{"id":3574,"date":"2026-07-12T19:38:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T19:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/?p=3574"},"modified":"2026-08-10T20:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:02:32","slug":"le-festival-de-wendover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/le-festival-de-wendover\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Festival \u00e0 deux t\u00eates de Wendover"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3574\" class=\"elementor elementor-3574\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442cf5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"442cf5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6266e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b6266e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>J\u2019\u00e9cris ces lignes alors que la procession de caravanes est d\u00e9j\u00e0 bien en cours devant la maison. En direction du Festival western de Saint-Andr\u00e9-Avellin, probablement.<\/p><p>Le festival \u00e0 deux t\u00eates est termin\u00e9 ici. Festival \u00e0 deux t\u00eates parce qu\u2019il porte deux noms, selon l\u2019affiche que vous regardez : Festival western de Wendover ou Festival country de Wendover. Faut dire que les organisateurs semblent s\u2019\u00eatre arr\u00eat\u00e9s sur le nom <em>country<\/em> mais de vieilles habitudes (et affiches) perdurent. Le site web utilise le terme Festival country et folklorique, mais l\u2019adresse est <a href=\"https:\/\/www.festivalwesternwendover.ca\/index.php\">festivalwesternwendover.ca<\/a>. Les lettres d\u2019appui de nos dignitaires f\u00e9licitent le Festival western de Wendover.<\/p><p>Mais peu importe le nom, c\u2019est un \u00e9v\u00e9nement magnifique, organis\u00e9 par des b\u00e9n\u00e9voles et soutenu par le Club optimiste local. \u00a0Le festival a f\u00eat\u00e9 ses 40 ans cette ann\u00e9e.<\/p><p>Les activit\u00e9s se tiennent essentiellement au c\u0153ur du village. La communaut\u00e9 se transforme alors pour accueillir les festivaliers, pour la plupart ambulants. Outre les d\u00e9corations de parterre, tous les espaces libres sont occup\u00e9s : des terrains vagues \u00e0 la cour d\u2019un parent qu\u2019on ne vient visiter qu\u2019une fois par ann\u00e9e. Les caravaniers se retrouvent souvent en petits p\u00e2t\u00e9s pour mettre en commun les repas et les petites f\u00eates qui peuvent les accompagner.<\/p><p>On se donne rendez-vous sous le chapiteau pour les spectacles et danses en ligne qui se succ\u00e8dent en apr\u00e8s-midi et en soir\u00e9e. Cette ann\u00e9e, les Salebarbes \u00e9taient en t\u00eate d\u2019affiche.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578eaa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"578eaa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/chapiteau-900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3586\" alt=\"Le chapiteau au Festival de Wendover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/chapiteau-900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/chapiteau-900-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/chapiteau-900-768x288.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb174ca gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"cb174ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3574 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"cb174ca\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"caravanes2-600\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzU4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlcGV0aXRwYXJjLmNhXC9qZWFuLXBpZXJyZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzVcLzIwMjZcLzA3XC9jYXJhdmFuZXMyLTYwMC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJjYjE3NGNhIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/caravanes2-600.jpg'><img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/caravanes2-600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large lazyload\" alt=\"Des caravanes au Festival de Wendover !\" decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/caravanes2-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/caravanes2-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c525b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0c525b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Une digression<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a2f6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a2f6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>M\u00eame apr\u00e8s 40 ans, le festival reste toujours dans l\u2019angle mort des m\u00e9dias. LeDroit, jadis le journal des francos, dresse une liste de 18 festivals dans la r\u00e9gion et celui de Wendover n\u2019y est pas. Les Salebardes et les Rats d\u2019Swompe \u00e0 Wendover ont moins de poids que Cody Johnson au Bluesfest d\u2019Ottawa. Je comprends.<\/p><p>Petit retour en arri\u00e8re, disons plus de 50 ans. Il \u00e9tait une fois des francophones de la r\u00e9gion de Rockland qui se plaignaient que leur journal r\u00e9gional n\u2019en avait que pour les affaires de Hull et que Le Carillon de Hawkesbury avait les yeux tourn\u00e9s vers le march\u00e9 d\u2019Argenteuil. Pouf!* Le Bonjour chez-nous est n\u00e9 et dans sa suite, trois autres petits journaux dans Prescott-Russell.<\/p><p>Mais tout a bien chang\u00e9 depuis. On ne pourrait pas faire le m\u00eame coup maintenant, h\u00e9las.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a977b65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a977b65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65ec4650 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65ec4650\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d73275a\" data-id=\"5d73275a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427ef059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"427ef059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0* Oui, mais quel Pouf! Bravo les filles! On s\u2019en souvient\u2026<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le festival a f\u00eat\u00e9 ses 40 ans cette ann\u00e9e.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"disable_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[108,113,111],"tags":[],"taxon-du-petit-parc":[38,40],"class_list":["post-3574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-divagation","category-musique","category-souvenirs","taxon-du-petit-parc-arts","taxon-du-petit-parc-communication"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3574"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3618,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3574\/revisions\/3618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3574"},{"taxonomy":"taxon-du-petit-parc","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitparc.ca\/jean-pierre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxon-du-petit-parc?post=3574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}