This week we have an opening of a new park in Pessac, many new exhibitions and plenty of music festivals from rock to classical and African music. This is the list of things to do this weekend in and around Bordeaux (July 6-8):
Events in Bordeaux Metropole
Relache Festival
Relache Festival, created by the Allez les filles association, is a series of free concerts that are going to take place at different places and dates during this summer. The 9th edition of this festival will last about 3 months (May 30 to August 31) with performances by both local groups and international acts in many genres of music. The next evening will take place this Friday (July 6) at Bergonie in the Saint Genès neighborhood. Take a look at the full program of events on their website.
When: July 6. 18:00-01:00
Where: 181 Cours de l’Argonne, 33000 Bordeaux
Inauguration of the new park in forêt du Bourgailh
This Saturday (July 7) a new park will be inaugurated in the Forêt du Bourgailh in Pessac. The park includes many facilities such as a fitness area, an open- air theater, a skate park, wall climbing and more. Several events and activities will take place during the day, among them a guided tour that will start at the kids’ new playground and will finish at the zoo of Pessac. Two music concerts will take place starting 18:00 with the bands Royals (pop-rock) and Bazars et bémols (classic jazz). See more details on the site of the town of Pessac.
When: July 7
Where: Forêt du Bourgailh, Pessac
Senefesti
Senefesti is a festival celebrating African culture through dance and music performances. The next two events of the festival will take place at the Rocher de Palmer in Cenon. On Saturday (July 6) a new photography exhibition will be presented and on Sunday (July 7) an African music festival will take place from 14:00 to 2:00. For more details check out here.
When: July 6-7
Where: Le Rocher de Palmer, 1 rue Aristide Briand, 33150 Cenon
Zinefest
Zinefest is a festival dedicated to comics, illustrations, photography and poetry. The festival includes several expositions and concerts by both French and international artists and will take place in several venues in south Bordeaux. The festival is taking place this week (July 4-8). Look at the full program of events here.
When: July 4-8
Where: Different locations next to Marché des Douves in Bordeaux Sud (check out the program).
Puppets Theater for Kids
Le Guignol Guérin, founded in 1853, is the oldest puppetry in France which holds daily spectacles for kids in Parc Bordelais during the summer (July and August). The shows usually starts at 16:00 but can be cancelled or postponed when it’s raining or getting too hot. Read more about the theater here.
When: Daily during July – August
Where: Parc Bordelais
Vide Dressing
A big event of vide- dressing (second hand clothes sale) will take place at the Grande Poste this Sunday (July 8). Come and refresh your closet with the most famous marks at affordable prices. See more details here.
When: July8 – starting 10:00
Where: 7 Rue du Palais Gallien, 33000 Bordeaux
Learn how to Tango
Like every summer the Tango Bordeaux association organizes pubic tango events in Jardin Public, Place de Quinconces and la Grande Poste. The next evening will take place this Friday (July 6) at Place de Quinconces. The rest of the events will take place during the summer (until September 7 ) – you can see the full list of events for this summer on the website of the association.
When: July 6 (21:00-midnight)
Where: Place des Quinconces, Bordeaux
Events around Bordeaux
Jalles House Rock
Le Jalles House Rock is one of the biggest rock festivals in Gironde that annually proposes a rich program of local and international acts. The goal of the festival is to share the love for rock music with as many people as possible and that’s why the entrance is free (they do however encourage you to donate to the Estran association that organizes the event). The 11th edition of the festival in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles will take place on July 5-7 and includes bands like Circa Waves, Dewolff, Burning Heads and Himalayas.
For more details check out the website of the festival.
When: July 5-7
Where: 1, chemin de Cantelaude, 33160 Saint-Médard-en-Jalles
Festival Rues et Vous
This is the 12th edition of Festival Rue et Vous , a performance art festival that takes place every year in the charming medieval town of Rions. This year the festival was expanded to three days (July 6-8) and will include a rich program of theater, dance, circus and music shows for both adults and kids. For tickets and the full program check out the website of the festival.
