Montmartre Harvest Festival 2026: traffic restrictions planned in Paris' 18th arrondissement

The legendary Montmartre district in Paris is gearing up for the 93rd edition of the Fête des Vendanges, a five-day spectacle. From Wednesday, October 7 to Sunday, October 11, 2026, locals and visitors alike will enjoy a packed program, including the Taste Trail, the ceremony for those who never proposed, and the grand parade.

But organizing this famous Paris event comes with consequences for motorists. Accordingly, the Paris Police Prefecture published on October 5, 2026 a order temporarily altering traffic on several streets in the capital’s 18th arrondissement.

In practical terms, all motor traffic will be banned on the evening of October 8 due to a running race, and then from 10 a.m. on October 10 for the grand parade. The bans affect several streets in Paris’s 18th arrondissement, “to ensure the smooth running” of the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre as well as the “safety of participants and spectators.”

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Thus, no motor vehicles may travel on October 8, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in the following streets of the 18th arrondissement, "which form the race route":

• Tardieu Street;
• Saint-Pierre Square;
• Seveste Street;
• Orsel Street;
• Three Brothers Street;
• Yvonne Le Tac Street;
• Abbesses Square;
• Abbesses Street;
• Ravignan Street;
• Durantin Street;
• Tholozé Street;
• Lepic Street;
• East Army Street;
• Jean-Baptiste Clément Square;
• Norvins Street;
• Willow Street;
• Abreuvoir Street;
• Girardon Street;
• Junot Avenue;
• Constantin Pecqueur Square;
• Caulaincourt Street;
• Lamarck Street;
• Chevalier de la Barre Street;
• Paul Albert Street;
• Feutrier Street;
• André del Sarte Street;
• Charles Nodier Street;
• Cazotte Street;
• Ronsard Street.

Moreover, all motor vehicle traffic is also prohibited on October 10, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the following streets in the 18th arrondissement, "which make up the parade route":

• rue Saint-Vincent ;
• rue des Saules ;
• rue de l'Abreuvoir ;
• place Dalida ;
• rue Girardon ;
• avenue Junot ;
• place Constantin Pecqueur ;
• rue Caulaincourt ;
• rue du Mont Cenis ;
• rue Duc ;
• rue Hermel ;
• place Jules Joffrin.

The Montmartre Harvest Festival returns to Paris this week, with the 2026 program.
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