The International Festival of Gastronomy and Performing Arts is an artistic and cultural event that showcases and promotes the diversity of the world's cultures. FIGAS is a cultural and artistic event that encourages collective approval and invention of a model for living and acting together. It encourages the promotion and dissemination of cultures. The 8th FIGAS International Festival is set to be a memorable event. For 72 hours, the city of Blois will be the world's centre of attraction, vibrating to the rhythms of mixed cultures and world music.