The city of Vannes (Morbihan) announced the cancellation on Wednesday July 13 of the parade of "
Historical Festivals
" which was to attract 20,000 people due to the heat wave and a yellow alert in the Breton department.
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Due to the yellow heatwave alert, the city of Vannes in consultation with the Morbihan prefecture has taken the decision to cancel the parade on Wednesday July 13 at 4:30 p.m.
,” the municipality said in a press release.
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Indeed, nearly 500 extras and artists in costume make up the parade.
The high temperatures present too great a risk for the good performance of the parade both for the extras in costume and for the 20,000 spectators expected or even the animals
, ”continues the press release.
Created in 1986, the Vannes Historical Festivals (street theatre, music, processions, etc.) attract tens of thousands of spectators to this tourist town in Brittany on July 13 and 14.