The Festival Interceltique de Lorient (fr) or Gouelioù Etrekeltiek An Oriant (br) was founded in Lorient, Brittany in 1971. This annual gathering takes place in the heart of the city every August and features Celtic traditional, classical, folk, jazz and rock musicians, singers, dancers, painters, sculptors, writers and other artists. They come from Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Cape Breton Island, Galicia, Asturias, and the entire Celtic diaspora.