Marais district - activities

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!

Fête de la Musique 2024: a retro musette ball at the Bibliothèque Forney in Paris

This Friday, June 21, 2024, it's time to discover new artists and musical talents! To mark this year's Fête de la Musique, a host of events are being organized in Paris and elsewhere in the Île-de-France region. Among this year's not-to-be-missed highlights? A 20s bal musette at the Bibliothèque Forney, in the sublime Hôtel de Sens.

Y: an ephemeral Greek pop-up in the heart of the Marais district, enter to win a trip to Greece

From May 31 to June 14, Y, the first Greek pop-up store, takes up residence at 43 rue Charlot in the 3rd arrondissement, right in the heart of the Marais district. An ode to Greek designers and artists will brighten up your summer days, accompanied by a competition to win trips to Greece and a series of surprising events to enchant your evenings!

Fête de la Musique 2023: a brass quintet at the Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris

On Wednesday June 21, it's time to celebrate summer and music! For this special day, the Quintette de cuivres de la Musique des gardiens de la paix offers a musical interlude in the courtyard of the Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris.

Le Grand Mazarin, a hotel inspired by the literary salons of yesteryear

Le Grand Mazarin, the new Paris hotel from the Maisons Pariente group, has just opened its doors in the heart of the Marais district. An exceptional new address, like an interlude of luxury and elegance in a district that's vibrant day and night.

The famous brand of herbal candies opens its first French store in the Marais

The leader in herbal candies chose the Marais in Paris to set up its first French store, open since November 15, 2022. Among the iconic recipes, new products and exclusive personalization services have been added. To complete the experience, the Swiss brand's experts will lead creative workshops of all kinds for maximum immersion!

"Azzedine Alaïa, Arthur Elgort. En liberté", the fashion & photo exhibition at the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa

The Azzedine Alaïa Foundation unveils its forthcoming fashion photography exhibition entitled "Azzedine Alaïa, Arthur Elgort. En liberté", on view from January 23 to August 20, 2023. A black-and-white epic illustrating the renewed representation of women, now assertive and independent, through snapshots filled with immediacy and joy! Last days ...

Alaïa afore Alaïa – the retrospective exhibition about the designer at the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation

Sculptural, sublimating and mysterious, so is perceived Azzedine Alaïa’s work. The retrospective exhibition “Alaïa afore Alaïa” returns on the key moments of the designer’s style’s genesis, from his fulfilling meetings and experiences to his iconic and unchangeable creations, to discover until December 31, 2022, at the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation.

LVMH’s Les Journées Particulières 2022 in Paris: old-fashioned charm at the Officine Universelle Buly

On October 14, 15 and 16, 2022, the Officine Universelle Bully takes you to old Paris for the LVMH’s Les Journées Particulières. Discover the historic and atypical decoration of this store covered in woodworks, and go for a writing workshop with a calligraphy master and leave with precious surprises!