"Le congrès danse beaucoup, mais il ne marche pas." That's the famous quote about the Congress of Vienna.
I would say abut the festival here in Santos that it doesn't march either, it's mainly about eating and drinking, but probably most literary festivals are mainly about eating and drinking. Tonight we entered the German cafe/restaurant Heinz.
The food was good, I'm not sure if it was German though. God may be in the details, food is just food.