About Octopus

The Octopus Rap Event is a rap festival held every February in Saint-Brieuc, at the Salle Hermione of the Palais des Congrès. Launched in 2024, it offers several evenings dedicated to French rap with national headliners and emerging artists, in an urban and energetic atmosphere powered by Diogène Productions.

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Rap takes over Saint-Brieuc

The Octopus Rap Event was born in 2024 in Saint-Brieuc, powered by Diogène Productions. This festival dedicated to French rap quickly established itself as a major event on the Breton hip-hop scene, taking over the Salle Hermione at the Palais des Congrès for several intense evenings.

Several evenings, several atmospheres

Each edition offers several evenings with distinct atmospheres for all rap enthusiasts. The programming mixes national headliners and emerging artists, from conscious rap to trap, from old school hip-hop to new trends.

Major artists

From its very first edition, the Octopus Rap Event has hosted major artists from the French rap scene: IAM, Leto, Kalash Criminel, Ziak in 2024, followed by RSKO, Kerchak, Benjamin Epps, Youssoupha and Faada Freddy in 2025. The festival asserts itself as an unmissable event for rap lovers in Brittany.

Octopus — edition 2026

3rd edition of the Octopus Rap Event in Saint-Brieuc. The rap festival returns in February 2026 at the Salle Hermione. Lineup to be announced.