The Secours populaire’s solidarity guinguette: a community fair with free activities in Paris

On June 12 and 13, Secours Populaire is hosting a solidarity guinguette at the Espace Périphérique de la Villette in Paris, to defend the right to holidays and raise funds for summer getaways.

In Paris, summer also begins with a simple question: can everyone really take a holiday? To remind everyone that rest, a trip, and a breath of fresh air shouldn't be the privilege of a few, the Secours populaire français launches its “Vacances d’été” campaign with guinguettes solidaires organized across France starting in June.

In the capital, the gathering is scheduled for Friday, June 12 afternoon and Saturday, June 13 all day at the Espace Périphérique de la Villette, in the 19th arrondissement. The event is designed as an inclusive moment open to everyone, with a guinguette atmosphere: outdoor games, music, activities, affordable food and drink, and opportunities to connect. The aim is to host a simple, accessible, and convivial festival while supporting a very concrete cause: giving as many children, young people, families, the elderly, or people with disabilities as possible the chance to go on vacation.

This edition marks a symbolic anniversary: the 90 years of paid holidays. For the Secours populaire, this date celebrates an important social achievement, but it also highlights a reality that remains all too present: every year, many people forgo their vacations, often to cover essential expenses like food, health care, or energy costs. The guinguette thus becomes a place of celebration, but also of awareness.

The lineup for the Secours Populaire Guinguette:

5:30 PM : public seminar "90 years of paid leave: who can access vacations for all" featuring Michelle Demessine (president of UNAT and former tourism minister), Jhon Rachid (actor and writer), Laure Pourcin (head of studies at the Vacances Ouvertes association) and Emilie Schaf, member of the Secours Populaire national bureau in charge of access to holidays; by invitation only
8:00 PM : public opening of the guinguette and its fair

Starting at 8pm on Friday, the Solidarity Guinguette will open to the general public. A chance to play, listen to music, reconnect, and feel like you’re on vacation for a few hours. g, accessible and open to everyone.

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