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Sun festival
5th & 6th July at the Lac des Settons
The Sun Festival (Sport Universe Nature) is an important ecological event. Outdoor sports, shows, concerts, lectures … a whole range of activities to demonstrate the effect man is having on the planet and to show what can be done to save it. A special evening concert rounds off this day event that takes place in the lovely open air setting of the Lac des Settons.
There is something for everyone at this bustling, good humoured festival – fascinating demonstrations, exhilarating new sports to try, poignant performances, passionate debate, great music.
This is an event that concerns us all, that shows we can have a good time and take part in different sports without damaging the environment.
Find out more : http://www.sunfestival.org
Add to my road bookNational Festival of Street Theatre : “Chalon dans la Rue”
3rd week of July in Chalon-sur-Saône
“Chalon dans la rue” started in 1986 and has since become one of the most important street theatre festivals in France. For 20 years it has successfully attracted a loyal audience of people from every type of background who enjoy its wide range of performances. For 4 days the town of Chalon-sur-Saône is transformed into a vast stage where thousands of spectators become actors and protagonists in the festival.
Find out more : http://www.chalondanslarue.com
Add to my road book28th International Festival of Baroque Opera
July in Beaune
The works of Mozart, Bach, Purcell, and others, are performed in this festival, by well-established and up-and-coming artists. It is one of the most prestigious Baroque music festivals in Europe. Performances are given in the famous Hospices de Beaune and in the Basilica of Notre-Dame.
Find out more : http://www.festivalbeaune.com
Add to my road bookGreat wines of Burgundy Festival
July/August/September/October in a number of different venues
The festival comprises fifty or so concerts covering a wide range of music – from classical to modern, including Baroque, Jazz and Pop. That’s a lot to choose from and five different venues as well : Chablis, Cluny, Gevrey-Chambertin, Meursault and Noyers-sur-Serein. The accompanying wines are served either at the end of a concert or during the interval with commentary by a local sommelier.
Find out more :
http://www.chablis.net
http://www.ot-meursault.fr
http://www.cluny-tourisme.com
http://www.ot-gevreychambertin.fr
Add to my road bookSpectacle at the Château of St-Fargeau
July & August
The spectacle at the château of Saint Fargeau is reputed to be one of the greatest outdoor historical shows.
800 extras, 600 actors, 60 horsemen, an excellent soundtrack, truly lovely lighting effects and an outstanding script all combine to bring alive 1,000 years of history...
There’s no time to get bored as the 15 historical tableaux swiftly follow one after the other – 90 minutes of joyful magic and glorious spectacle in the imposing setting of the Château de Saint Fargeau, nicknamed the “Pink Giant”.
Since the mid 1980s, every summer weekend at nightfall, the Château becomes a stage on which great historical re-enactments are performed...
Find out more : http://www.chateau-de-saint-fargeau.com/spectacle.html
Add to my road bookThe Summer of Portraits
July 6th to September 30th in Bourbon-Lancy
Bourbon-Lancy in southern Burgundy has become the venue for a truly ‘unmissable’ event for keen photographers. The biennial “Summer of Portraits” exhibition is now the greatest photographic exhibition devoted to portraiture in Europe. The 3rd such exhibition will feature the work of 500 professional photographers from many European countries. There will be some 1,500 large-scale photographic portraits exhibited along the streets of the historic centre and the spa district of Bourbon-Lancy.
Find out more :
http://www.bourbon-lancy.com
http://www.etedesportraits.com
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