At the beginning of February (several days in spite of its name), the festival of La Folle Journée offers a multitude of concerts of classical music in various places even unusual where the public is in direct proximity of the artists.
From mid-February to early March, the Hip Opsession festival features over 40 concerts and events (raps, dance, graph).
At the beginning of March, over three days, the literary festival Atlantide brings together some fifty authors at the castle, in bookshops and libraries where readings are also organized.
In July and August, the Voyage à Nantes proposes a series of animations highlighting heritage elements, all of the sites being connected by a line drawn on the ground. The opening of this "marathon" will take place on 1 July at the Nuit du Van (concerts, night tours of museums...).
From mid-July to mid-August, the Festival des Hours d'Eté organizes concerts, outdoor screenings, readings for varied audiences on themes that are as well.
At the end of August (or beginning of September), the Festival des rendez-vous de l'Erdre offers free jazz concerts.
The second weekend of September, La Folie des Plantes brings together gardening and horticulture enthusiasts (scholarship, exhibitions, fun activities).
During the second half of September, the Scopitone festival brings together multimedia artists.
On the second weekend of October, the festival "Des Lectures qui Résonnent" brings together writers and historians.
At the beginning of November, the international festival of science-fiction of the Utopiales sees converging authors, filmmakers and visual artists.
At the end of November, the 3 Continents festival attracts moviegoers (screenings, tributes to actors or filmmakers, etc.).
