For a number of years now, Paris has been a hot spot for wastelands and third places, and each summer' s return is an opportunity to discover the new alternative spaces that are opening their doors for the spring-summer season, not only in the capital but also in other towns in theIle-de-France region.
Open to all, groups offriends and families alike, these unique and often highly original venues are aimed above all at those who dream of the great outdoors, nature and kindness. For the most part, they offer a program ofmanual and cultural workshops,exhibitions andevents of all kinds.
In the evenings, these wastelands and third places turn into nightclubs, with DJ sets, concerts and aperitifs that continue as the days grow longer. That's all there is to it, so take a look at these great ideas for spring-summer 2023 in the great outdoors!
Jardin des Traverses: a space for relaxation and urban agriculture on the Little Belt
The Petite Ceinture continues to come back to life with the arrival of the Jardin des Traverses, a space open to all, combining an educational greenhouse, a market garden, a community bar and a cultural stage! [Read more]
Jardin21: a green, festive and family-friendly wasteland along the Canal de l'Ourcq
Along the banks of the Canal de l'Ourcq, between Pantin and de la Villette, Jardin21 is the spot not to be missed this summer. DJ sets on Wednesdays, dance parties on Thursdays, children's workshops on Saturdays and Sundays... there's no doubt that everyone is welcome at Jardin 21: families with baby carriages, party-goers looking for a good bass, teenagers! [Read more]
La guinguette du Grand Parquet, free games for children and DJ sets at Jardins d'Éole
Head for the Grand Parquet to enjoy its bucolic guinguette, from July 10 to 12, 2024. The program includes free games for children and DJ sets in the Jardins d'Éole! [Read more]
Kilomètre25: open-air techno and house parties back under the ring road, next dates
From May 3, 2024, get ready for Kilometre25, the open-air venue located under the Paris ring road between Paris and Pantin. On the program, as last year, are techno and house nights with a bang, mixing international figures and Parisian collectives! [Read more]
Eden, the new festive summer garden at the gateway to Paris
Eden is the name of the new festive summer terrace that opens its doors on the weekend of April 20 and 21, 2024, in Aubervilliers, in a plant farm at the gateway to the capital, accessible by metro. Both a lively garden and a place to live, this spot is sure to seduce. [Read more]
Le Sample, a third-party cultural and party venue in Bagnolet (93)
East of Paris, on the outskirts of Paris, Sample sets the pace for Bagnolet's cultural life, with numerous festive events and family activities throughout the year. [Read more]
The TLM, the new living space on the Petite Ceinture in the 19th district, accessible and supportive of others
TLM is the spot that's waking up the Little Belt in Paris's 19th arrondissement. After closing for renovation, the TLM, located at 105 rue Curial in Paris's 19th arrondissement, reopened on March 26, 2024. This project, initiated by the Au fil du Rail collective following a call for projects from the SNCF, transforms a former railway hall into a living space dedicated to culture, sustainable fashion and responsible food, with the ultimate aim of bringing together all publics from all walks of life. [Read more]
La Prairie du Canal, Bobigny: the eco-open-air elecro farm reopens for the summer season
Bobigny's Prairie du Canal returns on April 6, 2024 for another sunny season! On Saturdays and some Sundays, this Ephemeral Ecological Farm hosts open airs, flea markets, workshops, concerts, biodiversity areas and events of all kinds, just outside Paris, to the delight of budding gardeners, children and adults alike! [Read more]
L'Avant Poste: a committed, cultural third-location center in Seine-Saint-Denis
A new "tiers-lieu" in the Paris region! Called L'Avant Poste, this solidarity spot has taken over a postal building in Seine-Saint-Denis that has been vacant since 2014. To be discovered in Raincy, L'Avant Poste aims to facilitate interaction and collective initiatives in the department. [Read more]
Les Amarres celebrates its anniversary this Saturday with free events
This Saturday, December 9, 2023, join us on the Quai d'Austerlitz to celebrate two years of life at "Les Amarres", an open house that promises to be both festive and lively! [Read more]
Les Arches Citoyennes, a giant community center in the former Paris Hospitals headquarters
In the heart of the 4th arrondissement, in the former AP-HP headquarters, Plateau Urbain has opened a new third-party space: Les Arches Citoyennes. For a year and a half, a host of solidarity and cultural events await you, before the space changes vocation. [Read more]
The Hangar Y restaurant by Guillaume Sanchez
After delighting us with its guinguette last year, a new restaurant with a terrace on the water has opened its doors next to the historic Hangar Y, which has just opened its doors. We take a closer look at this new gourmet spot led by Guillaume Sanchez and the guinguette, which will be set up in the forest during the summer from May onwards. [Read more]
Césure: the Plateau Urbain and Yes We Camp third-location project in Paris
Plateau Urbain and Yes We Camp finally unveil to the public a new third-place in Paris. What's it called? Césure. This time, the two co-founders of Grands Voisins and Bercy Beaucoup are temporarily occupying the former Censier site of the Université Paris-III Sorbonne-Nouvelle. So get in now to enjoy a soft opening of the spot, before the grand opening announced for September. [Read more]
Vive les Groues, the 9000m2 urban garden in Nanterre reopens for the summer
Vive les Groues, the famous wasteland rehabilitated by the Yes We Camp collective, announces its return on May 10th 2023. See you in Nanterre to discover these 9000m2 of greenery, with this year a new guinguette animated by Berliner Wunderbar! [Read more]
Bercy Beaucoup : the third place of the 12th district in Paris is back !