When: July 6-8
Where: Rions
How much: 12.80€ /one day 16.80€ /two days 24.80€/ 3 days
Sous les Oliviers à Langon
Sous les Oliviers is a series of events organized by the city of Langon and the cultural center Carmes taking place over six evenings in July. The first event takes place this Friday (July 6) and will be dedicated to French songs. See the full program for the summer here.
When: July 6 (19:00)
Where: Centre Culturel Des Carmes, 8 Cours des Carmes, 33210 Langon
Sentout Festival
Every summer the Sentout festival creates three magical evenings where you get to enjoy the worlds of music, wine and gastronomy combined. The festival will take place on July 5-7 in the little village of Lignan de Bordeaux which is located at the entrance to the Entre deux Mers area (the wine region of Bordeaux). Every evening the program offers a different music style: on the first evening you get to dance to the Peruvian Cumbia, then listen to French rock on the second night and finish with Swing and Jazz. The menus proposed by the chef Jacinthe Dos Santos will be inspired by the the musical program. To see the full program of concerts check out the facebook page of the event.
When: July 5-7
Where: Santout, 43 Route de la Lande, 33360 Lignan-de-Bordeaux
Nuits Atypiques Festival
This multidisciplinary festival in South Gironde has been taking place every summer since 1992. During the months of July (July 1-28) 17 events will take places in 15 towns in the Gironde department: Bassanne, Bazas, Bernos-Beaulac, Cadillac, Cazalis, Cudos,Gajac, La Réole, Podensac, Preignac, Saint-Macaire, Saint-Michelde-Castelnau,
Saint-Symphorien and Villandraut. The program includes a variety of activities such as: concerts, theater, films, debates, tours to discover the towns and more. Check out the full program for the upcoming weekend here and all the info about the locations here.
When: July 1-28
Where: South Gironde- check out the exact location of every event in the program.
Summers of Music in Medoc
Les Estivales de Musique en Medoc is the only music festival in France dedicated exclusively to young laureates of international competitions. The festival was created in 2003 to discover new talents in classical music. The concerts are hosted in some of the most prestigious châteaux in the Medoc area and are followed by wine tastings. Seven concerts will be performed in different châteaux Between July 3 and July 13 – See the full program here.
When: July 3-13
Where: See the location of every concert in the program
CULTURE
Dance show by three famous choreographers
A co-production of the National Opera of Bordeaux and the Opera of Limoges presents an evening of three works by three famous choreographers: Petite Mort by Jiří Kylián, Le Chant du compagnon errant by Maurice Béjart and Le Concert (ou Les Malheurs de chacun) by Jerome Robbins. The last show will be presented at the Opera of Bordeaux on July 6.
For more details and tickets see the website of the Opera.
When: July 6
Where: Grand Théâtre, place de la Comédie, 33000 BORDEAUX
Painting of Bordeaux at Cour Malby
An expo of paintings of the streets of Bordeaux will be presented at la Cour Malby until July 8. The paintings are part of a contest organized by Agora des Arts.
When: until July 8
Where: Salle Capitulaire de la Cour Mably, 3 rue Mably, 33000 BORDEAUX
Chromatic Shadow Exhibition
La Galerie D.X will be presenting the works of the French American painter Jérôme Lagarrigue until July 13.
See more details on the galerie’s website.
When: June 8– July 13
Where: 10 Place des Quinconces, 33000 Bordeaux
Exhibition dedicated to Jack London
A photography exhibition that follows the life and the work of the famous author, Jack London, will be presented in the Musée d’Aquitaine from May 29 to December 2. Besides photographs, the museum will put on display many objects and documents from his journey through the islands of the South Pacific, San Francisco and Sydney between 1907 and 1909. See more info on the site of the museum.
When: May 29 to December 2
Where:20 Cours Pasteur, 33000 Bordeaux
New exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts
“Par delà les frontières” is a new exhibition displaying materials representing relations and cooperation of American and Bordelaise artists, such as photographs, design pieces, interviews, videos and more. The exhibition will be presented at the Museum of fine arts from June 30 to September 16. For more info click here.
When: June 30- September 16.
Where: 20 Cours d’Albret, 33000 Bordeaux
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If you want to plan ahead check out my general list of things to in Bordeaux in July 2018.
Have a great weekend!
