The Fête de la Musique (Music Festival) will indeed take place this Sunday in much of the country, but under close monitoring. As a heatwave grips France, the Minister of Culture, Catherine Pégard, has called for maximum vigilance while rejecting the idea of a widespread cancellation of events.
Faced with the predicted temperatures and the placement of sixty departments on orange heatwave alert, the government is prioritizing a local approach to managing the situation. According to the minister, there is no single solution: each concert will have to be assessed according to its own specific constraints.
Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis, depending on the region.
Guest of Télématin On France 2 Saturday morning, Catherine Pégard suggested that some events might not take place, but that the overall planned festivities were not called into question.
According to her, the reception conditions, the layout of the premises, the opening hours, and the capacity for adaptation must be studied individually. She therefore deferred the responsibility for making these decisions to local authorities, particularly prefectures and municipalities.
The minister is also due to participate in a meeting of the interministerial crisis cell organised by the Ministry of the Interior around Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu in order to monitor the evolution of the situation.
This line aligns with that defended on Friday by Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, who indicated that no national questioning of the Fête de la Musique was envisaged despite several cancellations already announced in some municipalities.
Adapt rather than cancel
In Paris, the concert scheduled at the Palais-Royal under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture is still going ahead at this stage. However, specific measures have been announced to limit the impact of the heat on the audience.
Temporary facilities must be put in place with more shaded areas, misting systems and a distribution of fans to improve spectator comfort.
Beyond the Fête de la Musique, cultural institutions are also preparing to adapt their operations. Some museums and historical monuments are considering modifying their opening hours or limiting the number of visitors allowed at any one time.
The stated objective: to avoid long waits in high temperatures while allowing the public to continue to enjoy cultural events in the best possible conditions.
In a weekend where culture and weather clash, the watchword remains clear: maintain events when possible, but without compromising on safety.
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