a threat to major cultural events?

The Tour de France, the Avignon Festival, the Francophonies… In 2024, all these events could be postponed or even canceled. In question, all the police forces of the country should be mobilized in Île-de-France for the Olympic Games. About 30,000 police and gendarmes per day should oversee the planetary event. The organizers of the Tour de France have already announced that they will postpone the race for a few days.

But among the organizers of music festivals, the news announced by the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, heard in the Senate on Tuesday, October 25, is very badly received. In Finistère, the Vieilles Charrues festival, which totals 280,000 admissions, is threatened. Its director denounced a total lack of consultation. At this stage, there is nothing official, because the Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak wants to have a say. Pending arbitration by the government, the prefects have been asked to take stock of the situation, specifying the number of security forces they will need.