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Fête de la Coquille Saint-Jacques (Scallop Festival)Erquy - April 25 and 26, 2026

Fête de la Coquille Saint-Jacques (Scallop Festival)

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Erquy - April 25 and 26, 2026

Erquy, Saint-Quay-Portrieux and Paimpol are all known for their scallops and every year in April, they organise a festival in honour of their queen of the seas. Fishing trips, music, and scallops galore – come and celebrate the end of the scallop-fishing season with the very sailors who fish for them.

Getting there

Galloping scallops!

Two days of festivities, food and scallops…it has to be a must! Visit the craft and fishing village, and taste scallop recipes either directly on the port or in one of the many restaurants offering special menus in honour of the scallop that weekend. On Saturday morning you can follow the ‘Knights of the Scallop’ as they parade through the streets, and after that there will be street entertainment, concerts and brass bands for you to enjoy throughout the weekend. You can even take a trip out to sea to follow the trawlers and watch the fishermen as they dredge the depths for the very last scallops of the season. And of course you can’t possibly go home without some fresh scallops in their shells, or just ready-to-eat if you prefer – because these will be the last scallops caught in the Cotes d’Armor before the new season begins…in October!

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