Bercy Beaucoup is a third-party space in the south-east of the capital signed Yes We Camp, Aurore, Coup de pousses and Petite Lune. Taking over a wasteland in the 12th arrondissement, Bercy Beaucoup is back on April 27, 2023 with a nice program. [Read more]
La Cabane du Jardin 21: the secret and ephemeral corner of Jardin 21, which opens from April 7 to 30, 2023
Jardin 21 is a cultural wasteland with a phenomenal vegetable garden - almost 1850 m² of garden - located on the banks of the Canal de l'Ourcq. Here, we are used to find tons of animations: workshops, markets, sport courses, DJ sets but also, we come to sit down in the open air to enjoy a balanced and greedy cooking. Every year, Jardin 21 winters, to get a new look before welcoming the public, once the good weather comes back: during the Easter vacations of 2023, you can even have a glimpse of this new season, with the Cabane du Jardin 21. [Read more]
The House of Conversation: the free third place to come and exchange ideas
In the 18th arrondissement, between Porte de Saint Ouen and Porte de Clignancourt, a third place opened in 2021, with the aim of putting conversation in the spotlight, or rather, to push people to recreate it. This crazy project is the brainchild of Xavier Cazard, a former journalist and communicator, who has decided to focus on the art of the spoken word, to encourage the neighborhood's residents (and everyone else) to exchange ideas in this way. [Read more]
A stroll along the 18th arrondissement's "Petite Ceinture": the Hasard Ludique and the REcyclerie, the must-sees
The capital abounds in beautiful natural spots, notably on the Petite Ceinture, a former railway line hidden from view. In Paris's 18th arrondissement, two must-see spots allow you to visit its rails: Hasard Ludique and REcyclerie. [Read more]
Chez Ernest, the solidarity restaurant that finances food aid!
The Ernest association has opened a solidarity restaurant to finance its actions. Located a stone's throw from Porte de Bagnolet, in the 2,000m2 garden of a brand-new Tiers Lieu called "Le Sample", this chef-in-residence-based restaurant is designed as a place for meeting and sharing, based on the values of the association. Come and enjoy the terrace! [Read more]
Les Amarres, the third-place community center in the tradition of Les Grands Voisins
Following in the footsteps of Les Grands Voisins, Les Amarres is the 13th arrondissement's third-location center. During the day, social workers and volunteers help people in precarious situations. In the evening, a program of music and solidarity around the refreshment bar is organized for residents and Parisians alike! [Read more]
Poinçon, a living space in a former railway station in Paris
Looking for something new this summer? You're in for a treat, as the 14th arrondissement of Paris is getting a new place to live. The name? Poinçon. Conceived by Renaud Barillet and Fabrice Martinez, already behind La Bellevilloise, it's a place to eat, share and socialize, all in a former railway station on the "petite ceinture". [Read more]
La Cité Fertile: a little corner of paradise at the gates of Paris
Since August 15, 2018, a new place of life has opened its doors in Pantin: the Cité Fertile. For three years, this new third place, a former SNCF wasteland, will host festive, cultural or even economic activities for a beautiful broth of culture intended to imagine the city of tomorrow. A city that fights against waste, green and pleasant. [Read more]
The REcyclerie in Paris : bar, restaurant, workshops...
A place that creates opportunities! This is how the REcyclerie describes itself, this totally atypical project nestled in the former Ornano Station of the Petite Ceinture. A real place of life, this space includes a restaurant, a bar as well as a cultural and social program centered on the concepts of "better living" and "better consuming" which seems to have already found many followers! [Read more]
And also: Le 6B, Halle Papin 2, Ground Control, La Ferme du Bonheur, La Gare...
Be warned: some of these great venues have yet to announce their reopening dates, so keep an eye out!
