Lundis de l'Arsenal - 25 August 2025

19:30 – CORDERIE ROYALE – STREET ART
VAGAMUNDO – Teatro Fisico Bardo Company
[Circus / Cyr Wheel]
VagaMundo is a charismatic and unpredictable character, born from dreams, poetry, and imagination. In his world, everyday life transforms into a stage for extraordinary moments. Through acrobatics, clowning, and music, this “vagabond who looks like a cartoon made of flesh and bones” blends poetry and humour. His endearing clumsiness charms audiences of all ages.

20:45 – CLOS LAPEROUSE – CONCERT
ARNAUD QUEVEDO & FRIENDS
[Eclectic Rock]
A musical journey blending jazz, rock, and improvisation. Join Arnaud Quevedo and friends for an immersive and initiatory experience where emotions intertwine with varied soundscapes. Combining original compositions and improvisation, this daring collective fuses rich and eclectic influences to deliver a unique experience. Drift away with jazzy, dreamy atmospheres, groove to funky, obsessive beats, and be awakened by powerful rock-metal riffs.

20:45 – PLACE AMIRAL DUPONT – CONCERT
LES SCOUTS Du Boeuf à 1 000 Pattes
[Participative & Unpredictable Choir]
Les Scouts Sauvages du Boeuf à 1000 Pattes open their canteen with a menu of songs to savour collectively. The audience chooses the songs from the menu and sings along around songbooks compiling pieces from the popular heritage. The scouts create a convivial and attentive moment that brings together a diverse crowd. A genuine shared pleasure.

MUSEE NATIONAL DE LA MARINE – Open until 21:00 (last admission at 20:15)

Family Game Visit “Under the Seas” – 18:00
After an introduction to the Plongeur model, the French Navy’s first submarine, it’s game time! Families try to recognise the sounds heard under the sea. Who will identify the most?

Escape Game “In the Hold of the Méduse” – 19:00
The frigate Méduse has run aground. Locked in the hold for questioning the captain’s skills, you must escape before the ship sinks. Hurry, time is running out! Work together to find clues, face obstacles, and break free!
Info & booking: 05 46 99 86 57 or online: https://billetterie.musee-marine.fr

18:30 – POTAGER DU ROY
Take a peaceful break beneath the cherry tree in the tranquil Potager du Roy, in good company! Let yourself be carried away by extraordinary travel tales and unusual musical or storytelling universes.
LOTI, A STAY IN PEKING
In August 1900, just back from Persia, Loti departs for China aboard the Redoutable, joining the international fleet involved in the Boxer Rebellion. He brings back a post-war report filled with harrowing images, blending the collapse of one world with the awe-inspired discovery of one of humanity’s oldest civilisations. This is the book The Last Days of Peking.
Musical reading with guide Maryse Vila-Cornellas and musician Nolwenn Skolle (flute, vocals).
Info & booking mandatory on the museum’s website: hebre.ville-rochefort.fr

ACCRO-MATS
A unique European tree-climbing park installed on a boat, with courses climbing mast to mast up to 30 metres high. During the Lundis de l’Arsenal, enjoy night sessions with departures until 21:00 and closing at 22:00.

LE RADE DE LA MEDUSE
Next to Accro-Mâts, this guinguette is perfect for refreshments or a bite during the summer season, with weekly concerts. On Lundis de l’Arsenal, a DJ keeps the festive vibe going before and after the concerts by the Accro-Mâts.

LE CLOS
From 19:30, the doors open to gather, drink, eat, and enjoy the light of a summer evening in the courtyard of the old Navy slaughterhouses. At 20:45, the free concert for all tastes begins, carrying you into the night.
Make a stop at LONGITUDES!
Feeling peckish? At aperitif time, come snack and refresh yourself at the sandwich bar. Takeaway meals, sandwiches, salads, ice cream, cold drinks… The perfect combo for a tasty break with friends or family and the summer festive atmosphere on the Corderie lawns.
Cour des Longitudes, from 18:30.

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