As the interceltic festival prepares for its 52nd edition honoring Ireland this year, it must already be thinking about the 2024 edition. An edition disrupted by the 2024 Olympics, for which up to 45,000 gendarmes and police could be deployed on the busiest days.
Like most summer events, the FIL must therefore adapt, as indicated by its president Jean-Paul Kilhl to Ouest France. “We have received assurances from the Ministry of the Interior that the FiL could well be held in August 2024. But this leads us to shift the dates and review its duration. »
The Breton festival would begin on Monday August 12 and end on Sunday August 18. A staggered program, therefore, but also shorter: the event welcomes more than 500,000 spectators is held on average over ten days against a week planned for next year. “This is the proposal that we have recorded and proposed to the ministry. We are awaiting its acceptance, which should take place shortly,” explained Jean-Paul Kilhl. The 2023 edition will take place from August 4 to 13.
“We are calm, confirms the president of the festival. We understand the government’s security imperatives. So we’ll do our best and I’m sure the Interceltique audience will be there. »