Stamp Celebration 2026: Street Art and Interactive Events Take Center Stage at the Postal Museum and Across Essonne

From March 6 to 8, 2026, the Stamp Festival will take over Paris and Ris-Orangis for a special edition dedicated to street art, featuring an exclusive piece by artist Hopare. With autograph sessions, children’s workshops at the Postal Museum, and pop-up post offices, this event invites both enthusiasts and collectors to see the postage stamp in a new light—as a prominent canvas for contemporary art.

From March 6 to 8, 2026, the Stamp Festival will spotlight street arts and invite painters and street artists to transform an unexpected medium: the postage stamp. For this occasion, La Poste has entrusted French street artist Hopare with designing the 2026 philatelic block — “Urban Arts, Street Art.”

Get ready for a series of events celebrating this tiny piece of paper and the world of philately. These activities will take you across France, with highlights in Paris, between the Carré d'Encre (a stationery shop in the 9th arrondissement) and the Post Office Museum. Don't miss out on the fun in Ris-Orangis, in Essonne.

Collectors, families, artists, and curious visitors come together over a shared object for a weekend. On Saturday, March 7th, a pop-up post office will set up shop in each participating town, complete with personalized cancellations, giving everyone the chance to leave with a one-of-a-kind piece of mail.

Highlights of the 2026 Stamp Festival in Paris and Île-de-France

Paris - Le Carré d'Encre

Artists Hopare and André Lavergne, the creators of the stamps, will be现场 on March 6th from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM for a signing session, offering fans a unique chance for one-on-one interaction.
On Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th of March, from 10 AM to 7 PM, visitors can explore and purchase the stamp at a dedicated space celebrating postal art and heritage. A special cancellation will be available on-site until 5 PM, allowing attendees to take home an official keepsake of the event.

Paris - Musée de la Poste (admission fees apply)

Saturday, March 7 at 11 a.m., a children's workshop titled “Citizens’ Stamps!” where kids will design their own vision of Marianne stamps, followed by a tour of the exhibition “From Steel to Paper: Focus on Engraved Stamps.”
At 2:30 p.m., a guided tour of the museum’s philatelic collections.
Sunday, March 8 at 11 a.m., an exhibition tour led by the curator, Monika Nowacka, exploring the role of women in the world of engraved stamps.
On March 7 and 8, the GAPHIL philatelic exhibition focusing on “Street Art” — featuring painted walls from Lyon depicted as postcards — and highlighting women, including “The Butterfly Woman,” nurses, and the Red Cross.

Ris-Orangis (91) - Jesse Owens Gymnasium