A day at the Delta Festival

Every year since 2015, the Delta Festival has come to set the mood in Marseille! Now spanning five days on the Plages du Prado, it’s the must-attend summer event for thousands of festival-goers from all over France. We were there last year, and tell you all about it!

Published on 3 July 2023

Estelle Desrutins

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Getting ready

It’s Wednesday June 29, the weather is warm and sunny in Marseille, and thousands of people are eagerly anticipating the opening of the Delta Festival at 2pm. VIPs are enjoying the before-party by the pool at the Nhow Hotel, getting in shape for the start of the five-day party.

Your favorite editor (aka me) was working until 6pm, so unfortunately I can’t tell you about Sean Paul’s frenzy or Yuksek’s set, but I can tell you about the incredible atmosphere at the festival, the ever-improving outfits of the female festival-goers (Coachella is no exception), the smiles in the crowd, and all the time I spent exploring the festival as soon as I arrived. The cashless principle, perfect for ordering drinks without losing your credit card (it happens even to the best of us), worked well, and with a Delta Festival ecocup in hand, it was time for the show!

Time to dance and perform

If you arrive early, you’ll be able to enjoy the afternoon’s entertainment on land and in the water, as well as the various villages focusing on innovation, ecology, prevention… Each stand offers a fun activity to help you discover and learn something new.

For my part, I’m really into dance and electronic music, so I headed for the “Mer des Sables” stage to get my groove on with Neelix, before moving on to one of my favorite stages, the 360° feet-in-the-sand one on the seafront! Jaëss sets the mood and we enjoy a lovely Marseille sunset, just the way we like it. After a slight detour to see PNL, we return to the Mer de Sable stage to finish the evening on the beach with Da Tweekaz.

For the brave, I recommend the after-party at the Nhow in the tunnel, an incredible moment in a venue whose design lends itself perfectly to this event!

What can we expect in 2023?

An ever more successful line-up

This year, Angèle, Amélie Lens, Nina Kraviz and Charlotte de Witte, among others, will be making you dance on the Prado beaches at the end of August. Female artists at the top of the bill is an increasingly important issue for festivals, and particularly for the Delta, where parity is a major dimension.

The talented Damso, Niska and Worakls will also be on hand, as will Marseille’s Alonzo and the merry band Maraboutage, and for the 2000s generation, don’t miss Basshunter (now you’re gone, a cult classic) and Cascada (do I really need to explain that?).

Beyond the music, a committed festival

As every year, you’ll find a dozen or so villages focusing on key themes such as health, living together, art, start-ups and student life. The Delta is also committed to combating sexist and sexual violence, an essential issue at the heart of a Festival, with an enlarged safe zone, a Delta safe brigade and a partnership with the Sorority app, to be downloaded without moderation.