Villette district - activities

Paris Plages at the Bassin de la Villette 2024, free activities for young and old

For Paris Plages, the Bassin de la Villette comes alive from July 6 to September 8, 2024 inclusive. On the program? Swimming in the basin, pedal-boating, sports - here's a great opportunity to introduce your children and teenagers to water sports for free, or to take an unusual stroll along the Canal.

Fête nationale on July 14, 2024: fire department balls in Paris's 19th arrondissement

Feel like dancing this summer in Paris? The firefighters of the 19th arrondissement are looking forward to seeing you on the evening of July 13, 2024, to enjoy the traditional Fête nationale firefighters' ball. Discover the program.

Giant picnic by the Food Market at Buttes-Chaumont for the passage of the Olympic flame

To mark the passage of the Olympic flame through Paris, Food Market is organizing a giant picnic at Buttes-Chaumont on July 15, 2024!

Paris Plages 2024's free swimming pools in the Bassin de la Villette, here we go!

Swimming at the Bassin de la Villette is back for Paris Plage 2024, from July 6 to September 8, 2024! You can enjoy the summer with 2 pools and 2 paddling pools of different depths, set up in the Bassin de la Villette, on the Quai de la Loire side. It's up to you to swim, in a relaxed or even rhythmic way, in a summer atmosphere, all free of charge.

Fête de la musique 2024 in Paris: a film-concert workshop on the program at Le Centquatre

For the new Fête de la musique, scheduled for Friday June 21, 2024, Paris' Centquatre is organizing a ciné-concert workshop to create original scores to comic silent films. An original way to enjoy this XXL cultural event!

Fête de la musique 2024 in Paris: a free evening at Rotonde Stalingrad

The Fête de la musique returns to the Rotonde Stalingrad in Paris with an evening that's sure to make some noise! Join us on Friday, June 21, 2024 from 5pm for a free, open-air event. Click here for the detailed program!

L'Ourcq, Grand Paris culturel et créatif: the neighborhood party on 4 kilometers of canal

From La Villette to Bobigny, the Canal de l'Ourcq has become a veritable living space over the years, and invites you to celebrate the neighborhood that surrounds it on June 15, 2024, through 30 cultural venues, over four kilometers!

Freestyle 2024 is also for children: free activities for young people at La Villette

On Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23, 2024, the Villette goes into freestyle mode, with its unmissable (and free) street culture festival. It's a festival that also has the youngsters in mind, with fun and sporting activities.

Special offers: free canoe, kayak and rowing lessons and introductory courses at La Villette

In the 19th arrondissement, don your swimsuit or neoprene wetsuit if the temperature warms up: 45 minutes of water sports initiation or practice, in the heart of the Bassin de la Villette.

Nuit blanche 2020 : Alain Fleischer at Centquatre

For Nuit Blanche 2020, Le Centquatre, or 104, remains open at night on Saturday October 3 to give us a glimpse of its forthcoming exhibition, L'Aventure Générale, by Alain Fleischer, intended as a "drift into a teeming universe where 'reality is only the reverse side of illusion'."

1km de danse, a free, festive day in Pantin along the Canal de l'Ourcq

Feel like dancing without stopping for a day? The festive "1km de danse" event returns on Saturday, May 25, 2024, to get you moving on the banks of the Canal de l'Ourcq in Pantin.

Open Swim Stars 2024, swimming across Paris at the Bassin de la Villette

The swim across Paris returns for another edition on June 15 and 16, 2024, with the Open Swim Stars race. The program features 7 sensational open-water events in the Bassin de la Villette and the Canal de l'Ourcq!

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!

The AOP Festival food & culture returns to Le Centquatre this weekend

The PDO Festival is the 2024 event dedicated exclusively to France's 51 Protected Designation of Origin cheeses, butters and creams! Production secrets, tastings, discovery of PDO producers' know-how and demonstrations are on the program, to the rhythm of culinary and musical shows.

AOP Festival 2024, the free 100% cheese event at Centquatre-Paris

The AOP Festival 2024 returns to the Centquatre-Paris. Three days of 100% cheesemaking, showcasing 46 cheeses, 3 butters and 2 creams with Protected Designations of Origin.

La Rotonde, a cultural and musical venue on the banks of the Bassin de la Villette

Located on the banks of the Canal de l'Ourcq, La Rotonde serves as both a restaurant and a cultural venue in the neighborhood. With a fine program of evenings, open-air events and other convivial events, it's one of the addresses to discover on the banks of the Bassin de la Villette.

Vibrate, savour and enjoy with the Boom Boom Villette Food Market!

Vibrate, savor and enjoy with Boom Boom Villette! In the heart of the vibrant La Villette district (Paris 19th), Boom Boom Villette inaugurates its Food Market, featuring the very best in street-food. Boom Boom Villette invites you to discover this colorful and playful new venue, with its 4,000 m2 of kiosks* and bars.

Olympic Games 2024: a free artistic decathlon for children at Le Centquatre (19th arrondissement)

To welcome the Games in style this summer 2024, many museums, cultural venues, town halls... are turning their cultural programming towards sport. So, this summer, head to Le Centquatre for a decathlon that's as athletic as it is artistic!

JEMA 2024 in Paris: discover the art of fashion and decoration at 19M

Are you passionate about fashion and decoration? Then we've got a good plan for you: from April 3 to 5, 2024, head to 19M to discover the events organized during the Journées des métiers d'art.

Figure Libre. Stéphane Ashpool: the designer's free fashion & sports exhibition at Galerie du 19M

Galerie du 19M reveals the new era of sports fashion with the free exhibition: "Figure Libre. Stéphane Ashpool". From March 27 to June 16, 2024, the designer unveils his couture-streetwear universe in a dialogue of fashion, music, photos and video, at the heart of the Manufacture de Mode Chanel art gallery.