VACANCES SCOLAIRES (French College Holidays): December 20st, 2025 – January fifth, 2026
December 2–7
The ultimate version of macparis takes place at 74 boulevard Richard-Lenoir (eleventh arrondissement), providing one final alternative to find the up to date artists chosen by this long-running, non-profit salon. From 11am to 8pm each day (to 7pm on Sunday), guests can discover new work by rising and established plastic artists; the opening is on December 2 from 5pm. After greater than forty years supporting impartial creation, this would be the occasion’s closing chapter. Free entry with on-line registration.
December 3
Les Crayons Solidaires at Floor Management (81, rue du Charolais, twelfth), has greater than 30 illustrators collect at Floor Management for a night of reside portrait drawing, signings, and gross sales of unique artworks and limited-edition prints — all in help of the Restos du Cœur. Company can sit for fast portraits or browse works by well-known artists together with Boulet, Pénélope Bagieu, Marielle Durand, Camille de Cussac, Jacques de Loustal, Marc Boutavant, and plenty of others. All proceeds go to the charity. Open 6-10pm.
December 4-7
The forty seventh annual Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants celebrates impartial wine makers on the Palais des Expositions – Porte de Versailles in Paris, Pavillion 3, open 10am-8pm (till 7pm the final night time). Entry €6 (contains your memento tasting glass). Along with hundred of winemakers, there are additionally a number of meals stands, cart rental, and wine tasting workshops.
December 4–7
The Carrousel des Métiers d’Artwork et de Création returns to the Carreau du Temple (4 rue Eugène Spuller, third arrondissement) with 4 days devoted to up to date craftsmanship. Organised by the CMA Île-de-France, the truthful brings collectively round 140 artisans working in jewelry, ceramics, textiles, wooden, glass, leather-based and extra — showcasing distinctive items and small-series creations forward of the vacations. This version additionally marks the one centesimal anniversary of the Chambres de Métiers et de l’Artisanat. Open Thu 2–7pm (night by invitation), Fri–Sat 10am–8pm, Solar 10am–6pm. Free entry.
December 4-7
It’s time for the thirty first annual Grande Braderie de la Mode AIDS, an enormous sale of 150 high manufacturers to profit HIV/AIDS charities on the Magasins Generaux (1 rue de l’Ancien Canal, Pantin, metro Eglise de Pantin). New clothes and accessories (footwear!) are on the market at 70% off their common worth. Open Thurs-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat-Solar 11am-6pm. Get there as early as potential within the day for the most effective choice. Entry is €2, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: https://www.aides.org/braderie
December 5-8
Salon Saveurs des Plaisirs Gourmands gathers 250 exhibitors at Espace Champerret, 6 rue Jean Oestreicher, seventeenth arrondissement, providing gourmand delights like charcuterie, cheeses, sweets, seafood, wines, and artisanal spirits. Good for vacation preparations, get pleasure from direct gross sales from producers, tastings of revolutionary creations, and a festive Friday night from 7-9pm. Open Friday 10am-9pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-7pm, and Monday 10am-6pm (final entry half-hour earlier than closing). Tickets are €7 on-line, €10 on-site, and free for kids below 14.
December 7 (and each 1st Sunday)
Many museums and monuments in Paris are open for free the primary Sunday of the month. In December, that features the Orsay, Picasso, Cluny, Arts-et-Métiers, Musée Rodin, Orangerie, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Musée Delacroix, Musée Gustave Moreau, Cité de l’Structure, Musée des Arts Asiatiques Guimet, Cité de la Céramique de Sèvres, Musée Jean-Jacques Henner, Musée départemental Albert-Kahn, Quai Branly, Musée de l’histoire de l’Immigration, and the Château Fontainebleau. Monuments embrace the Arc de Triomphe, Pantheon, Conciergerie, Sainte-Chapelle, Versailles, Château de Vincennes, and Saint-Denis Basilica. You should definitely examine every museum’s web site, as some nonetheless require you to have a timed ticket; even when the doorway is free. See the total record right here.
December 11
Misplaced in Frenchlation celebrates their tenth anniversary tonight with a screening of the French movie “Mommy” with English subtitles at Luminor Hôtel de Ville (20 Rue du Temple, 4th). Screening at 6:30pm, free drinks by La Parisienne, and snacks from 9pm. Tickets €12. There are various different screenings all through December, take a look at the full schedule right here.
