COGNAC BLUES
PASSION
3 to 8 July
2012
Since 1994, renowned artists and talent of tomorrow intersect on the legendary scenic areas of the festival
At every street corner, 6 days and 6 nights, the whole town of Cognac is alive with the magic of Afro-American music.
With an exceptional artistic line-up with unique concepts, Cognac Blues Passion Festival offers 6 days of pure emotion and discovery with an ever more eclectic and increasing audience.
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The Cognac Festival takes place over three days at the Port of Cognac.
The public can discover the cognac in all its forms: long drink, cocktail, shooter or Summit.
You can also dine on site with local culinary products: melon with Pineau des Charentes, Marennes Oleron Oysters, mussels from Bouchots, snails, grilled meat, cheese, desserts and local wines from Charente.
So as tastes and flavors rhyme that delights the public hearing can hear two concerts each night at 9:00pm and 11:00pm.
ANGOULËME
25 to 2 may
2012
The festival, exchange and meeting place, is an essential crossroads for artists, professionals and an audience eager for discovering and interbreeding.
This year the Festival will welcome Amadou and Mariam, Zebda, Staff Benda Bilili, Lo'Jo, Anthony Joseph & the Spasm Band, Blitz The Ambassador Aziz Sahmaoui, Inna De Yard, JuJu.
The scene of Mandingue will offer you a dance held with the team of "Africa Magic", the France Inter radio brodcast.
ANGOULÊME
14 to 16
September
2012
34th edition of the circuit.
The Concours d'Elegance opens the festivities on Friday evening at 8:45pm.
The parade of about thirty cars and their crews in costumes will be presented on the Champ de Mars.
On Saturday, the International Rally will crisscross the Charente roads. Nearly 370 crews are expected for this discovery of the rich heritage of Charente.
The Sunday races: as every year, testing will take place in the morning from 8.30am and racing from 14:00 pm.