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France Bans Alcohol at Music Festivals Amid Red-Alert Heatwave

6/20/2026

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France will ban alcohol at Fête de la Musique festivals on June 21 because of a red-alert heatwave.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu chaired a meeting and ordered prefects to ban public alcohol consumption in red-alert departments.
The decree covers all state-organized events, which must not serve alcohol, and aims to protect public health.
Météo France placed 35 departments, including Paris, under a red heatwave warning as very high temperatures persist nationwide.

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France will ban alcohol at Fête de la Musique festivals on June 21 because of a red-alert heatwave.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu chaired a meeting and ordered prefects to ban public alcohol consumption in red-alert departments.
The decree covers all state-organized events, which must not serve alcohol, and aims to protect public health.
Météo France placed 35 departments, including Paris, under a red heatwave warning as very high temperatures persist nationwide.