After the announcements of Emmanuel Macron to cancel the events scheduled until mid-July because of the coronavirus, and those of Edouard Philippe, Tuesday, April 28, to ban all gatherings beyond 5,000 people, Noon Libre takes stock of the cultural and sporting events in the Occitania region which are canceled, postponed, uncertain and maintained. Our map will be updated regularly according to the announcements of the organizers.
Since the announcement on April 13 by the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron that “major festivals and events with a large audience” could not be held before mid-July “at least”, cancellations and postponements have followed . Others are still pending.
No gathering beyond 5,000 people until the end of August
Tuesday, April 28, announcements of the main lines of the deconfinement plan unveiled by the Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, confirmed that all gatherings of more than 5,000 people are prohibited until August 31 inclusive for the time being.
From the Radio France Festival via the Electrobeach, the Carcassonne festival or the Natural Games, Midi Libre takes stock via an interactive map (this list is not exhaustive) that our editorial staff will update regularly. Do not hesitate to report other events to us by writing to [email protected]
1. What is canceled, postponed, maintained, uncertain?
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Radio France Festival – The concerts of the 36th edition from July 10 to 30, 2020 are canceled
Le Printemps des Comédiens – The 37th edition scheduled from May 29 to June 27, 2020 is canceled
Montpellier dance – The event originally scheduled from June 20 to July 8, 2020 is postponed. The new dates are not yet known
Family Piknik – The electronic music festival scheduled for June 6, then July 25 and 26, 2020 is postponed
The Book Comedy – Originally scheduled to take place from May 15 to 17, the 35th edition of the Book Comedy will finally take place in 2021.
Saperlipopette Festival – The children’s meeting scheduled for May 9-10, 2020 is canceled
Fise – The 24th edition of Fise Montpellier scheduled on the banks of the Lez in August is canceled in its physical form. However, the organizers announce that the event will take place in its digital form
Montpellier Marathon – This major sporting event is postponed to September 27, 2020
If there is no question of establishing a podium of the most impacted cities, it must be recognized that there is something special going on in Sète (and the Thau basin) which this summer, due to the health crisis is about to pay a heavy price.
The Sea Theater may well be very quiet this summer.
– FREE MIDI – Philippe Malric
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Festival When I think of Fernande – The concerts of Michel Jonasz ((June 23) with his show Groove! along with his favorite playmates (Manu Katché, Jean-Yves d´Angelo, Jérôme Regard and Hervé Brault) are canceled. Same scenario for the concert of Catherine Ringer (June 24), Maxime Le Forestier (June 25), Vanessa Paradis (June 26) and Cali (June 26)
K-Live Festival – The street-art festival (especially) in town and concerts (a little) at the Théâtre de la Mer scheduled from June 3 to 7, is canceled
Festival Worldwide – The decision fell very early on from Gilles Peterson, creator and organizer of the Worldwide Festival (July 3-11). As the meeting of electronic music (but not only) attracts, in Sète, many foreigners (and in particular English who are in time difference as regards the pandemic compared to France), the health risk (and financial) was far too big to take. The festival is therefore postponed to 2021 (from July 2 to 10)
Imagesingulières Festival – The twelfth edition (May 20-June 7) is canceled with the exception of the exhibition and the book of the residence of Clémentine Schneidermann which will be available at the Chapelle du quartier haut from mid-September
Jazz Festival in Sète – The 25e edition of its festival (from July 13 to 20) is canceled
Fiest’A Sète – The world music festival must take place between villages and the Sea Theater from July 21 to August 6
SunSète – The film festival, whose 5th edition was set for July 5 to 10, with, in particular, a competition of short films and outdoor screenings on the beach, is canceled
Festival Half festival – The fifth opus initiated by the child of the country, Demi-Portion, which highlights the rap “made in France” planned from August 13 to 15, is canceled
Live Voices Festival – The 23rd edition (but the eleventh in Sète, after Lodève) of the poetry festival “Voix vives, from Mediterranean to Mediterranean”, must resonate in the city from July 17 to 25, with no less than 680 meetings (readings, meetings, shows) from 10 am to midnight each day. For the time being, too, there is waiting, knowing that a hundred poets from many countries are invited each year
Thau Festival – The mézois festival hope to celebrate its thirtieth edition this summer from July 20 to 28. “We are studying all the scenarios but it is certain that we will do everything to maintain ourselves”
The Feasts of Saint Louis – The 278th edition scheduled from August 20 to 25, 2020 is maintained at this time. The organizers of this rally, which greatly exceeds 5,000 people, are currently considering several scenarios.
The Feast of St. Peter – The party, which traditionally opens the summer in Sète, scheduled for July 2 to 6, 2020 is canceled
Lunel Festival – The four concert evenings of August 5 to 8, 2020 are canceled.
Feria de Béziers – A first since 1968. But basically, it is not a surprise. The Feria de Béziers 2020, which was scheduled from August 12 to 16, will not take place.
Comic Festival in Sérignan – The 25th edition originally scheduled for May 30 and 31, 2020 is postponed to September 26 and 27
International Festival of the Black Novel in Frontignan – The festival scheduled from June 5 to 7, 2020 is postponed from September 11 to 13
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The Great Roman Games in Nîmes are postponed to October 2020.
– Midi Libre – YANNICK PONS
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Pentecost Feria – The 68th edition of the Pentecost Feria, scheduled from May 28 to June 1, has been canceled.
Nîmes Festival – The concerts scheduled for the period from June 16 to July 15 are canceled to date. Or seventeen of the twenty-three dates to date.
Concerts canceled in June: 16 and 17, Foo Fighters; 18, Sting; 26, Christophe Maé; 27, PNL; 28, Ninho, Aya Nakamura; 29, Lynyrd Skynyrd; 30, Nightwish.
