Here are 15 major events near you, around Saint-Malo and Dinard, in 2025

Let’s leave this winter gray to look ahead to the menu of 2025 celebrations. Parties, festivals, trade fairs, sporting and cultural events… Here are fifteen ideas for outings near you, around Saint-Malo and Dinard, between now and the end of year.

From January 18 to February 23: Sainte-Ouine

It’s impossible to kick off the year without mentioning the great Saint-Malo funfair. Sainte-Ouine, the 98th of its name, will place its rides and other attractions at the foot of the ramparts for a little over five weeks. It traditionally opens on Wednesday afternoon, Friday evening and afternoons and evenings on weekends, as well as afternoons during school holidays.

From January 31 to February 2: the Saint-Malo country fair

This will be a great first. The Saint-Malo country will now have its fair. The very first edition of the Pays de Saint-Malo fair is organized by the Pays de Saint-Malo Commerce Federation, quai Saint-Malo, for three days. We are expecting more than a hundred exhibitors and numerous activities around this multi-activity fair, “in the image of the region”, say the organizers.

From April 24 to 27: the boat show

It’s the return of a boat show in Saint-Malo, the last one having had the cup. Placed this time under the leadership of the CCI and its partners, “Le Nautique de Saint-Malo” must bring together 150 exhibitors and 200 boats at Quai St-Malo.

April 25 and 26: the start of the Tour of Brittany

Saint-Malo will rhyme with cycling in 2025. Before the Tour de France this summer, the Saint-Malo country will host the Tour de Bretagne. The first stage of the 58th edition will take place from Hirel on Friday April 25 and will end in La Fresnais. The second stage, on April 26, will start from La Gouesnière.

From April 30 to May 3: the Dinard Comedy Festival

Well-known comedians and new laughter talents meet in Dinard for three days of fun. This will already be the 26th edition of an event which is frankly good for the zygomatics. In the same vein, note that the comedian Bérengère Krief will be performing in Dinard on February 22.

From June 7 to 9: Astonishing Travelers

The most beautiful literary festival open to the world returns for a 35th edition to Saint-Malo. In a world turned upside down, this cultural and humanist event has its place more than ever. It is an opportunity to listen and discuss with some 150 writers, photographers, filmmakers and artists.

June 14 and 15: Dinard elegance

After an edition which brought together 6,000 spectators in June 2023, the Dinard Élégance, a vintage vehicle competition, returns for a weekend. This competition, invented in 1921, was brought up to date in 2018. And a century later, it still fascinates just as much.

June 14: the corsair festival in Saint-Malo

The event which is to launch the summer season in the streets of Saint-Malo returns for a fun and festive fifth edition.

July 11: the Tour de France in Saint-Malo

It will be the event of the summer in Saint-Malo. The seventh stage of the cycling Tour de France will start from the corsair city on Friday July 11, bound for Mûr-de-Bretagne. The fictitious start will be given on the Chaussée du Sillon before a real start at the exit of the town. the peloton will then cross Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes, La Gouesnière, Saint-Père and Châteauneuf. These images will be broadcast in front of millions of viewers and potentially shared in the 190 countries broadcasting the race.

July 20: Dinard fireworks

It was one of the hits of last summer. 40,000 spectators attended the fireworks in Dinard and the Synapson duo’s show on August 28. Next summer, the pyrotechnic show financed by the town hall and the Barrière casino which sponsors the arrival of a renowned artist will be brought forward to July 20. That of Saint-Malo, not yet confirmed, must be drawn on July 13 or 14.

From July 24 to 27: Dinard jumping

The greatest show jumping riders in the world will gallop at the Val Porée equestrian stadium for what will be the… 113th edition of the Dinard show jumping event. The Breton event, broadcast on the Bein channel last year, is a real event in the equestrian world with nearly a million prizes at stake and thousands of spectators present each year.

From August 8 to 16: No Logo and the Rock Route

Notice to fans of reggae, roots, dub, dancehall and other world music, the eighth edition of the No Logo Bzh festival will take place on August 8, 9 and 10 at Fort Saint-Père. No logo Bzh, which had 30,000 entries last summer, is slowly revealing its programming. So far announced are Dub Inc, Max Romeo, Ijahman Levi, Danakil, Mellow Mood and Twinkle Brothers.

Another atmosphere, another style at Fort Saint-Père three days later with the famous Route du Rock which will bring its guitars to the venue from August 13 to 16. The headliners of this 32nd edition are not yet known.

August 31: the Cancale Saint-Malo half-marathon

It is the second largest half-marathon in Brittany. And one of the most coveted with its magnificent route along the coast. The 4,500 bibs were snapped up like hot cakes last year. Check the date February 14 this year. Valentine’s Day will kick off the registration process with the first 500 bibs going on sale at 7 p.m.

From October 1 to 5: the Dinard British and Irish film festival

Another unmissable cultural event in the local landscape, the Dinard British and Irish film festival, the 36th edition of which will enliven the cinemas from October 1 to 5.

From October 24 to 26: Quai des Bulles

Comic book fans’ eyes will shine for three days. The second largest festival in France for comics and projected images returns for a 44th edition. In Brittany, land of screenwriters and cartoonists, and in Saint-Malo in particular, city of bubbles, nearly 800 authors will come to meet some 45,000 expected visitors.

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