With thanks to 'Le Crie de L'Ormeau' ('The Cry of the Abalone') - monthly digest of Brittany events.
Also to 'Terre d’Enchanteurs' - le Centre Ouest Bretagne en Fête
Markets
Every Monday: Market day in
Pontivy
Every Tuesday: Market day in
Quintin.
Every Tuesday: Market day in
Rostrenen.
Every Wednesday: Market day in
Bubry.
Every Thursday: Market day in
Guémené sur Scorff.
Every Sunday morning, 1000-1300:
Marché du terroir. Local Market at
Bon Repos, near
St Gelven.
All the year
Every day (except Saturday), 1400-1800: Visite
libre ou guidées de l’Abbaye Bon Repos. Guided tours of the
Abbaye de Bon Repos, near
St Gelven.
Museum and Bar,
Langoëlan - Breton furniture and utensils.
Calendar for May 2004
To 3 May,
Guémené sur Scorff: Exhibition of the history of building in the Scorff Valley.
1 May,
Corlay: Soirée comique - comic entertainment.
1 May,
Guémené sur Scorff:
Fest en dé - Daytime party with dancing and music
1 May,
St Nicolas du Pelem: Fishing competition.
1/2 May,
Mûr-de-Bretagne: Kayak marathon competition - world cup.
From 1 May to 15 June,
Saint Gelven (l’Abbaye Bon Repos): Sculpteurs d’Ailleurs -
'Sculptors from elsewhere', an exhibition of the work of 3 contemporary African sculptors.
2 May,
Gouarec: Rando muguet - signed walks/rides, 8 to 42 km.
2 May,
Lanrivain: Pardon Notre Dame de Guiaudet - religious festival.
From 6 to 16 May,
Loudéac: Printemps des livres - Literary convention with more than 70 authors present.
From 7 May, to 5 June,
Rostrenen: Exhibition on the period from 1914/18 to 1945.
From 8 May,
Plougernevel: Exhibition on the period from 1914/18 to 1945.
8/9 May,
Mûr-de-Bretagne: Pastel/watercolour course at
Atelier Stalig Arzour.
8 May,
Rostrenen: Exhibitions in remembrance of the 60th anniversary of the D-Day Landings.
8 May,
Rostrenen to
Bonen: Cycle races.
9 May,
Lignol: Pardon de St Nicolas à St Hervezen - religious festival.
9 May,
Locmalo: Pardon de St Eugène - religious festival.
9 May,
Ste Tréphine: Pardon de Ste Tréphine - religious festival.
13/14 May,
Mûr-de-Bretagne: Printemps des Bardes - Poetry and song.
16 May,
St Gilles Vieux Marché: Multirandonnées - walk/ride.
16 May,
St Guen: - fishing competition.
17 to 23 May,
Mûr-de-Bretagne: Tournoi International Benjamin de Football - International football competition.
17 May - Arrival of the foreign teams
18 May - Exhibition, Official Welcome,
Vin d'Honneur with "
Danseurs du Cercle Celtique de Mûr de Bretagne" and the "
Kerlenn Pondi".
19 May - Friendly matches with local college students in the afternoon and, in the evening, Venezuela v.
Stade Pontivyen (current champions).
20 May - Serbia, Poland and Venezuela play in
Scaër and The Ukrainian teams play at
Plougonven, both in
Finisterre.
21 May - Lunch concert by
La Renaissance, Philharmonic Orchestra, in
Mûr-de-Bretagne.
22 May - The matches played off in
Mûr-de-Bretagne,
Caurel,
St Gille Vieux Marché,
St Guen,
St Connec and
St Aignan.
23 May - Closing Ceremony at
Mûr-de-Bretagne.
19 May,
Mellionnec: Balade sous les Étoiles - night ramble with an introduction to astronomy, and tale telling.
20 May,
Le Moustoir: Pardon du Moustoir - religious festival.
22 May,
St Connec: Pardon de St Gildas - religious festival.
23 May,
Canihuel: 5km ramble with introduction to some flowers of the region.
23 May,
Mellionnec: Pardon de St Julien - religious festival.
23 May,
St Gilles Vieux Marché: Pardon de St Yves - religious festival.
28 May,
Laniscat: Les 140 km de Guerlédan- Horse endurance trials.
29 May,
Rostrenen: Qui chant? - ramble with identification of birdsong from the hedgerow.
30 May,
Guémené sur Scorff: Flower parade and comic procession with marching bands etc. Followed by an evening dance.
30 May,
Le Haut Corlay:
Fest Noz - evening do.
30 May,
Rostrenen: Horse race meeting.
30 May,
St Gelven: Trail de Guerlédan - 18 and 52 km cross country running races.
31 May,
Rostrenen: Horse race meeting.
31 May,
St Martin des Prés: Touristic Rally (?
Rallye Touristique?).
Café-cabaret.
Les Trois Marchands, Guémené sur Scorff
Le Bon Barde, Rostrenen
