Event Search: Poitou-Charentes

Poitiers opens up museums and monuments that are normally closed to the public during the Journées du Patrimoine. The ancient capital of Poitou marks 2000 years of history, much of which is…

Classic cars wind their way through Angoulême's old streets for the Circuit des Remparts, a weekend event featuring competitions, a rally and a race. The hair-raising day-long race of classic…

Poitiers' quirky Festival Les Expressifs is a colourful carry-on of circus acts and theatre, using the city streets as its stage. The action continues in the city's bars after dark with…

La Rochelle's vibrant Jazz between the Two Towers festival takes over 30 venues in La Rochelle, including the Hotel de Ville, the Aquarium, La Coursive, Le Temple, churches, the casino…

The tinkling of ivory keys fills the air in Angoulême during the annual Piano en Valois Festival. Recitals take place in venues across town during two weeks of classical and jazz piano music…

Poitou-Charentes comes to life in an explosion of movement for the Les Eclats Chorégraphiques Dance Festival, held at countless venues in towns across the region. Alongside performances, the…

Make a date with our simian ancestors at France's only major park devoted to monkeys - La Vallée des Singes in Romagne. Visitors can watch feeding time and explore the park's various zones…

The Parc des Expositions in La Rochelle hosts its annual Gastronomic Fair (Foire de Gastronomie). Some 60 vendors from across France bring their regional products to sell. Expect top quality…

The Autumn Rally (Rallye d'Automne) is an annual motor race for the First Division of the French Rally Cup. It takes place in various stages in the streets of La Rochelle and the countryside…

The tinkling of ivory keys fills the air in Angoulême during the annual Piano en Valois Festival. Recitals take place in venues across town during two weeks of classical and jazz piano music…

La Rochelle's Arts Atlantic Modern Art Fair takes place at the Espace Congrès on the Quai Louis Prunier. More than 100 painters, sculptors and photographers take part in the fair each year…

The La Rochelle Marathon is among the most important in France. First staged in 1991, it attracts over 5000 participants each year. Runners depart from two different sites: the quai Maubec and…

Every winter, a number of boats depart from Port des Minimes in La Rochelle for a chilly race on the high seas - the Christmas Sailing Cup (Regate de Noël).

Cinemas, arthouses, schools and libraries across the whole of France and the French-speaking world participate in November's Documentary Film Month (Le Mois du Film Documentaire). Some 120,000…

Poitiers' Henri Langlois International Film Festival, held across town, showcases the productions of recent film graduates from all over the world. Henri Langlois founded the French…

Futuroscope, 15km north of Poitiers in the Vienne département, welcomes over 30 million visitors each year. Offering a mix of fun and learning, the park (themed around technology and the…

The International Comic Strip Festival returns to Angoulême. From the National Centre of Comics (an impressive display of comic strip art) to the cathedral, and even banks and local…

La Rochelle's Espace Congrès hosts its Salon Respirez La Vie, an annual expo dedicated to healthy living. Some 140 exhibitors offer 101 ways to make you feel better, from hydrotherapy to…

Poitiers' annual Festival Voix Publiques returns to venues across town with conferences, exhibitions, café-debates, concerts and workshops. Entry to all events is free and details of the…

Venues across La Rochelle participate in its Printemps des Poètes (Poets' Springtime Festival). This annual celebration of verse revolves around a series of readings and workshops and is a…