VACANCES SCOLAIRES (French College Holidays) IN PARIS: February 21 – March 9. This often impacts how crowded vacationer sights could also be, in addition to practice and lodge costs.
February 1st (and each 1st Sunday)
Many museums and monuments in Paris are open for free the primary Sunday of the month. In February, 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, Château de Versailles, Château de Vincennes, and Saint-Denis Basilica. You’ll want to test every museum’s web site, as some nonetheless require you to have a timed ticket; even when the doorway is free. See the complete listing right here.
February 1
The primary of many parades in Paris for the Chinese language New 12 months takes place at the moment on the prime of the Avenue des Champs-Elysées (car-free for the day), beginning in entrance of Fouquet’s (#99) at 2pm and ending on the Arc de Triomphe with the standard Dragon and Lion dances alongside….”humanoid robots” (from French and Chinese language robotics producers…not bizarre in any respect). Festivities finish at 6pm. Free entry, anticipate large crowds. Discover extra Chinese language New 12 months suggestions right here.
February 1
The American Cathedral of Paris (23 Ave George V, eighth) is holding an interfaith Vigil for Peace this Sunday from 2-3pm. “Plainly wherever we glance – Ukraine, the Center East, even the Americas, to call solely these – we see battle and violence. The rhythm of unhealthy information is relentless. We could be tempted to really feel alone and overwhelmed, to withdraw. But our hope lies in coming collectively, constructing and strengthening our sense of group. We’ll come collectively to hunt solace, but additionally power. Be part of us to maintain watch, to hope, and to share collectively our hopes for peace. RSVP shouldn’t be obligatory. ALL are welcome!”
By way of February 3
The twice-annual gross sales (soldes en français) kick off in outlets throughout France, with clothes and residential items as much as 70% off. Even when “all the pieces is cheaper on-line,” the gross sales are a good time to help small, impartial outlets, particularly these which are often a bit out of your value vary.
By way of February 6
The annual Lézarts de la Bièvre group exhibition takes over the Galerie Bièvre, Athéna, and Antichambre areas on the thirteenth arrondissement Metropolis Corridor, bringing collectively works by round 50 member artists. Portray, drawing, pictures, printmaking, collage, combined media, and sculpture are all represented, providing a wide-ranging snapshot of latest native creation. Based in 2001 to arrange open studio weekends alongside the historic route of the now-underground Bièvre River, the affiliation at the moment brings collectively greater than 80 artists working primarily within the fifth and thirteenth arrondissements. The exhibition opens with a vernissage on Tuesday, January 27 at 6:30pm, and likewise serves as a preview of the group’s subsequent open studios weekend, scheduled for June 6–7, 2026 throughout Nuit Blanche.
By way of February 6
The summit of the Eiffel Tower is closed to guests from January 5 by means of February 6 for its annual winter upkeep and renovation works. This short-term closure impacts solely the highest stage (the third ground). The work is important repairs for an area uncovered year-round to excessive wind, chilly, and climate at almost 300 meters excessive. Guests can nonetheless entry the first and 2nd flooring by elevator or stairs throughout this era. The 2nd ground remains to be greater than 99% of town’s buildings, for panoramic views over Paris, together with outlets, exhibitions, and meals choices.
February 2 – 16
The magical Pavillons de Bercy — Musée des Arts Forains, or Carnival Arts Museum, is exceptionally open for 5 guided excursions in English this month, on February 2nd, sixth, ninth, thirteenth and sixteenth at 10am. The 90-minute excursions are led by a costumed actor for a journey by means of the completely different embellished rooms and halls, permitting you to journey a number of the vintage carrousel rides and luxuriate in mechanical music reveals. Advance reserving on-line required, tickets €21 for adults.
February 14
The annual LOVE Night returns to the Musée Rodin for a Valentine’s evening devoted to like by means of the ages by means of artwork, efficiency, and dance. Guests can rediscover Rodin’s works by means of a romantic lens, with stay theatrical scenes evoking legendary {couples} like Romeo and Juliet and Francesca and Paolo, a guided tango expertise recalling early Twentieth-century Parisian nights, and an allegorical parcours impressed by the Seventeenth-century Map of Tenderness. Artistic workshops invite you to put in writing or illustrate a private love observe, whereas a pop-up bar, picture name, and curated reward choice within the museum store spherical out the night. The occasion runs from 7pm to 11:30pm, with timed entry each half-hour (final entry 9:30pm). Advance on-line reserving required. Tickets €27.
February 19
Le Meals Market celebrates the Chinese language Lunar New 12 months with a particular version devoted to the 12 months of the Hearth Horse, bringing collectively a few of Paris’s greatest Asian delicacies street-food distributors, with stalls serving dishes cooked to order: woks, grilled skewers, soups, and spiced specialties, designed to be eaten standing up like a traditional market (there are additionally loads of tables to sit down). A standard lion dance is scheduled through the night. Open from 6pm to 10:30pm on Boulevard de Belleville, between the Ménilmontant and Couronnes metro stations. Free entry. Anticipate large crowds if the climate is tolerable!
February 19
FFRandonnée Paris’s month-to-month “Panamée” city stroll is an enchanting option to see town with the locals. The February stroll is a free, three-hour cultural stroll devoted to one of many nice French writers, Anatole France, who received the Nobel prize for literature in 1921. This stroll will discover most of the locations in Paris named after him. These walks usually entice giant teams (typically a couple of hundred individuals), however it’s not a decent tour format: the group naturally spreads out, there’s no obligation to work together, and many individuals come alone merely to pay attention and stroll. Consider it as a transferring, open-air lecture (en français!) by means of town relatively than a small guided tour. The stroll departs at 7pm from Porte Dauphine and ends round 10pm in entrance of the Académie Française. Free, no registration required, and open to everybody: simply present up, costume for the climate, and be prepared for an extended night stroll, fully en français.
By way of February twenty fifth
LV DREAM (26 Quai de la Mégisserie, 1st) is internet hosting “Louis Vuitton Artwork Deco Exhibition,” a free, reservation-only exhibition tracing the home’s function within the 1925 Worldwide Exhibition of Trendy Ornamental and Industrial Arts. Unfold throughout eight rooms and that includes over 300 archival items, it explores the model’s connection to the Artwork Deco motion by means of uncommon objects and immersive shows. Lengthen your go to with pastries or cocktails at Le Café Maxime Frédéric, and cease by the Reward Retailer for limited-edition objects. Open Wednesday-Sunday from 11am-7pm.
March 1
The Chinese language New 12 months Parade within the largest Chinatown in Paris — the thirteenth arrondissement — takes place at the moment from midday to 5pm, starting in entrance of Tang Frères at 48 Avenue d’Ivry, and parading alongside the Avenue de Choisy, Porte de Choisy, and Avenue d’Ivry (simply comply with the crowds). If you happen to don’t get there early to safe a great spot, it is going to be very arduous to see over individuals’s heads! Discover extra recommendations on celebrating the Chinese language New 12 months within the thirteenth arrondissement right here.
