23rd, 2026

• 2:00 PM–1:00 AM — Autumn funfair · Parc Anger
• 4:00 PM–7:00 PM — Singing workshop with Rachele Andrioli (continues Saturday 10:00 AM–1:00 PM) · Near Carré 9 · €50 upon registration
• 7:30 PM–8:00 PM — Open Bogue: presentation of the teen creative retreat · Circus tent · Free
• 8:00 PM — Trad music session · Circus tent · Free
• 8:30 PM — Storytelling and tall tales competition, with carte blanche for Aziliz Chartier-Mahé and Valentin Lacomba during jury deliberation · Théâtre Le Canal, city center · Pass required · Hall opens at 7:30 PM
• 8:30 PM–2:00 AM — Fest-noz with Rault-Audran (Gwennan Rault, Loeiza Audran), Lemoine-Couchoux (Jeanne Lemoine, Cyrille Couchoux), Miralhet, and Kraaz · Salle du Carré 9 · Pass required (performance times not published)

Saturday, October 24th, 2026

• 9:00 AM–7:00 PM — Local produce market and street sale · Redon covered market and city center
• 10:00 AM–1:00 PM — Workshops: singing with Rachele Andrioli (€50 for the full workshop), ensemble music with Louis Jacques (€25, all instruments), dancing songs with Jacques Puech (€25), improvisation with Clément Gibert (€25, all instruments) · Near Carré 9 · Registration required, info at gcbpv.org
• From 10:00 AM — Piper competition: march and melody, biniou braz-bombarde alternating with biniou koz-bombarde, qualifying round for the couple piper championship · Near Carré 9
• 11:00 AM–12:00 PM — Trad music school "sort les clous" musical parade · Around the covered market, city center
• 12:00 PM — Singing aperitif · Near the refreshment bar · Free entry
• 1:30 PM–2:00 AM — Autumn funfair · Parc Anger
• From 2:00 PM — Open duets (dance tunes), alternating with a special "Rond de Saint-Vincent" dance-song competition · Circus tent · Free
• From 2:00 PM — Continuation of the dance tunes competition (biniou-bombarde) · Salle du Carré 9 · Pass required · Limited seating, registration at gcbpv.org
• 2:00 PM — Musical football, with Compagnie des Possibles · City Park · Free · Meet at 1:30 PM to form teams
• 2:00 PM — Screening of the film "L’gallo à la sourç" (2024, 56 min) · Centre Confluence, Salle Belle-Île · Free
• 2:00 PM–6:00 PM — Creative table with Atelier vagabond · Stand on site · Free, open to all
• 2:00 PM–3:00 PM and 5:00 PM–7:00 PM — Singing and music activities · Chap’École
• 3:00 PM–4:30 PM — Instrumental discovery with teachers from the Trad Music School · Chap’École · Free
• 3:00 PM–5:00 PM — Storytelling and singing joust · Théâtre Le Canal, city center · Pass required · Hall opens at 2:00 PM
• 3:30 PM–5:30 PM — Behind the scenes of field recording with Yves Huguel and Jean-Yves Le Bot · Centre Confluence · Free
• 4:30 PM — Concert by La Dévorante, poetic trad song duo (Clémence Cognet, Clément Gibert) · P’tit Chap’ · Pass required
• 6:00 PM — Poetic aperitif, open stage · Centre Confluence · Free
• 6:30 PM — Concert by Duò Lavoà Lapò (Manu Théron, Damien Toumi) · P’tit Chap’ · Pass required
• From 7:00 PM — Trad music session · Circus tent · Free
• 9:00 PM — Piper-singer stage: Kraaz, followed by open stage from 10:00 PM (register at [email protected]) · P’tit Chap’ · Pass required
• 9:00 PM–2:00 AM — Chicass’Noz with Salvatjonas, Duo Cognet, Duò Lavoà Lapò & Rachele Andrioli, and Johnny Makam · Salle du Carré 9 · Pass required (performance times not published)
• Ongoing — Chestnut taverns by the Comité du Marron (cider by the bowl, roasted chestnuts) and trad music and singing activities · Place aux Marrons · Fruit exhibition and exhibition of mushrooms, squash, and berries (9:00 AM–6:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday) · Small local market, association stands, textile screen printing, bars, and food on the Carré 9 site

Sunday, October 25th, 2026

• 10:00 AM — Singing assembly, selection for the final (singing only) · Bar Le Bala Bala, 18 rue Saint-Michel, Redon · Free
• 10:15 AM — Singing and piping walk, meet in front of Carré 9, departure at 10:30 AM, duration 1h15 · Free
• 10:30 AM–11:30 AM — Live broadcast by Plum’FM radio · Circus tent · Free
• 11:00 AM — Poetic aperitif, open stage · Centre Confluence · Free
• 11:00 AM–4:00 PM — Trad Music School workshops on stage · Chap’École; from 3:00 PM, singing and music for dancing or listening · Circus tent · Free
• 12:00 PM–1:00 PM — TVilaine "Vivement Dimën" with Roger Pidgel and his team · P’tit Chap’ · Pass required
• 1:00 PM–6:00 PM — Basketry and rustic toys, workshops by the Saute-Ruisseaux association (10 years old); "Landscapes for swallows" stand with Bretagne Vivante · Stand on site · Free
• 1:30 PM–11:00 PM — Autumn funfair · Parc Anger
• 2:00 PM — 51st Bogue d’Or final, a cappella singing competition · Théâtre Le Canal, city center · Pass required · Hall opens at 1:00 PM
• 2:00 PM — Storytelling by Conteurs de la Jolie Vilaine, followed by open storytelling stage from 3:30 PM (register on site) · Centre social Confluence · Free
• 2:00 PM–3:00 PM — Alternating Brittany/Galicia double concert: Coco d’Pie with Jañ-Mai Havar and A fume de Carozo with Carolina Garel Carballeira · P’tit Chap’ · Pass required
• 2:00 PM–3:00 PM — Young sprouts on stage: "The field of the Korrigans or how the Vilaine was born" by about twenty young people from the Trad Music School, followed by budding storytellers · Salle du Carré 9 · Pass required
• 2:30 PM — Parade with dancers from Korollerien Ar Vro and the Bagad Nominoë, from Place de la République to Carré 9
• 3:30 PM — Rachele Andrioli solo concert · Salle du Carré 9 · Pass required
• From 3:30 PM — Piper-singer stage, opening with the Lhermitte-Portebois duo, followed by fest-deiz and open stage (register at [email protected]) · P’tit Chap’ · Pass required
• 5:00 PM — Concert by Segal, acoustic fest-noz music quintet (Anjela Lorho-Pasco, Dylan James, Pierre Droual, Meriadeg Lorho-Pasco, Floriane Le Pottier) · Salle du Carré 9 · Pass required

Program taken from the official 2026 Bogue booklet published by the Groupement Culturel Breton des Pays de Vilaine. The Pass provides access to the Théâtre Le Canal, the Salle du Carré 9, and the P’tit Chap’; access to the site around Carré 9, the circus tent, the stands, and the Confluence social center remains free.