Free festival guide

Pride Festival 2025: a program celebrating LGBTQIA+ cultures and identities in Paris

The festival of LGBTQIA+ cultures and identities will take place in the 12th and 14th arrondissements from November 7 to 23, 2025. This new edition aims to raise public awareness of the fight against discrimination and to celebrate the culture and diversity of the identities concerned.

The 2025 Floating Lantern Festival at Wat Pho temple in Paris

The Festival des Lanternes Flottantes returns for a 3rd edition on October 19, 2025 at the Pagode Wat Pho Paris, located in Essonne. Organized in conjunction with Thailand's tourist office, the event celebrates Thai culture with shows and entertainment open to all, free of charge.

The Banh Mi Women Festival at Ground Control and in the 13th arrondissement with exhibition, market, DJ sets...

The Banh Mi Women Festival, the first French event dedicated to asio-descendant women, takes over Paris from October 9 to 31, 2025. The program includes exhibitions, designer markets, DJ sets, screenings and wellness workshops, including a festive day at Ground Control on October 11.

Free street art and textile festival in a chapel: À la croisée des arts 2025 reveals itself

Village Reille hosts the second edition of À la croisée des arts, a free street art and textile festival to be held from October 10 to 12, 2025 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. This year's event takes up the theme of textile recycling, with some twenty urban artists teaming up with fashion designers for an exhibition, live painting and fashion show. We tell you all about it...

Festival de la Lune 2025 in Belleville: street food and entertainment this weekend

The Belleville district is getting ready to celebrate the thousand-year-old tradition of the Moon Festival this weekend, October 11 and 12, 2025. The program includes Asian street food, workshops, entertainment, spectacular lion dancing and colorful lanterns for a free weekend of festivities in the 20th and 11th arrondissements.

Theodasium 2025: the free esport and gaming festival in Thiais (94)

The temple of video games and esports on the weekend of October 18 and 19, 2025, is in Thais, in the Val-de-Marne region of France! On the program: tournaments on well-known games and free entertainment for all ages.

Fripalooza: a festival of second-hand clothes and luxury items in Ivry-sur-Seine (94)

For non-stop bargain hunting, head for Ivry-sur-Seine, on October 4 and 5, 2025! Over the course of a weekend, the Fripalooza second-hand festival awaits you, with items at 8 euros as well as luxury items, and lots of entertainment!

Star's Up 2025, the space and science fiction festival returns to Hangar Y

Dive into the universe of space, between science and science fiction, with the free Star's Up festival, a family event to be discovered at Hangar Y on October 11 and 12, 2025. Here's the program.

Festival de l'Air 2025 in Montesson (78): hot-air ballooning, kites and free concert in October

The town of Montesson (Yvelines 78) will take to the skies for the 5th edition of the Festival de l'Air, free and open to all, on Saturday October 4, 2025. Between kites, hot-air balloons and aerial animations, young and old will (re)discover the town ... with their heads in the clouds.

Montmartre Festival 2025: free concerts, exhibitions and workshops in the 18th district

Montmartre goes into total festival mode from September 25 to 28, 2025: four days of concerts, exhibitions, performances and workshops that rock the Butte from the Goutte d'Or to the Abbesses. Free of charge and open to all, the Montmartre Festival transforms the district into a living stage, combining heritage and contemporary creation.

Cergy Soit! 2025: the free circus arts festival returns

From September 12 to 21, 2025, Cergy-Pontoise hosts the 27th edition of the Cergy Soit! festival. This year's international festival of circus and street arts features Pitt Ocha from Les Ogres de Barback and artists from Benin, with over 40 companies giving nearly 160 free performances.

Foire aux Haricots 2025 in Arpajon (91): flea market, farmers' market, funfair and shows

The Foire aux Haricots returns to Arpajon (91) from September 19 to 21, 2025 for its 92nd edition, with rides, a big flea market and shows of all kinds. This not-to-be-missed event in Essonne (91) combines gastronomy, crafts and festive entertainment, and this year features the French overseas departments and territories, with special guest Miss France 2025, Angélique Angarni Filopon.

Free 80s concert in Seine-et-Marne this Saturday with Début de soirée and Patrick Hernandez

The commune of Pringy in Seine-et-Marne is organizing a free concert on the theme of the 80s this Saturday, September 13, 2025 in the park of the town hall. Patrick Hernandez, William de Début de Soirée and Jean-Pierre Mader will be performing at this exceptional event, part of the town's patron saint's festival.

Germinations, the new free arts festival that transforms a Yvelines village

GERMINATIONS is the name of the first ecological arts festival to transform Raizeux (Yvelines) into an open-air gallery. 24 French and international artists will take over 4 sites in the village from September 13 to 28, 2025, all with free access.

Festival Terre Avenir 2025: the free eco-festival in Seine-et-Marne at Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne

This weekend, September 13 and 14, 2025, Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne hosts the 18th edition of Terre Avenir. Over 50 eco-responsible exhibitors, DIY workshops, an educational farm and horse-drawn carriage rides await you free of charge in the Seine-et-Marne region. Make the most of it!

Festival Atmosphères 2025: the free cultural program for the Fête de la Science

The Atmosphères Festival returns to Courbevoie for its 15th edition from October 8 to 12, 2025, offering free cinema, arts and science around the theme of sustainable development.

Asian Street Food Festival at the Grande Pagode de Vincennes, back-to-school edition postponed!

Attention, this edition is postponed! For fans of Asian cuisine and street food in particular, head to the Grande Pagode de Paris Vincennes on Saturday September 6 and Sunday September 7, 2025, to fill up on exotic dishes from Japan to Vietnam, via Thailand and China of course. It's a gourmet and convivial festival to take your taste buds on a journey to Asia. Admission is free with registration.

Facettes Festival 2025: the youth mental health event returns to Césure

On October 18 and 19, 2025, the Facettes festival returns to Césure, offering workshops and a host of free events focusing on young people's mental health.

Fête de la Carotte 2025: two festive days in Croissy-sur-Seine with fireworks display

The Carrot Festival returns to Croissy-sur-Seine (78) on September 6 and 7, 2025. Shows, fireworks and association forum in Parc Chanorier. A century-old tradition of good eating.

Les Traversées du Marais 2025: the free cultural program to discover this weekend in Paris

Les Traversées du Marais, the cultural itinerary showcasing the finest venues in Paris' Marais district, is back from September 5 to 7, 2025. This year, some twenty emblematic sites in the Paris district will be offering a wide range of free artistic events for all to enjoy!