Free summer festival guide

Paris l'été Festival: dance, exhibition, magic, performance, music... All the 2025 program

As every year, the Paris l'été Festival enchants the capital during the summer season. Join us from July 12 to August 5, 2025, in the four corners of Paris (and even further afield, in the suburbs) to discover a cutting-edge cultural program featuring dance, circus, theater, installation and music!

Printemps des Cimetières 2025 in Paris: the program of free events

Printemps des Cimetières returns from May 16 to 18, 2025, for a weekend dedicated to funerary heritage. This year's theme is the fauna, flora and biodiversity of these memorial sites.

Les kiosques en fête, launch of free events in squares and gardens around Paris

Every year, the Mairie de Paris organizes Kiosques en fête, a program of free events in the gardens of Paris. With 40 kiosks offering music, shows, readings, DJ sets and more, from May to December, you're in for a treat! And the new season gets underway at the beginning of May 2025!

European Sports Festival: try out 27 unusual sports this summer in the Vincennes Olympic fan zone

The European Sports Festival, which takes place during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, is an opportunity to try out some twenty traditional sports that are rarely seen, in the Vincennes fan zone!

Ile-de-France celebrates theater 2025: free summer events at leisure centers

The Ile-de-France region is once again celebrating theater on its leisure islands from July 11 to August 6, 2025. This year, the leisure islands of Créteil, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Cergy-Pontoise and Port aux Cerises will be hosting free shows and workshops (booking required).

MegaWATT 2025: live entertainment in public spaces in Paris and Seine-et-Marne

The MégaWATT 2025 artistic journey arrives in Paris and Seine-et-Marne from May 3 to June 28. Shows, workshops, circus and dance in free access, all in the public space.

Garden Parvis 2025: the return of the summer festival at La Défense

The Garden Parvis Festival returns to La Défense for its 6th edition. A free, open-air festival, Garden Parvis offers residents and visitors a place to party, relax and enjoy the summer!

L'Été du Canal 2025, the must-see summer festival on the canals of Paris

L'Été du Canal is the must-attend summer event in Paris! And the good news is that this Parisian summer hotspot is back from July 5 to August 10, 2025. On the program for this 18th edition: free workshops, floating concerts, street art, open-air cinema and strolls along the canals.

Paris Design Week Factory: free exhibitions of the best emerging designers

As Paris Design Week marks its return to the capital, the new guard of designers is also arriving at Paris Design Week Factory from September 5 to 9, 2024. From L'espace Commines to Galerie Ellia, via Galerie Joseph Froissart and Galerie Turenne, come and discover the designers of tomorrow at free exhibitions open to all!

Les Soleillades de Montrouge 2024: a festival of shows, rides and street art

The Fête des Soleillades returns to Montrouge's Allées Jean Jaurès on September 7 and 8, 2024. Come and enjoy a weekend of entertainment for young and old, with shows, music and street art!

Good Vibes: the festive and musical event of the summer in Rambouillet (78)

On August 24 and 25, 2024, the town of Rambouillet, in the Yvelines, invites you to enjoy summer and its good vibes in a relaxed atmosphere between dance classes and musical entertainment!

La Terrasse des Jeux at Hôtel de Ville: the sports and party spot for the Olympics in the heart of Paris

It's in the heart of the capital, on the Hôtel de Ville forecourt, that the Terrasse des Jeux is setting up to bring you the festivities of summer 2024, from July 14 to September 8, 2024. This site, branded "Club 2024" by the Paris Olympic Games organizing committee, promises competitions and celebrations, offering a free platform accessible to all.

Olympic Games 2024: fan zone and music festival at the Bassin de la Maltournée, near the Stade de France (93)

At the foot of the Stade de France, the Bassin de la Maltournée is the place to come to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with a host of events, entertainment and an electronic music festival!

Paris 2024 Olympics: The giant fan zone in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is launched, discover the program

For the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Île de loisirs de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is transformed into one of the main fan zones, open from July 27 to August 11, promising free access and festivities for all. The program includes an exceptional opening night with DJ Ofenbach and a drone show, followed by Vincent Vinel and Broken Back, and Magic System later in the season. We reveal the places to celebrate the Olympics toyte the season.

Playground Festival: free gourmet entertainment on the Gare de Lyon forecourt

Join us on the forecourt of the Gare de Lyon until August 4, 2024 to enjoy free, festive entertainment, between gourmet delights and sport, on nearly 1,500m2, from 8am to 8pm, every day!

Festival Métis Plaine Commune 2024: 9 free concerts in Plaine Commune towns from June 30 to July 13!

From June 30 to July 13, the free Festival Métis Plaine Commune takes place in the parks (and in some venues) of Plaine Commune. A program of 9 free concerts featuring classical, world and jazz music, plus numerous workshops for young and old!

Pantin sur Mer, free open-air music festival: concerts, entertainment, second-hand clothes, tattoos ...

Pantin Sur Mer returns in force for its 4th edition! This free open-air festival is set to rock Pantin's Place de la Pointe from July 6 to 7, 2024. Come and experience two sensational days of music, creativity and conviviality just outside Paris!

Les Musicales du Châtel in Provins: free concerts and medieval dance initiations this summer

Les Musicales du Châtel liven up the summer season in the medieval town of Provins with a series of free concerts every Saturday evening. Come and relax in the historic setting of the Place du Châtel, between June 8 and August 31, 2024.

Paris Olympics: an Olympic and European carnival to be held in the capital on Saturday, June 15, 2024

This Saturday, June 15, 2024, Paris beats to the sound of its new carnival, organized in honor of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to come this summer.

The Aquarium Festival at the Palais de la Porte Dorée: discover the program for the whole family!

The Palais de la Porte Dorée invites you and your family to its big party on Saturday June 8 and Sunday June 9, 2024. This 8th edition features numerous workshops, immersive animations, creative activities and conferences for the whole family.