Cultural events
Nantes hosts a variety of cultural events, among which:
* Estuaire, a contemporary art exhibition that takes place every two years between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire (along the Loire estuary).
* Les Rendez-vous de l'Erdre, a jazz festival centered around the Erdre river.
* Les rencontres du fleuve, a festival centered around ships and the river.
* Le Festival Eidos du film d'environnement et de développement durable, a cinema festival themed around the environment and sustainability.
* The Festival des trois continents, dedicated to African, Asian and South American cinema.
* La Folle Journée, a classical music festival,
* Les Utopiales, international science fiction convention,
* The Festival Voisinages, various theatre performances (Théâtre du Grand T, Théâtre universitaire de Nantes, salle Onyx de Saint-Herblain).
Music and artistic creation
There are quite a few bands from Nantes who play different genres but are not well known outside of France.
* The Celtic band Tri Yann was originally known as Tri Yann an Naoned (the three Johns from Nantes).
* The DJ group C2C, champion of the Disco Mix Club World Team DJ Championship four years in a row (2003–2006)[] is native of Nantes.
* The Hip Hop group Hocus Pocus is from Nantes.
* 18-year-old electro pop producer Madeon is a native of Nantes.
To see a list of Bands from Nantes, see fr:Rock à Nantes (French).
Royal de Luxe street theater company, famous for its performance featuring giant puppets, is based in Nantes.
Food
Galettes, which are a heavier, less sweet version of the crepe, are traditional fare in Bretagne, the region in which