Wasteland guide

Jardin21, season 2026: a week of celebration, nature and cultural discoveries at the heart of Parc de la Villette

In September, Jardin21—the festive, plant-filled community hub perched along the Canal de l’Ourcq in Paris’s 19th arrondissement—lengthens the season with a rich, varied lineup. Take the chance to savor these sunny days: bold community initiatives, gardening workshops, youth activities, lively evenings, a yoga session... It’s all there to escape the bustle without leaving the city. Free admission.

Frequencies, Euphoria Sessions, Cookie Records... Kilomètre25's upcoming outdoor parties.

Under the ring road, Kilomètre25 is rolling out electro nights through autumn. Techno, house, trance, hardcore or hard groove: check out the lineup for the upcoming 2026 nights and the artists expected at the open-air in the 19th arrondissement.

Terre Terre, the farm-guinguette that sits on the banks of the Canal Saint-Denis in Aubervilliers (93)

In Aubervilliers (93), Terre Terre is a participatory urban farm of 3,000 m2 along the Canal Saint-Denis. Year-round offerings include: a vegetable garden, a nursery, volunteering, a micro-market, workshops, and even a guinguette!

Le 6B, the creative hub awakening Saint-Denis (93) with exhibitions, concerts and open-air events

In Saint-Denis (93), Le 6B is transforming a former office building into a hub for creation and dissemination. Exhibitions, concerts, workshops, residencies, open-air events and happenings pace this cultural wasteland on the doorstep of Paris.

Zone Sensible, the urban farm in Saint-Denis (93), where art, culture, agriculture and solidarity come together.

In Saint-Denis (93), on a former market-garden plot at the edge of Paris, Zone Sensible reimagines the urban farm as a poetic laboratory. Created by the collective Parti Poétique, this farm unlike any other blends permaculture farming, contemporary art exhibitions, and workshops for all ages.

La Ferme du Bonheur, a bohemian and festive farm at the foot of La Défense.

At once an urban farm, an alternative arts venue and an ecological oasis at the foot of La Défense’s towers, La Ferme du Bonheur in Nanterre is a living laboratory where nature, performances, farming and collective experiments mingle. A timeless place where people come as much to attend a concert as to garden, meet animals or participate in the famous agro-poetry workshops.

88 Ménilmontant, La Bellevilloise’s ephemeral pop-up venue returns for the summer

On April 25, 2026, 88 Ménilmontant reopens its vegetated junkyard-terrace in the heart of Paris’s 20th arrondissement.

Bercy Encore: the 7,000 m2 eco-friendly and festive third-party venue transforming eastern Paris

In Paris, the 12th arrondissement goes green and co-creates! With Bercy Encore, the Bercy-Charenton district is home to a 7,000 m2 eco-friendly, festive and collaborative third-place that combines transitional urbanism with collective creativity. After Bercy Beaucoup, this new XXL spot transforms the city into an open-air laboratory until 2029.

La guinguette du Grand Parquet: aperitifs, DJ sets, pétanque, outdoor board games in the 18th arrondissement

Head for the Grand Parquet to enjoy its bucolic guinguette, from July 2 to 18, 2025. The program includes board games, DJ sets, pétanque, mölkky and aperitifs in the sunny 18th arrondissement.

Les Amarres, the community center, closes its doors with a festive program

Les Amarres, the 13th arrondissement's one-stop shop, closes its doors for good after several days of festivities.

La Prairie du Canal, Bobigny: the eco-open-air elecro farm reopens for the summer season

La Prairie du Canal in Bobigny is back on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for another sunny season! On Saturdays and some Sundays, this ephemeral ecological farm hosts open airs, flea markets, workshops, concerts, biodiversity areas and events of all kinds, just outside Paris, to the delight of budding gardeners, children and adults alike!

Jardin21, the green, festive, family-friendly wasteland returns along the Canal de l'Ourcq

Along the banks of the Canal de l'Ourcq, between Pantin and La Villette, Jardin21 is the must-visit spot this summer. DJ sets, dance nights, workshops for kids...

Jardin des Traverses: a space for relaxation and urban agriculture on the Little Belt

The Petite Ceinture continues to come back to life with the arrival of the Jardin des Traverses, a space open to all, combining an educational greenhouse, a market garden, a community bar and a cultural stage!

The TLM, the new living space on the Petite Ceinture in the 19th district, accessible and supportive of others

TLM is the spot that's waking up the Little Belt in Paris's 19th arrondissement. After closing for renovation, the TLM, located at 105 rue Curial in Paris's 19th arrondissement, reopened on March 26, 2024. This project, initiated by the Au fil du Rail collective following a call for projects from the SNCF, transforms a former railway hall into a living space dedicated to culture, sustainable fashion and responsible food, with the ultimate aim of bringing together all publics from all walks of life.

Césure: the Plateau Urbain and Yes We Camp third-location project in Paris

Plateau Urbain and Yes We Camp finally unveil to the public a new third-place in Paris. What's it called? Césure. This time, the two co-founders of Grands Voisins and Bercy Beaucoup are temporarily occupying the former Censier site of the Université Paris-III Sorbonne-Nouvelle. So get in now to enjoy a soft opening of the spot, before the grand opening announced for September.

Vive les Groues, the 9000m2 urban garden in Nanterre reopens for the summer

Vive les Groues, the famous wasteland rehabilitated by the Yes We Camp collective, announces its return on May 10th 2023. See you in Nanterre to discover these 9000m2 of greenery, with this year a new guinguette animated by Berliner Wunderbar!

A stroll along the 18th arrondissement's "Petite Ceinture": the Hasard Ludique and the REcyclerie, the must-sees

The capital abounds in beautiful natural spots, notably on the Petite Ceinture, a former railway line hidden from view. In Paris's 18th arrondissement, two must-see spots allow you to visit its rails: Hasard Ludique and REcyclerie.

Poinçon, a living space in a former railway station in Paris

Looking for something new this summer? You're in for a treat, as the 14th arrondissement of Paris is getting a new place to live. The name? Poinçon. Conceived by Renaud Barillet and Fabrice Martinez, already behind La Bellevilloise, it's a place to eat, share and socialize, all in a former railway station on the "petite ceinture".

La Cité Fertile: a little corner of paradise at the gates of Paris

Since August 15, 2018, a new place of life has opened its doors in Pantin: the Cité Fertile. For three years, this new third place, a former SNCF wasteland, will host festive, cultural or even economic activities for a beautiful broth of culture intended to imagine the city of tomorrow. A city that fights against waste, green and pleasant.

The REcyclerie in Paris : bar, restaurant, workshops...

A place that creates opportunities! This is how the REcyclerie describes itself, this totally atypical project nestled in the former Ornano Station of the Petite Ceinture. A real place of life, this space includes a restaurant, a bar as well as a cultural and social program centered on the concepts of "better living" and "better consuming" which seems to have already found many followers!