The Nîmes Pentecost Fair, one of the most important in France, initially scheduled from 20 to 24 but, will be postponed to 11, 12 and 13 June following the latest government decisions, the Nîmes town hall announced on Thursday.
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With a gauge of 5000 authorized spectators, the reopening of cafes and restaurants until 11:00 pm scheduled ... the postponement of the event seemed more favorable to us after June 9
", explains the mayor LR Jean-Paul Fournier in a communicated. The cartels will be presented during the month of May but the bullfighting meetings will have to be validated by the prefecture of Gard. The Arles Easter Fair and the Pentecost Fair in Nîmes had been canceled in 2020 because of the health crisis. Emmanuel Macron unveiled on Thursday a calendar of deconfinement "
in four stages
», Which should accelerate between May 19 and June 30. This program provides in particular that from June 9, the curfew will be postponed to 11:00 p.m. and cafes and restaurants will be able to reopen indoors, after the terraces, with a maximum of six guests per table.
