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122 upcoming events in Rennes you can go to alone, 61 of them free, from Sunday 15 Nov to Wednesday 14 Jul 2027. Picked from city open data and official agendas. Check the official page before you go: times and prices can change.

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Sun15Nov
Free
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Made in the USA, documentary and talk, Champs Libres, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 16:00 the Auditorium of Les Champs Libres in Rennes shows the documentary Made in the USA by Sólveig Anspach and Cindy Babski, a French film from 2001 that runs 105 minutes. The film follows the case of Odell Barnes, aged 31, who was executed by lethal injection on 1 March 2000 at the Huntsville penitentiary after nine years of fighting for his file to be re-examined. According to the listing, support groups around the world raised funds for a counter-investigation, which found that the original inquiry had been sloppy, yet the judicial authorities refused to take the new elements into account. The screening is a Doc du dimanche, followed by a meeting with Virginia Manhard-Lubin, an associate member of the Virginia State Bar, led by Mirabelle Fréville. It is part of the Justice(s) cycle. Entry is free. A film followed by a discussion is easy to attend alone, since the audience shares the subject. «Un doc du dimanche suivi d'une rencontre avec Virginia Manhard-Lubin» Starts 16:00, ends about 18:20. Source: OpenAgenda — Musée de Bretagne (open data). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as free and describes the film as 105 minutes long.

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Tue17Nov
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Listening session at Bibliothèque Villejean, Rennes

Bibliothèque Villejean

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 17:00 the Bibliothèque Villejean at 43 cours Kennedy in Rennes hosts a listening session led by musicology students from Rennes 2. The students present the sources that inspire the world of Tris & the Soap Horrifique, an artist invited by the library on 25 November and programmed in the Trans Musicales context. The listing describes her music as dreamy pop that bites, between gentle softness and abrasive rock bursts, where the tragic is funny, the ugly becomes sublime, and the stage is a strangely joyful outlet. It adds that each appearance shows a new side of an imagination where the marvellous meets the unsettling. The session is described as open to all and is listed from 17:00 to 18:30. The listing does not give a price. A listening session like this is easy to attend alone, since people come to discover music together and talk about it afterwards. «Tris & the Soap Horrifique, c’est une pop onirique qui mord, entre douceur rêveuse et éclats rock abrasifs.» Starts 17:00, ends about 18:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing describes the session as open to all and gives no price.

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Tue17Nov
Free
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Meeting with writer Velibor Čolić, Les Champs Libres, Rennes

Hors les murs (Les Champs Libres)

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 17:00 the Clôteaux-Bréquigny library of Rennes holds a meeting with the writer Velibor Čolić, taking place away from the library itself at Les Champs Libres on Cours des Alliés. The listing explains that the event is part of a residency of the Rennes theatre company Kali&Co. Čolić is presented as a writer originally from the former Yugoslavia, and the conversation centres on his latest novel, Guerre et pluie, described as a story that is both hallucinated and droll, set in wartime. Entry is free, and the meeting runs from 17:00 to 18:30. The listing is tagged as part of the Dialogues européens programme. An author talk like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room has come to listen and perhaps ask a question about the book. «Rencontre à la Bibliothèque Clôteaux-Bréquigny avec l'écrivain.» Starts 17:00, ends about 18:30. Source: OpenAgenda — DCL (open data). The listing gives the entry as free and the session as lasting from 17:00 to 18:30.

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Tue17Nov
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Author meeting with Velibor Čolić, Clôteaux-Bréquigny, Rennes

Bibliothèque Clôteaux-Bréquigny

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 17:00 the Clôteaux-Bréquigny library in Rennes holds a literary meeting with the author Velibor Čolić. It is part of the Cafés-Bouquine series and of Face à la guerre, the third edition of the Dialogues européens, organised with Les Champs Libres in November 2026. The listing says these dialogues ask what founds the European idea, which threats and stakes cross the continent today, and which stories bring people closer or which memories separate them. Čolić is a Bosnian author whose latest novel, Guerre et pluie, won the Prix Etonnants Voyageurs 2024 and the Prix Victor Rossel 2024 and is described as hallucinated and funny in wartime. The meeting runs from 17:00 to 18:30. The listing does not give a price. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since readers come to listen and to share thoughts afterwards. «la bibliothèque organise une rencontre avec Velibor Čolić, auteur bosniaque dont le dernier roman Guerre et pluie» Starts 17:00, ends about 18:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing gives the time as 17:00 to 18:30 and states no price.

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Tue17Nov
Free
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Les sources de l'affaire Dreyfus à Rennes, Les Champs Libres

Hors les murs (Les Champs Libres)

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 18:00 the Archives Départementales d'Ille-et-Vilaine auditorium, listed at Les Champs Libres in Rennes, hosts a talk called Les sources de l'affaire Dreyfus à Rennes. The listing recalls that in 1894 a first trial convicted Alfred Dreyfus of treason, and that in the summer of 1899 Rennes lived under extreme tension as journalists, activists and curious visitors arrived for the retrial. The talk asks how the city, its residents, the authorities and the press lived through that historic trial. The Archives départementales d'Ille-et-Vilaine, the Archives de Rennes and the Musée de Bretagne present the sources, including photographs, correspondence, press articles, police reports and records of the war council hearings. It belongs to the new permanent exhibition L'affaire Dreyfus à Rennes. Entry is free within the limit of available places, and reservation is advised by writing to the email address given in the listing. The evening runs from 18:00 to 19:30. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone is there to listen and learn. «Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles. Réservation conseillée en écrivant à rencontres.archives@ille-et-vilaine.fr» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Musée de Bretagne (open data). The listing gives free entry subject to available places, with reservation advised by email.

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Wed18Nov
Free
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Manuel d'exil, Cie Kali&Co, at Champs Libres, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 12:30 the Auditorium of Les Champs Libres in Rennes presents Manuel d'exil, a performance by the company Kali&Co. The full title, Manuel d'exil ou comment réussir son exil en 35 leçons, describes a pessimistic comedy that gives life to an exile full of love, pain and stories. The listing says the troupe of the Poulpe invites the audience to look at the world through the eyes of its main character, and that wandering, encounters and living conditions form a view of a hard reality that is still very current, told with a large dose of humour and humanity. The text is by Velibor Čolić, the music by Nicolas Repac and the staging by Massimo Dean. The meeting is followed by a book-signing with the bookshop Le Failler. Entry is free, and the lunchtime session runs from 12:30 to 13:30. A short show like this is easy to attend alone, since it fits a lunch break. «est une comédie pessimiste, donnant corps à un exilé plein d’amour, de douleur et d’histoires.» Starts 12:30, ends about 13:30. Source: OpenAgenda — DCL (open data). The listing gives the price as free.

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Wed18Nov
Free
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Free listening talk on the Trans Musicales line-up, Rennes

Café des Champs Libres

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 18:30 the Café des Champs Libres in Rennes presents the programme of the 48th Trans Musicales, the city's well-known winter music festival. Thomas Lagarrigue walks through the musical trends carried by the European artists on this year's bill, with commented listening to some of the acts who will play. The session is organised with the festival itself, as part of a European dialogues series. Entry is listed as free, and the venue offers a hearing loop for anyone who needs one. A listening talk is a comfortable way to spend an evening alone, since you sit in a group, hear new music and can compare impressions with the person next to you afterwards. The talk is in French, and it is a useful way to choose which concerts to book. «Quelles sont les tendances musicales portées par les artistes européen·nes de la 48ème édition des Trans Musicales ?» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Carte Sortir ! Rennes Métropole (open data).

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Wed18Nov
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Zélie at Antipode, Rennes

Antipode

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 20:30 the Antipode concert hall in Rennes hosts Zélie. The listing describes her with clenched fists and frowning eyebrows, intense and boiling, singing and dancing her strength and her dominant sensitivity on energising, raw songs with electronic sounds. It calls her chatty and personal, with a pen that is among those that hold attention through a surprising universality in the face of so much frankness and intimacy. After a sold-out Cigale in Paris she is now taking on the Olympia with the determination she is known for, and promises an experience, an explosive show of American inspiration that fuses contemporary dance and hip-hop with her sharp and tangy pop, which will also make you feel close to her and to her colourful world. The listed times are 20:30 to 23:00. Tickets start at 28.99 euros. A pop concert with choreography is an easy evening alone, and a lively crowd makes it simple to join in. «Une pop tranchante et acidulée, danse contemporaine et hip-hop.» Starts 20:30, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The listing gives 23:00 as the end. Tickets start at 28.99 euros.

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Thu19Nov
Free
LearningRennesAlcohol-free friendly

Nouvelle vie professionnelle, reconversion day, Rennes Beaulieu

PNRB, Campus de Beaulieu, Université de Rennes 1

On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 09:30 the Pôle Numérique Rennes Beaulieu on the Beaulieu campus in Rennes hosts an open day called Nouvelle vie professionnelle, the national day of career change. The listing says the Université de Rennes, Université Rennes 2, ENSCR, ENS, INSA Rennes, EHESP and Sciences Po Rennes join forces to support people with a continuing education project, whether they want to change career, build new skills or start a business. The morning programme includes a conference on the training and validation schemes available to boost a career, held from 9:45 to 10:45, information stands for each institution and personalised interviews with advisers. The event is open to everyone, including job seekers, people in work, and referral professionals or information counsellors. Registration is free but compulsory, through the link given in the listing, and the day runs from 09:30 to 13:00. An information morning like this is easy to attend alone, since most visitors come with their own questions. «Que vous soyez en recherche d'emploi, en activité professionnelle, prescripteur ou conseiller d'information, cet évènement est ouvert à tous !» Starts 09:30, ends about 13:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Service formation continue et alternance - Université de Rennes (open data). The listing gives free entry with compulsory registration and a morning programme from 09:30 to 13:00.

