Free festival guide - activities

MyMetaStories, the film festival in Minecraft, returns in October 2024

MyMetaStories, a European film festival run by Unifrance, returns from October 11 to November 3, 2024. Films will be available online and in Minecraft from October 18 to 21, 2024.

Festival Métis Plaine Commune 2024: 9 free concerts in Plaine Commune towns from June 30 to July 13!

From June 30 to July 13, the free Festival Métis Plaine Commune takes place in the parks (and in some venues) of Plaine Commune. A program of 9 free concerts featuring classical, world and jazz music, plus numerous workshops for young and old!

Free street art and music festival in a Paris chapel: At the crossroads of the arts

À la croisée des arts is the name of this street art festival, which takes place in the heart of a chapel in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. From June 21 to 23, 2024, the Sainte Jeanne d'Arc chapel in the Village Reille will be the setting for some 50 street-art works, shows and food. For the Fête de la Musique, concerts are also on the bill! And since admission is free, we're not going to miss out.

Air'genteuil 2024: the free, magical kite festival in Argenteuil

This Sunday, June 23, 2024, watch hundreds of kites take to the skies over the Butte d'Orgemont in Argenteuil! A veritable festival of colors in the Val d'Oise sky!

Special offers: a weekend around Mexico for families and children at the Musée du Quai Branly

On Saturday July 6 and Sunday July 7, 2024, the Musée du Quai Branly welcomes you and your family to a weekend of activities designed for young and old alike. We're off!

Pantin sur Mer, free open-air music festival: concerts, entertainment, second-hand clothes, tattoos ...

Pantin Sur Mer returns in force for its 4th edition! This free open-air festival is set to rock Pantin's Place de la Pointe from July 6 to 7, 2024. Come and experience two sensational days of music, creativity and conviviality just outside Paris!

Marche des Fiertés 2024: the LGBTQI+ parade returns to Paris, the route

The Marche des Fiertés lesbiennes, gays, bis, trans, queers, intersexes (LGBTQI+), formerly known as Gay Pride, announces its return to Paris this summer, with the 2024 edition scheduled for Saturday June 29. This year, the parade will set off from the Porte de la Villette to the Place de la République, where the traditional Podium will be held.

Food Temple spécial Californie at Carreau du Temple, the culinary festival with market and workshops

To celebrate the return to school in style, the Carreau du Temple is once again transformed into a Food Temple for a weekend. From September 20 to 22, 2024, the spotlight is on California, with tastings, workshops and a produce market!

A free sound and light show at Château de Blandy-les-Tours! Take me to see L'Héritage des Vicomtes

A free sound and light show to launch the Emmenez-moi festival in Seine-et-Marne (77)? That's what the Château de Blandy-les-Tours is offering us this Friday, June 28, 2024. L'héritage des Vicomtes de Melun (The Legacy of the Viscounts of Melun) is the name of a new show that's sure to blow your mind. Please remember to reserve your free tickets online for access to the show.

Ici Vietnam 2024, the Vietnamese food market and book festival, awaits you Paris 5e

"Ici Vietnam", the Food and Book Market celebrating Vietnamese culture and gastronomy, returns for its 4th edition this Saturday, June 15, at Place Monge in the 5th arrondissement. Don't miss out on this free-access festival to feast your mind and body.

Les Musicales du Châtel in Provins: free concerts and medieval dance initiations this summer

Les Musicales du Châtel liven up the summer season in the medieval town of Provins with a series of free concerts every Saturday evening. Come and relax in the historic setting of the Place du Châtel, between June 8 and August 31, 2024.

Press Start 2024: the free festival about fear in video games at the Centre Pompidou

The festival dedicated to video games Press Start returns to the BPI at the Centre Pompidou, for its 12th edition, from September 25 to 30, 2024. This year, the free festival takes a look at fear in video games. On the program: workshops, encounters and wild games, of course!

Paris Olympics: an Olympic and European carnival to be held in the capital on Saturday, June 15, 2024

This Saturday, June 15, 2024, Paris beats to the sound of its new carnival, organized in honor of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to come this summer.

Festival Paradisio 2024: drive-in, cine-concert and film sets in Moret-sur-Loing

For cinema and heritage enthusiasts, come and discover the Paradisio festival, with the region's only drive-in, cine-concerts, and a host of entertainment, in real film sets, from August 30 to September 1, 2024.

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!

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!