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World music, Piano, Jazz, Comics, Photographs, Gastronomy, French Films, Vintage cars are some of the themes honored by the many festivals that animate the country of Angoulême all year round.
From January 25 28 2024 in
International Comics Festival
In 2024, faithful to its original DNA, the Festival will look, more than ever, at comics as a form of literature in its own right linked to the realities of the world, with the stated ambition of offering a representation of its diversity opening up to so many invitations to read.
MARS 2024
MARS IN POACHES
The Mars en Braconne festival organized by GrandAngoulême takes place every year in March for about ten days.
Theatre, concerts, storytelling, exhibitions, humor and visual arts take over the towns of Asnières-sur-Nouère, Balzac, Brie, Champniers, Gond-Pontouvre, Jauldes, Marsac and Vindelle.
March & April 2024
Fsummer photographic excitement
L'Émoi Photographique is a festival taking place in Angoulême and its large agglomeration in Charente. He wants to show through the exhibition a broad panorama of photographic practice, for this reason:
– The photographers come from a call for applications.
– At least one of the exhibited works will have been produced using an old process in order to introduce the public to alternative practices and what they allow.
– Each year, the organizers invite up to 5 photographers of which at least one is local and another African, because for the eponymous association organizing the event, on the one hand “The Festival offers a showcase for African photographers, an opening and an exchange, and on the other hand, Africa is the unifying link of the members of the association”.
June 2024
Métis music
An unmissable musical event for more than 45 years, the Musiques Métisses festival has showcased artists on the world stage and continues to be on the lookout for new or established talent by exploring the planet in search of new nuggets. For three days, the first weekend of June, the world arrives in Angoulême: three days of diversity, spectacle, celebration and mixing on the banks of the Charente! Concerts, literary encounters, shows for young audiences, film screenings, exhibitions and events of all kinds, the Musiques Métisses festival offers all the ingredients for a unique experience. A journey beyond borders and genres that will certainly lead to cultivating one's curiosity!
from 22 to 27 August 2023
Francophone Film Festival
Taking advantage of the last rays of sunshine in August, the FFA celebrates French-speaking cinema. Whether in theaters or in public squares, films and their spectators invade the city of Valois for this occasion. Thanks to the will and the passion of their creators Marie-France Brière and Dominique Besnehard, the festival defends a popular and subtle cinema which excites professionals as well as amateurs, neophytes and cinephiles alike.
Saturday 9 September 2023
Debauchery festival
The Debauchery Festival is back and will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the brewery. 12 French and foreign brasseries will be present, concerts and entertainment will be offered throughout the day to have fun with friends or family and food trucks will be present for sustenance. The La Dévoluy brewery will also be proudly represented with a bar of 10 mouthpieces, its Spunky non-alcoholic drinks and a takeaway shop to find their beers and exclusive merch.
From 15 to 17 September 2023
The Remparts circuit
Races, a contest of elegance, a state contest, an international rally of more than 200 vintage vehicles, events and exhibitions. an eclectic and complete program to fall under the spell of these old cars.
From the 6 21 2023 October
Piano in Valois
Created in 1994 in Angoulême, the Piano Festival in Valois quickly established itself as one of the biggest Piano festivals in Europe.
of the 21 27 2023 November
Gastronomads
To have fun, to feast, to discover, to prepare for the holidays, to offer... For 3 days, farmers, craftsmen and gourmets will be there for you!
Winegrowers, market gardeners, breeders, oyster farmers, butchers, bakers, pastry cooks, cooks… All will be gathered to help you discover their profession, their know-how and the best products from Charente, New Aquitaine and other regions of France.
The unmissable event for good taste and good food in Angoulême.
Find the main festivals of Angoulême on our site www.angouleme-agenda.com…. and take the opportunity to discover the many activities on offer.