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Thu19Nov
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CREM seminar on heat wave vulnerability, Rennes

Faculté des Sciences Economiques

On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 12:15 the Faculté des Sciences Economiques in Rennes hosts a CREM research seminar, where Hamza Bennani of the Université de Nantes (LEMNA) presents his work. The talk is titled Who Is Most at Risk? Uncovering the Determinants of Population Vulnerability to Heat Waves in France. The abstract says heat waves are becoming more frequent in France and examines how exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity shape vulnerability, using data collected at municipality level. It reports that high temperatures and age raise hospital admissions and emergency room visits, while wealth and vegetation reduce the risk, and it ends with projections of hospital bed needs by the end of the century. The session takes place in room B01 - 381 and runs from 12:15 to 13:45. The listing does not give a price, and the organiser lists seminar-sciences-eco@univ-rennes.fr as the contact. A lunchtime academic talk is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room is there to listen and ask questions. «Heat waves are becoming more frequent in France, raising concerns about their public health impacts.» Starts 12:15, ends about 13:45. Source: OpenAgenda — CREM - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Management (open data). The listing gives the room as B01 - 381 and an email address for the seminar series, but no price.

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Thu19Nov
Free
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L'Info de Vive voix, press review talk, Musée de Bretagne, Rennes

Musée de Bretagne

On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 17:30 the Musée de Bretagne at Les Champs Libres in Rennes hosts L'Info de Vive voix, a live press review. The listing introduces it with a question for anyone overwhelmed by the flow of news. Les Trois Ours, described as the media outlet that brings information onto the stage, dive into the newspapers and magazines held at Les Champs Libres to draw out a press review on a current European topic. Reports, analyses and interviews are told by the journalist Julie Lallouët. They are followed by a discussion about how news is made, and the chance to discover new media. The event is free and runs from 17:30 to 18:30. The listing gives a phone registration entry without a number, so check with the library before coming. A talk followed by an open discussion is easy to attend alone, since the format invites strangers to exchange views on the same subject. «Les Trois Ours [le média qui fait monter l'information sur scène] se plongent dans les journaux et magazines des Champs Libres» Starts 17:30, ends about 18:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèque (open data). The listing gives the event as free and lists it from 17:30 to 18:30.

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Thu19Nov
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Reasonable accommodation conference at EHESP, Rennes

EHESP

On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 18:00 the EHESP in Rennes hosts a conference organised by the Chaire Vivre Ensemble and the school, on reasonable accommodation for people in situations of disability and fragility. The listing explains that employers face a growing variety of situations that can affect health, working capacity or participation, and that putting the legal principle into practice still raises many questions. The programme has three parts: a presentation of the legal framework and the obligations of employers, testimonies and accounts of experience on identifying and supporting such situations, and a discussion of good practice. Speakers include a health and safety consultant, a lawyer and lecturer in labour law, a university law lecturer and a corporate responsibility coordinator. The session takes place in the Simone Veil lecture hall, or by video link, from 18:00 to 19:30. The listing does not give a price, and registration goes through an online link. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone comes to listen and the format invites questions rather than conversation in pairs. «Présentation du cadre juridique relatif aux aménagements raisonnables et aux obligations des employeurs.» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Chaire Vivre Ensemble - Fondation Université de Rennes (open data). The listing gives the session as 18:00 to 19:30 in the Simone Veil lecture hall, in person or by video, and states no price.

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Thu19Nov
Free
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Aliens, documentary screening, Dialogues européens, Rennes

Hors les murs (Les Champs Libres)

On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 20:00 a screening of the documentary Aliens takes place at Le Tambour, listed under Les Champs Libres in Rennes, as part of the Dialogues européens. The listing describes Aliens as a road trip between Marta McIlduff and Alessandra Celesia, mother and daughter in life and on stage, mixing personal stories, testimonies and historical events. The starting point is the story of the Italian immigrants who arrived in Belfast between the two wars, dreaming of continuing their journey to New York. The screening is part of the Mois du film documentaire, with the support of the Cinémathèque du documentaire, in partnership with Comptoir du Doc, the podcast Cracker l'époque and the Italian department of the Université Rennes 2. Entry is free, as stated in the listing, and the evening is expected to last about two hours. A film screening like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience simply sits down to watch together. «Aliens est un road trip entre Marta McIlduff et Alessandra Celesia, mère et fille dans la vie comme sur scène» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:00. Source: OpenAgenda — DCL (open data). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry for a screening at Le Tambour within the Dialogues européens.

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Fri20Nov
Free
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La guerre en fiction, Olivier Truc, Champs Libres library, Rennes

Bibliothèque des Champs Libres - 5e étage

On Friday 20 November 2026 at 17:30 the library of Les Champs Libres in Rennes, on its fifth floor, welcomes the author Olivier Truc for a meeting titled La guerre en fiction. The listing presents him as a writer who excels at putting war into fiction, with a speculative graphic novel and a crime novel. Operation Yantar, published by Les Arènes, imagines a Russian invasion of Latvia, with secret manoeuvres and dissent inside NATO. Base Toundra, published by Métailié noir, is set in a small military airfield in the far north during the Second World War. Olivier Truc is described as a journalist and a great connoisseur of Scandinavia and the Baltic countries. The meeting is moderated by Romain Huët and followed by a book signing with the bookshop Le Failler. Entry is free, and the session runs from 17:30 to 18:30. An author talk is easy to attend alone, as the audience shares an interest in books. «Olivier Truc excelle dans l’art de mettre la guerre en fiction.» Starts 17:30, ends about 18:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèque (open data). The listing gives the price as free and names the moderator and the bookshop.

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Fri20Nov
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Comic-strip evening with atelier Pépé Martini, L'Antipode, Rennes

L'Antipode

On Friday 20 November 2026 at 17:30 L'Antipode in Rennes hosts a comic-strip evening and a collective mural creation workshop. The listing says it is offered by the volunteers of the MJC, the Bibliothèque Antipode and the illustrators of the Pépé Martini comic workshop, and that the atmosphere is meant to be playful and friendly. Participants work in groups to make comic-strip pages that will feed into a collective fresco. The listing stresses that you do not need to know how to draw, because curiosity is the only thing required. The workshop is guided by Zanzim, Jop and Vincent Normant from the Pépé Martini workshop. The listed hours are from 17:30 to 21:30, and the listing does not give a price. A group workshop where everyone starts as a stranger and works together is easy to join alone, since the shared drawing task gives people something to talk about right away. «Pas besoin de savoir dessiner, seule votre curiosité est essentielle.» Starts 17:30, ends about 21:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing describes a group comic workshop with three named illustrators and gives no price.

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Fri20Nov
Free
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Propagandes: quand le mensonge tisse sa toile, Champs Libres, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:30 the auditorium of Les Champs Libres in Rennes presents Propagandes: quand le mensonge tisse sa toile, a show on disinformation. The listing says it follows the thread of fake news back to its industry, covering propaganda campaigns, armies of trolls, cyber espionage and election manipulation. It is based on international investigations carried out in recent years and describes the global mechanics of disinformation and the way it threatens European democracies, France in particular. Damien Leloup is introduced as a journalist at Le Monde for twenty years, writing about technology and its impact on society. The show is described as a presstacle offered by Les Trois Ours. Entry is free, and the evening runs from 19:30 to 21:30. A talk-style evening like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience comes for the subject and the conversation afterwards can start from it. «Ce spectacle remonte le fil des fake news jusqu'à leur industrie» Starts 19:30, ends about 21:30. Source: OpenAgenda — DCL (open data). The listing gives the price as free and names the journalist and the producing company.

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Fri20Nov
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Broken Back, folk pop concert, at Le MeM - Magic Mirror, Rennes

Le MeM - Magic Mirror

On Friday 20 November 2026 at 20:00 Le MeM - Magic Mirror in Rennes presents Broken Back, a singer-songwriter who plays what the listing calls uplifting, crowd-pleasing folk pop. It says he has taken his songs to more than 400 stages around the world, from the Olympia to Solidays, the Francofolies and the Montreux Jazz Festival, was nominated for the 2017 Victoires de la Musique as a live revelation, and has passed 650 million streams. The concert is part of the last chapter of the Follow The Sun Tour, after a 2025 and 2026 tour that sold out across France, before he steps back from the road to write his next album. The price is from 30.99 euros, with tickets sold online through Shotgun, and the evening runs from 20:00 to 23:00. A folk pop concert is easy to enjoy alone, since the room is full of people who came for the same songs. «Broken Back c’est une « Folk Pop » fédératrice, délicieuse et lumineuse.» Starts 20:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The listing gives the price as from 30.99 euros with tickets through Shotgun.

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Fri20Nov
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La dame de chez Maxim, Feydeau comedy, ADEC theatre, Rennes

ADEC / Maison du Théâtre amateur

On Friday 20 November 2026 at 20:30 the ADEC, the Maison du Théâtre amateur at 45 rue Papu in Rennes, presents La dame de chez Maxim, a comedy by Georges Feydeau. The listing sets up the plot: Doctor Petypon wakes up under cushions after a night of partying at Maxim's, while a dancer from the Moulin Rouge, known as la Môme Crevette, occupies his marital bed. When he wakes, his wife, his friend Mongicourt and other characters come in one after another, each ignorant of the situation or discovering it in their own way. To avoid scandal, Petypon piles up lies, which leads to a cascade of misunderstandings. The listing offers booking through an online ticket page, by email or by telephone, and does not state a price. The performance is listed as ending around 22:00. A classic farce is easy to enjoy alone, since the whole audience laughs at the same moments, and the small venue makes it simple to chat afterwards. «Pour éviter le scandale, Petypon multiplie les mensonges, entraînant une cascade de quiproquos» Starts 20:30, ends about 22:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Rennes quartiers Ouest (open data). The listing describes the Feydeau comedy and points to an online booking page, but gives no price.

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Sat21Nov
Free
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European day of university collections, Beaulieu campus, Rennes

Bâtiment 2, Campus de Beaulieu - Université de Rennes

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 14:00 the Université de Rennes opens its heritage collections on the Beaulieu campus in Rennes for the Journée européenne des collections universitaires. The listing describes free visits of the collections, running continuously from 14:00 to 18:00. They include the zoology gallery, the gallery of scientific instruments, the geology museum, the canvases by Mathurin Méheut and Yvonne Jean-Haffen classified as historic monuments, the Breizh Arboretum, and the artistic heritage of the campus, described as an open-air museum. Visitors meet at the reception in building 1 on Allée Henri Poincaré. The listing gives the price as free, with no booking needed and access limited only by capacity. It mentions the metro line B stop Beaulieu / Université and bus lines C4 and C6 stop Tournebride. Walking through collections at your own pace is easy to do alone, since there is no fixed group and you can stop wherever you like. «Visites libres des collections en continu de 14h à 18h» Starts 14:00, ends about 18:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Service Culturel - Université de Rennes (open data). The listing gives the price as free, with no booking and access subject to capacity.

