Alespo Fair: “I think there were more people, clearly!” declares Guy Benoit, president of the organizing association

A favorable trend is emerging for the 2024 edition of the Alespo fair. FREE NOON – ALEXIS BETHUNE

This commercial event was held from March 15 to 18, at the Méjannes-lès-Alès exhibition center. Even if the attendance figures have not yet been released, the time has come for a first assessment…

This Tuesday, March 19, in the afternoon, the day after the curtain fell on the Alespo fair, Guy Benoit, president of the organizing association, dismantled his stand and is back in his shop in the heart of the Alesian town. He is certainly tired, but delighted: "I think there were more people, clearly !" That is, he imagines, more visitors than in 2023, a year which was already a good vintage.

Will the new features be continued in 2025 ?

The exact attendance figures should be known this Wednesday March 20. "A certifier came by ; we are waiting for the result", he explains. To hear the president, "the exhibitors, 99 %, are satisfied" ; the restaurant is "a success" ; the first nights "worked" ; and the new daycare "was a success". Will these two new features then be renewed in 2025 ? The organizers would first like to "take stock"&amp ;nbsp;before deciding…