Summertime is music pageant time. Time Out Paris is a good place to start out if you wish to see the schedule of festivals in and round Paris this summer season, in French solely (use Google translate): Les Festivals de Musique à Paris
And for the schedule of free live shows within the park kiosks throughout Paris, obtain the summer season schedule right here.
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June 29–July 2
La Fête du Cinéma returns for 4 days of discounted screenings throughout France. From Sunday by means of Wednesday, all commonplace movie tickets are simply €5 (excluding 3D, particular occasions, and extras) for a big collection of movies, together with The Return of Ulysses, F1- The Movie, Falcon Specific, Lifetime of Chuck, and Dragons (together with my French and worldwide movies). See the web site for the complete record.
June 3
Le Meals Market is a month-to-month open-air meals pageant on Boulevard Belleville (between metro Ménilmontant and Couronnes) with over a dozen stands serving up tasty dishes of every kind at reasonably priced costs (form of like a gathering of static meals vehicles, however with out the wheels) from 6pm-10:30pm. This month they’re celebrating their tenth anniversary with all dishes simply €10. It will probably get fairly crowded, so get there early to keep away from ready (there are enormous tables to sit down and eat).
July 3 – August 31
Wish to take pleasure in French movies with English subtitles on the massive display? Misplaced in Frenchlation Summer season Camp is bringing you three screenings per week all through July and August—a particular collection of French movie favorites from cult classics to latest hits, all with English subtitles, at three iconic Parisian impartial cinemas: Tuesdays at L’Épée de Bois (Latin Quarter), Thursdays at L’Arlequin (Saint-Germain-des-Prés) and Sundays on the Luminor (Le Marais). Get the complete schedule and e-book your tickets right here: https://lostinfrenchlation.com/occasions
July 5 – August 31: Paris Plages 2025!
The unique city seashores are again this summer season with three websites throughout Paris — alongside the Seine, Canal Saint-Martin, and Bassin de la Villette. There are free swimming spots, Brazilian cultural occasions, seaside volleyball, out of doors dancing, and loads of lounge chairs to benefit from the fabulous climate. New this 12 months: sandy seashores return to the Seine, and open-air swimming is formally allowed within the river for the primary time in a century. Get the totally up to date lowdown within the Secrets and techniques of Paris article: “All the pieces You Have to Know About Paris Plages 2025”
First Sunday – July 6
For this primary Sunday of the month, many Paris museums and monuments are open free to the general public, together with the Musée du Quai Branly, Musée d’Orsay, Musée des Arts-et-Métiers, l’Orangerie, La Cité de l’Structure, Musée Guimet, Musée Picasso, Musée Cluny, and Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature. However be forewarned: reservations are a should.
July 6
The 25th anniversary of the Tropical Carnival takes place on the Champs-Élysées from 1pm with dancers and music celebrating Brazilian and Caribbean cultures with the theme “Amazons”. This family-friendly occasion celebrates the cultural variety of the Caribbean, Guyanese and Latin American carnival traditions with troupes from the Antilles, Guyana, your complete Caribbean, Latin America, and naturally Brazil, with a spectacular finale between the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais.
July 14: Fête Nationale – Bastille Day!
La Fête Nationale, aka Bastille Day to Individuals, is among the greatest holidays in France. In Paris it’s celebrated with a standard army parade on the Champs-Elysées, fireworks from the Eiffel Tower, and the Firefighters’ Ball (July twelfth and thirteenth). Get the totally up to date particulars for 2025 of the place to go, what to do, what’s open, how you can keep cool, and rather more on this Secrets and techniques of Paris article, “What to See & Do in Paris on Bastille Day”
July 23 – August 16
Les Arènes Lyriques are again in Montmartre, with 16 dwell live shows performed by conductor Ivan Velikanov, accompanied by the Arènes Lyriques Orchestra and 4 soloists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, violinist, and pianist). The musical program for 2025 is each Baroque and Romantic, good for the open-air backyard setting with views over Paris. Purchase your tickets (€25-€45 for adults) on-line to make sure you get a spot! https://areneslyriques.com/en/2025-edition/
July 23 – August 17
The Parc de la Villette is as soon as once more internet hosting its in style Cinéma en Plein Air open-air screenings each Wednesday by means of Sunday nights. Completely free (however they might restrict the variety of individuals if it will get too crowded on the garden (Prairie du Triangle, behind the Grande Halle de La Villette, metro Porte de Pantin), so get there from 7pm when the location opens to assert your spot — picnics allowed (however no glass, sharp objects like cutlery or corkscrew bottle openers, knives, and so on). The movies begin after sundown, so someday between 9:30pm and 10:30pm. All movies are proven of their authentic language with French subtitles. The 2025 theme “Corps et accords” brings collectively musicals, dance movies, and animated favorites together with Ballerina, La La Land, Kirikou, Barbie, Chantons sous la pluie, Grease, Rocketman, Les Misérables, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Mamma Mia! Non-obligatory chair/blanket rental €7.
