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From the next year, the Chamonix Mont-Blanc valley will host the winter version of the famous festival of Aix les Bains: Musilac Mont-Blanc on 19th, 20th, 21st April 2018.
So, the 1st edition of Musilac Mont-Blanc will take place in the mountains during a long weekend and where better than Chamonix, as an open-air stage!
The mayor of Chamonix, Éric Fournier, said "This event will allow us to expand our cultural offer during a period, when we welcome also tourists who are not necessarily sports enthusiasts. It will be a different way to enjoy the resort.
Chamonix - Musilac Mont-Blanc 2018
A big Music Festival at the end of the winter season to welcome the "spring ski destination" and bring a more cultural dimension to our position as World Capital.
According to Le Dauphine, the announcement was made yesterday afternoon, 13th July 2017, at the inauguration of the 16th edition of Musilac. Indeed, the founders of Musilac, the mayor of Aix-les-Bains (Savoie), Dominique Dord, and the elected members of the Chamonix valley announced the arrival of the Musilac Festival in Chamonix.
The mayor of Aix-les-Bains, Dominique Dord said "With the festival, we have been together for 15 years. We creatd this event and we decided to keep it for a long time. "And now it will be Haut-Savoyard. From 19th to 21st April 2018, Chamonix will host the first Musilac Mont-Blanc Festival.
The Pop-Rock event for the spring 2018: Musilac Mont-Blanc
This new project has found its place on the site of the Bois du Bouchet.
The Festival's goal: attract more than 30 000 spectators during the whole event.
Total cost of the event: between €1 and €1,5 million. Musilac has partnered with the Mont-Blanc Media and several municipalities of the Chamonix valley.
In the program: skiing, fun and fifteen music groups.
There will be four to five artists programmed per evening, on the site of the Bois du Bouchet. The first names will be announced at the end of September and the programming will be completed and communicated according to the confirmations of the artists.
Mark your calendars because on the 19th, 20th and 21st April 2018 is to take place the Musilac Mont-Blanc!
