Summer festival guide - activities

L'Été du Canal 2024, the unmissable festival of Parisian canals, is back!

L'Été du Canal is the must-attend summer event in Paris! And with good news, this Parisian summer hotspot is back from July 6 to August 11, 2024. On the program for this 17th edition are free workshops, floating concerts, street art, open-air cinema and strolls along the Canal de l'Ourcq and the Canal Saint-Denis, as well as the Bassin de la Villette.

Touquet Music Beach Festival 2024: Bon Entendeur, Feder, Lost Frequencies, ... the program

The Touquet Music Beach Festival returns for its 52nd edition on August 23 and 24, 2024! Come and ride the wave of seaside electro, with two vibrant stages featuring the cream of electro, including Bon Entendeur, Feder and Lost Frequencies. It's an insane way to end the summer!

Les Pestacles 2024, the music festival for kids in the Parc Floral

Les Pestacles at the Parc Floral de Paris is the must-see summer event for families from June 26 to September 4, 2024. Imagine concerts of all kinds, shows, dance, workshops and discovery trails, all set in the pleasant, flower-filled surroundings of the Bois de Vincennes.

Marsatac 2024: everything you need to know about the 25th edition of the festival

Marsatac celebrates its 25th anniversary this year on June 14, 15 and 16! The festival, which will take place in the superb setting of Marseille's Parc Borely, has unveiled its program. Are you a fan of rap or electro? Marsatac is sure to please.

Champs-Elysées Film Festival 2024: poster and dates

The Champs-Elysées Film Festival returns to the world's most beautiful avenue, from June 18 to 25, 2024 for its 13th edition. This festival, which showcases the best of French and American independent cinema, is a must-see!

Paris est Ludique 2024: Paris games festival cancelled this year

Paris est Ludique, Paris' major board game festival, was due to return on June 28 and 29, 2024. However, the Olympic Games got the better of the festival, which was reluctantly canceled by the organizers, who were unable to find a venue to welcome visitors (the Pelouse de Reuilly was occupied for the Olympic Games). Whether you're with family or friends, you'll have to wait until 2025 to take advantage of this major open-air games fair, where you can discover the best board games and the latest releases in the field!

Festival Silhouette 2023: a festival of free outdoor short films and concerts

The Silhouette festival returns for its 22nd edition to the Parc de la Butte du Chapeau Rouge in Paris, from August 25 to September 2, 2023. On the program? 9 evenings of free screenings, preceded by open-air concerts at aperitif time, with a daytime program for children and debates.

Fête de la Vigne à Suresnes 2023: escape game, games, concert and tasting!

The Fête de la Vigne awaits you from September 30 to October 1, 2023 in Suresnes. This event celebrates the unique vineyards of the Île-de-France region, while spotlighting the painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté, nicknamed the "Raphael of Flowers". Discover the free program.

Chapelle XIV Music Festival 2023: concerts, workshops and technology in an art gallery in Paris

Chapelle Music Festival returns for its third edition in the heart of Paris's 18th arrondissement, from September 7 to 9, 2023. Get ready for three days of overflowing creativity filled with live performances, art installations and electrifying DJ sets featuring legendary and emerging artists from the eponymous label. A 360° arty-cool experience, from the gallery to the electrifying nights of Point Éphémère and FGO Barbara.

DÉPART, the new arts festival at Paris's Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports

A new festival is coming to the Paris region, in a pair of unusual locations where you'd expect to be on a plane rather than admiring artistic performances: Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports. See you from July 14 to August 19, 2023!

Festival Rhizomes 2023: the program of free outdoor concerts in Paris

Join us until July 23, 2023 in selected gardens in northern Paris and the Montmartre Arena, as well as in the Parc Floral de Paris and Épinay-sous-Sénart, to enjoy the free open-air concerts of the Rhizomes Festival. The program features 16 dates, 12 venues and 100 artists, including Samaïa, Kin'Gongolo Kiniata and Bamba Wassoulou Groove.

The French Touch stage: the free festival at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann _ Reserve your tickets

Galeries Lafayette Haussmann is celebrating French creation, from fashion to gastronomy, beauty and decor, from July 5 to August 31, 2023. A 100% tricolored event that also vibrates to the rhythm of the French Touch stage, a free music festival to be discovered from July 6 to 9, 2023 on the rooftop of the Grand Magasin.

A weekend of free family activities around Polichinelle at the Louvre

On the occasion of the Etés du Louvre, the open-air festival of the famous Parisian museum, on Saturday July 1 and Sunday July 2, 2023, families are invited to a weekend of free activities!

Festival des Arènes de Montmartre: free events, shows and concerts on July 15

Did you know? On the Montmartre side, just a few hundred meters from the Sacré-Coeur, you'll find the Arènes de Montmartre, a veritable cultural landmark on the Butte. On Saturday, July 15, 2023, the Festival des Arènes takes place here, a festive and artistic event, free for all!

Garden Parvis 2023: La Défense's must-see summer event

Paris La Défense reopens its doors to Garden Parvis! Open free of charge to all from Thursday June 29 to Saturday July 29, 2023, and every day thereafter, Garden Parvis promises to be the must-see summer event in western Paris, with a new gourmet offering, the Table du Chef by Julien Sebbag, leisure areas not to mention concerts and dj sets... all spread over 6,000m².

Women Camp Festival: a 100% women's event at the Hippodrome d'Auteuil

The Women Camp Festival is the 100% women's solidarity event to be held on June 24 and 25, 2023. Held at the Hippodrome d'Auteuil, the festival showcases female talent and entrepreneurs through a wide range of workshops and events.

Smmmile Festival: Vegan & Pop 2023 at Parc de La Villette in Paris

Free concerts, thrift shops, stand-up comedy and plant-based cooking workshops: this is the program that awaits you at the Parc de La Villette in Paris on July 1 and 2, 2023, for the new and 8th edition of the Vegan & Pop Festival: the SMMMILE.

Open-air cinema: the Branche & Ciné festival returns to the forests of Île-de-France in 2023

The Branche & Ciné festival returns this summer from June 29 to July 8, 2023. Enjoy a free open-air cinema in one of the forests of Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France and Normandy.

Festival Namasté France, discover Indian traditions at La Seine Musicale

From July 6 to 9, 2023, come and immerse yourself in Indian culture at the Namasté France festival at La Seine Musicale! On the program: traditional music, gastronomy and dance.

Festival Paris l'été 2023: dance, performance, installation... here's the program

As every year, the Paris l'été Festival enchants the capital during the summer season. Join us from July 10 to 30, 2023 in the four corners of Paris (and even further afield, in the suburbs) to discover a cutting-edge cultural program featuring dance, circus, theater, installation and music!