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2009 Cultural and other Special Events

Do you want a bit of cultural or sporting entertainment during your holiday? If you can drag yourself away from the pool then there is plenty going on.

Angoulême is known as the "City of Festivals". There are both major international and more local events throughout the region during most months of the year. The diversity is enormous with everything from vintage car races to world music and dance. There is bound to be something to suit whatever your tastes.

 

Here are just a few of the major events planned for 2008 and 2009. Click on the images to go to the relevant web site (where available).

January
Festival Bande Dessinee

Festival International de la Bande Dessinée - Angoulême

35th annual international fesival of comics. Angouleme is the international capital of comic books, strip cartoons and related arts. The festival includes shows, exhibitions, competitions and many other events and attracts around 250,000 visitors each year.

January 29th to February 1st 2009
May

Musiques Métisses - Angoulême

Salsa, reggae, rumba ... 5 days of latin american, caribbean and african music concerts.

May 29th to June 1st 2009

July

Hot Air Balloon Festival

35,000 visitors watch these spectacular displays in a unique setting amongst the Charente vineyards. The event not only includes competitions for the mens european and ladies world cups but also many other flying displays - Vintage aircraft, Christian MOULLEC and his geese, UTTERLY BUTTERLY acrobatic team, Apache helicopters and the Moroccan and French national air-dispaly teams.

30 July - August 2nd 2009

Blues Passions - Cognac

5 days and 5 nights of blues music concerts featuring international artists. For 2009 - BB King, Duffy ...

21st - 26th July 2009

 

August

 

World Music and Dance - Confolens

52nd edition of the largest annual festival of popular arts and traditions from around the world.

10th - 16th August 2009

September

 

Coupe de Chauffe - Cognac

Free 2 day festival of street entertainment - International artists from the circus, theatre, dance, music ...

4th - 5th September 2009

Le Circuit des Remparts - Angoulême

Vintage racing cars do battle around the historic city ramparts. A full weekend of parades, exhibitions and races.

18th - 20th September 2009

 

October
Piano festival

Piano en Valois- Angoulême

Annual series of piano concerts - Both classical and contemporary.

13th - 19th October 2008
12th - 19th November 2008

November
Gastronomades festival of gastronomy

Gastronomades - Angoulême

100,000 visitors, 200 exhibitors at this free annual 4 day festival of gastronomy, food and flavours. Competitions, exhibitions, lessons ...

27th - 29th November 2009