Granville: the Botanik’Art festival returns from May 18 to 20 for a 4th edition

As its name suggests, Botanik’Art, in Manche, is a festival which combines art, in this case sculpture, and botany, since the works are to be discovered in gardens.

5 municipalities, 14 gardens

Created by the association L’Alternateur 48°N/1°W, the festival returns for a 4^e editing, from Saturday May 18 to Monday May 20, in Granville, Yquelon, Longueville, Bréville-sur-Mer and Donville-les-Bains.

This year, 14 gardens are hosting the works of a twenty local and international sculptors. Among them, the Villa Happiness, in Granville, where six sculptors will take over the park.

Or, the Ruins of Guesclin, in Longueville, which will host the works of sculptor Virginie Jacquette.

The famous Dior garden is also one of the exhibition venues for this fourth edition.

Some private gardens only open their doors on this occasion.

Lots of entertainment

Several activities await you in the different gardens: concerts, catering, games stand, tea room, walks, etc.

Saturday May 18, two events are also organized in Donville-les-Bains: the Duo Mezzopiano concert, at 6:30 p.m., at the Saint-Clair church and a Laurel and Hardy and Buster Keaton film concert, in partnership with the RDV de La Falaise . It will be at 8:30 p.m., village hall (price: €12, free – 12 years old, reservation at [email protected]).

Two bicycle and pedestrian routes

Two bicycle and pedestrian routes are available for locals who wish to go from one site to another in dynamic and non-polluting mode. Routes to find by flashing the QR codes festival flyers. Or by collecting a route map from the volunteers. Bicycle parking spaces are provided in front of each garden.

Another clarification: the gardens are accessible to people with reduced mobility, except the Ruines Du Guesclin.

4^e edition of Botanik’Art, international contemporary art festival, from Saturday May 18 to Monday May 20, 2024. Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission.

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