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The annual 37th "Festival Django Reinhardt" in Samois sur Seine will take place!
By the heavy floodings that happened in the large enviroment around Paris the small village of Samois sur Seine as also Samoreau and other surrounding villages like Vulaine, Avon and Champagne sur Seine were touched by this. Some lower streets directly at the Seine had to be evacuated in these villages.

Meanwhile the dramatical situation has calmed a bit so that the Festival will take place from 22. - 26.June 2016 as planned. Nevertheless the major of the city had to stop the use of the island "Ile de Berceau" cause of the floodings by interdiction, which lasts for about 4 weeks.

Therefore the organizers of the Festival have tried to find another location to find Alternative place. Together with the major of Fontainebleau as well as the owner of the castle of Fontainebleau they found a solution. The owner of the castle has offered the area in front of the caste for the Festival to take place. That means the Festival will not, as usual, be happening aon the "Ile de Berceau" but therefor on this adress: La PRAIRIE DU BOIS d'HYVER DU DOMAINE DU CHATEAU DE FONTAINEBLEAU, AVENUE DES CASCADES - 77300 Fontainebleau.

The organizers will use the upcoming 14 days to build up the Infrastructure inkluding Technique and nessesary facilities over there. A roumor is saying that there will be a Shuttlebus from Samois and Samoreau to Fontainebleau to carry Festivalvisitors come and go back.

Both of the campgrounds "Le Petit Barbeau" and "Camping Municipal Samoreau" are supposed to be opened according to the organizers. The one who wants to visit the festival should organize his/her early accomodation as they will soon be filled and cancel bookings.