Festival paris - activities

The Festival d'Humour de Paris (FUP) returns to Paris from May 13 to 25 at Théâtre Bobino

The Festival d'Humour de Paris (FUP) returns for a 9th edition in Paris, from May 13 to 25, 2024. The evenings will take place at the Théâtre Bobino, in the heart of the 14th arrondissement.

Paris est Ludique 2024: Paris games festival cancelled this year

Paris est Ludique, Paris' major board game festival, was due to return on June 28 and 29, 2024. However, the Olympic Games got the better of the festival, which was reluctantly canceled by the organizers, who were unable to find a venue to welcome visitors (the Pelouse de Reuilly was occupied for the Olympic Games). Whether you're with family or friends, you'll have to wait until 2025 to take advantage of this major open-air games fair, where you can discover the best board games and the latest releases in the field!

The Tropical Carnival of Paris 2024

The Carnaval Tropical de Paris returns to the capital in early July 2024. This colorful parade takes over the Champs-Elysées avenue with music, dance and traditional costumes representing cultures from all over the world.

Festival des Fiertés, a program celebrating LGBTQIA+ cultures and identities in Paris

After the "14e des Fiertés" in 2021, the festival of LGBTQIA+ cultures and identities extends to two other arrondissements, from November 9 to 26, 2023. The aim of this new edition is to raise public awareness of the fight against discrimination and highlight the culture and diversity of the identities concerned.

Faits d'hiver, the 2024 dance festival in Paris

This winter, the Faits d'hiver Festival returns to Paris for its 26th edition. From January 15 to February 9, 2024, we invite you to plunge into a rich and moving universe of dance, where contemporary creations meet current societal and cultural issues.

Cinema: the Paris Surf & Skateboard Film Festival 2023 returns to Paris - Dates and program

L'Entrepôt in the 14th arrondissement of Paris hosts the 8th edition of the PSSFF (Paris Surf & Skateboard Film Festival) from September 21 to 24, 2023. On the program? The screening of 26 independent, never-before-seen films in competition around surfing and skateboarding.

Festival du Film Merveilleux returns to Paris for 13th edition at Christine Cinéma Club

From September 20 to 22, the Christine Cinéma Club will be hosting the Festival du Film Merveilleux 2023. On the program: screenings of short films by young talents focusing on magic and imagination.

Play Sorbonne U, the video and board game festival on the Pierre & Marie Curie campus

Sorbonne Université's Pierre et Marie Curie campus is hosting its video and board game festival, the Play Sorbonne U Festival, on Saturday, September 16, 2023!

Les Arènes Lyriques 2023, the open-air classical festival in Montmartre

The classical music festival Les Arènes Lyriques returns to Paris from July 28 to August 19, 2023. On the program? Open-air concerts at the Arènes de Montmartre all summer long: a chance to experience a privileged moment in the very private garden of the Arènes, for just one evening.

Les Traversées du Marais 2023: 32 cultural events in 27 institutions

Les Traversées du Marais is a street arts program to be discovered in the Marais' most beautiful venues from September 1 to 3, 2023. 27 emblematic locations in the Parisian district offer some thirty artistic formats of all kinds, featuring dance, music and performances, most of them free and open to all.

DÉPART, the new arts festival at Paris's Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports

A new festival is coming to the Paris region, in a pair of unusual locations where you'd expect to be on a plane rather than admiring artistic performances: Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports. See you from July 14 to August 19, 2023!

Demain le sport, the free festival at the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique

On September 19, 2023, France Info, L'Équipe and France Télévisions are organizing a day dedicated to the future of sport, with round tables, sports workshops and an exhibition, less than a year before the Olympic Games.

Smmmile Festival: Vegan & Pop 2023 at Parc de La Villette in Paris

Free concerts, thrift shops, stand-up comedy and plant-based cooking workshops: this is the program that awaits you at the Parc de La Villette in Paris on July 1 and 2, 2023, for the new and 8th edition of the Vegan & Pop Festival: the SMMMILE.

Lifestyle Festival: a weekend of solidarity with the GoodPlanet Foundation

For World Refugee Day, the GoodPlanet Foundation is organizing a solidarity festival on June 17 and 18, 2023. On the program: music, stand-up comedy and even a fashion show! The Lifestyle Festival is an opportunity to share committed moments under the banner of cultural openness and ecology.

HOLI at the Jardin d'Acclimatation 2024, the Indian festival of colors returns to Paris

Holi, the famous traditional Indian festival of a thousand colors, returns to the Jardin d'Acclimatation this Sunday, May 26, 2024. Want to see all the colors (literally)? This Sunday, May 26, is an incredible event not to be missed!

The Family Pride festival, kids friendly, free and inclusive, from May 20 to 21 at the Cité Fertile

From May 21 to 23, 2023, the Family Pride Festival plans to gather several thousand people around round tables, shows and workshops, in order to inform and raise awareness around LGBTQIA+ family issues, free of charge, at the Cité Fertile. So, shall we spend a head there?

Numok Festival: Parisian libraries celebrate eSports with a free event

Numok is a free festival that immerses us in the world of digital, virtual and augmented reality. This year, the libraries of Paris invite us to discover eSport, from April 1st to 21st, 2023.

Rage Against The Machine at Rock en Seine 2022: August 30's show day cancelled

It was to be Rage Against The Machine's only show in France in 2022. For medical issues, Rage Against The Machine's shows - initially planned on Tuesday August 30 at the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud for the new edition of Rock en Seine - is cancelled. Following this sad announcement, the Parisian festival decided the day of Tuesday August 30 was cancelled.

Street food, the Parisian street-food festival at the Hôtel de Ville

Street-food lovers, meet from September 2 to 4 on the square of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris to discover the best of Parisian gastronomy on the go, on the occasion of the "Cuisine de rue" festival.

Paris Images Digital Summit 2022, the special effect festival

Paris Images Digital Summit - a festival devoted to special effects usually taking place at Enghien-les-Bains Centre des Arts - is back from January 26 to 29, 2022. Take part in several conferences about special effects and know everything about cinema.