Come and attend one of the numerous Christmas festivals.
To access some of them the entry fee can be a toy so that the most disadvantaged children can have a present for Christmas. Others will even make your toys. Others will make you dance (metal, rock, etc.).
Let’s discover our selection !
« Les rockeurs ont du cœur » Festival in Nantes…
… is a three day concert festival taking place in three different places. The entry fee is a €10 toy. The toys collected will be given out to the region’s disadvantaged children by French charity « Les Restos du Cœur ».
The programme : well known French artists and bands such as Jeanne Cherhal, Chasseloup, Monsieur Mouch, Lili Marto, Le mystère des voix de garage and a guest star…
More information:
« Les Rockeurs ont du Cœur » Festival : www.lesrockeurs.com
For toys lovers…
« Noël au Pays du Jouet » Festival in the Jura region
« Noël au Pays du Jouet » is an artistic, educational and playful event especially dedicated to children and takes place from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th December.
This event conveys the cultural identity of the region with an original programme : more than 30 shows with a focus on tales, music, puppet shows and creations from a dozen artists (Zic Zazou, Carton Louf, 7Zarts, Les Zanimos, Gérard Dalton, etc.).
Educational and playful workshops for children (from 4 years old) will stress on discovering, creating and experimenting. At the end of the workshop session, the children will be able to take their work with them as a souvenir of this memorable event.
The Christmas market remains a must-see attraction with local foods and items, brass bands, cultural exhibitions and many other surprises.
More information:
Office de tourisme Jura Sud : www.jurasud.net
Contact : office.tourisme@jurasud.net
Adresse : 2, place Robert Monnier – 39260 Moirans-en-Montagne
Phone : +33 3.84.42.31.57
And also…
Limoges 17th Christmas Festival :
This festival, organised by the execution management association and the local cultural centre, is dedicated to discovering metal music on December 18th and 19th at the John Lennon cultural centre.
The programme:
December 18th: let’s rock with local groups such as Dark Night, Exorciser, Unsafe, Land of Unicorn and Jam’s année 80
December 19th: Top billing folk-metal band ELUVEITIE will make you tremble as well as progressive trash modern band HACRIDE, trash death metal band DESTINY and also two guest stars !
Prices:
€20 full price
€17 with a booking and for the members of the cultural centre
More information:
Cultural Centre: +33 5.55.06.24.83
The « Jeune Public » Festival in Serre Chevalier, from December 21st to 25th
For one week, the town of Serre Chevalier will be fully decorated for Christmas and will give way to imagination, dream in relation with the theme of Santa Claus. The « Jeune Public » festival, this year focused on « the Wonderful World of Christmas », is the opportunity to discover every year renowned artists for children.
More information :
Serre Chevalier Tourist Office: www.serre-chevalier.com
Phone: +33 4.92.25.55.00
Rock for Christmas, December 19th in Berck sur Mer
The Rock en Stock association offers an international programme with 4 bands: PAPERBACK FREUD, a heavy rock’n'roll Swedish band ; DEE’N DEE, a French band ; JOHN CARRIE, an Irish band (mix of rock, pop, blues and roots) ; LES SPLENDIFICS, a French band.
Entry: €5, on-site booking
Phone: +33 6.48.71.38.79
More information:
Association Rock en Stock : www.rockenstock.org
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