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The Brest International Maritime Festival is back 8 years after its last edition, with a concrete commitment in terms of its societal and environmental responsibility.
Like a number of festivals across France, which have managed to adopt a proactive approach towards the societal and environmental challenges, Brest 2024 is also targeting a sustainability approach that has its finger on the pulse of modern-day events, as initiated by its organisation team.
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The Bibus network is adapting its service with a significant increase in the frequency of buses and streetcars, ensuring continuous service to the 4 entrances to the festival (see “How to get to the festival” below).
To accompany the evening shows, especially after the fireworks on July 14th, the Bibus service will run until extended hours, to guarantee you a safe ride home !
Send "B24" to 93400 to receive your ticket directly on your phone.
Special "Brest 2024" shuttles are available from the "Moulin Blanc" and "Place de Strasbourg" parking lots to the Place des Formes and back for just 3€ each way.
Bibus provides relay parkings located at various entry points to Brest. These parking lots are reserved for customers of the Bibus transport network, and are free on presentation of a valid Bibus transport ticket.
Additional parking spaces are available for cyclists at the gates to the festival. These include secure bike parking facilities, dedicated access lanes, and, new this year, virtual stations created to leave your VéloZef* as close as possible to the entrances (*self-service electric bikes).
Find out more about additional parking facilities on the interactive map.
* From July 12 to 17, VéloZef offers 30 minutes free rental with the code BREST24, via the mobile application.
If you’re coming to the festival, choosing TGV INOUI means doing your bit for the planet, by reducing by 90%, on average, the C02 emitted for an equivalent journey by road or air.
Prepare for your visit by adopting environmentally-friendly solutions.
Visit the SNCFCONNECT website and app, or visit stations, stores, SNCF-approved travel agencies or call us.
Daily departures direct from Paris
An additional return is ensured around 10:45 pm on all lines serving Brest during the festival, and an exceptional departure at 1 am is scheduled after the fireworks on July 14, to allow you to fully enjoy the festivities until the closure of the site.
Promotional rates are now available
Because coordination between the various festival transport operators is essential, a free connection between the BreizhGo network and the Bibus public transport network carried by Brest Métropole is offered, thus facilitating transfers.
Two cab ranks near the festival :
It is also possible to park in the streets of the city center during the festival, although it may be more difficult because of the crowds.
Payment via timestamp
, Monday to Saturday: 9:00 – 12:00 and 13:30 – 19:00
Free Sunday and holidays
To make the festival as accessible as possible, nearly 70 places specifically reserved for people with reduced mobility are available at the main entrance of the Chain Park.
In order to allow motorhome owners to park their vehicle, 3 sites will be specially developed: Le Bergot, La Cavale Blanche, Guéguéniat.
Price: 17.55 € per night for motorhomes and caravans.
Additional fee of 1€ per person per night, in addition to the tourist tax of 0.22€ per person per night.
To ensure a location, a reservation is required at the Brest Tourist Office by email or telephone.
Entrance to the Festival site is via four entrances
Near the Jardin des Explorateurs
Tramway : line A - stopping Recouvrance
Bus: lines 2b and 6 Then on foot : less than 5 minutes, about 300 meters
Opening hours of the gates 10:00 - 01:00
Checkout hours 10:00 - 20:00
Boulevard de la Marine
Tramway : line A - stopping Château
Bus: line 2b - stopping Français libre Then on foot : less than 5 minutes, about 300 meters
Opening hours of the gates 10:00 - 01:00
Checkout hours 10:00 - 20:00
Between Salaün Panquer and Franklin-Roosevelt avenues
On foot :
Bus: lines 2b et 5 - stopping Rampes Then on foot : less than 5 minutes, about 300 meters
Opening hours of the gates 10:00 - 01:00
Checkout hours 9:30 - 21:00
Madagascar Street
Shuttles: departure parking Plaisance du Moulin Blanc and Place de Strasbourg Then walk : about 5 minutes
Opening hours of the gates 10:00 - 01:00
Checkout hours 10:00 - 20:00
To ensure everyone’s safety, people and bags are checked at the entrances.
From the the coast of legends to the Menez-Hom Atlantique, via the Urbaines Brest & Landerneau, as well as the large preserved natural areas of the island of Ouessant, the Pays des Abers, the Iroise and the Crozon peninsula, let yourself be carried away by the striking landscapes in any season.
Here, you will discover the highest concentration of lighthouses in the world and explore the well-kept secrets of the harbor of Brest. The 450 km of the GR34, known as the Customs Trail, offers you a variety of unique landscapes and fascinating colours. Breathe in the sea air !
From July 6 to September 1, explore the city from the perspective of biodiversity, innovation, heritage and maritime culture with the City Pass «Parcours Océan». This pass allows you to discover in 1 or 2 days the unmissable places of the city of Brest, while enjoying unlimited access to the Bibus network (all bus lines including the blue line, tram and cable car).
The Ocean Trail includes access to the following places :
There are the appointments that are expected, and those who improvise themselves… The excitement of one and the poetry of the other.
On the occasion of the Maritime Festival, there is another waiting for you. It is new, artistic, cultural, it is called BREST AU RENDEZ-VOUS and it intends to surprise you for 13 days, from July 5 to 17 !
13 days for an artistic route from the station to Pontaniou via the Caserne of the 2nd Depot, open for the occasion.
Artists playing with the city, its heritage of yesterday and tomorrow, exploring its intimate link with the sea.
Creations, works to see, views of artists, sea views: RDView.
13 days of performances, shows, exhibitions, concerts, all free, and moments to chill, laugh, share a good table: appointments.
13 days to discover places you are not used to seeing (or more).
13 days for all those who want to discover Brest, and its grain of madness.
Give way to improvisation, strolling, Brest is waiting for you!
The Parvis
Mediterranean Stopover & City tourism Village
The Parvis
Stopover English Channel and Celtic Sea & Atlantic Stopover
The Parvis
Protection of the ocean Village & Maritime heritage Village
The Parvis
Sea rescue and the french state’s action at sea Village
The Parvis
Polar Stopover & Pacific Stopover
The Parvis
Olympic Village