Les Mascarades de Clisson
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Edition 2025 — Mascarades de Clisson
2025 edition of Les Mascarades de Clisson, on May 24 and 25. 130 Venetian costumed characters, processions, street performances, concerts, exhibition at the Galerie du Minage, festive market, gondola rides on the Sèvre, masked ball on Saturday evening, and a magical nocturnal show of the costumed characters.
Les Mascarades de Clisson 2025: Two days of Venetian enchantment
On May 24 and 25, 2025, Clisson hosted a new edition of Les Mascarades, confirming the growing success of this Venetian event in the heart of the Nantes vineyard. 130 costumed characters once again transformed the town into an open-air theater, drawing thousands of visitors into a living fresco inspired by the splendor of Venice.
The program included Venetian processions throughout the historic center, street performances and improvised scenes, concerts with Italian sounds, an exhibition of Venetian costumes and masks at the Galerie du Minage, a festive market of local producers and artisans, gondola rides on the Sèvre nantaise, and a masked ball on Saturday evening. The evening concluded with the traditional Féerie des costumés, a magical nocturnal show.
Programme
Mascarades 2025 Program
Saturday, May 24
- From noon: opening of the festive village and producers' market
- 2 PM: grand parade of Venetian costumed characters in the historic center
- Afternoon: street performances, concerts, and activities
- Exhibition: Venetian costumes and masks at the Galerie du Minage
- Evening: masked ball and Nocturnal Show of the costumed characters
Sunday, May 25
- Morning: producers' market and opening of the festive village
- 2 PM: Venetian procession and parades
- Afternoon: performances, concerts, and activities
- Gondola rides on the Sèvre nantaise
Highlights
- 130 Venetian costumed characters from all over France
- Processions and parades in the historic center
- Free street performances and concerts
- Exhibition of masks and costumes at the Galerie du Minage
- Festive market of producers and artisans
- Masked ball on Saturday evening
- Gondola rides on the Sèvre nantaise
- Nocturnal show of the costumed characters
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Where does it take place — Mascarades de Clisson
Centre-ville historique de Clisson
Centre-ville, 44190 Clisson