The health crisis was right for the event. The traditional Braderie de Lille, scheduled for September 5 and 6, has been canceled, the prefecture and the town hall announced on Monday.
In June, the town hall had indicated that it wanted "the Braderie to be able to be held normally next September, obviously only if health security allows", specifying that the decision would be taken "in connection with the prefecture". Security which, it seems, could not be guaranteed.
Previous editions had attracted up to 2.5 million visitors from all over France and abroad. In 2016, it had to be canceled due to the terrorist threat after the July 14 attack in Nice. It was the first cancellation of the event in 70 years.
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