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Sat21Nov
Free
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Debate on Europe's new rivals, Champs Libres auditorium, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

The auditorium of the Champs Libres cultural centre in Rennes hosts a free Saturday-afternoon debate on how Europe should position itself in a changing world order. The organisers, working with the media outlet Le Grand Continent and Asia Society France, ask who Europe's new rivals are, whether it has new allies, and whether daily news hides its strengths or its weaknesses, citing the repositioning of the United States, the weakening of NATO and the ambitions of Russia and China. The guests are Philippe Le Corre of ESSEC and the Asia Society Policy Institute, Sabine Dullin of Sciences Po, and the Turkish economist and political scientist Ahmet Insel. The moderator is the journalist Pierre Ramond. The session lasts an hour and a half, starting at 14:15, and is in French. «L'Europe face aux nouveaux rivaux géopolitiques» Starts 14:15, ends about 15:45. Source: OpenAgenda — DCL (open data).

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Sat21Nov
Free
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L'ennemi qui nous désigne, Grand Continent talk, Rennes

Musée de Bretagne

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 17:00 the Musée de Bretagne in Rennes, at the Champs Libres, hosts a carte blanche given to Le Grand Continent. The talk centres on the review's latest publication, L'ennemi qui nous désigne - Apprendre à résister aux prédateurs. The listing describes it as a collective book edited by Giuliano da Empoli, author of Le Mage du Kremlin, which sheds light on how Europe, what it is and what it represents, has become a target. It brings together researchers from around the world and aims to help readers understand what is happening in order to resist better. The session is also a chance to look back at the deeply European adventure of this new media outlet, which set out to help people decode the world. It is hosted by Pierre Ramond. Entry is free, and the session runs from 17:00 to 17:45. A short talk on a shared topic is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room is there to listen and think. «Cette carte blanche au Grand Continent est aussi l’occasion de revenir sur l’aventure profondément européenne de ce nouveau média» Starts 17:00, ends about 17:45. Source: OpenAgenda — DCL (open data). The listing gives the entry as free and the session as 17:00 to 17:45.

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Sat21Nov
Free
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Wajdi Mouawad, L'ombre en soi qui écrit, Champs Libres, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 18:30 the auditorium of Les Champs Libres in Rennes presents L'ombre en soi qui écrit, a performance by Wajdi Mouawad on the power of writing in the face of violence. The listing explains that the author and director was invited in 2025 to the Collège de France to give his inaugural lecture on the chair The Invention of Europe through Languages and Cultures, and drew from it a stage adaptation in which thought becomes theatre. Alone on stage, he offers a meditation on writing, exile, memory, violence and what in each of us resists knowledge. The listing calls it a mix of lecture, theatre and poetry, and gives the partners as the Théâtre National de Bretagne and Le Grand Continent. Entry is free, and the performance runs from 18:30 to 19:30. A solo performance is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the audience is focused on the same voice. «Seul en scène, il porte une méditation bouleversante sur l’écriture, l’exil, la mémoire, la violence» Starts 18:30, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — DCL (open data). The listing gives the price as free and names the partner organisations.

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Sun22Nov
Free
LearningRennesAlcohol-free friendly

Hériter de la guerre ?, talk at Les Champs Libres, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Sunday 22 November 2026 at 14:30 the Auditorium of Les Champs Libres in Rennes hosts the discussion Hériter de la guerre ?, listed under Dialogues européens. The listing asks what remains of a war after the fighting: wounds and silences passed on as an inheritance, and how to transmit that past without repeating its violence. The speakers are Venera Cocaj, a Kosovar researcher, Régine Waintrater, a psychoanalyst, Anne Poiret, a filmmaker, and Aline Cateux, an anthropologist, and the moderator is Romain Huët, a researcher and co-founder of Cracker l'époque. They discuss what war leaves to later generations in bodies, stories and places, and how to deliver justice and rebuild society without erasing the traces of violence. Entry is free, and the session runs from 14:30 to 16:00. A panel talk like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience is there to listen and think. «Que reste-t-il d’une guerre après les combats ?» Starts 14:30, ends about 16:00. Source: OpenAgenda — DCL (open data). The listing gives the talk as free, from 14:30 to 16:00.

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Mon23Nov
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L'industrie, bien plus que vous croyez, workshop, Rennes Est

Agence RENNES EST

On Monday 23 November 2026 at 09:30 the Agence Rennes Est in Rennes hosts L'industrie, bien plus que vous croyez, a session in the 2026 Semaine de l'industrie programme that asks whether common ideas about industry are true. The listing invites people who think the sector is not for them, or who rarely think about it, to explore their own representations. The format is exchanges and collaborative workshops on clichés and realities, obstacles and levers, how jobs in the sector are seen, and a map of local industry, ending with the question of whether participants' perception has changed. The session runs from 09:30 to 11:30. The listing does not give a price, and registration goes through the France Travail events page linked from the listing. A discussion workshop like this is easy to join alone, since everyone arrives to share views and meets other participants through the group exercises. «Venez explorer vos représentations, et voir si l'industrie, c'est vraiment ce qu'on croit !» Starts 09:30, ends about 11:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Semaine de l'industrie 2026 (open data). The listing gives the 09:30 to 11:30 slot and a France Travail registration link but no price.

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Mon23Nov
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Knight Clubbers chess evening at Le Coup De Folie, Rennes

Le Coup De Folie

On Monday 23 November 2026 at 19:00 Le Coup De Folie in Rennes hosts a chess evening organised by Knight Clubbers, a group that runs chess gatherings in bars. The venue is at 27 Rue Legraverend, and the evening is held on a Monday. The listing describes a relaxed atmosphere where people can play a few games and share a drink. Beginners and experienced players are both welcome, whatever their level, and chessboards are provided, so there is nothing to bring. The listing presents it as an event for people who come alone or in company. Entry is free, and free registration is recommended through the Knight Clubbers page for the evening, which is linked from the listing. The gathering runs from 19:00 to 22:00. A chess night in a bar suits a solo visit well, because the game itself is the reason to sit down. «Débutants comme joueurs confirmés sont les bienvenus, et les échiquiers sont fournis.» Starts 19:00, ends about 22:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Knight Clubbers, rencontres d'échecs en bar (open data). The listing says entry is free, boards are provided, and free registration is advised.

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Tue24Nov
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Café IA : Je veux en savoir plus !, Bibliothèque Landry, Rennes

Bibliothèque Landry

On Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 11:00 the Bibliothèque Landry in Rennes, at 100, rue de Châteaugiron, hosts Café IA : Je veux en savoir plus !, a session run by the Bibliothèques de Rennes library network. The listing is filed under the digital theme and asks whether we have already entered the era of artificial intelligence. It says the aim is to look beyond the fantasy, to untangle the subject together and to discuss what is at stake with AI in a warm, friendly setting. The session is open to adults of all levels, so no prior knowledge of the technology is needed. The listing says it runs from 11:00 to 12:00. The listing does not give a price, and it does not describe a booking arrangement, so visitors may wish to check with the library before going. A relaxed discussion café like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone is there to listen, ask questions and talk about the same topic. «Au-delà du fantasme, démêlons ensemble le sujet et les enjeux de l’IA dans un temps chaleureux.» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing gives the schedule and venue but does not state a price.

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Guadal Tejaz, post-punk noise, at Grabuge, Rennes

GRABUGE

On Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 20:00 the bar Grabuge, at 24 avenue Jules Maniez in Rennes, hosts Guadal Tejaz as part of the Festival Culture Bar-Bars. The listing describes the band's post-punk as heavy, intense and sharp, crossed by feedback and electric drones, struggling in a dark, bilious and unsettling noise mud. At the centre of the sound is a bass and drums duo, from which emerges the violently inhabited voice of singer and guitarist Morgan. The listing tags the music as kraut punk and noise. It links to the band's Instagram and a video for anyone who wants to hear them first. The listing does not give a price and no booking arrangement is stated. The evening is given as running from 20:00 to 22:00. A bar gig like this is easy to attend alone, since people stand near the stage for the same music and talk between sets. «Lourd, intense, tranchant, traversé de larsens et de bourdons électriques» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:00. Source: OpenAgenda — FESTIVAL CULTURE BAR-BARS (open data). The listing places the concert at Grabuge within the Festival Culture Bar-Bars, 20:00 to 22:00, without a price.

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Tue24Nov
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Le patient connecté, talk with Marie Costes, Champs Libres, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 20:30 the Auditorium of Les Champs Libres in Rennes hosts Le patient connecté, a talk with Marie Costes, organised by the Espace des sciences. The listing asks how digital technologies are gradually changing the relationship between the patient, the doctor and the healthcare system. The talk aims to help the audience understand how digital tools redefine medicine and the role of the patient in their own health, covering monitoring apps, medical devices used at home, the reliability of data, the nature of the doctor-patient relationship and the protection of health information. Marie Costes is a geriatrician and the medical lead for telehealth at the Rennes university hospital. The meeting is interpreted into French Sign Language. Entry is free and the evening runs from 20:30 to 22:30. A public talk like this is easy to attend alone, since people come for the subject and questions are shared. «Comment les technologies numériques transforment progressivement les relations entre le patient, le médecin et le système de soins ?» Starts 20:30, ends about 22:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Espace des sciences (open data). The listing gives the price as free and says the talk is interpreted in French Sign Language.

