Festival paris - activities

Paris 2024 Tropical Carnival, photos and video

The Carnaval Tropical de Paris returned to the capital on Sunday, October 6, 2024. Due to the Olympic Games, the parade, which had been postponed until autumn, took place as an exception. This 22nd edition, marked by rain, highlighted Olympism, with the participation of several medal-winning ultra-marine athletes, including fencers Enzo Lefort and Yannick Borel.

The 2024 Wonder Film Festival at Christine Cinema Club

From September 18 to 20, 2024, the Christine Cinéma Club hosts the Festival du Film Merveilleux. On the program: screenings of short films by young talents focusing on magic and imagination.

Play Sorbonne: the video and board game festival on the Pierre & Marie Curie campus

Sorbonne Université's Pierre et Marie Curie campus is hosting its video game and board game festival, the Play Sorbonne Festival, on Saturday, September 28, 2024!

Festival America 2024: the North American literature and culture fair in Vincennes

The Festival America returns to Vincennes from September 26 to 29, 2024, with a program of debates, meetings and a book fair, to honor the cultures of North America.

Les Traversées du Marais 2024: 40 free cultural events at 27 iconic sites

Les Traversées du Marais, the arty trail that wends its way through the Marais' most beautiful venues, is back from September 13 to 15, 2024. This year, 27 of the district's most emblematic sites will offer some 40 artistic formats of all kinds, featuring dance, music and free performances open to all!

Demain le sport, the free festival at the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique

On November 28, 2024, France Info, L'Équipe and France Télévisions are organizing a day dedicated to the future of sport, with round tables, sports workshops and an exhibition, less than a year before the Olympic Games.

The Port de la gare festival Paris 13th, shows, concerts, workshops and food on the quay program

The quays of the Seine are celebrating this year, and it's on the Port de la gare in the 13th arrondissement of Paris that you'll have to make a beeline for the best of the best from July 18 to 25. Food, performances, concerts and workshops are all on the program, but be warned that you'll need to book in advance to gain access in time for the Olympic Games.

Festival Côté Court returns to Pantin for a new edition

The Côté Court festival returns to Pantin for its 33rd year, from June 5 to 15, 2024. On the program: 32 films in the "fiction" competition, 30 in the "video art" competition, as well as tributes, free screen-conversations, focuses, ciné-concerts and screenings for the little ones!

Les Arènes Lyriques 2024, the open-air classical festival, returns to the Butte Montmartre

The classical music festival Les Arènes Lyriques returns to Paris from July 26 to August 17, 2024. On the program? Open-air concerts at the Arènes de Montmartre all summer long: a chance to experience a privileged moment in the very private garden of the Arènes, for just one evening.

The Festival d'Humour de Paris (FUP) returns to Paris from May 13 to 25 at Théâtre Bobino

The Festival d'Humour de Paris (FUP) returns for a 9th edition in Paris, from May 13 to 25, 2024. The evenings will take place at the Théâtre Bobino, in the heart of the 14th arrondissement.

Paris est Ludique 2024: Paris games festival cancelled this year

Paris est Ludique, Paris' major board game festival, was due to return on June 28 and 29, 2024. However, the Olympic Games got the better of the festival, which was reluctantly canceled by the organizers, who were unable to find a venue to welcome visitors (the Pelouse de Reuilly was occupied for the Olympic Games). Whether you're with family or friends, you'll have to wait until 2025 to take advantage of this major open-air games fair, where you can discover the best board games and the latest releases in the field!

Festival des Fiertés, a program celebrating LGBTQIA+ cultures and identities in Paris

After the "14e des Fiertés" in 2021, the festival of LGBTQIA+ cultures and identities extends to two other arrondissements, from November 9 to 26, 2023. The aim of this new edition is to raise public awareness of the fight against discrimination and highlight the culture and diversity of the identities concerned.

Faits d'hiver, the 2024 dance festival in Paris

This winter, the Faits d'hiver Festival returns to Paris for its 26th edition. From January 15 to February 9, 2024, we invite you to plunge into a rich and moving universe of dance, where contemporary creations meet current societal and cultural issues.

Cinema: the Paris Surf & Skateboard Film Festival 2023 returns to Paris - Dates and program

L'Entrepôt in the 14th arrondissement of Paris hosts the 8th edition of the PSSFF (Paris Surf & Skateboard Film Festival) from September 21 to 24, 2023. On the program? The screening of 26 independent, never-before-seen films in competition around surfing and skateboarding.

DÉPART, the new arts festival at Paris's Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports

A new festival is coming to the Paris region, in a pair of unusual locations where you'd expect to be on a plane rather than admiring artistic performances: Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports. See you from July 14 to August 19, 2023!

Smmmile Festival: Vegan & Pop 2023 at Parc de La Villette in Paris

Free concerts, thrift shops, stand-up comedy and plant-based cooking workshops: this is the program that awaits you at the Parc de La Villette in Paris on July 1 and 2, 2023, for the new and 8th edition of the Vegan & Pop Festival: the SMMMILE.

Lifestyle Festival: a weekend of solidarity with the GoodPlanet Foundation

For World Refugee Day, the GoodPlanet Foundation is organizing a solidarity festival on June 17 and 18, 2023. On the program: music, stand-up comedy and even a fashion show! The Lifestyle Festival is an opportunity to share committed moments under the banner of cultural openness and ecology.

HOLI at the Jardin d'Acclimatation 2024, the Indian festival of colors returns to Paris

Holi, the famous traditional Indian festival of a thousand colors, returns to the Jardin d'Acclimatation this Sunday, May 26, 2024. Want to see all the colors (literally)? This Sunday, May 26, is an incredible event not to be missed!

The Family Pride festival, kids friendly, free and inclusive, from May 20 to 21 at the Cité Fertile

From May 21 to 23, 2023, the Family Pride Festival plans to gather several thousand people around round tables, shows and workshops, in order to inform and raise awareness around LGBTQIA+ family issues, free of charge, at the Cité Fertile. So, shall we spend a head there?

Numok Festival: Parisian libraries celebrate eSports with a free event

Numok is a free festival that immerses us in the world of digital, virtual and augmented reality. This year, the libraries of Paris invite us to discover eSport, from April 1st to 21st, 2023.