100% Paddling and Festival Sports Day. Saturday, September 7 This is the date to be highlighted on the calendar. The Cannes City Hall and the “Eau delà du paddle” association are organizing a festival and sports day at the hand paddling venue in Pointe Croisette to raise awareness of the benefits of practicing stand-up paddling. Cannes Paddle Festival.
Special plans are in place to introduce paddleboarding (adaptations and classics) and the 5km “Paddles and Stars” hike (to and from Santa Margherita Island), where French armchair stylist Lucie Carrasco will also be present. This is an event that is open and inclusive to everyone, the first of its kind in France.
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“Hosting this unique festival in France reinforces Cannes’ attitude towards social inclusion and the dignity of every human being. In Cannes, every activity is accessible to people with disabilitieswhether mental, auditory, visual, motor or spiritual. Allowing them to play the physical activity of their choice when and where they want is as much a matter of equity as it is a health issue and an important lever for personal development. Cannes Mayor David Lisnard stressed.
Pascale Mahé, co-organizer of the Eau delà du paddle association, made no secret of her joy at being able to host this event: “The first Cannes Paddleboard Festival aims to Raise awareness of this health and wellbeing movement It provides a uniquely immersive, sensory-stimulating experience that has huge benefits for everyone’s emotional and physical balance.
