{"id":891,"date":"2026-07-24T01:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T05:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/20e-festival-haiti-en-folie-montreal-ouvre-ce-jeudi-23-juillet-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T01:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T05:24:59","slug":"20e-festival-haiti-en-folie-montreal-ouvre-ce-jeudi-23-juillet-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/20e-festival-haiti-en-folie-montreal-ouvre-ce-jeudi-23-juillet-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"20th Festival Ha\u00efti en Folie Montr\u00e9al opens this Thursday, July 23, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/?attachment_id=89667\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Haiti-en-Folie-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300px\" height=\"570px\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Haiti-en-Folie-2026.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Haiti-en-Folie-2026-768x337.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Presented by TD: B\u00e9lO, Boukman Eksperyans, Barnev, Cinthia Michel, Sara R\u00e9n\u00e9lik (Luna Taina), Rebecca Jean, Papi Jay, Ericka Julie, Jessie Simmons and Modeline Raymond, then the Community Choir of Montreal (CCM) and several others\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Join us in wishing a happy 20th anniversary to the Festival Haiti en Folie in Montreal. \ud83c\udf89See you: July 23-27, 2026 for a very special edition. (Happy to share his newsletter)<\/p>\n<p>See the main artists below!.PROGRAMMING<\/p><div id=\"linit-2819692583\" class=\"linit-dans-le-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>A 20TH EDITION ALL FIRE ALL FLAME!!! Boukman Eksperyans, B\u00e9lO, Barnev and several others&#8230; will ignite Montreal at the 20th Haiti En Folie Festival + Grand D\u00e9fil\u00e9 Rara in tribute to our Grenadiers at the #World Cup<\/p>\n<p>JULY 23 to 27, 2026 | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.HaitiEnFolie.com\">www.HaitiEnFolie.com<\/a>Created by the Fabienne Colas Foundation and presented by TD Bank Group<\/p>\n<p>Watch the Complete and Free Programming of the Festival<\/p>\n<p>The Haiti en Folie Festival is back with a 20th all-out edition in Montreal from July 23 to 27, 2026 in hybrid mode: online and outdoors at Parc Lafontaine, Quartier des spectacles, Jardins Gamelin, Parc des Compagnons with more than 200 artists.<\/p>\n<p>On the program: Music \/ TD Shows, Conferences, Literature, SAQ Culinary and Artisan Fair, panels, workshops, Rara parade and lots of craziness&#8230; The headliners of this 20th edition will certainly make Parc Lafontaine vibrate while delighting festival-goers with their rhythms and their most exciting voices.<\/p>\n<p>NOT TO BE MISSED: To mark this milestone anniversary, the Festival will notably offer the TD Shows with performances by the Grammy-nominated group Boukman Eksperyans, the international artist B\u00e9lO, Cinthia Michel and Sara R\u00e9n\u00e9lik (Luna Taina), the international artist Barnev, the multidisciplinary artist Rebecca Jean, the R&#038;B artist Papi Jay, the singers Ericka Julie, Jessie Simmons and Modeline Raymond, then the Choir Community of Montreal (CCM). In addition to discovering the popular SAQ Haiti en Folie Culinary Fair, attending online panels and films, and taking part in a multitude of cultural activities in several emblematic places in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>The festival&rsquo;s traditional Rara Parade will also return for a 10th consecutive edition, hosted by Rara Jazz, Rara Pa Nou and Ayiti Makaya. Celebrated for 10 years now, the Rara Parade is entirely dedicated to our Grenadiers who were able to bring Haiti back to the Football World Cup after 52 years of absence.<\/p>\n<p>Then, not to be missed \u201cLes 5 \u00e0 7 Ha\u00efti en Folie\u201d with DJ Cliff, Ensemble Afrovibes, DJ Nalee and Kayos KF. As for panels, literature, animation: Sara Ren\u00e9lik, Wesli, Rebecca Jean, Sylphir and several others.<\/p>\n<p>Created by the Fabienne Colas Foundation and presented by the TD Bank Group, the Haiti en Folie Festival is the largest musical festival with a multidisciplinary component of its kind outside Haiti dedicated to Haitian culture. Info and programming: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.HaitiEnFolie.com\">www.HaitiEnFolie.