Free summer festival guide

Ile-de-France celebrates theater 2025: free summer events at leisure centers

The Ile-de-France region is once again celebrating theater on its leisure islands from July 11 to August 6, 2025. This year, the leisure islands of Créteil, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Cergy-Pontoise and Port aux Cerises will be hosting free shows and workshops (booking required).

MegaWATT 2025: live entertainment in public spaces in Paris and Seine-et-Marne

The MégaWATT 2025 artistic journey arrives in Paris and Seine-et-Marne from May 3 to June 28. Shows, workshops, circus and dance in free access, all in the public space.

Garden Parvis 2025: the return of the summer festival at La Défense

The Garden Parvis Festival returns to La Défense for its 6th edition. A free, open-air festival, Garden Parvis offers residents and visitors a place to party, relax and enjoy the summer!

L'Été du Canal 2025, the must-see summer festival on the canals of Paris

L'Été du Canal is the must-attend summer event in Paris! And the good news is that this Parisian summer hotspot is back from July 5 to August 10, 2025. On the program for this 18th edition: free workshops, floating concerts, street art, open-air cinema and strolls along the canals.

Marche des Fiertés 2025 in Paris: the LGBTQI+ parade returns this summer

The Marche des Fiertés lesbiennes, gays, bis, trans, queers, intersexes (LGBTQI+), formerly known as Gay Pride, has announced its return to Paris this summer, with the 2025 edition scheduled for Saturday June 28. Stay tuned for the program, the slogan and the parade route!

La Défense Jazz Festival 2025: Herbie Hancock, Angélique Kidjo... the first names

La Défense Jazz Festival returns to the Place de La Défense from Monday June 23 to Sunday June 29, 2025. It's an opportunity to enjoy new free open-air concerts not far from the Grande Arche de La Défense. On the program this summer? Herbie Hancock, Angélique Kidjo, Jalen Ngonda, Sampa The Great, Groundation and GoGo Penguin.

Enghien Jazz Festival: the musical event returns to the Val-d'Oise in 2025

The Barrière Enghien Jazz festival announces its return this summer with a new edition to be experienced from Thursday July 3 to Sunday July 6, 2025. Stay tuned for the program of this 24th edition.

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.

Asian Street Food Festival at the Grande Pagode de Vincennes returns in September 2024

If you're a fan of Asian cuisine and street food in particular, head to the Grande Pagode de Paris Vincennes on Saturday September 7 and Sunday September 8, 2024 to fill up on exotic dishes from Japan to Vietnam, Thailand and China. It's a gourmet and convivial festival to take your taste buds on a journey to Asia. Admission is free with registration.

Paris Design Week Factory: free exhibitions of the best emerging designers

As Paris Design Week marks its return to the capital, the new guard of designers is also arriving at Paris Design Week Factory from September 5 to 9, 2024. From L'espace Commines to Galerie Ellia, via Galerie Joseph Froissart and Galerie Turenne, come and discover the designers of tomorrow at free exhibitions open to all!

Free Lumières Impressionnistes Festival in Chatou 2024, takes us back in time

The Lumières Impressionnistes festival returns for a 4th edition on September 6 and 7, 2024, on the theme: Let's celebrate together 1874 and the year of the first Impressionist exhibition! This free, festive event once again takes over the Hameau Fournaise in the Yvelines (78) with an exceptional program including sound and light shows, live arts performances and exhibitions.

Les Soleillades de Montrouge 2024: a festival of shows, rides and street art

The Fête des Soleillades returns to Montrouge's Allées Jean Jaurès on September 7 and 8, 2024. Come and enjoy a weekend of entertainment for young and old, with shows, music and street art!

Good Vibes: the festive and musical event of the summer in Rambouillet (78)

On August 24 and 25, 2024, the town of Rambouillet, in the Yvelines, invites you to enjoy summer and its good vibes in a relaxed atmosphere between dance classes and musical entertainment!

La Terrasse des Jeux at Hôtel de Ville: the sports and party spot for the Olympics 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.

Olympic Games 2024: fan zone and music festival at the Bassin de la Maltournée, near the Stade de France (93)

At the foot of the Stade de France, the Bassin de la Maltournée is the place to come to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with a host of events, entertainment and an electronic music festival!

Paris 2024 Olympics: The giant fan zone in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is launched, discover the program

For the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Île de loisirs de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is transformed into one of the main fan zones, open from July 27 to August 11, promising free access and festivities for all. The program includes an exceptional opening night with DJ Ofenbach and a drone show, followed by Vincent Vinel and Broken Back, and Magic System later in the season. We reveal the places to celebrate the Olympics toyte the season.

Techno Parade in Paris: the electro parade will be cancelled in 2024

Bad news for lovers of electronic music. The organizers of the Techno Parade in Paris have announced the cancellation of this not-to-be-missed festive event in 2024. The free musical event, which showcases electronic music and culture in the streets of Paris every year, will not be making a comeback this autumn due to the organization of the Olympic Games, which "makes access impossible" to the assembly site.

Playground Festival: free gourmet entertainment on the Gare de Lyon forecourt

Join us on the forecourt of the Gare de Lyon until August 4, 2024 to enjoy free, festive entertainment, between gourmet delights and sport, on nearly 1,500m2, from 8am to 8pm, every day!

European Sports Festival: try out 27 unusual sports this summer in the Vincennes Olympic fan zone

The European Sports Festival, which takes place during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, is an opportunity to try out some twenty traditional sports that are rarely seen, in the Vincennes fan zone!

Gare aux Docs 2024: a free, committed film festival on the tracks of the REcyclerie

Are you interested in an open-air film festival on the railroad tracks of Paris' Petite Ceinture? Then head for the REcyclerie, from August 23 to September 8, 2024, to enjoy documentaries on a wide range of subjects.