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Wed25Nov
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Nora Bisele, Yiddish trio, Auditorium des Champs Libres, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 12:30 the Auditorium des Champs Libres in Rennes hosts the trio Nora Bisele, whose name means a little bit more in Yiddish. The listing says the group weaves links between cultures, generations and memories, in a colourful and lively world where blues, klezmer, chanson and folk blend with a rich palette of sound. It adds that, at a time when identities withdraw, singing in Yiddish is for the trio an act of transmission and resistance. The concert is part of the Dialogues européens programme. Entry is free, and the concert runs from 12:30 to 13:30. A lunchtime concert is easy to enjoy alone, since people come for the music and the hour fits neatly into a break in the day. «chanter en yiddish est pour le trio un acte de transmission et de résistance» Starts 12:30, ends about 13:30. Source: OpenAgenda — DCL (open data). The listing gives free entry and a 12:30 to 13:30 slot.

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Wed25Nov
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Living library, life stories, Bibliothèque Triangle, Rennes

Bibliothèque Triangle

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 15:00 the Bibliothèque Triangle at 3 boulevard de Yougoslavie in Rennes holds a living library titled Dedans, dehors, maintenons le lien, a session of life stories within the Journées Nationales Prison 2026. The listing says the aim is to act together against the stigmatisation of the prison world, and describes the format as a sensitive and intimate experience. Visitors listen one to one to the life stories of former prisoners, of their relatives, of former prison administration staff and of volunteers from committed associations, each described as an open book in a living library. The listing marks the event as for adults. It does not give a price or a booking arrangement. The session runs from 15:00 to 18:00. A one-to-one listening session like this is easy to take part in alone. «Venez écouter en tête-à-tête les récits de vie d’anciens détenus, de leurs proches, d’anciens agents de l’administration pénitentiaire» Starts 15:00, ends about 18:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing describes a living library for adults as part of the Journées Nationales Prison 2026, 15:00 to 18:00.

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Wed25Nov
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Tris & the soap horrifique, Trans Musicales preview, Rennes library

Bibliothèque Villejean

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 17:00 the Bibliothèque Villejean in Rennes hosts a concert by Tris & the Soap Horrifique. According to the listing, the concert is part of the Trans Musicales: to set the mood, the festival offers a first look at artists programmed for its 48th edition. The act is described as dreamy pop that bites, between gentle reverie and abrasive rock bursts. The listing says that Tris turns her wounds into spectacle and her monsters into heroines, that the tragic becomes funny and the ugly becomes sublime, and that the stage is a joyfully strange outlet. Between dark tale and pop catharsis, each appearance reveals a new facet of an imaginary world where wonder sits beside unease. The listing does not give a price, and it does not describe a booking arrangement. The session runs from 17:00 to 18:30. A short library concert like this is easy to attend alone, since listeners simply share the room and the music. «Tris & the Soap Horrifique, c’est une pop onirique qui mord, entre douceur rêveuse et éclats rock abrasifs.» Starts 17:00, ends about 18:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing presents the concert as a preview of the 48th Trans Musicales and does not state a price.

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Wed25Nov
Free
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Café philo on the idea of liberty, Café des Champs Libres, Rennes

Café des Champs Libres

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 18:30 the Café des Champs Libres in Rennes hosts a philosophy café titled Quelle idée de la liberté peut nous aider à mieux vivre ? It is proposed by the Société bretonne de philosophie and led by Philippe Gouet and Gérard Amicel. The listing says that the idea of liberty comes from a shared imagination, that it motivates exchange, inspires resistance and collective action, and points towards living better together. It adds that forms of alienation and domination are becoming more brutal and that war is increasingly treated as an option, and it asks which idea of liberty can be built in response and how the aspiration to live better can be maintained. Entry is free, and the listing gives no booking requirement. The session runs from 18:30 to 19:30. A discussion like this is easy to join alone, since a philosophy café is built around strangers sharing ideas around the same question. «Café philo proposé par la Société bretonne de philosophie et animé par Philippe Gouet et Gérard Amicel» Starts 18:30, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — DCL (open data). The listing gives the price as free and the hosts as Philippe Gouet and Gérard Amicel.

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Wed25Nov
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Karaoke night with March at Bières, Feuille, Ciseaux, Rennes

Bières, Feuille, Ciseaux

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 19:00 the bar Bières, Feuille, Ciseaux in Rennes hosts a karaoke evening run by MWD Productions, as part of the Culture Bar-Bars festival. The host, March, promises an anthology karaoke with rap, rock, pop and a karaoke battle, so there should be songs for every taste and a good chance to sing something you know by heart. The listing gives no price, so check with the venue before you go. Karaoke suits a night out alone better than people expect: the room is there to cheer, you can sing in turn or just listen, and a song shared with strangers breaks the ice quickly. The listing runs from 19:00 to 22:00, an early-evening slot that leaves time to go on somewhere else afterwards. The bar's name refers to the stone-paper-scissors game. «dans le cadre du Festival Culture Bar-Bars. MWD Productions vous fait donner de la voix pour un karaoké d'anthologie.» Starts 19:00, ends about 22:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Festival Culture Bar-Bars (open data).

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Wed25Nov
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J-ZEN B2B DJ HAZE, hip-hop and soul DJ set, Grabuge, Rennes

GRABUGE

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 20:00 the bar Grabuge in Rennes, at 24 avenue Jules Maniez, hosts a back-to-back set by J-ZEN and DJ Haze as part of the Festival Culture Bar-Bars. The listing presents J-Zen as a Rennes producer and DJ strongly influenced by the Soulquarians and the late J Dilla, who will share a set with hip-hop, soul and house vibes. DJ Haze is described as an emblematic DJ of the Rennes music scene, known for his passion for groove and his selections of funk, soul and hip-hop for more than twenty-five years. The evening runs from 20:00 to 22:00. The listing does not give a price. A DJ night in a bar is easy to enjoy alone, since people come for the music, can stand at the bar or near the decks, and talk between tracks. «Producteur et DJ rennais, J-Zen est fortement influencé par les Soulquarians et le regretté J Dilla» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:00. Source: OpenAgenda — FESTIVAL CULTURE BAR-BARS (open data). The listing names both DJs, the festival and the 20:00 to 22:00 slot, but gives no price.

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Thu26Nov
Free
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Pochettes Vinyles Surprises, record sharing, Champs Libres, Rennes

Bibliothèque des Champs Libres - 2e étage

On Thursday 26 November 2026 at 17:30 the library of Les Champs Libres in Rennes, on its second floor, holds Pochettes Vinyles Surprises, a participatory meeting led by the librarians. The listing describes it as an occasion for gems, favourites and friendliness, built around talking about music and especially vinyl records. Visitors are invited to bring albums and famous sleeves, share a musical anecdote or a concert memory, talk about their own records or those of the library, and then share a moment of listening. The theme chosen for this session is the road trip. The session runs from 17:30 to 18:30 and entry is free. The listing does not mention a booking requirement. A conversation about records is easy to join alone, since the whole point is to swap stories with strangers who share a love of music, and the library hosts keep the discussion going. «venez parler de vos disques ou de ceux de la bibliothèque, et partager un moment d'écoute» Starts 17:30, ends about 18:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèque (open data). The listing gives the price as free and the time as 17:30 to 18:30.

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Thu26Nov
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Patino and Navarro, La civilisation du poisson rouge, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Thursday 26 November 2026 at 18:30 the Auditorium des Champs Libres in Rennes hosts a public conversation titled La civilisation du poisson rouge with the authors Bruno Patino and Morgan Navarro. The listing explains that a goldfish is said to have a maximum attention span of eight seconds, and that according to Google engineers the millennial generation, raised with connected screens, manages nine. It asks whether we have become goldfish locked in the bowl of our screens, subject to the carousel of alerts and instant messages. Bruno Patino is presented as the president of Arte and an essayist, while Morgan Navarro is a comic-book author known for Ma vie de réac and Flipper le flippé. The meeting is followed by a book signing and is held in partnership with the Rencontres Nationales de l'Education. Entry is free, and the session runs from 18:30 to 20:30. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience is there to listen and the signing afterwards invites a chat. «Le poisson rouge a une durée maximale d’attention de 8 secondes.» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:30. Source: OpenAgenda — DCL (open data). The listing gives the entry as free and the session as running from 18:30 to 20:30.

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Thu26Nov
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Horizons Dub Squad live at Bières, Feuille, Ciseaux, Rennes

BIÈRES, FEUILLE, CISEAUX

On Thursday 26 November 2026 at 19:30 the bar Bières, Feuille, Ciseaux in Rennes hosts Horizons Dub Squad as part of the Festival Culture Bar-Bars. The listing presents the group as a Rennes trio standing at the edge of post-rock, trip-hop and contemporary jazz. It says the band builds and explores new spaces live, offering a mobile music in which hypnotic grooves talk with adventurous sound textures. The musicians named are Vincent Raude on guitar and machines, Clément Lemennicier on flugelhorn and pedals, and Lucien Renault on drums and modular synthesizer. The evening runs from 19:30 to 22:00. The listing does not give a price, and it names no booking arrangement, so visitors may wish to check with the organisers before going. A small bar gig like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone is there to listen to the same music and the room is close and informal. «Horizons Dub Squad est un trio rennais qui se situe aux confins du post-rock, du trip-hop et du jazz contemporain.» Starts 19:30, ends about 22:00. Source: OpenAgenda — FESTIVAL CULTURE BAR-BARS (open data). The listing gives the evening as 19:30 to 22:00 as part of the Festival Culture Bar-Bars and states no price.

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Thu26Nov
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Elisa chante Jeanne, swing tribute to Jeanne Moreau, Panama, Rennes

PANAMA

On Thursday 26 November 2026 at 20:00 the bar PANAMA in Rennes hosts Elisa chante Jeanne, a swing quartet concert held as part of the Festival Culture Bar-Bars. The programme is a tribute to Jeanne Moreau, built from songs written by or for her, including words by Serge Rezvani, who wrote as Cyrus Bassiak, by the poet Norge, by Marguerite Duras and by Moreau herself. The listing says singer Elisa performs them and names two of the best known, Le Tourbillon de la Vie and La Mémoire qui Flanche, which it expects the audience to sing along to, together with other treasures of the French song repertoire. It describes the concert as one to listen to and to dance to. The session runs from 20:00 to 22:30 at 28 rue Bigot de Préameneu. The listing does not give a price. A bar concert of familiar songs is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone is there for the music. «Concert à écouter et à danser.» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:30. Source: OpenAgenda — FESTIVAL CULTURE BAR-BARS (open data). The listing gives the venue, the 20:00 to 22:30 slot and the programme but no price.