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_80021\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qI9UemVQ7MI?enablejsapi=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0&amp;cc_lang_pref=&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;loop=0&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autohide=2&amp;theme=dark&amp;color=red&amp;controls=1&amp;disablekb=0&amp;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\" name=\"_ytid_80021\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Message from the Founding President<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor two decades, Ha\u00efti en Folie has introduced the general public to the best of Haiti: its music, its gastronomy, its cinema, its literature, its humor, its energy and above all its people. Despite the challenges, Haiti continues to inspire with its creativity, courage and ability to reinvent itself. For a week, Montreal will vibrate to the rhythm of Haiti with the 20th Haiti en Folie Festival. We invite everyone \u2013 Haitians, Quebecers, Canadians and citizens of the world \u2013 to come and celebrate with us this exceptional culture that brings people together, makes people dance, think and dream. \u00bb- Fabienne Colas, president and founder of the Festival Ha\u00efti en Folie<\/p>\n<p>FAIR AND WORKSHOPS<\/p>\n<p>Fair and Workshops: Saturday July 25 Free<\/p>\n<p>Anba Tonel Workshops: \u2022 1 PM Culinary workshop with Chef Patricia Joint \u2022 1 PM Painting workshop for children by Youvi _arts, Duplessy Youveline, visual artist \u2022 2 PM Plastic art workshop \u2013 Second Nature Workshops with Pascale Constant and Frandz Cothi\u00e8re<\/p>\n<p>Play area for children: \u2022 12 PM Mask-making workshop for children with Maxo Lauture \u2022 12 PM Board games with Mme Ciriaque \u2022 1 PM Hair braiding for young and old with Fabiola- \u00c9rika Lalanne from Beaut\u00e9 I.D.A Storm \u2022 3 PM Kite workshop with Joseph Andr\u00e9 at Espace d&rsquo;expressions et de Cr\u00e9ations \u2022 3 PM artistic makeup service with Naika Dorothy<\/p>\n<p>. Fair and Workshops: Sunday July 26 Free<\/p>\n<p>Anba Tonel Workshops: \u2022 1 PM Culinary workshop with Chef St\u00e9phanie D\u00e9d\u00e9 (D-Cake RS \u2022 1 PM Percussion workshop with Daniel Bellegarde \u2022 1 PM Creole lesson with Sly Toussaint from Center Toussaint \u2022 2 PM Story reading with Rebecca Jean \u2022 3:30 PM Live painting performance with Youline Duplessy<\/p>\n<p>Play area for children:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 12 PM Mask-making workshop for children with Maxo Lauture\u2022 1 PM Hair braiding for young and old with Fabiola-\u00c9rika Lalanne from Beaut\u00e9 I.D.A Storm\u2022 2 PM Plastic art workshop \u2013 Second Nature Workshops with with Pascale Constant and Frandz Cothi\u00e8re\u2022 3 PM Kite workshop with Joseph Andr\u00e9 at Espace d&rsquo;expressions et de Cr\u00e9ations\u2022 3 PM makeup service with Naika Dorothy<\/p>\n<p>NOT TO BE MISSED!!!<\/p>\n<p>Rara Haiti en Folie Parade Saturday July 25 3PM \u2013 Gathering at Parc des Compagnons (corner Mont-Royal and Cartier) 4PM \u2013 Departure (towards Parc Lafontaine)<\/p>\n<p>5 \u00c0 7 Haiti en Folie July 24 From 6PM Jardins Gamelin (Montreal Quartier des spectacles)<\/p>\n<p>JOIN THE 20TH PARTY! In solidarity \u2013 July 23 to 27, 2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"linit-477548828\" class=\"linit-apres-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presented by TD: B\u00e9lO, Boukman Eksperyans, Barnev, Cinthia Michel, Sara R\u00e9n\u00e9lik (Luna Taina), Rebecca Jean, Papi Jay, Ericka Julie, Jessie Simmons and Modeline Raymond, then the Community Choir of Montreal (CCM) and several others\u2026 Join us in wishing a happy 20th anniversary to the Festival Haiti en Folie in Montreal. \ud83c\udf89See you: July 23-27, 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Haiti-en-Folie-2026.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"20e Festival Ha\u00efti en Folie Montr\u00e9al ouvre ce jeudi 23 juillet 2026","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communiques"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}