The Festival International des Rythmes du Monde (FIRM) team is proud to offer you for the seventeen year running,the multiethnical event of music of the rhythms of the world par excellence in Quebec and an even more impressive programming with more than 950 artists and craftsmen coming from about 22 countries ready to delight some 250 000 festival goers from all over the country! Creating economic impact of nearly $20 million yearly, the FIRM has experienced a phenomenal growth thanks to the population of the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. It's your party! Go around the world with us! Welcome to The World Beat Festival of the year!