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Brittany: Events Highlights
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Interceltic
Festival |
3 - 12 August
Held in Lorient, this festival is considered the
biggest Celtic music festival in Europe, with over
4,000 artists performing for the pleasure of over
500,000 spectators.
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Festival de
Cornouaille |
14 - 22 July
Held in Quimper, this annual event celebrates both
popular and traditional Breton culture with music,
dance, art and more.
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Tombees de la
Nuit |
July (tba)
Held in Rennes, events taking place during this
festival include concerts, storytelling
performances, plays and a myriad of other forms of
entertainment,. mostly on open-air stages.
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Public Holidays |
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New Year's Day |
1
January |
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Easter Monday |
9
April |
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Labour Day/May Day |
1
May |
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1945 Victory Day |
8
May |
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Ascension |
17 May |
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Whit Monday |
28 May |
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Bastille Day |
14 July |
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Assumption |
15 August |
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All Saints' Day |
1
November |
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Remembrance Day |
11 November |
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Christmas Day |
25 December |
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