The main event this weekend is undoubtedly the Bordeaux wine festival- “Bordeaux Fête le Vin“. The festival is taking place on June 14-18 and includes an extensive program of events and activities. My recent post about the fête du vin will give you all the information you need to participate in the wine celebrations – prices, where to buy tickets, what activities are on and more. Be sure to check it out so you don’t miss any interesting events.

I think I’ve been talking enough about the wine festival in the last few days, so let me now just focus on all the other interesting events that are about to take place this weekend in and around Bordeaux.

Here is the list of things to do in Bordeaux this weekend (June 15-17):

Festivals and Special events

Grand Crus Weekend

One of the most interesting events accompanying the Bordeaux wine festival is the Grand Crus Weekend that will take place June 16-17. This event, organized by the the Union des Grands Crus (regional wine classification), aims to create an international meeting of wine lovers. The highlights of this weekend will include tasting wines from over 120 Grand Crus and meeting different chateaux owners as part of organized dinners in these châteaux.

Read more about the event and the full program here.

When: June 16-17
Where: many locations, see the program

Festival Vie Sauvage

Vie Sauvage, is a music and gastronomy festival that takes place every year in Bourg. The seventh edition of the festival will take place June 15-17 and includes a long list of artists that will take the stage during the three days, you can see the full program here.  For more details check out the website of the event. The price is 25 euros for a day and 40 euros for the three days pass.

When: June 15-17
Where: 57, rue Valentin Bernard, 33710 Bourg-sur-Gironde

The 23rd edition of the Jazz and Blues Festival of Leognan takes place as part of Leognan’s 300 years anniversary celebrations. Out of the six concerts in the program, two concerts are still to take place on June 15-16 in Saucats and in  Martillac. Take a look at the full program here.

When: June 7- 16
Where: See all the locations in the link above
How much: the prices in the link above

En avant la musique in Langon

An early celebration of the Fete de la musique will take place in Langon this Saturday (June 16) from 17:30 to 23:30. The event will start with the performance of Perry Gordon at the Place des Carmes and will continue from 21:00 on the quai with three performances of rock music. For more details click here.

When: June 16
Where: Place des Carmes & Esplanade des quais. Langon

Festival Regula à La Réole

Regula is a dance, music and equestrian art festival that will take place this Saturday (June 16) in la Réole. Through these forms of arts, the performers will interpret the theme of the third edition of the festival, which is “American Myths”. For more details check out the facebook page of the event.

When: June 16
Where: Château des Quat’Sos ,Côte de Pirly, 33190 La Réole

See the FIFA World Cup in one of the open air bars around the city

From June 14 to July 15 the world will be glued to the screens to watch the FIFA World Cup games. While the open air screening were canceled this year due to security reasons, there are a few places around Bordeaux where you can see them on a large screen and some are in the open air. Two such places are the Factory in Talence and  L’Et-Cætera in Pessac.  See more pubs that will screen the games here.

The Factory: 246 bis avenue de Thouars, 33400 Talence

L’Et-Cætera : 81 rue du Général Leclerc, Pessac

RDV des Artistes

This Saturday (June 16) a big gathering of artists will take place at the Place de la Mairie in Le Bouscat neighborhood. “RDV des Artistes” will include live painting and exhibition of local artists.

When: June 16 (10:00-18:00)
Where: Place de la Mairie, Le Bouscat

Latino Gartonomique festival

A gastronomic Latin American festival will take place on June 16 (2pm to 10pm) at Saint Augustin. Besides celebrating the gastronomic richness of Latin America the program will include concerts and different activities. See the facebook page of the event.

When: June 16 (2pm to 10pm)
Where: Place de l’Église Saint-Augustin, 33000 Bordeaux

Climb Up open doors

A huge climbing indoor space opened in Bordeaux yesterday and this weekend they invite you for an open door two days event. The event is for adults and kids over 3 years old, it’s free and will include climbing lessons. Take a look on the details of the event.

When: June 16 – 17 (2pm to 10pm)
Where: 17 avenue Pythagore, 33700 Mérignac, Aquitaine, France

CULTURE

Classic Ballet by the Bolshoi of Minsk

The prestigious Bolshoi of Minsk ballet company will perform parts taken from some of the best classics of ballet, such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and Don Quixote, a beautiful event to take the kids to. The show will take place on June 17 (4pm) at the Bordeaux Métropole Arena.

For tickets and more details click here.

When: June 17
Where: Bordeaux Métropole Arena, 48-50 avenue Jean Alfonséa, 33270 FLOIRAC

Penas y Alegrías – traditional flamenco dance and music show

Still some time left to see the Street Color Exhibition

This is the last chance to see the excellent art exhibition that is being presented from April 5 to June 24 at the Institut Bernard Magrez. The expo includes some well known street artists (mostly French ones), such as MAD C (GER), Seth (FRA), d’Alexöne (FRA) and more.

For more info and tickets.

When: until June 24
Where: 16 rue de Tivoli, Bordeaux
How much: 8 €

Speedy Graphito – Urban Fever at Institut Bernard magrez

An exhibition by the famous French street artist, Speedy Graphito, will be presented at the Institut Bernard Magrez until July 15. The artist uses many forms of art –  painting, sculpture, photo, video and more to express his innovative and sometimes political ideas.

Check out the website of Speedy graphito to explore the works of the artist and the website of the museum for more information about the exhibition.

When: April 19– July 15
Where: 16 rue de Tivoli, Bordeaux

Chromatic Shadow Exhibition

La Galerie D.X will be presenting the works of the French- American painter until July 13.

When: June 8– July 13
Where: 10 Place des Quinconces, 33000 Bordeaux

Hope you enjoyed the list! Now don’t be shy, share it with your friends!

Do you have other events to add to the list? Please share them in the comments so all of us can enjoy them 🙂

If you want to plan ahead check out my general list of things to in Bordeaux in June 2018.

Have a great weekend!