Festivals in Charente-Maritime

Created in 2009, the Passe-Portes Festival transforms the Île de Ré into an open-air stage. This unmissable event between young theater, cir...

Port du Chapus en Fête celebrates the maritime and oyster-farming tradition of the leading oyster port in the Marennes-Oléron basin. This po...

The Pow Wow of Dampierre-sur-Boutonne is a unique festival dedicated to Indigenous cultures. Every year in July, the Château de Dampierre ho...

Prélude Printanier (Prelude to Spring) is a cultural festival that celebrates the arrival of spring in Jonzac in March. Over three evenings...

Since 2010, conductor Marc Minkowski has brought together an exceptional ensemble of young virtuoso musicians each autumn for the Ré-Majeure...

The Rochefort International Chess Festival brings together around 300 players of about ten nationalities each year in February at the Palais...

Rochefort Pacifique is a unique festival in France dedicated to Oceanian cultures. Every year in April, the festival highlights a Pacific co...

Romanesque Nights offers over 170 free cultural evenings during the summer, centered around Romanesque monuments specially lit for the occas...

Launched in 2023, the Royan-Orgues Festival celebrates the 60th anniversary of the grand Boisseau organ at Notre-Dame de Royan, a historic m...

The Saint-Jean-d'Angély Comics Festival is an annual event for comic and manga enthusiasts. Organized by the association Les Heures Perdues...

The Saujon Music Festival offers a rich and varied cultural season throughout the year in this charming spa town of Charente-Maritime. Class...

Since 2016, Shake has been the festival dedicated to urban cultures in La Rochelle. For three weeks in November, hip hop dance, shows, exhib...

Organized by the Cercle Nautique de Saint-Martin-de-Ré, the Shellfish Festival is the last major festive event of the summer season. Every l...

Every summer, the Sites en Scène festival is a must-attend event in Charente-Maritime, with around thirty venues hosting performances for al...

The Soeurs Jumelles Festival, initiated by Julie Gayet, celebrates the connections between music and image every June. At the Corderie Royal...

Sorties de Plage is the free summer festival of Châtelaillon-Plage which has enlivened summer evenings for over 20 years. From July to Augus...

Stereoparc Festival is the unmissable electronic music event in Charente-Maritime. Every July, the Corderie Royale in Rochefort hosts the bi...

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