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Thu26Nov
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Etienne Grandjean, chanson concert at Ty Anna Tavarn, Rennes

TY ANNA TAVARN

On Thursday 26 November 2026 at 21:00 the bar Ty Anna Tavarn on place Sainte-Anne in Rennes hosts Etienne Grandjean, a chanson concert in the Festival Culture Bar-Bars. According to the listing, he picks up the pen again and returns to the stage, adding a touch of his personal story in a universe darker than usual. A certain black romanticism hangs over the new songs, which move between poignant chansons and imaginary characters. The listing quotes the newspaper Le Télégramme, which says the record is lit by the spirit of the poet and never gives in to pessimism, naming the song Une flèche au cœur. He is joined by Gaëtan Grandjean on electric and baryton guitar and by Vincent Courtay, known as Zampano Futur, on drums. The evening runs from 21:00 to 23:00. The listing does not give a price. A songwriter evening in a bar is easy to attend alone, as listening is the main activity. «Un certain romantisme noir plane sur ses nouvelles créations, entre chansons poignantes et personnages imaginaires.» Starts 21:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — FESTIVAL CULTURE BAR-BARS (open data). The listing gives the 21:00 to 23:00 slot and the line-up but no price.

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Fri27Nov
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Voyager autrement: by bike to Iran, talk at Champs Libres, Rennes

Bibliothèque des Champs Libres - 5e étage

On Friday 27 November 2026 at 17:30 the library of the Champs Libres in Rennes, on the fifth floor, hosts the meeting Voyager autrement: À vélo, de la Bretagne à l'Iran. The listing tells the story of Isabel Del Real, who in winter 2021, confined at home, dreamed of elsewhere and left Brittany for Iran by bicycle. She set out on the Silk Road through the Balkans, then the Caucasus passes, as far as Tehran, travelling alone. Her book Plouhéran: À vélo de la Bretagne à l'Iran is an autobiographical graphic account and a coming-of-age novel shaped by the many encounters along the way. The meeting is followed by a book signing. Entry is free, and the session runs from 17:30 to 18:30. An author talk like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience is there to listen and ask questions. «Isabel Del Real voyage seule. Plouhéran : À vélo de la Bretagne à l’Iran est un récit graphique autobiographique» Starts 17:30, ends about 18:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèque (open data). The listing gives free entry and a 17:30 to 18:30 slot, followed by a book signing.

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Fri27Nov
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Carolina Reaper, stoner rock, at Melody Maker, Rennes

MELODY MAKER

On Friday 27 November 2026 at 20:30 the bar Melody Maker on rue Saint-Melaine in Rennes hosts the band Carolina Reaper as part of the Festival Culture Bar-Bars. The listing describes the group as coming from the banks of the bayou of the Vilaine and distilling a stoner rock tinged with crossover, made for fans of the New Orleans scene and for others as well. It lists the band's influences as the sludge of Corrosion Of Conformity, the groove of Municipal Waste and the grunge stoner of Red Fang, and gives a link to the album Straight to Hell on Bandcamp. The tags describe the night as heavy stoner. The set is listed from 20:30 to 21:30, so it is a compact one-hour show. The listing does not give a price. A short gig in a bar is easy to enjoy alone, since the crowd is there for the same loud music. «Carolina Reaper distille un Stoner rock teinté de Crossover taillé pour les fans de la scène de Nola mais pas que.» Starts 20:30, ends about 21:30. Source: OpenAgenda — FESTIVAL CULTURE BAR-BARS (open data). The listing gives the 20:30 to 21:30 slot and a description of the band but no price.

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DAWNDOGZ, blues quartet, at Babazula, Rennes

BABAZULA

On Friday 27 November 2026 at 20:30 the venue Babazula on avenue du Général Patton in Rennes hosts DAWNDOGZ in the Festival Culture Bar-Bars. The listing presents guitarist and singer Yoann Minkoff, who develops a personal, nomadic and sunny blues nourished by travel and a sensitive approach to tradition. In DAWNDOGZ he is joined by long-time companions: cellist and singer Bahia El Bacha, beatboxer Kris Nolly and harmonica player Christian Tezenas. Together they shape an organic music in which the blues talks with revisited popular traditions in a contemporary style, between bayou humidity, warmth and a certain British elegance. The listing says the stage show offers a living blues carried by breath, strings and the intensity of the shared moment. The set runs from 20:30 to 22:00. The listing does not give a price. A blues evening like this is easy to enjoy alone, as the music gives everyone something to share. «Sur scène, le groupe propose un blues incarné et vivant, porté par le souffle, les cordes et l’intensité du moment partagé.» Starts 20:30, ends about 22:00. Source: OpenAgenda — FESTIVAL CULTURE BAR-BARS (open data). The listing gives the 20:30 to 22:00 slot and the band members but no price.

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Fri27Nov
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Zouper Blind Test music quiz at La Reine de Coeur, Rennes

La Reine de Coeur

On Friday 27 November 2026 at 20:30 the bar La Reine de Coeur in Rennes holds a blind test hosted by Zouzoukeur, as part of the Culture Bar-Bars festival. According to the listing the host comes back from Marseille for a high-energy music quiz of classics and surprises, and the evening promises a lively atmosphere, as at every edition. A blind test is a very good format for coming alone: you hear a few seconds of a track, shout out the title and join a table to compare answers, and nobody needs to know anyone in advance. The listing does not say whether you play in teams or how teams are formed, so ask at the bar. The listing gives no price, so check with the venue before you go. The listed end time is just before midnight, so you can also come later in the evening. «dans le cadre du Festival Culture Bar-Bars. Soirée animée par Zouzoukeur. Zouzou remonte à nouveau de Marseille pour retourner La Reine de Cœur avec son blindtest complètement survolté.» Starts 20:30, ends about 23:59. Source: OpenAgenda — Festival Culture Bar-Bars (open data).

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Alex Grenier Quartet, jazz-funk, at Ty Anna Tavarn, Rennes

TY ANNA TAVARN

On Friday 27 November 2026 at 21:00 the bar Ty Anna Tavarn in Rennes hosts the Alex Grenier Quartet, as part of the Festival Culture Bar-Bars. The listing says guitarist Alex Grenier, joined by Franck Durand on drums, Mathieu Debordes on Fender Rhodes and Hervé Moquet on bass, takes his compositions to the four corners of the globe. The quartet plays a warm and instinctive jazz-funk at the crossing of groove, blues and hip-hop, with the pleasure of playing as its only compass. The listing tags the evening as jazz, funk and groove, and gives the slot as 21:00 to 23:00. The listing does not give a price. A bar concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since people are there for the music and the room invites you to listen and chat at the bar. «le guitariste Alex Grenier fait voyager ses compositions aux quatre coins du globe» Starts 21:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — FESTIVAL CULTURE BAR-BARS (open data). The listing names the festival Culture Bar-Bars, the quartet line-up and a 21:00 to 23:00 slot, with no price.

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Franco Divine and Blumenfall by Kerviniou, Dimanche Bistrot, Rennes

Dimanche Bistrot

On Friday 27 November 2026 at 21:00 the Dimanche Bistrot at 24 rue d'Antrain in Rennes hosts an evening by the Rennes label Kerviniou Records, as part of the Festival Culture Bar-Bars. The listing presents two acts from Bordeaux. Franco Divine, the project of the instrumentalist Bardou Jacquet, who has made three albums with the post-punk band Aerôflôt and two with the synth punk group VvvV, is described as krautrock pulse, industrial twists and EBM. Blumenfall is presented as a DJ set of raw, dissonant industrial music and cold techno that turns into a hypnotic trance. The listing does not give a price and does not mention booking. The evening runs from 21:00 to 23:00. A bar night like this is easy to enjoy alone, since you can sit with a drink and listen to each set. «Blumenfall joue une musique industrielle brute et dissonante, une techno froide qui se transforme en transe (hypnotique).» Starts 21:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — FESTIVAL CULTURE BAR-BARS (open data). The listing shows the Rennes label Kerviniou Records presenting two Bordeaux acts within the Festival Culture Bar-Bars.

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Sat28Nov
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Amours, femmes et fleurs, documentary, Champs Libres, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 14:30 the Auditorium des Champs Libres in Rennes shows Amours, femmes et fleurs, a restored documentary by Marta Rodríguez and Jorge Silva from 1989, in the series Un doc du dimanche. The film runs 1h10 and is shown in the original version with French subtitles. The listing explains that in the 1980s the flower-growing industry in Colombia grew to worldwide renown, with 70,000 women working in intensive cultivation of carnations and chrysanthemums in very difficult hygiene and safety conditions. Over five years, the film follows the daily life of these workers as they try to organise to free themselves and to fight for better working conditions and for the environment. The screening is followed by a discussion with Gabriela Torres, a filmmaker who worked with Marta Rodríguez, within the festival Le Mois du Doc. Entry is free, and the session runs from 14:30 to 16:15. A documentary screening is easy to attend alone, since the audience watches in silence and then shares the discussion. «Un doc du dimanche suivie d'une rencontre avec Gabriela Torres , cinéaste et collaboratrice de Marta Rodríguez.» Starts 14:30, ends about 16:15. Source: OpenAgenda — Musée de Bretagne (open data). The listing gives entry as free, the film as 1h10 long, and the session as running from 14:30 to 16:15.

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Sat28Nov
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La Bonga, documentary and talk at Les Champs Libres, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 16:30 the Auditorium of Les Champs Libres in Rennes shows the documentary La Bonga in its Doc du dimanche series, run by the Musée de Bretagne. The listing says that the Maroon community of La Bonga in Colombia fled its village after receiving death threats from far-right paramilitaries. Twenty years later, its members begin a symbolic march through the jungles of Colombia's Caribbean region to bring back to life a place that now exists only in their memories. The film is by Canela Reyes and Sebastián Pinzón-Silva, lasts 1 hour 17 minutes, dates from 2023 and is shown in the original version with French subtitles. A conversation with Bibata Uribe, a programmer of Latin American cinema, follows, as part of the Mois du Doc festival with Comptoir du doc. The screening and talk run from 16:30 to 18:30 and entry is free. A film followed by a discussion is easy to enjoy alone, since the talk invites strangers to share thoughts. «Un doc du dimanche suivie d'une rencontre avec Bibata Uribe , programmatrice de cinéma latino-américain.» Starts 16:30, ends about 18:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Musée de Bretagne (open data). The listing states the entry as free and the session as 16:30 to 18:30.

