56th Carthage Int’l Festival Pushed Back to August

The 56th edition of the Carthage International Festival (FIC), an annual music festival in Tunisia, has been pushed back from July 10-18 to August.

"In response to the latest measures announced by the government’s presidency and the Scientific Committee, and following the decisions taken by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs due to the major increase in the number of affected people in Tunisia and abroad, and to preserve our public’s safety," the festival announced in a statement posted on its website.

The festival affirmed that these decisions will depend on any evolutions in the country’s health situation as the audiences’ health was its priority.

The FIC is one of the most prestigious music festivals in the Arab world. It is also considered an essential station in the lives of many singers Most of the festival's activities are held inside the antique theater of Carthage. The theater was restored in the early twentieth century and has a capacity of 7,500 spectators capacity.

Since its founding, the festival hosted many famous singers such as Jean Michel Jarre, Dalida, James Brown, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Saber Rebaï, Kadim Al Sahir, Najwa Karam, Sherine, and Majida El Roumi.