Rio Loco

(from 7 to 27 June 2009)

The central Maghreb: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

After the Balkans, which attracted over 180,000 festivalgoers to Toulouse in 2008, this world music festival invites you in June 2009 to take a journey through the central Maghreb, taking in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

The festive, popular Rio Loco festival will reveal all the richness and creativity of this culture with outdoor concerts, children's entertainment, midnight cinema, visual arts, gastronomy and crafts at the Prairie des Filtres park, on the banks of the Garonne (17,21 June). Raï, chââbi, gnawa and Arab-Andalusian music, along with rock, jazz, hip-hop and electro. Between tradition and modernity, great names and young talents reveal an unexpected facet of the Maghreb.

The culture of the Maghreb will also be taking up residence all over town with exhibitions, concerts, readings and film showings etc.

iRIO LOCO! STAYS
(from 7 to 27 June 2009)

This offer combines immersion in the festival atmosphere with a low-cost exploration of Toulouse, and accommodation in the heart of the Ville Rose.

From 1 to 4 nights in a 2 to 4 star hotel with breakfast.

+ The "Toulouse en liberté" advantage card.

This card offers numerous discounts in the city's museums, for the festivals, for Airbus visits, guided tours of Toulouse, shopping, or cruises on the Garonne In addition, it entitles you to a free aperitif in a hundred participating restaurants.
This card is issued in a single name and is valid for 1 year. So you can come back to Toulouse, and still benefit from everything the advantage card has to offer.

+ Entries to shows or fringe events.

+ A travel pack.

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