Festival Interceltique

Interceltique, Festival

First Friday in August until second Sunday in AugustCreated in 1971, the Festival Interceltique ( Interceltic Festival ) brings together traditional and contemporary expressions of Celtic culture and arts. Approximately 4,500 singers, instrumentalists, visual artists, dancers, professors, and filmmakers—drawn from the traditionally Celtic lands—take part in the event. These lands include Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Galicia (Spain), Asturias (Spain), and Brittany (France). Participants also come from Canada, the United States, and Australia. The festival takes place in Lorient, a town in Brittany, France. It begins on the first Friday in August and lasts until the second Sunday of August. About 350,000 spectators attend the festival annually. Festival organizers hope not only to promote the vitality of Celtic culture, but also to make its artistic contributions known to the rest of the world.
CONTACTS:
Interceltic Festival of Lorient
2 rue Paul Bert
Lorient, Brittany 56100 France
33-2-9721-2429
www.festival-interceltique.com/index_en.php