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Concombre, instrumental jazz-rock-electro trio, at Babazula, Rennes

BABAZULA

On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 20:30 the bar Babazula in Rennes hosts Concombre, a concert within the Festival Culture Bar-Bars. The listing introduces the trio as drummer Denis Poulain, known from Kind Of Guru, keyboardist Joris Prigent, known from Tago Mago, and saxophonist Fabien Cariou, known from Güz II, all from Rennes. Together they offer an instrumental voyage at the edge of jazz, rock and electronic music. The text compares their flying cucumber to a roaring space shuttle that draws feverish whirls and stretches of cosmic contemplation, and names the cult film Plan 9 From Outer Space as one of their references, calling the result an ideal soundtrack for a science-fiction B-movie. The listing does not give a price. The evening runs from 20:30 to 23:00. An instrumental set in a bar is easy to enjoy alone, since the music gives everyone something to share and talk about afterwards. «Leur concombre volant est une navette spatiale vrombissante dont la trajectoire dessine des tourbillons fiévreux et des plages de contemplations cosmiques.» Starts 20:30, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — FESTIVAL CULTURE BAR-BARS (open data). The listing gives the concert as part of the Festival Culture Bar-Bars, from 20:30 to 23:00, and states no price.

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The Leather Gallery post-punk live at Oan's Pub, Rennes

Oan's Pub

On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 20:30 Oan's Pub in Rennes hosts The Leather Gallery, as part of the Culture Bar-Bars festival. The band is a Franco-British quartet from Rennes playing a mix of post-punk and noise that is wildly danceable at full speed and crushingly heavy when it slows down. The listing promises a venomous voice, sinuous and biting guitars and a rhythm section that could shake the graves. The listing gives no price, so check with the venue before you go. A gig in a pub is a simple evening to attend alone: you can stand near the bar, listen from a distance or move closer to the stage, and the band's friends and regulars are usually happy to chat between songs. The set is a late-evening show, with the listed end at 23:00. «dans le cadre du Festival Culture Bar-Bars. The Leather Gallery est un quatuor franco-britannique qui propose un mélange post-punk/noise aussi sauvagement dansant.» Starts 20:30, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Festival Culture Bar-Bars (open data).

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Sat28Nov
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Open Jam Session at Little Beetles

LITTLE BEETLES

A warm, open jam where any acoustic or electro-acoustic instrument is welcome, with guitars, a bass, a piano and percussion always available at the bar. Come to improvise or to listen; jams turn strangers into bandmates. No price is shown on the listing.

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Sun29Nov
Free
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Relicto, documentary and talk, Champs Libres auditorium, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Sunday 29 November 2026 at 14:30 the Auditorium des Champs Libres in Rennes shows Relicto, a documentary by Guillermo Quintero, as a Doc du dimanche within the festival Le Mois du Doc, in partnership with Comptoir du doc. The listing explains that at 105, Sixto Muñoz, the last survivor of the Tinigua people, decided to leave his hut by the lagoon in the Colombian Amazon for one last journey. Four years later the director sets out to find this final keeper of an Indigenous language and culture, meeting people who crossed his path and reviving the collective imagination he still inspires. The film runs 1h37, was made in 2026 as a France and Colombia production, and is shown in Spanish with French subtitles. A discussion follows with the director by video link. Entry is free, and the session ends at 16:35. A documentary screening is easy to attend alone, since the discussion afterwards is shared with the whole audience. «Un doc du dimanche suivi d'une rencontre avec Guillermo Quintero , réalisateur (en visio).» Starts 14:30, ends about 16:35. Source: OpenAgenda — Musée de Bretagne (open data). The listing gives the price as free, the film as 1h37 long, and the screening as part of the Mois du Doc.

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Sun29Nov
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En tierra, documentary and talk, Champs Libres, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Sunday 29 November 2026 at 16:45 the Auditorium des Champs Libres in Rennes presents En tierra, a documentary by Simón Uribe, as part of the Docs du dimanche series. The listing describes San Felipe, a village in the Colombian Amazon, where residents spend their days waiting for the uncertain arrival of an old DC-3 aircraft, their only link with the rest of the country. Thousands of kilometres away, the owner of the legendary plane fights a desperate battle with the administration to keep it flying. The film runs 1h20, dates from 2025, is a Colombia and France production and is shown in the original version with French subtitles. After the screening comes a conversation with the director, who joins by video link. The screening is part of the Mois du Doc festival, in partnership with Comptoir du doc. Entry is free. A documentary afternoon like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the discussion afterwards gives viewers a way to talk with others. «Un doc du dimanche suivi d'une rencontre avec Simón Uribe , le réalisateur (en visio).» Starts 16:45, ends about 18:45. Source: OpenAgenda — Musée de Bretagne (open data). The listing gives the entry as free and the film as 1h20, in Spanish with French subtitles.

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Hommage à Fred KO Seguin with Franck Charpentier, PANAMA, Rennes

PANAMA

On Sunday 29 November 2026 at 17:00 the bar PANAMA in Rennes hosts a tribute to Fred KO Seguin with Franck Charpentier, within the Festival Culture Bar-Bars. The listing describes it as a tribute to the organisers' favourite Fred and a vernissage of paintings and sculptures from his body of work, accompanied by the sound world of Franck Charpentier. It presents the occasion as a moment of pleasure, a way of gathering around a man they loved so much. Franck Charpentier is described as a visual artist whose expression often runs through collage and as a figure of the Rennes underground. The listing gives the time as 17:00 to 22:30 and does not give a price. A gathering in a bar around an artist's work is easy to attend alone, since conversation starts naturally among people who knew or admire his art. «Hommage à notre Fred préféré, Fred KO Seguin. Vernissage peintures et sculptures de son œuvre» Starts 17:00, ends about 22:30. Source: OpenAgenda — FESTIVAL CULTURE BAR-BARS (open data). The listing gives the programme and a 17:00 to 22:30 time slot, and does not state a price.

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Tue1Dec
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Khaled Miloudi and Pascal Marc, Bibliothèque Longs-Champs, Rennes

Bibliothèque Longs-Champs

On Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 18:00 the Bibliothèque Longs-Champs in Rennes hosts a crossed conversation between Khaled Miloudi and Pascal Marc, held as part of the Journées Nationales Prison 2026. The listing presents Khaled Miloudi as a former prisoner, writer and poet, and Pascal Marc as a screenwriter and director, and says they share their experiences as father and son. Drawing on their life paths and their knowledge of the prison world, they offer a sensitive and personal reflection on family relationships in the light of confinement, and on the essential place creation holds in their lives. The meeting is led by Margot Sébire and is marked for adults. It runs from 18:00 to 19:30. The listing does not give a price. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since the format is a shared conversation in a library and everyone is there to listen and think about the same subject. «Ils offrent une réflexion sensible et personnelle sur les relations familiales à l’aulne de l’enfermement» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing names the event as part of the Journées Nationales Prison 2026 and marks it for adults, with no price given.

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Wed2Dec
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Thés artistiques: Egypt postcards workshop, Maurepas library, Rennes

Bibliothèque Maurepas

On Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 14:30 the Bibliothèque Maurepas in Rennes hosts an art workshop called Thés artistiques: carte postale de l'Égypte antique. It is organised by the Bibliothèques de Rennes and linked to the exhibition at the museum of fine arts in Rennes. The artist Juliette Pinto invites participants to make postcards in coloured paper pulp, a technique the listing calls paper pulp painting, while questioning the imagery of ancient Egypt and reusing motifs found on objects from the exhibition. The listing states that the workshop is aimed at adults and that booking is required. The session runs from 14:30 to 16:30 and the venue is at 32, rue de la Marbaudais. The listing does not give a price. A hands-on workshop like this is easy to join alone, since everyone sits down to make something at the same time and conversation comes naturally. «Atelier à destination des adultes. Sur réservation» Starts 14:30, ends about 16:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing says the workshop is for adults, by reservation, and gives no price.

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Wed2Dec
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Trans Musicales opening night: Mengers and guests, Rennes

Salle de La Cité

On Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 20:00 the Salle de La Cité in Rennes hosts the opening night of the 48th Trans Musicales, with Mengers, Nina Linder-Wind and SexyTadhg. The listing says Mengers is a trio from Mexico City formed by two brothers and a bassist, and that their radical, dissonant and danceable rock moves from garage and post-punk to synthesizers, techno pulses and industrial sounds. Nina Linder-Wind, a Swede spotted on vocals and cello in the Brighton quartet The New Eves, arrives with a first solo album, Wild Love, whose raw proto-punk, folk and pop songs the page compares to a young Patti Smith with the Velvet Underground. SexyTadhg is the stage name of the Irish performer and cabaret comedian Tadhg Griffin. The text says the concert alone justifies attending the festival's opening night. Tickets cost between 6 and 22 euros. The listed times start at 20:00. A festival opening night is an easy plan alone, with a crowd keen to discover new artists. «Un rock radical, dissonant et dansant, au service d'une transe bruitiste.» Starts 20:00, ends about 23:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Sortir Rennes Métropole (open data). The listing gives 23:59 as the end. That 23:59 looks like a placeholder, so the end shown is estimated. Prices run from 6 to 22 euros.

