Festival de la Danse Bretonne et de la Saint-Loup (Festival of Breton Dance and of Saint Loup), Guingamp.
Saturday 14th
9pm in the public gardens. Traditional Irish music and songs followed by Brittany’s most famous harpist, Alan Stivell.
Sunday 15th
2pm. Procession of the dance groups in traditional costume.
3pm. Traditional dance and music extravaganza in the public gardens.
Monday 16th
9pm Performances of traditional music and dance in the public gardens.
Tuesday 17th
Rock Evening. Pop Music Maker followed by The Silencers. Public Gardens.
Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th, Friday 20th
9pm. Concerts in the Public Gardens.
Saturday 21st
5pm. Parade on the main street, rue Notre-Dame.
9pm National Breton Contest. Parc de Kergoz.
10.30pm Fest Noz de la Saint-Loup with popular Breton band Pevar Den, Lelu and the Freres Morvan.
9pm. Organ and bombarde. Andre Le Meut and Philippe Bataille in concert at the Basilique (the church in the town centre).
Sunday 20th
2.15pm Procession of the dance groups in traditional costume.
3pm Traditional music and dance extravaganza. Breton dance contest. Place du Petit-Vally.
7.30pm. The Final Grand Parade. Town centre.
9pm. Free Fest-Noz. Parc de Kergoz
Monday 16th to Friday 20th. Traditional Dance Workshop throughout the festivsl. 2.30pm – 5pm at the Centre Culturel Breton, 6 Place de Verdun. Free Entry.
http://www.dansebretonne.com. Tel. 02 96 43 73 89.
