L’2024 edition of the Telethon will take place on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November 2024, instead of the usual first weekend of December in order to make way for the inauguration of the reopening of the doors of Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral. 20,000 municipalities will take part in the activities, four will be ambassadors…
Avesnes-sur-Helpe (Hauts-de-France), Bonifacio (Corse), Firminy (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) and Quimper (Brittany), the four telethon ambassador cities are preparing the arrival of France Télévisions on their land for the 2024 edition of the Telethon. For thirty hours on the air, they will be the showcase of the mobilization of the French. Five families will also be ambassadors while the singer Mika will be the godfather of this new edition.
Ambassador city of the Telethon for the third time, in 1994 and 2001, the city of art and history and capital of Cornwall is proud to announce that it will mobilize to mark its 35 years of participation in the charitable event organized by theAFM Telethonassociation fighting against myopathies and neuromuscular and orphan diseases. Residents, businesses and associations are deeply attached to their Breton culture and solidarity. In 2023, the Telethon raised 39,000 euros locally in Quimper. The organizers hope to do even better in 2024. Everyone will put their talents and energy at the service of this cause with challenges, activities, great moments of emotion and meetings, all in a festive atmosphere…
The Quimper program
Challenges and highlights: a large gathering of bagads, local pride! Musicians from Quimper and its surrounding areas will come together for a grandiose show on Friday evening. At the same time, there will be a torchlight parade by local students and concerts by local groups on the same evening.
The pancake marathon will aim to make 10,000 pancakes in 30 hours, a record which will mobilize all generations of participants, numerous families and local associations.
Breton dance enthusiasts will be invited to try to beat the record for the longest gavottea traditional Breton dance: The gavotte glazig in the fashion of Quimper is danced in couples and in procession; The riders are to the left of their rider. The couples advance slowly one behind the other…
Breton games competitions will bring children and adults together around friendly activities. And local athletes will be offered the opportunity to take on swimming and badminton challenges for 30 hours within municipal infrastructures.
In two ambassador cities, the first launch evenings have already taken place: Quimper (29) opened the ball with a pancake evening and Avesnes-sur-Helpe (59) with a tasting of Maroilles. The mobilization was there in both cities with a great mobilization.
Quimper expects many visitors. With its united spirit and dynamism, the city will become a pillar of this struggle on November 29 and 30, 2024.
