The Marseille International Fair celebrates the Arts of Living

PR Log (Press Release) – Aug 19, 2008 – 1,400 French and International exhibitors… 400,000 visitors looking for ideas and inspiration… a 17-hectare park next to the beaches: the Marseille International Fair offers a panorama of cultures, crafts, trends, innovations, and the arts de vivre from the French regions but also from the whole world. In September, get ready for hundreds of discoveries, encounters and animations!

The Marseille International Fair supports Marseille’s candidature to the title of European Capital of Culture in 2013 and will be the rallying point for many artists eager to present their work to visitors. Painters, dancers, writers, photographers…: this is the perfect opportunity to discover the cultural life of the Phocaean city. As a foretaste, do not miss Richard Campana’s customised scooters for a colourful ride on the Canebière and the large-scale exhibition featuring professional regional graffiti artists performing live during the eleven days of the Fair. Their graphic skills enable them to paint on walls but also on canvas. After the Fair, an auction will propose their works.
The 84th edition of the Marseille International Fair will also host BMX, roller and skateboard competitions featuring the best French and European riders. And if you are one of the more intrepid visitors, why not join an initiation session or even enter the competition? An exciting, festive and acrobatic program that will culminate on the late night opening on Friday October 3rd with dozens of musical scenes, concerts, parades, dances, performances…

The Marseille International Fair offers many other surprises to its visitors, starting with the treasures from China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Italy, Armenia, Israel but also from Cuba, French Guyana and the Marquise Islands which will join the French Polynesia for a showcase of their fascinating crafts and traditional clothes and dishes. An explosion of colours, savours and scents.

At the Marseille International Fair, well-being is everywhere in multiple forms.
For the fashion and body care lovers, some local designers, from the Mediterranean Fashion Institute, will present their latest prêt-à-porter and accessories collections and a real beauty institute will take special care of visitors with a relaxing massage or an exfoliating scrub.

From the living-room and kitchen to the terrace and swimming pool, the Fair is the most complete scene for everything concerning the house and the art of well-being at home with hundreds of shopping ideas! This year, make a point of visiting the Eco-Energy space, launched last year, which is back, enriched by new exhibitors, new products and new solutions to encourage the use of renewable energies in homes. Both the public and the professionals can find invaluable ideas to reduce their energy consumption while respecting the environment.

With a great choice of festive, cultural, sportive or relaxing animations and thanks to its talented exhibitors, artists and craftsmen covering the whole range of the arts de vivre, the Marseille International Fair is certainly the not-to-be-missed event of September!

84th Marseille International Fair
from September 26th to October 6th 2008
Parc Chanot, Marseille

from 10am to 7pm on weekdays and from 10am to 8pm on week ends
Late opening on Friday, October 3rd until 11pm
Admission price: 7.5€, reduced price: 4€
Free entry for children under 12

Tickets can be bought online: http://www.digitick.com
http://www.foiredemarseille.com

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