The Cavalcade of Scaër

Cavalcade of Scaër
Cavalcade de Scaër
A float during The Cavalcade in 2007
Status active
Genre Carnival
Begins 24 May 2014
Ends 25 May 2014
Frequency Annually
Location(s) Scaër
Coordinates 48°01′41″N 3°42′03″W / 48.0281°N 3.7008°W / 48.0281; -3.7008Coordinates: 48°01′41″N 3°42′03″W / 48.0281°N 3.7008°W / 48.0281; -3.7008
Country France
Years active 90
Inaugurated May 1923 (1923-05)
Most recent 19 May 2013 (2013-05-19) – 20 May 2013 (2013-05-20)
Attendance 50,000
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The Cavalcade of Scaër (French: La Cavalcade de Scaër; or The Cavalcade) is a carnival festival that takes place in the town of Scaër, a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Every odd year since 1923, during the Pentecost weekend (Sunday and Monday), about 5,000 inhabitants of Scaër welcome about 50,000 spectators for The Cavalcade carnival, which the town owes its nickname French: "Scaër la Joyeuse" ("Scaër the Merry").

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