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Thu3Dec
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Imagine Summit 2026 innovation day, Couvent des Jacobins, Rennes

Couvent des Jacobins

On Thursday 3 December 2026 at 09:00 the Couvent des Jacobins in Rennes hosts Imagine Summit 2026, described in the listing as the Breton meeting point for innovation and entrepreneurship. The University of Rennes renews its partnership with the summit, now in its 11th edition. The listing says the event brings together entrepreneurs, researchers, economic and institutional players and students around major technological, economic, social and environmental changes. The programme of the day includes conferences, round tables, demonstrations of innovative solutions and meetings meant to share experience and spark new collaborations. Three themes run through the edition: innovation in the region and inspiring entrepreneurial paths, artificial intelligence and its uses, and corporate social responsibility with sustainable innovation. The day runs from 09:00 to 18:00. The listing does not give a price, and it points to the summit website for further information. A day of talks and round tables is easy to attend alone, since many visitors come to meet new contacts. «Au programme de cette journée : conférences, tables rondes, démonstrations de solutions innovantes et rencontres pour partager les expériences» Starts 09:00, ends about 18:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Université de Rennes (open data). The listing gives a 09:00 to 18:00 day programme and does not state a price.

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JOLAGREEN23 rap concert at Le mem., Rennes

Le mem.

On Thursday 3 December 2026 at 20:00 Le mem. in Rennes hosts the rap artist Jolagreen23, presented by Krumpp Music in agreement with Pedro Booking. The listing says his first album, 23 JOURS PLUS TARD, is a long format of 23 tracks, faithful to his personal mythology, and that it unfolds in two movements, a first melancholic part about his rise and a second, more offensive one driven by a conquering energy. It mentions a cast of major composers and affinities with Tiakola, La Mano 1.9 and La Fève, and the clip Métal. After the announcement of his Zénith de Paris date, he returns on tour for the reissue 23JPT EXTENDO+. The price is from 30 euros, and tickets are sold online through Shotgun. The listing gives the evening as running to 22:15. A rap concert is easy to enjoy alone, since the crowd is there for the same artist. «Avec son premier album 23 JOURS PLUS TARD, Jolagreen23 franchit une étape décisive en proposant un format long de 23 titres» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:15. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The listing gives the price as from 30 euros, with tickets sold through Shotgun.

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Fri4Dec
Free
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Seminar on how phages pierce bacteria, Cécile Breyton, IGDR, Rennes

Salle Archipel des Glénan - Bâtiment 4 - IGDR

On Friday 4 December 2026 at 11:00 the Salle Archipel des Glénan in Building 4 of the IGDR, the genetics and development institute in Rennes, hosts an external seminar by Cécile Breyton, invited by Reynald Gillet. The listing describes her as a CNRS research director at the Institut de Biologie Structurale in Grenoble, where she leads a team working on membrane protein biochemistry, biophysics and cryo-electron microscopy. The talk asks how siphophages, the long-tailed viruses that infect bacteria, pierce the bacterial cell envelope. It presents cryo-EM structures of the tip of phage T5 before and after it meets its receptor FhuA from Escherichia coli, and cryo-electron tomography of the channel crossing the envelope. Entry is free, and the listing names no booking requirement. The session runs from 11:00 to 12:00. A research seminar like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room has come to listen to the same talk and ask questions afterwards. «Comment les siphophages perforent-ils l’enveloppe cellulaire bactérienne ? Une analyse par cryo-microscopie électronique (cryo-EM) et cryo-tomographie électronique (cryo-ET)» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:00. Source: OpenAgenda — IGDR - Institut Génétique et Développement de Rennes (open data). The listing gives entry as free and the session as running from 11:00 to 12:00.

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Fri4Dec
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Collective Reading Workshop on Philippe Descola

Bibliothèque des Champs Libres - 6e étage

In an 'arpentage', a book is literally torn into sections: each participant reads a part, then the group pieces the ideas together in discussion. This session tackles anthropologist Philippe Descola's essay, with director Frédérique Mingant present. It is free, without booking, and the format means everyone talks to everyone.

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Fri4Dec
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Imaginons Bourg-L'Évêque en 2050, library evening, Rennes

Bibliothèque Bourg-L'Évesque

On Friday 4 December 2026 at 18:00 the Bibliothèque Bourg-L'Évesque in Rennes hosts the evening Imaginons Bourg-L'Évêque en 2050, subtitled Fictions et questions sur le changement climatique. The listing asks whether Rennes in 2050 feels distant, worrying or promising, and offers an evening to discover six fictions about adapting to climate change. Visitors are then invited to imagine in turn the future of Rennes and of the Bourg-L'Évêque district. The event is held in partnership with the Audiar, the urban planning agency of the Rennes area, and belongs to the cycle Futurs désirables offered by the library. The evening runs from 18:00 to 20:30. The listing does not give a price. A shared evening of stories and discussion is easy to attend alone, since the format invites neighbours and newcomers to exchange ideas with people they have not met before. «Profitez d’une soirée pour découvrir six fictions qui parlent de l'adaptation au changement climatique.» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing gives the hour as 18:00 to 20:30 and names the partner Audiar, without a price.

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Sat5Dec
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Wild edible plants cooking and walk day, Rennes

Salle des Cartoucheries

On Saturday 5 December 2026 at 10:00 the Salle des Cartoucheries in Rennes hosts an immersive day on the culinary art of edible wild plants, run by Par Chemins, which the listing calls the school of edible wild plants. The day starts with a cooking workshop. In small groups, supervised by a qualified chef who is an expert in wild gastronomy, participants prepare dishes from seasonal wild plants and organic local ingredients. Examples of the menu include macarons with giant hogweed fruit, nettle crisps, a hogweed tortilla and a mojito revisited with ground ivy. Everyone then tastes the preparations together. In the afternoon the group goes on an outdoor walk to discover the plants in their habitats, with the botanical secrets and the rules and precautions for picking. Participants leave with the recipes they made. The day runs from 10:00 to 17:00. The listing does not give a price, and places are booked online through Billetweb. A shared cooking day is easy to join alone, since the work happens in small groups. «La journée débute par un atelier de cuisine des plantes sauvages.» Starts 10:00, ends about 17:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Rennes quartiers Ouest (open data). The listing gives a 10:00 to 17:00 programme and a booking link but does not state a price.

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Wild-plant aperitif and cocktail workshop, Rennes

Salle des Cartoucheries

On Saturday 5 December 2026 at 10:00 the Salle des Cartoucheries in Rennes hosts a cooking workshop on aperitif bites and a cocktail made with wild plants. The listing says that, in small groups and supervised by a qualified chef who is an expert in wild plants, participants prepare an original cocktail and savoury bites from seasonal plants. Examples of the menu include salted choux with garlic mustard, plant crisps, a crunchy verrine with hogweed and cashew nuts, Italian bread with stracciatella and fig-leaf oil, and a milk-foam cocktail with wood avens. The workshop price is 59 euros and includes organic local ingredients, a shared tasting and the recipes at the end. Registration is made online through Billetweb. The workshop is organised by Par Chemins, a school of edible wild plants, and runs from 10:00 to 12:00. A hands-on workshop like this is easy to join alone, since everyone cooks and tastes together at the same table. «vous préparerez un cocktail et des bouchées apéritives originales avec les plantes sauvages de saison» Starts 10:00, ends about 12:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Rennes quartiers Ouest (open data). The listing gives the workshop price as 59 euros, with registration through Billetweb.

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Sniper in concert at Le MeM - Magic Mirror, Rennes

Le MeM - Magic Mirror

On Saturday 5 December 2026 at 20:30 Le MeM - Magic Mirror in Rennes hosts Sniper, presented by Krumpp Music in agreement with Ovastand. The listing describes Sniper as a founding group of French rap, formed in 1997 in the Val-d'Oise around Aketo, Tunisiano, Blacko and DJ Boudj, known for albums such as Du rire aux larmes, Gravé dans la roche and Trait pour trait. For 2026 Aketo and Tunisiano announce their return to the stage in a duo version, planning to revive the classics, offer new songs and reaffirm their voice in committed rap. The listing says fans can expect emblematic titles and a more mature universe centred on respect, authenticity and energy. Tickets cost from 29.99 to 32.99 euros and are sold on Shotgun. The concert is listed from 20:30 to 22:45. A rap concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since fans in the room sing along together. «Pour 2026, Aketo et Tunisiano annoncent leur retour sur scène pour une tournée de concerts, sous le nom de Sniper version duo.» Starts 20:30, ends about 22:45. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The listing gives the price as 29.99 to 32.99 euros with tickets sold on Shotgun.

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Sun6Dec
Free
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Doc du dimanche: Ceci est mon corps, Champs Libres, Rennes

Auditorium des Champs Libres

On Sunday 6 December 2026 at 16:00 the Auditorium des Champs Libres in Rennes shows Ceci est mon corps, a documentary by Jérôme Clément-Wilz from 2024, as part of the Docs du dimanche series. The listing says that in the 1990s the director was sexually abused by a priest between the ages of 10 and 14, a past he had hidden until it resurfaced about twenty years later when another victim came forward. He testified and filed a complaint in 2018, and the film follows the long legal process in the first person, as he films himself, his lawyers and his relatives. The listing calls it a painful but healing process. The film runs 64 minutes, and the screening is followed by a discussion led by Mirabelle Fréville, in partnership with the Cinémathèque de Bretagne and the Images de justice festival. Entry is free, and the afternoon runs from 16:00 to 17:45. Since the film is followed by a shared discussion, it is easy to attend alone. «Un doc du dimanche suivi d'une rencontre et animée par Mirabelle Fréville.» Starts 16:00, ends about 17:45. Source: OpenAgenda — Musée de Bretagne (open data). The listing gives the entry as free and gives a running time of 64 minutes.

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Tue8Dec
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Fabrique d'innovation workshop on storytelling, Rennes

Salle Condorcet, IUT de Rennes, Campus Beaulieu

On Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 08:30 the Salle Condorcet at the IUT de Rennes, Campus Beaulieu, hosts Session 22 of the Ateliers de la Fabrique d'innovation, on storytelling in innovation. These are regular meetings of the Campus Innovation of the Université de Rennes for people who practise innovation and want to train, compare approaches and exchange with peers. The morning begins with a welcome and an introduction on why the intuitive system overtakes reasoning, followed by talks on explaining complex subjects to a lay audience, using storytelling to grow a deeptech startup, and the narratives around start-up nation and sovereignty, based on a survey in France and California. A collective ideation session asks which storytelling practices to encourage or avoid, and the session closes with questions and access to resources. It runs from 08:30 to 09:45. Entry is free, but registration is required. A working session like this is easy to attend alone, since it is built around meeting and exchanging with other participants. «L’événement est gratuit mais l’inscription est nécessaire.» Starts 08:30, ends about 09:45. Source: OpenAgenda — Campus Innovation - Université de Rennes (open data). The listing says the event is free but registration is required, and gives the programme from 8:15 to 9:45.

