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Clemence Pays
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Sep 18, 2024 at 7:02 AM
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THE Rennes square, Rennes trade and crafts network, launches the 6th edition of Living streets, “a festival of traders to rediscover its city center”.
In total, 95 shops from Rennes will participate in the event, Saturday, September 28, 2024. “That’s ten more than in 2023,” announces Laurence Taillandier, president of the traders’ association.
The aim of this event is to“to bring the city center to life as much as possible with the aim of bringing another perspective to businesses.”
Massages, tastings, vouchers…
And for that, the Carré Rennais will “create little buzz to surprise visitors” with unusual actions to make the stores attractive.
For example, “there will be tastings in unusual places,” continues Laurence Taillandier.
Thus, the Garandel chocolate factory will offer to discover buckwheat and chestnut ciders; La petite Rennaise will organize a fashion show; Bows and somersaults of the sessions of image consulting; competitions with vouchers to be won will be at Kartell, L’Adresse or Maison Tulipe.
An artist behind the poster
Behind the colorful characters on the flashy pink poster for Rues vivantes is Aurélie Guillerey, a book illustrator from Rennes.
“He’s not someone who comes from advertising,” says Laurence Taillandier. Already at the origin of the Rues vivantes 2023 poster and that of the sale, “we had the idea of creating posters to collect to make like a comic book where we follow these characters.”
In around thirty stores, good deals will be up for grabs with promotions, exceptional discounts and end of line items, such as at Pépit’A Rennes, Simone Perele, Giorgio and Coton et lin.
Fanfare and clown
Of the wanderings are also scheduled in the streets. “And a little something new, this year, we are specifying the locations and times,” explains Cécile Robert, project manager at Carré Rennais.
On the program therefore:
- stilt walkers, from 3 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.;
- balloon sculpture, at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.;
- a fanfare, from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.;
- clown numbers, at 3 p.m., Place de la Mairie; at 3:30 p.m., Rue de Bertrand and at 5:30 p.m., Place du Champ-Jacquet.
“It will be the city in celebration and joyful,” smiles Laurence Taillandier.
Free transport
Throughout the day, the City will make the free buses and metros to facilitate access to the event and allow as many people as possible to get to the city centre.
Saturday, September 28, 2024, Living Streets, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., in downtown Rennes. Full program available on the Carré Rennais website.
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