FIFO
Festival International Folklorique d’Octodure (FIFO) is the major meeting of traditional cultures of the world, since 1986, from July 29 to August 3, 2024 in Martigny – Valais – Switzerland. From the lands of Africa to the foothills of the Balkans, the Andes, the Rockies, the Pacific Islands, without forgetting the Alps, FIFO will take you wherever women and men express their feelings through of their TRADITIONAL CULTURE.
GUEST ENSEMBLES
GUEST ENSEMBLES
PROGRAM
JULY 27
JULY 31
JULY 28
AUGUST 1
JULY 29
AUGUST 2
JULY 30
AUGUST 3
PROGRAM
JULY 27
JULY 28
JULY 29
JULY 30
JULY 31
AUGUST 1
AUGUST 2
AUGUST 3
ICH
What is Intangible Cultural Heritage – ICH?
What is meant by “cultural heritage” has changed considerably in recent decades, partly as a result of the instruments developed by UNESCO.
Cultural heritage does not stop at monuments and collections of objects.
It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and transmitted to our descendants, such as oral traditions, them performing arts, them social practices, rituals and festive events, them knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills necessary for traditional craftsmanship.
Martigny cultural capital of Valais
Martigny invites you to the Place du Manoir for the "5 Continents" world music festival, at the foot of the Château de la Bâtiaz for the big fireworks display on August 1, at the corner of town for its market craftsmen, in the middle of its vineyard for the Fête de Plan-Cerisier, at the Foire du Valais, at the Amphitheater for its battle of queens or in Le Bourg for the Foire du Lard, or even in town for the traditional Christmas Market ! Let yourself be inspired by the art of living, by the flavor of the liqueurs distilled at Morand since 1889, by the southern climate, in the shade of century-old plane trees, and by the annual art exhibitions of galleries, museums and the Gianadda Foundation in Martigny. The town also offers many sporting activities and is a starting point for wonderful excursions to Chamonix, Bovernier, Trient, Salvan, Les Marécottes, Fully, Saillon, Verbier and many more.
