This Sunday noon, Jean-Pascal Labille, boss of Solidaris, unveiled, in the company of Denis Gerardy, the boss of the Solidarity festival, the site which will host the event from 2023 and during the work undertaken at the Citadel of Namur. “We will stay in Namur, underline Jean-Pascal Labille and Denis Gerardy, but on the Ecolys site, in Suarlée, which has already very efficient infrastructures, and we will return to the citadel as soon as the work is completed here. 2023, the dates will be August 25, 26 and 27. You should know that many artists return from vacation that weekend so it would be difficult to bring the festival forward by a week.
For Denis Gerardy, the 2022 festival is already a victory: “In February, we were not yet sure of organizing it because of the pandemic, he says. The proof of our success this weekend, c It is to be noted that on Saturday morning, at 11:30 am, there were already more than 4000 people on the site. Welcomed in a fantastic way by the very many volunteers. And then to see the outdoor theater full to bursting with artists in development for too very satisfying.”
“We are very happy to have been able to organize this popular festival again, explains Jean-Pascal Labille. It is a peaceful moment, including for the artists. Friday’s debates attracted 600 people. 50 associations are present in the village of associations. And then the presence of children is also a mark of this festival which welcomed more than 50,000 spectators. I would also like to underline, in conclusion, the quality of the exchanges with the city of Namur.”