Free festival guide - activities

CinéClub Paradiso: free open-air cinema, DJ set and dancing at La Seine Musicale

From July 8 to 11, 2024, La Seine Musicale hosts the CinéClub Paradiso open-air cinema. A free event with a program, this year, dedicated to dance, where a cult film will be screened each evening, preceded by a DJ set and a performance.

L'Usine Summer Fest: a free festival near Belleville

Get ready for the summer edition of the Usine Spring Court festival! 3 lively days of archival sales, food and DJ sets near Belleville from June 14 to 16, 2024. Free admission.

Les Bains Numériques 2024, an unusual free arts festival with concerts & DJ sets

Les Bains Numériques returns to Enghien-les-Bains for its 11th edition from June 12 to 14, 2024. For three days, the digital arts take over the town through installation trails, exhibitions, performances as well as DJ sets and an electro concert on a floating stage.

Festival Miam! 2024 at the GoodPlanet Foundation, the sustainable food festival

The MIAM! festival awaits you at the GoodPlanet Foundation on June 15 and 16, 2024! Demonstrations, screenings, walks, workshops and meetings are on the menu for this festival on food and sustainable agriculture.

Freestyle 2024, the free street culture festival returns to La Villette for an extra special edition

Freestyle, the unmissable street culture festival, is back at La Villette! Dance, street-art, fashion, music, sport... The free street culture festival returns for an even more incredible edition, on June 22 and 23, 2024. Not to be missed!

La terrasse des Jeux at Hôtel de Ville, the sporting and festive spot in the heart of Paris

It's in the heart of the capital, on the Hôtel de Ville forecourt, that the Terrasse des Jeux is setting up to bring you the festivities of summer 2024, from July 14 to September 8, 2024. This site, branded "Club 2024" by the Paris Olympic Games organizing committee, promises competitions and celebrations, offering a free platform accessible to all.

Parades(s) 2024, Nanterre's free street arts festival returns

The Parade(s) festival, which celebrates the street arts, returns to Nanterre from May 31 to June 2, 2024. On the program for this free event: circus, street theater, dance and artistic workshops for the whole family.

The Montmatre Festival returns to the 18th arrondissement

The Montmartre Festival is back in the 18th arrondissement for another edition. It's a chance to stroll through the Montmartre district and encounter all the arts!

Dolcevita sur Seine, the open-air Italian film festival at the Arènes de Lutèce

Dolcevita sur Seine returns from July 12 to 16, 2024 to take us to Italy. For 5 days, enjoy film screenings, a popular ball and free entertainment, at the Arènes de Lutèce!

Facettes Festival, the youth mental health event, returns to Cité Fertile

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the mental health of students and young workers has deteriorated. On June 1 and 2, 2024, the Facettes festival returns, offering workshops and numerous free events on the subject.

1km de danse, a free, festive day in Pantin along the Canal de l'Ourcq

Feel like dancing without stopping for a day? The festive "1km de danse" event returns on Saturday, May 25, 2024, to get you moving on the banks of the Canal de l'Ourcq in Pantin.

Château en scène, an open-air music and theater festival in Asnières

Chateau en scène is back for another edition from May 24 to May 30, 2024. The festival, featuring outdoor plays and concerts, takes place in Asnières and is free of charge!

Escales d'Ailleurs Festival at Château de Plaisir, a program of free shows and concerts

The Escales d'Ailleurs Festival awaits you this Saturday, June 8, 2024 at the Château de Plaisir en Yvelines. More than 10,000 people are expected to attend this free, open-air cultural event. Click here for the program!

Festival 240 Street, the street art festival in the Val d'Oise

Festival 240 Street is the name of this urban art festival, sponsored by Jo Di Bona, which awaits you on the weekend of June 8 and 9 in the Val d'Oise, in Cormeilles en Parisis. Over the course of a weekend, discover the works of 27 artists!

Kiosks celebrate the Games with free events in squares and gardens around Paris

Every year, the Mairie de Paris organizes Kiosques en fête, a program of free events in the gardens of Paris. For this special year, the kiosks are getting into the spirit of the Olympic Games, with a rich program of free events. With 40 kiosks offering music, shows, readings, DJ sets and more, from May to December, you're in for a treat!

Bulles de nature, the free ecological comics festival at Jardin de Valérien, Nanterre

On June 2, 2024, the Jardin de Valérien in Nanterre will be hosting a new edition of the Bulles de nature ecological comic strip festival. On the program: meetings and workshops, in a verdant setting.

Bons Plants, a barge festival for book and plant lovers

On June 1 and 2, 2024, the "L'eau et les rêves" barge bookshop will be hosting another edition of its "Bons Plants" festival. On the program: seed swaps, plant sales, meetings and workshops for children and adults, and an Ulmer publishing sale!

Quartier du Livre 2024, the literary festival in Paris' 5th arrondissement

The Quartier du Livre festival returns from May 29 to June 5, 2024 in the Latin Quarter, emblematic of Parisian literature. For almost a week, discover books in all their forms through hundreds of events for all ages.

Onze Bouge 2024, the 11th arrondissement's festival of free shows, is back!

The very cool Onze Bouge festival returns for another edition in the streets of Paris' 11th arrondissement, from May 16 to 20, 2024. On the program: dance, theater, music and comedy shows, all presented free of charge for all our enjoyment - we're running, of course.

La Fête du rire, a free comedy and solidarity event on May 5

La Fête du rire is a festive evening of solidarity that will take place on May 5, 2024 from 6:30 pm at Le Poiçon Paris, a lively venue in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. The evening is all about laughter: stand-up comedy, laughter yoga, a hypnosis show and other surprises!