July 26
One 12 months after the Paris 2024 Video games, the Metropolis of Paris is celebrating the occasion with a free, big karaoke session at Place du Châtelet tonight from 8pm. Organized by the Théâtre de la Ville, it should rock the capital with the best hits heard through the Video games from “Free of need” to “For Me… Formidable” and “L’Hymne à l’amour”. A well-liked, pleasant and joyful night to relive the collective emotion of the Video games and (en)chant Paris as soon as once more!
July 27: Arrival of the Tour de France!
Probably the most well-known bicycle race on this planet — Le Tour de France — celebrates its particular fiftieth anniversary route with a climb by means of Montmartre (identical to through the 2024 Summer season Video games) earlier than ending on the Champs-Élysées. It’s free to observe for those who can handle to get a spot alongside the route! See it right here.
All Month Lengthy
By way of August 2
Les Murs Ouverts #71 returns to Le Lavo//Matik (20 boulevard du Général Jean Simon, thirteenth arrondissement) with over 60 city artists exhibiting their newest works throughout a variety of types, codecs, and costs. Opening receptions are Friday, June 27 from 5–9pm and Saturday, June 28 till 7pm. Free entry.
By way of August 10
I’m all the time a bit averse to paying to take a look at road artwork (as a result of the entire level is that it’s accessible to everybody). However for those who’re simply visiting and wish to see numerous artists in a single place (and indoors), you’ll be able to take a look at the Zoo Artwork Present Paris La Défense, an immersive city artwork set up that includes works by over 500 worldwide artists throughout 4,000m² and 4 themed flooring within the enterprise district simply outdoors Paris (the top of metro line 1, La Défense, exit 5 Calder–Miró, then search for at 4 place de la Défense). Open Wednesdays, weekends, holidays from 10am–5:30pm. Tickets €18 on-line (no gross sales on web site). Count on large murals, 3D illusions, digital installations, and works by icons like M. Chat, Okuda, and Banksy, plus dwell reveals, workshops, and meals.
By way of August 24
The annual Fête des Tuileries is again on the Tuileries Gardens this summer season. You’ll discover the Ferris wheel, stomach-emptying rides, barbe-à-papa (cotton sweet) and ice cream, the log trip, enjoyable home, and loads of video games to win prizes. Open every day 11am-11:45pm (free entry, tickets will be bought for particular person rides).
By way of September 7
The annual open-air summer season live shows within the Bois de Vincennes’s Parc Floral embrace the free Paris Jazz Pageant (with French and worldwide jazz live shows) and the free Classique au Vert that includes up-and-coming classical music ensembles and orchestras. Even when live shows are free; entry to the park is €2.70 (free for youths below 7). Sensible data on how you can get there right here.
