Odéon district

Soma Sando, the Japanese sandwich restaurant Paris 6th arrondissement

Looking for a good address to discover Japanese sandos in Paris? Sōma Sando, a kissaten (Japanese coffee shop) located near the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement, offers generously garnished Japanese sandwiches. We tried them out during Korean Food Week and tell you all about it.

Halloween 2025 at the Irish Cultural Centre: a Celtic Horrors film festival to scare the bejesus out of yourself

The Centre culturel irlandais invites you to a film festival. Come along, if you dare, to the "Celtic Horrors" screenings on October 30 and 31, 2025, to coincide with the Halloween festivities.

Auguste Comte's house, a memorial to the philosopher of positivism in Paris

In the heart of Paris' Latin Quarter, discover Auguste Comte's apartment-museum. A Maison des Illustres, it plunges us into the philosophy of the founder of French positivism.

Kilo Shop Saint-Germain launches its XXL sale: up to 80% off a kilo for a whole weekend!

Want to completely transform your wardrobe? Now's the time! The very first edition of HOT DAYS is coming to Kilo Shop Saint-Germain, from September 19 to 21, 2025. Three days of shopping by the kilo, with discounts of up to -80%! Book your free slot now and get ready to hunt out your vintage nuggets.

Did you know? A giant poem by Arthur Rimbaud can be found copied onto a wall in Paris.

In some Parisian neighborhoods, literature is a raison d'être. Such is the case in the 6th arrondissement, and particularly on rue Férou, where literary street-art lurks, as a poem by Arthur Rimbaud can be read in its entirety on a wall!

Pierre Soulages, another light: the painter's works on paper on show at the Musée du Luxembourg

Pierre Soulages' works on paper are featured in a ground-breaking exhibition entitled "Soulages, une autre lumière", not to be missed at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris from September 17, 2025 to January 11, 2026. It's an opportunity to discover a little-known facet of the man many nicknamed the master of outrenoir.

Heritage Days 2025 backstage at the Odéon-théâtre de l'Europe in Paris

To mark the 42nd Journées du Patrimoine, the Odéon-théâtre de l'Europe is opening its doors for guided backstage tours on Saturday September 20 only. It's an exceptional opportunity to get up close and personal with this legendary venue.

Salon des Beaux-Arts 2025: dates and programme for this free event in Paris

The Salon des Beaux-Arts 2025 takes place at the Réfectoire des Cordeliers in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. This free event takes place in two sessions: from December 3 to 7 for Painting, Sculpture and Textiles, then from December 10 to 14, 2025 for the Naturalist, Paper-Paper, Photography and Sculpture sections.

Will the listed La Pagode cinema be back in 2025? Here's what to expect

Closed since 2015, Cinéma La Pagode had once again caused a stir after the trees in its listed garden were felled on the first day of deconfinement. This unusual Paris address is due to undergo major renovations for a return by the year 2025.

Scenes from a marriage at the Odéon: a couple confronts violence

From May 20 to June 7, 2026 at Odéon Paris 6, Markus Öhrn revisits Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage in a radically offbeat version.

Tahia Cambet School Gala: a show of 'Ori tahiti, Tahitian dance, in Paris

This Saturday, July 12, 2025, embark on a spellbinding journey to Polynesia with the Tahitian dance show by the Tahia Cambet school, at the Maison des Pratiques Artistiques Amateurs. Nearly 100 dancers celebrate Tahitian culture and values in music and movement, between tradition and modernity.

Vudú (3318) Blixen: Angélica Liddell invokes lost love and darkness at the Odéon

From March 27 to April 12, 2026, the Odéon - Théâtre de l'Europe welcomes Vudú (3318) Blixen, a monumental creation by Angélica Liddell performed in Spanish with French surtitles, lasting an exceptional 5.5 hours with four intermissions.

Pallaksch pallaksch! Marie-José Malis invents a theater-laboratory at the Petit Odéon

From November 26, 2025 to December 6, 2025, the Petit Odéon welcomes Pallaksch pallaksch! (Elementary Pieces), a creation by Marie-José Malis that transforms the hall into a space for scenic research, between text-based theater and workshop gesture.

Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Comédie-Française: Ivo Van Hove confronts the ghosts of power

The Comédie-Française presents Hamlet directed by Ivo Van Hove at the Odéon 6e, from January 21 to March 14, 2026. After Les Damnés, Électre/Oreste and Le Tartuffe ou l'Hypocrite, the Belgian director returns to the Troupe for a new exploration of tragic vertigo.

Brazil-France 2025 season: Cruzeiro do Sul exhibition at the Senate Orangery

Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles presents his conceptual work, Cruzeiro do Sul, at the Orangerie du Sénat, from July 3 to 14, 2025, as part of the Saison culturelle Brésil-France 2025. An immersion between native myths and colonial history to be discovered in the heart of the Jardin du Luxembourg.

We call it Drums: film soundtracks played on luminous drums in Paris

The MPAA Saint-Germain is transformed into a vibrant stage for a luminous percussion concert based on cult film scores. A sensory spectacle led by five virtuoso drummers, for an astonishing sound and light show.

Saint-Sulpice church in Paris celebrates music 2025, the program

The Saint-Sulpice Church in Paris celebrates the Fête de la Musique on Saturday, June 21, 2025, with a program planned both on its forecourt and inside the building. We tell you all about it!

Pasolini's Pétrole adapted by Sylvain Creuzevault at L'Odéon

Presented from November 25 to December 21, 2025 as part of the Festival d'Automne, Pier Paolo Pasolini's Pétrole is set to become a radical, lavish spectacle under the direction of Sylvain Creuzevault. A creation as political as it is literary.

La luz de un lago at the Théâtre de l'Odéon: a love film without images by El Conde de Torrefiel

From November 4 to 16, 2025, the Théâtre de l'Odéon welcomes La luz de un lago, a creation by El Conde de Torrefiel as part of the Festival d'Automne à Paris. A play in Spanish, with French surtitles, that transforms the theater into a laboratory of mental images.

Treize au jardin's british, colorful and well-balanced brunch recipes

Fresh, seasoned produce, cooked with love: if you had to sum up brunch at Treize au Jardin, the tearoom set up opposite the Jardin du Luxembourg, that's surely what you'd say.