The Centre Pompidou continues to bid farewell in style with a spectacular fireworks display by Cai Guo-Qiang on October 22, 2025 at 5:30pm. This free pyrotechnic performance created with artificial intelligence marks the building's closure for renovation.
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.
To mark the launch of Pink October, breast cancer awareness month, the Ruban Rose association unveiled a free show on the Champ de Mars, opposite the Eiffel Tower, illuminated in pink for the occasion, this Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
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.
Clowns, acrobats, musicians and puppeteers take over the public spaces of the Roissy Pays de France conurbation, bringing the streets of 15 communes to life. A free, open-air event, from September 6 to October 4, 2025!
For the final stage of the Tour de France 2025, the riders will climb up to Montmartre, where the dancers of the Moulin Rouge will welcome them with French Cancan. A festive and unique finale!
To close the Paris l'été Festival in style, the Hors Surface company takes over the Canopée des Halles with "Envol", a free aerobatic show combining acrobatics, poetry and sport, on Saturday August 2, 2025.
This summer, the Seine reopens its waters to bathing, with three spots accessible from July 5, including the Bras de Grenelle, where the Beaugrenelle shopping center invites the public to a free synchronized swimming show followed by initiations on July 12, 2025.
Yvelines Théâtre 2025, an initiative of the Conseil départemental, offers 36 free shows from May 23 to July 4, 2025 in as many communes of the Yvelines. A touring theatrical season showcasing local companies and inviting all audiences to come and discover.
For the passage of the Paralympic flame through Montmartre and the capital on August 28, 2024, the Place Pigalle is transformed into a stage thanks to the Mixity company's "Levez les yeux" show, a mix of dance, song and comedy!
Parade(s), the street arts festival, returns to Nanterre from June 6 to 8, 2025. The program for this free event includes circus, street theater, dance and artistic workshops for the whole family.
Argenteuil is set to shine brightly with Les Nuits des Lumières! From April 20 to May 11, 2025, the Saint-Denys Basilica will be transformed every evening (except Saturday) into a magical video mapping show. A free light show where digital art, heritage and technological innovation come together for a unique immersive experience!
Saint-Denis is about to return to the top of the world, with the reconstruction of the spire of the Basilique Saint-Denis, which begins on March 14, 2025 with the laying of the foundation stone during a free day of celebration.
Attend a unique free dance performance, Didon et Énée by Blanca Li, at Cube Garges, in Garges-lès-Gonesse, Val d'Oise. A contemporary performance combining emotion, dance and music in a refined staging that's not to be missed!
Every Monday evening in Paris, the Comédie-Française offers a unique opportunity to young people under the age of 28: 95 free tickets are distributed for its performances in the prestigious Salle Richelieu. Tickets can be collected from the Petit Bureau, one hour before the start of the play.
From September 14 to 29, 2024, the Baladins du Val-de-Marne company presents Choisir la liberté, an immersive theatrical show about the French Liberation.
The enchanting tunes of the Caribbean take us on a journey to the Hôtel de la Marine: this September 28, 2024, enjoy the bal kréyol, a free show for all.
This summer, from June 27 to August 11, the Beaugrenelle shopping center is bringing the Olympic festivities to life in a whole new way, with a popular program combining art and sport.
Les Jupes, by Reunionese choreographer Soraya Thomas, will be performed at the Palais Galliera, Musée de la mode, on Saturday June 1 at 8pm and midnight.
