- The Thunders of Brest: Every four years, the city organizes a Brest Maritime Festival bringing together boats and sailors from around the world for a week of sharing and exchange of cultures, in joy and friendliness.
- The Port Thursdays: A key event of the summer, on the docks of Commerce, under the sign of the festival, sharing and fun! Sea and music are in the spotlight! Thursdays of the Port are not confined to music as many shows and activities are offered for adults and children alike. Street theater, concerts, but also traditional games and circus arts are offered in space and Children and families go hand Thursday night summer Brest.
- Astropolis Festival: The festival Astropolis has, over time, be required as a major electronic music event in France. In August, mega concerts are held at the port of trade, in the afternoons and evenings electro club succeed and give a taste of the huge electro concert which will close the event, held in wood Keroual.
- The Short Film Festival: Notice to moviegoers, Brest Metropole Oceane present each year, the European Short Film Festival of Brest, with the motivation to reveal the talent that will fill the theaters tomorrow.
- The Atlantic Jazz Festival: In the fall, many local artists, national and international animate the city during this festival! This is an opportunity to marvel at the virtuoso talent of new and before the quality and originality of new music.
- Spring ringers: The dull sound of snare drums, the power of the bomb and the symphony of bagpipes echoed through the streets of downtown Brest. No doubt, it is a sign that the ringers of Spring is coming! The impressive parade of bagadoù, down the street Jean Jaures fanfare, is a spectacle that takes place every year in May. This event is an opportunity to present the Breton culture, in all its splendor and its folklore.
Festival Astropolis - Musiques Électroniques
- From 26 to 30 june 2024
- Divers lieux
- After a warm and vibrant reunion last summer and a memorable winter interlude, Astropolis returns to celebrate electronic cultures in the Brest region with its annual climax. - Set against the enchanting backdrop of the Bois de Keroual, with its 4 stages overlooking the mythical manor house, Astropolis will once again be the place to be for a hedonistic open-air party, day and night, in the early summer, with a free daytime itinerary taking in all 4 corners of the city, against the backdrop of the blue waters of Brest ? S harbor and the city ? S various parks and neighborhoodsthis summer, Astropolis will once again be the place to be for a hedonistic open-air party, day and night, in the early days of the year, with stops at the emblematic venues of its home port, from the Passerelle contemporary art center to the commercial harbor club, via the legendary 61-year-old Cabaret Vauban. - A festival in harmony with contemporary environmental and social issues, concerned with sustainable development, gender equality, and offering collective and inclusive spaces in beautiful organic settings. - The event also aims to be exhaustive in its programming choices, each year inviting pioneers and ambassadors to mingle with young thumbs, with adventurous performances that reflect the richness of electronic cultures and represent a wide range of styles without getting bogged down in the shackles of standardized techno. These artistic choices have been part of Astropolis ? S DNA since the very beginning, and they are also deployed through singular universes, amplified by scenographies carefully designed to offer a renewed and immersive experience every year. - Astropolis is also committed to representing the associative fabric of the Greater West of France, which accounts for over 50% of the festival ? S programming, as well as emerging talent, with a number of carte-blanches for a dozen collectives curating daytime events, and the DÔME Greater West of France springboard - now a label and evening event - which selected 22 projects to perform on many of the festival ? S stages this year. - With a longevity spanning several decades, Astropolis is an intergenerational festival that attracts a diverse range of audiences each year, making it a unique maelstrom of unifying moments with the air of a great electronic communion. A rare and precious atmosphere that can only be found in this part of Finistère ? - Practical information : - The full program is available online on the festival website.
8ème Édition des Fêtes Maritimes Internationales - Brest 2024
- From 12 to 17 july 2024
- Port de commerce, Quai du Commandant Malbert
- Brest 2024, the port where all the boats of yesterday, today and tomorrow converge : heritage boats, government ships, scientific vessels, traditional foreign fleets, luxury yachts, ocean-racing boats, and more. - For the eighth time, the Fêtes Maritimes de Brest will bring together over a thousand boats from all over the world, bearing witness to the many ways in which mankind has, has and will continue to take to the water. The extraordinary wealth of maritime cultural heritage and know-how will be on display. - Once again, Brest celebrates the sea - humanity ? S common heritage - as a place of discovery, exploration, freedom and imagination, a link between peoples and their cultures. - Five ports of call - On the quayside, the event will feature five maritime ports of call to discover the culture of marine lands : - Atlantic stopover - Pacific stopover - Polar stopover - Mediterranean stopover - Channel and Celtic Sea stopover. - Travel, travel - Themed villages offer visitors the chance to discover eight themes related to the world of the seas : - Ocean protection village - The sea rescue village - Children ? S village - Tourism village