Brittany hosts almost 300 festivals, a hundred or so of which are not to be missed and are mostly held in summer. From rock to jazz, electro or even traditional music, variety
is the key word here.

Although traditional music is still popular, it has been given a new lease of life. A far cry from the Brittany of yesteryear, hundreds of thousands of young people now enjoy listening to traditional music and discovering up-and-coming musicians.

The most famous festivals include Lorient's Interceltic Festival, Quimper's Festival de Cornouaille, the Vaches au Gallo festival in Louvigné-du-Désert, the Route du Rock in Saint-Malo, Astropolis in Brest (devoted to electronic music), Festival des Terre-Neuvas in Bobital, the Transmusicales in Rennes and Les Vieilles Charrues in Carhaix – one of the largest festivals in Europe !