To find out what's on, pick up the thrice-weekly Sortir from the tourist office, with theatre, cinema and mainstream and classical music Listings. For nightlife, head for the rue St-Nicolas: many bars line the streets, some offering live music and most with a lively atmosphere. An older crowd heads for rue des Templiers, where you'll find the Piano Pub, the Mayflower, the St-James and the Académie de la Bière. Nightclubs worth checking out include L'Oxford, plage de la Concurrence, and Le Triolet, 8 rue des Carmes.La Rochelle is also host to the major festival of French-language music, Les Francofolies, in mid-July, which features musicians from overseas as well as France and attracts the best part of 100,000 fans to the city.
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