FESTIVAL HSITORY
The Haïti en Folie Festival (Haiti on Fire Festival), created by the Fabienne Colas Foundation, is held in Montreal each summer, and has been attracting thousands and thousands of visitors from around the world since its inception in 2007: visitors of all ages and backgrounds who want to attend the largest multidisciplinary event outside of Haiti dedicated entirely to Haitian culture.
The Festival Haiti en Folie will hold its first New York City edition on October 22 & 23, 2016. The aim of the Festival Haïti en Folie is to transform New York City into a meeting place for New Yorkers, Americans, tourists and the greater Haitian community of New-York City, Eastern United States and the Caribbean. The first edition of the Festival expects to attract people from all ages and ethnic backgrounds while creating real opportunities for cross-cultural mixing, sharing, encounters, new discoveries and entertainment.
The Festival showcases Haitian Music, Dance, Cinema, Theatre, Literature, Food, Comedy and Visual arts. In 2016 the Festival Haiti en Folie was created in New York City with much success.
MISSION & GOALS
The Festival Haiti en Folie will hold its first New York City edition on October 22 & 23, 2016. The aim of the Festival Haïti en Folie is to transform New York City into a meeting place for New Yorkers, Americans, tourists and the greater Haitian community of New-York City, Eastern United States and the Caribbean. The first edition of the Festival expects to attract people from all ages and ethnic backgrounds while creating real opportunities for cross-cultural mixing, sharing, encounters, new discoveries and entertainment.