Street art - activities

Participate in the 1st street art contest organized by Foire de Paris!

Unprecedented! Foire de Paris is organizing a great street art contest, with works to be produced in live painting between April 27 and May 8, 2023 on the theme "Tomorrow, Paris". At stake, 3 prizes up to 2.250€ for the winner and a showcase on the biggest fair in France! Registrations are open until April 2, 2023!

Street art in Paris: a brand new urban art trail, Batignolles district, in the 17th district

An artistic, colorful and free stroll: this is what the new street art trail in the Batignolles district, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, promises.

Experience the open windows: Asus offers us a new immersive experience to live in February!

From February 23 to 26, Asus offers Parisians a dive into the world of the dozens of windows we open on our computer desktops every day in an unusual pop-up store! Numerous artists and personalities will be performing there during the 4 days, and the comedian Panayotis Pascot has lent himself to the game by exposing his open windows in the heart of the pop-up store!

Fold Days, free break dancing and street art on the La Défense forecourt

From November 25 to 28, 2022, head to the forecourt of La Défense for an urban festival, with break dance performances, initiations and street art, during the "Fold Days"!

Empreinte Carbone : the free exhibition of the street artist Seth at Fluctuart

The street artist Seth invests Fluctuart in Paris, from October 28, 2022 to February 26, 2023, to present a new and free exhibition. Entitled "Empreinte Carbone", this retrospective is an opportunity to (re)discover the whole work of this famous French urban artist through old works as well as creations in situ. Discover our photos !

Paris: the iconic Lennon Wall comes to the Pantheon

A uniting wall. Visited by millions of curious people every year in Prague, the Lennon Wall is coming to Paris! On Thursday October 20 and Friday 21, 2022, come and admire this symbol of pacific resistance in front of the Pantheon.

Urban Week Paris La Défense 2022, the program

Urban Week, the street culture festival awaits you at Paris La Défense from Wednesday September 14 to Sunday September 18, 2022. On the program? Live street art, as well as a super designer market, a playground, a food court and free concerts for a great time!

Paris: when renovated basket playgrounds become genuine masterpieces

As part of Paris 2024 legacy, the city has called in several talented artists to renovate and improve the Parisian playgrounds, the famous outdoor basketball grounds. So, where to go to discover and admire these masterpieces? Keep reading to find out!

27 Pantin: an open-air museum dedicated to street art

Fans of street art are invited to the north-east of Paris to discover 27 Pantin. Behind this open-air museum lies a wonderful artistic, cultural and participatory initiative. Supported by the Maison du projet, 27 Pantin unveils over forty works of art, giving the Îlot 27 district a colorful new face! Shall we take you on a tour?

Paris: the Tuileries Tunnel transformed into a street art gallery until 2023 - our photos

The Tuileries Tunnel takes on colors! For two weeks, a dozen artists have covered the Parisian tunnel reserved for soft mobility with colorful frescoes, visible until July 2023.

Fluctuart exhibition, Diving into troubled waters - our photos

Fluctuart invites contemporary art lovers to discover its latest exhibition, Plongée en eaux troubles, from April 7 to June 17, 2022. The exhibition focuses on fish and other marine creatures, both real and mythological.

When Paris street art supports Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine goes on and Russia keeps invading the country, initiatives to support the Ukrainian people increase across the world. Although some people are donating or help spreading information, artists and especially street artists in Paris – like everywhere else in the world – have been condemning and showing support through highly meaningful works. Discover some of these art pieces in Paris.

MK2 quai de Seine/Loire: two waterfront cinemas in Paris

A movie, a riverside terrace or even a boat rental ... all this is possible on the banks of the Bassin de la Villette in Paris's 20th arrondissement, where two of the MK2 cinemas are located.

JR reveals a huge trompe-l’oeil on Boulevard Saint-Germain

No one can stop him! After his grand gesture in front of the Eiffel Tower, artist JR comes and plays by the Boulevard Saint-Germain. He created a huge trompe-l’oeil on a city wall, by the Brasserie Le Rouquet called “No trespassing”.

JR at the Trocadero for an anamorphosis of the Eiffel Tower

Head to the Trocadero to see JR’s latest work – JR being one of the most famous French street artists at the moment. He made the most of work to remove the Seine with an imaginary street that would go from the Trocadero to the Eiffel Tower! This magnificent anamorphosis is to be seen from Wednesday May 19, but hurry up, with the rain and the crowd walking over it, we are not sure it will survive the Pentecost weekend.

6 walks ideas to rediscover Paris!

How about making the best of the 20-km rule to rediscover the French capital in a new light? We offer you to enjoy 6 walks ideas to enjoy for your Parisian rambles!

Two James Colomina statues secretly set up in Paris

When artist James Colomina comes to Paris, he loves leaving his mark: Toulouse-based artist has secretly set up two statues made of red resin in a niche of the Pont Marie (4th arrondissement) and on an empty base in the Jardin du Ranelagh (16th arrondissement).

La Forêt escargot: a street art exhibition in a giant snail in Malakoff

A giant snail celebrating ecology and recycling through an installation by 29 street artists. This is what you can discover in the Forêt Escargot, a traveling exhibition now installed in Malakoff. Dive into this little world from July 11 to October 25, 2020.

Confined, Banksy redecorates his bathroom with an exclusive work of art

Art doesn’t stop: even on lockdown, street artist Banksy finds a way to re-decorate walls. By tackling his bathroom, the artist gives life to a colony of mice we would really enjoy as roomies…

Invader invades the Eiffel Tower with his mosaics

The Eiffel Tower has just fallen under the control of a being from elsewhere: street artist Invader has installed one of his little mosaic invaders. It's up to you to explore the monument from every angle to find this new work!