The BD Festival is well worth a visit .. as is the beautiful city of Angouleme itself. If you have never been to Angouleme you are certainly missing something very special. Take a look at one of my blogs - Secret Gem of The Charente - to catch some of the "sights" worth seeing on your visit. As for the festival itself, it is a remarkably well organised event, with many of the squares around the centre of Angouleme totally covered over with marquees and "heated" tents .. it is certainly not a "shivering "experience ! ! Day tickets are available to enable entry to all the "closed" areas - including those where the artists are there busily creating cartoon strips "on the spot". Hope this is helpful John