Literary rendezvous - activities

Les Rencontres du Pont Royal: exceptional literary events and gastronomic dinners

If you're a lover of great literature, this is the concept for you! In the restaurant of the Pont Royal luxury hotel, meet renowned writers and enjoy an exceptional gastronomic dinner, on new dates in 2025.

Effractions: the free festival of contemporary literature at the Gaîté Lyrique

From February 12 to 16, 2025, the 6th edition of the Effractions festival of contemporary literature moves to the Gaité Lyrique, to question the links between reality and fiction, during meetings and workshops.

Lire la nature: the free literary salon at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature

The Lire la Nature fair will bring book lovers together at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature on February 1 and 2, 2025, with meetings, debates and other events on the theme of biodiversity.

Nuits de la lecture 2025: discover the literary program in Paris and the Île-de-France region

Les Nuits de la Lecture return to our Parisian libraries and bookshops, from January 23 to 26, 2025. Around the theme of heritage, meet writers, enjoy readings and exceptional tours.

PAGE(S: the bibliophily and artists' books fair at the Palais de la Femme

Discover books in all their forms at PAGE(S, a 100-strong exhibition of literature and bibliophily, from November 29 to December 1, 2024, at the Palais de la Femme.

Making stones speak, the exhibition on Notre-Dame's medieval sculptures at the Musée de Cluny

To mark the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Musée du Moyen-Âge is presenting an exhibition based on its sculpted decor and the stones recovered, providing an opportunity to imagine the monument in medieval times, from November 19, 2024 to March 16, 2025.

BD6Né: the festival dedicated to comics and cinema at Hasard Ludique

Comic book AND film lovers, the BD6Né festival returns for its eighth edition on Sunday, October 27, 2024 on the Petite Ceinture, at Hasard Ludique, with free admission!

Afro-Caribbean Children's Book Fair: book signings and family shows in Clichy (92)

The Salon du Livre Jeunesse Afro-Caribéen, organized by the association D'un Livre à l'Autre, returns to Clichy on the theme of childhood, on November 30 and December 1, 2024. The program for this free festival includes meetings and shows for the whole family!

Salon du livre et de la presse jeunesse de Montreuil 2024: the free literary event (93)

The major event in children's literature returns to Montreuil from November 27 to December 2, 2024, on the theme of dreams. A new opportunity to celebrate reading together, free of charge!

ADAB: the festival of contemporary literature from the Maghreb and the Middle East in Paris

The second edition of the literary festival of the Maghreb and the Middle East arrives in the heart of the Maison de la Poésie on December 6 and 7, 2024, with a program of meetings and events for the whole family.

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.

Manga Book Festival at Brétigny-sur-Orge shopping center (91)

Attention manga fans, the Aushopping shopping center in Brétigny-sur-Orge is organizing its very first book festival around Japanese comics, with a host of events on the program, from August 31 to September 7, 2024!

Atala, an illustrated journey to the heart of a novel: the literary exhibition at the Maison de Chateaubriand

A new literary exhibition opens at the Maison de Chateaubriand on October 4, 2024! An opportunity to rediscover the writer's novel "Atala", which launched his career in 1801.

A historical walk in the footsteps of Alexandre Dumas in Paris and the Île-de-France region

After the Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo has been adapted for the big screen. What better way to follow in the footsteps of the prolific writer Alexandre Dumas across the Île-de-France region!

Salon du Roman Historique de Levallois 2024: meetings, debates and musical readings

Once again this year, the Levallois Historical Novel Fair returns to the Parc de la Planchette on July 6 and 7, 2024, to tell the story of history to children and adults alike, with book signings, shows and literary round tables.

La Maison des Histoires, an immersive museum for children aged 0 to 7, hidden in a bookshop

Behind the Chantelivre bookshop lies a fun-filled children's museum for the very young! La Maison des Histoires immerses the whole family in the literary worlds of l'École des Loisirs, between Cornebidouille and the Maximonstres!

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!

In the land of manga: exhibition, gaming area and workshops at the Mantes-Buchelay shopping center

Manga fans take note: the Aushopping shopping center in Mantes-Buchelay has concocted a month on the theme, with a host of events on the program! An exhibition featuring Luffy and Natuto, a gaming area and drawing workshops for the whole family!

Partir en livre 2024, the children's book festival to be held this summer during the Olympic Games

The great festival of children's books returns in 2024 for a 10th edition on the theme of sports and games, in keeping with the Olympic Games! The Partir en Livre festival runs from June 19 to July 21, 2024, and features writing and drawing competitions, walks, exhibitions, meetings and other surprises!