By way of September 13
The Affiliation Française d’Astronomie hosts free stargazing evenings in 21 totally different parks and gardens throughout Paris this summer season. Occasions start at 9pm and run till 1am. The schedule contains: June 28 – Jardin Federico García Lorca (4th arrondissement), July 4 – Sq. Séverine (Twentieth arrondissement), July 5 – Jardin des Grands Explorateurs (sixth arrondissement), July 11 – Jardin Villemin-Mahsa Jîna Amini (tenth arrondissement), July 12 – Parc André Citroën (fifteenth arrondissement), July 13 – Sq. Louis XIII (4th arrondissement), July 18 – Parc Martin Luther King (seventeenth arrondissement), July 19 – Parc de Choisy (thirteenth arrondissement), July 25 – Bois de Charonne (Twentieth arrondissement), July 26 – Jardin du Ranelagh (sixteenth arrondissement), August 1 – Parc Montsouris (14th arrondissement), August 2 – Jardin d’Éole (18th arrondissement), August 3 – Sq. Louise Michel (18th arrondissement), August 14 – Parc de la Butte Chapeau Rouge (nineteenth arrondissement), August 15 – Parc Monceau (eighth arrondissement), August 16 – Parc des Buttes-Chaumont (nineteenth arrondissement), August 22 – Jardin de Reuilly-Paul Pernin (twelfth arrondissement), August 23 – Parc de Belleville (Twentieth), August 27 – Jardin Shakespeare (sixteenth arrondissement), August 29 – Sq. Léon Serpollet (18th arrondissement), August 30 – Sq. des Arènes de Lutèce (fifth arrondissement), and September 13 – Parc Montsouris (14th arrondissement).
By way of September 14
The long-lasting Olympic Cauldron returns to Paris’s Jardin des Tuileries from June 21 to September 14, rising at sundown till 2am nightly, climate allowing.
By way of September 7
The Bibliothèque Nationale de France (5 Rue Vivienne, 2nd) presents Le monde pour horizon, a year-long, three-part exhibition showcasing uncommon maps, prints, manuscripts, images, costumes, and stage jewellery. Highlights embrace Hokusai’s The Nice Wave and Toulouse-Lautrec’s Divan Japonais poster. With rotating displays each 4 months, guests can return for brand new discoveries all year long. Open Tuesday 10am-8pm, Wednesday to Sunday 10am-6pm. Tickets €10, diminished €8.
By way of September 21
Musée d’Artwork et d’Histoire Louis-Senlecq (31 Grande Rue, L’Isle-Adam) presents Trois siècles à L’Isle-Adam, an exhibition showcasing the city’s historical past by means of work, sculptures, watercolors, engravings, classic posters, postcards, and historic images. Guests will discover L’Isle-Adam’s evolution from the 18th century to the mid-Twentieth century. Highlights embrace works by artists like Jules Dupré, depictions of the Oise River landscapes, and a spotlight in town’s industrial and leisure historical past. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-6pm. €6.
By way of October 12
“Instants Données” is the newest exhibition on the Musée Maillol that includes 400 fastidiously chosen images by the legendary French photographer, Robert Doisneau. Though finest identified for his post-card images of Paris taken from the Nineteen Thirties by means of the Nineteen Eighties, the lovers kissing in entrance of the Hôtel de Ville, the “curved” Eiffel Tower, and even Picasso with “arms” manufactured from petits pains. However he additionally documented the lives of Parisians we don’t usually see on digital camera: manufacturing facility employees, poor youngsters enjoying on the street, the homeless, prostitutes, miners, labor unionists on strike, humble café house owners…. I liked him photographs of the suburbs of Paris, each the pre-war shanty cities and the post-war housing tasks, “every ugly, however in several methods”, and the images he took of artist and author buddies and their ateliers. Permit a minimum of an hour to totally take pleasure in! Open every day 10:30am-6:30pm (Wednesdays till 10pm). Reserve on-line upfront, tickets €16.50 (€12.50 for ages 6-25).
By way of December 13
De Paris à Belém: 10 ans d’actions mondiales pour le climat is a brand new free exhibition on the l’Hôtel de Ville (5 rue Lobau, 4th arrondissement) marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Settlement (COP21) and waiting for COP30 in Belém. It options highly effective visuals like a monumental work by Shepard Fairey (Obey) on the façade and putting images by Sebastião Salgado, alongside interactive installations for all ages. The exhibit additionally highlights the position of cities in international local weather motion (learn this interview with the Canadian Cities Guru Brent Toderian in regards to the exhibit). A toddler-friendly customer path features a booklet and works created by Paris youth. Open Tuesday by means of Saturday. Free admission, however on-line reservation required.
