Nearly 400 of you attended the first official launch events of the Global Encounters Festival 2025, held simultaneously in Paris, Brussels, Geneva, Abidjan and Antony on Friday October 4.

This exceptional evening gave us the opportunity to discover the design of the Faanoos, our Olympic flame, which will soon be touring the four countries in our jurisdiction (more information on this subject will be announced very shortly). Several of our 2025-qualified artists and athletes were also on hand to share their qualification journeys and ambitious goals for the festival in Dubai.

These simultaneous events would not have been possible without the dedication of all our volunteers, to whom we extend our warmest thanks.

We hope to see many of you at the last two events, which will take place this Friday evening at the Argenteuil center and tomorrow evening at the Rosny center, after the religious ceremonies.

All the best,

Your Global Encounters team for jurisdiction.