December 12-14
The annual Expo4Art artwork truthful on the Halle des Blancs Manteaux (48 rue Vieille du Temple, 4th) options 90 painters, sculptors, photographers and designers who need to promote their work and their expertise. Free entrance, open Friday from 3-9pm and Saturday to Monday from 11am- 8pm.
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 looking forward to 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 concerning the exhibit). A baby-friendly customer path features a booklet and works created by Paris youth. Open Tuesday via Saturday. Free admission, however on-line reservation required.
By way of December 14
Fluctuart presents a Carte Blanche retrospective of JonOne (John Andrew Perello), retracing the profession of the groundbreaking city artist from his early graffiti works in Harlem to his large-scale summary canvases in Paris. The exhibition brings collectively historic and new items, highlighting his fixed experimentation with type and shade. Open Wednesday to Sunday from midday, with guided excursions obtainable Friday via Sunday. Free entry.
December 18–22
Ebook your tickets for Les Créateurs ont du Cœur – Arcat Solidarity Sale, a vastly fashionable charity sale bringing collectively 1000’s of donated gadgets from main vogue and way of life manufacturers, all discounted 50–90% off retail, together with clothes, footwear, equipment, jewellery, cosmetics, and residential décor. The occasion helps Arcat’s work offering social, medical, psychological, authorized, and employment help to greater than 2,000 individuals every year affected by continual sickness or poverty. The €2 entry tickets go on sale right here and promote out quick.
December 22 – January 3
The Louvre museum is often open late nights Wednesday and Fridays till 9pm, however for the vacation season they’re open till 9pm on December 22nd; 26th-29th, and January 2nd-3rd. Closed at 5pm on the twenty fourth and thirty first; closed fully on the 25th and 1st. Reserve your timeslot on-line prematurely (up till 7:30pm, rooms begin closing at 8:30pm).
December 28
Misplaced in Frenchlation marks the a hundred and thirtieth anniversary of cinema with a French New Wave afternoon on the Jeu de Paume (1 place de la Concorde, eighth). This system begins with a Nouvelle Obscure–themed strolling tour at 1:30pm (€12), adopted by drinks at Rose Bakery from 3:30pm, a screening of À Bout de Souffle (Breathless) at 4:30pm, extra drinks at 5:30pm, and a 6:30pm screening of Nouvelle Obscure. Movie tickets €11 every. There are various different screenings all through December, take a look at the full schedule right here.
December thirty first
The Metropolis of Paris at all times throws a free occasion on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées to ring within the New Yr (aka Réveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre), with a midnight countdown mild present and fireworks on the Arc de Triomphe (the Eiffel Tower fireworks are solely on Bastille Day). Though we’re nonetheless ready on the official announcement (examine again mid-December), festivities often start at 7pm with musical and inventive programming, and a laser present projected onto the Arc de Triomphe from 11:40pm, with fireworks after the midnight countdown.
By way of January 10, 2026
Mathgoth Gallery opens HOMMAGE, a gaggle exhibition exploring reminiscence, affect, and inventive lineage via new works by a dozen main city artists, together with Jef Aérosol, Jace, Bordalo II, Hera, Philippe Hérard, KogaOne, Woman M, Speedy Graphito, and Mademoiselle Maurice. Every artist interprets the theme freely, from private tributes to artistic inheritance, within the gallery’s non permanent house at 1 rue Alphonse Boudard, thirteenth (Metro/RER Bibliothèque or Chevaleret). Open Wednesday–Saturday, 2–7pm. Free entry.
By way of January 11, 2026
Paul Poiret, Trend is a Get together expo is on on the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (107 rue de Rivoli, 1st arrondissement), open Tuesday to Sunday, 11am–6pm (late opening Thursday till 9pm). Closed Mondays. Admission €15 (€11 diminished). This main retrospective traces the artistic universe of Paul Poiret, the early Twentieth-century designer identified for liberating ladies from corsets and revolutionizing vogue. That includes 550 works—from clothes and equipment to ornamental arts and archival pictures—the present highlights his affect throughout vogue, interiors, perfume, and excessive society festivities, from the Belle Époque to the Roaring Twenties.