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Tue8Dec
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Faire des vagues, CNRS micro-conference at Antipode, Rennes

Antipode - Le Forum

On Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 12:30 Antipode in Rennes hosts a micro-conference, Faire des vagues, given by the Échappées Inattendues of the CNRS in partnership with the Bibliothèque Antipode. It takes up the venue's season theme of making waves and looks at waves, crowd movements and social struggles. The listing asks how waves are born, how festival crowds surge and how a wave of social protest begins. Three scientists present their research in three mini-talks of ten minutes each, followed by time for questions and exchange with the audience. Cyril Gadal, a physicist, speaks on the birth of waves. Julien Pettré, a computer scientist, speaks on the crowd at the Hellfest. Bleuwenn Lechaux, a political scientist, speaks on the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States. Entry is free within the limit of available places, with a mixed seated and standing arrangement in Le Forum, and the talk runs from 12:30 to 13:15. A short lunchtime talk is easy to attend alone. «Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles» Starts 12:30, ends about 13:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Rennes quartiers Ouest (open data). The listing says entry is free, standing or seated, subject to available places.

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Tue8Dec
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CNRS mini-talks Faire des vagues at Bibliothèque Antipode, Rennes

Bibliothèque Antipode

On Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 12:30 the Bibliothèque Antipode in Rennes hosts Les échappées inattendues du CNRS: faire des vagues, a science popularisation session. The format is three mini-talks of 10 minutes each, giving three viewpoints on one theme and bringing together researchers from different fields. The theme is the guiding thread of the Antipode cultural season, making waves. The three angles are the physics of a wave, how a wave is born, the study of crowd movements, and finally the sociology of social movements. The session is part of the Échappées inattendues du CNRS, a programme of science popularisation events described as open to everyone. The listing does not give a price. The session runs from 12:30 to 13:15, a lunchtime slot, and the organiser is the Rennes library network. Short talks like these are easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room is there to listen and the format leaves room to chat afterwards. «Trois mini-conférences de 10 minutes, trois points de vue pour apporter des éclairages complémentaires sur une même thématique» Starts 12:30, ends about 13:15. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing gives the session as 12:30 to 13:15 and does not state a price.

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Tue8Dec
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Club du Bourg reading club, Bibliothèque Bourg-L'Évesque, Rennes

Bibliothèque Bourg-L'Évesque

On Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 18:00 the Bibliothèque Bourg-L'Évesque in Rennes holds Club du Bourg, a reading club run by the Rennes libraries. The listing describes the On aime on partage clubs as regular meetings in the libraries where people share advice and favourite books, films or music. It invites visitors to come simply, either to take part or just to listen, so nobody has to bring anything or speak if they prefer not to. The listing does not give a price, and it mentions no booking arrangement. The session runs from 18:00 to 19:30 at 2 boulevard de Verdun. A reading club is an easy way to meet people alone, because the whole point of the evening is exchanging recommendations, and newcomers can listen first and join the conversation whenever they feel ready. «Venez en toute simplicité, pour participer ou juste pour écouter.» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing describes the reading club and gives its hours, with no price figure.

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Tue8Dec
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Songs from the North Country, Rosemary Standley, TNB, Rennes

Théâtre National de Bretagne

On Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 20:30 the Théâtre National de Bretagne in Rennes hosts Songs from the north country, a concert by Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien with François Lazarevitch and the singer Rosemary Standley. The listing describes a poetic journey between Anglo-Celtic ballads and early music, in which voice, flutes and bagpipes enter into dialogue. The programme comes from the meeting of Standley, Lazarevitch and the ensemble, and from their new album, which explores the links between folk music and older repertoires. Her voice, accompanied by period instruments, performs great Anglo-Celtic ballads collected in the nineteenth century by Francis James Child and Cecil Sharp, along with songs handed down through generations. The listing adds that Scottish dances and traditional American airs complete the picture, with female figures often at the centre. The listing does not give a price, and booking is done through the theatre's online ticketing page. A concert of this kind is easy to enjoy alone, because everyone is there to listen. «Entre ballades anglo-celtiques et musique ancienne, Songs from the north country fait dialoguer voix, flûtes et cornemuses dans un voyage poétique.» Starts 20:30, ends about 22:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Théâtre National de Bretagne (open data). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing describes the programme and performers but does not state a price.

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Thés artistiques Egypt postcards, Bibliothèque Maurepas, Rennes

Bibliothèque Maurepas

On Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 14:30 the Bibliothèque Maurepas in Rennes hosts Thés artistiques: carte postale de l’Égypte antique, an art workshop linked to the exhibition at the city's museum of fine arts. The listing says the artist Juliette Pinto invites participants to make postcards in coloured paper pulp, a technique it calls paper pulp painting, while thinking about the imagery of ancient Egypt and reusing motifs found on objects. The workshop is aimed at adults and runs from 14:30 to 16:30 at 32 rue de la Marbaudais. Reservation is required. The listing does not give a price. A hands-on workshop like this is easy to join alone, because everyone is busy making something and conversation tends to start around the table. «Atelier à destination des adultes. Sur réservation» Starts 14:30, ends about 16:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing says the workshop is for adults, on reservation, from 14:30 to 16:30, and gives no price.

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Cobalt and Daysy, acoustic tour at Penny Lane, Rennes

Penny Lane

On Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 19:00 Penny Lane in Rennes hosts Cobalt and Daysy on their acoustic tour. The listing says that when autumn calls for gentleness and for meeting in a small group, Daysy and Cobalt make it the perfect occasion for an intimate rendezvous, in an acoustic format where you laugh, cry and sing to the sound of a wooden guitar. The two artists share a singular sensitivity and writing, between strength and vulnerability, and have chosen to set off together to meet the public, as close as possible to the spectators, in finely chosen intimate places, to share a soft and warm autumn evening. The listed times are 19:00 to 22:00. Tickets start at 12.33 euros, one of the lowest prices of the season. A small-room acoustic evening is easy to join alone, since the audience sits close together and the singers speak with the room between songs, which makes it simple to feel part of the evening. «Une soirée d'automne douce et chaleureuse, au plus proche des spectateurs.» Starts 19:00, ends about 22:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The listing gives 22:00 as the end. Tickets start at 12.33 euros.

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Java and Winston McAnuff in concert at L'Étage, Rennes

L'Étage

On Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 20:00 L'Étage in Rennes hosts Java McAnuff, presented by W Spectacle. The listing says that 20 years after the legendary Paris Rockin' tour, the Parisian group Java climb back into the ring with the most eccentric and likeable Jamaican singer, Winston McAnuff. To celebrate this colourful reunion, a first joint EP is to be released before summer 2026, a prelude to two new separate studio albums. It has been 17 years since Java put out a record. On stage are R.Wan and Winston on vocals, Fixi on accordion and keyboards, Alexis Bossard on drums, and the producer Tom Fire on bass and machines. The text calls it a Paris-Kingston uppercut not to be missed. The listed times are 20:00 to 22:15. Tickets start at 35.89 euros. A lively reggae-rock concert is easy to join alone, since the crowd is friendly and the music is made for dancing. «Un uppercut Paris-Kingston à ne pas rater.» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:15. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The listing gives 22:15 as the end. Tickets start at 35.89 euros.

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Café d'entraide numérique, Bibliothèque Champs-Manceaux, Rennes

Bibliothèque Champs-Manceaux

On Thursday 10 December 2026 at 14:30 the Bibliothèque Champs-Manceaux in Rennes, located in the Espace social et culturel Aimé Césaire, holds the Café d'entraide numérique. The listing presents it as computer help and an introduction to digital tools. After a thematic debate, which it calls captivating, participants talk freely about tips and good practices over a friendly coffee. Together they also carry out a quick fix of small everyday digital problems. The listing states that the session is for adults of all levels. It runs from 14:30 to 16:00. The listing does not give a price, and it shows no registration arrangement. A relaxed café session like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone comes with a similar need and the format is built around sharing advice and chatting with whoever sits at the same table. «Aide informatique et initiation au numérique Après un débat thématique captivant» Starts 14:30, ends about 16:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de Rennes (open data). The listing describes a digital help café for adults of all levels and gives no price.

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Vinyl listening hour «Pochettes Surprises», Champs Libres, Rennes

Bibliothèque des Champs Libres (2nd floor)

On the second floor of the Champs Libres, the big cultural centre by Rennes station, the music librarians host an hour of vinyl: legendary covers, favourite albums, a story behind a record, a concert someone saw. Bring one of your own discs or pick from the library's collection, and share a moment of listening with other music lovers. Free, no sign-up, in French but mostly about the music. «Pochettes [Vinyles] Surprises» Starts 17:30, ends about 18:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèque (open data).

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Rennes under German soldiers' lens, lecture, Archives de Rennes

Archives de Rennes

On Thursday 10 December 2026 at 18:00 the Archives de Rennes, in Rennes, host a lecture titled Regards et réalités: Rennes sous l'objectif des soldats allemands, 1940-1944. The speaker is Valentin Schneider, a historian who specialises in the German occupation of Europe during the Second World War. He presents two exceptional private collections of photographs kept by the archives, taken by German soldiers in Brittany during the Occupation. The talk serves as an introduction to analysing such images, which began as personal albums sent home to families in wartime Germany, became a silent memory after the capitulation, and later turned into sought-after collectors' items. Schneider is an associate researcher at the Hellenic Foundation for Research in Athens. Entry is free, with registration through the organiser's link, and the lecture runs from 18:00 to 19:30. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room is there to listen and learn. «Cette conférence se veut une introduction à l’analyse de photos prises par des soldats allemands en Bretagne pendant l’Occupation» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bicentenaire de la Photographie - 2026-2027 (open data). The listing says the lecture is free with registration and runs from 18:00 to 19:30.

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