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The very first edition of the
Mondial des Cultures was founded in July 1982 thanks to the support of the Canadian Council of Folk Art (Conseil Canadien des arts populaires) and the Carrefour socio-culturel of Drummondville. The spontaneous support of the local population made the success of the event
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performed by more than 430 different artistic groups. In 1998, a shift began with the change of name, to upgrade the image of the event and also to expand the programming, and focus more and more on the younger public and families. Immersed in an ocean of summer festivals and attractions of all
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During the eleven days of celebration, dozens of renowned artists and folk ensembles from around the world participated in this event which attracted in its last years an average of over 300,000 visits per year. The annual budget was 2.2 million
Canadian dollars and the economic benefits were
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Mondial des Cultures has managed to distinguish itself by its content and its product. Member of RÉMI (Regroupement des événements majeurs internationaux du Québec) since 1999, the organization played a key role in the biggest events in Québec.
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region. The event was founded in 1982, after members of the folk ensemble
Mackinaw had attended a similar festival in Dijon, France. The last festival was held in summer 2017 festival, after which it ceased to exist.
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was place where visitors could discover the customs and traditions, games, tasting of typical dishes, all this enticing the five senses. Visitors could participate to one of the 75 scheduled activities.
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As of 2009, 92 countries had been represented at the
Mondial des Cultures with over 430 dance artistic groups and 25,000 artists. Several major artists performed on center stage such as
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in 2007. Such statistics made the
Mondial des Cultures one of the four largest folk festivals in the world. It was also one of the figureheads of the Canadian Section of the
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