Several markets take place all year round at Pornic. The classic market takes place on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, while an organic market takes place on Saturday in the late afternoon. At the end of the year, the town also offers a Christmas market with several seasonal events.
At the end of March, the festival of the song of coffee makes it possible to attend several concerts in the bars of the commune.
Carnival takes place every year at the end of April, including a parade of floats and various other frenzied animations.
At the weekend of the Ascension, the festival La Surferante animates the streets of Pornic. For the occasion, free cultural events take place in nine seaside resorts of Loire-Atlantique and Vendée, such as La Tranche-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne or Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez.
On Tuesdays and Fridays in July and August, the city offers its Estivales with various shows. At the beginning of July, a concert at the green theater opens the festivities.
At the end of August, the Celtic festival of Saint Gilles makes it possible to discover the traditions of this rich culture in Brittany.
The festival Pornic Classic offers its concerts at the end of October.