Concerts canceled in July: 1st, Deep Purple; 2, M. Pokora, Vitaa and Slimane; 3 and 4, Francis Cabrel, Alain Souchon; 5, Taylor Swift; 9, Mika, Catherine Ringer; 10, Goldman Story; 11, Les Cowboys Fringants, Tryo; 15, Dropkick Murphys, Les Négresses Vertes.
Pending concerts: July 16, Nekfeu; 17, Black Eyed Peas; 19, Ben Harper, The innocent criminals; Rodrigo y Gabriela; 20, Lenny Kravitz; 22, Asaf Avidan, Dido, Suzanne Vega; 24, Angela.
Great Roman Games – “Caesar, the conquest of Rome” is the theme of this eleventh edition which, initially scheduled for May 1, 2 and 3, is postponed to October 23, 24 and 25, 2020. The tickets already purchased remain valid for these new dates: those from Friday 1 May are valid for Friday 23 October, those from Saturday 2 May are valid for Saturday 24 October and those from Sunday 3 May are valid for Sunday 25 October.
Reggae festival – The Bagnols reggae festival which was scheduled from July 23 to 26 is postponed to 2021
Jazz at Junas – The 27th edition scheduled from July 21 to 25 is still maintained to this day
Crater surfaces – The street arts festival in Cévennes scheduled from June 30 to July 4 is canceled
Jazz in Vauvert – The 17th edition of the festival scheduled for July 3 and 4, 2020 is canceled
Aude
On the Aude side, summer too will be at half mast.
– THE INDEPENDENT – CHRISTOPHE BARREAU
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Carcassonne Festival – And if Carcassonne had done well not to announce too soon the cancellation of the entire 2020 edition of its Festival ? If the program, until July 14 included, was deleted very quickly after the last intervention of Emmanuel Macron, the cultural pole and the mayor of Carcassonne have made their position wait until now. And the intervention this Tuesday, April 28 at the National Assembly of Edouard Philippe did not end the wait. The threshold of 5,000 people, mentioned by the Prime Minister, is “studied” by the town hall of Carcassonne.
The concerts scheduled from July 15 to 30 are maintained at this time
Jazz at l’Hospitalet – From July 22 to 26, the Domaine de l’Hospitalet must vibrate to the sounds of the 17e edition of its festival. It is maintained at this time
Nava festival – The New Authors Festival in the Aude Valley scheduled from July 23 to August 1 is maintained at this time
Eastern Pyrenees
The Breakers – The Breakers at Argelès-sur-Mer (July 8-11) will not take place following the recommendations of the Head of State and have canceled their 2020 edition.
The Electrobeach – The electronic music festival scheduled for July 12, 13 and 14, 2020 is canceled and postponed to July 9, 10 and 11, 2021
Festa catalana – The event scheduled from July 9 to 12, 2020 in Banyuls-sur-Mer is canceled
Women’s voices – The French voice festival planned from 11 to 13 June 2020 in Maury is canceled
Live Festival at Campo – The festival, which goes from five to ten evenings in 2020, scheduled from July 20 to August 4, is maintained at this time
Lozere
Detours of the world – The 17th edition scheduled from July 16 to 26, 2020 is maintained at this time
Festiv’Allier – The festival of the new scene of the French song planned from July 29 to August 1, 2020 is maintained at this time
Aveyron
The millavois event, the Natural games, is postponed until September.
– Midi Libre – EVA TISSOT
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Millau jazz festival – The 29th edition scheduled from July 12 to 18, 2020 is acanceled. Vincent Peirani’s concert is postponed to December 10, 2020; that of Sophie Alour on March 19, 2021; that of the coronation of the eardrum on April 30, 2021; Mediterranean quartet (date to be confirmed)
Natural games – This great sporting and musical event is postponed from September 3 to 6, 2020
100 km from Millau – The race will continue on September 26, 2020 at this time
Ardeche
Aluna Festival – The summer meeting in South Ardèche which drains thousands of people is canceled and postponed to June 2021.
Vaucluse
Avignon Festival – The 74th edition of the Avignon Festival, which attracts hundreds of thousands of people each year, was to be held from July 3 to 23.
2. How to get reimbursed?
Each event organizer has already communicated on their website or should do so quickly on the procedures to be followed in the event of cancellation or postponement.
According to the Que Choisir site, any cancellation made between 1er March and September 15, 2020, will be treated the same.
The professional concerned must:
- Offer an immediate refund of the full price paid for the canceled service;
- Or, within 30 days of cancellation, send you by email or paper mail a voucher valid for 18 months from its issue, corresponding to the amount paid initially. You can use this voucher in whole or in part to buy one or more services offered by the same agency. The balance of the purchase voucher will be refunded to you at the end of its validity period, in principle without any action on your part.
- And, within three months of the cancellation, make you a new proposal for a service identical or equivalent to the first without additional cost whose date is fixed by mutual agreement. This new offer remains valid for 18 months and you can refuse it.
Midi Libre, L’Indépendant and Press Center events
– The exhibition of the coast and Mediterranean issues is postponed on September 29 and 30, 2020
– The real estate fair in Nîmes is postponed from October 9 to 11
– Eco-mobility in Nîmes is postponed September 25 and 26
– Adaptavie in Montpellier is postponed on September 25 and 26
– The real estate fair in Perpignan is postponed from September 18 to 20
– The real estate fair in Narbonne is postponed on November 14 and 15
– Eco-mobility Tour in Rodez is postponed on September 25 and 26
– The Rodez property fair is postponed from September 4 to 6
– Ekiden in Rodez is postponed to September 5
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