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Marseille Provence was European Capital of Culture in 2013 under the MP2013 branding.  Now plans are being made to reprise it as MP2018, a six-month cultural programme beginning on 14th February 2018.  It’s very early days so not  much detail but the theme will be ‘Quel Amour’, hence the start date.

It will be collective, festive and creative, with the objective of creating energy across the region.  The budget is 5.5m euros and the managing committee is composed of leaders of enterprises, businesses and most of the key arts organisations.

But before we get there, we have ‘Marseille Capitale Européenne du Sport 2017’ to enjoy. It’s the first time a French city has been chosen to host this event which starts on 14th January with a parade at the Vieux Port.  There will be 430 events during the year, at all levels.  Here is the programme mp2017_-_plaquette_prestige_ok_web-1…

thanks to Jo in Marseille for sending it to Aixcentric.  Here too is a link if you would like to volunteer to help during the year: http://benevoles.marseille.fr/