Every summer, the capital offers us an exceptional program of events to enjoy the fine weather in the open-air museum that is Paris. Head for the Louvre, the Parisian museum par excellence, for a new edition of the Les Étés du Louvre festival, from July 2 to 25, 2025. This is the perfect opportunity to discover the plurality of the arts on offer in the capital, with theater, dance, cinema and concerts for all ages, and to explore the spaces from the Louvre Pyramid to the Jardin des Tuileries, via the Cour Lefuel.
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The Louvre invites the public to discover its many facets, with nearly 30 concerts, shows, performances and projections in exceptional settings, with more than half of the events accessible free of charge. Don't forget to book in advance for the three highlights - Cinéma Paradiso Louvre, Nuit de la mode and Louvre invites Paris l'été - as tickets go fast!
The Louvre invites Paris in summer - July 15 to 25
An open-air theater in the heart of the Tuileries Gardens: that's the surprise in store for the public at the Musée du Louvre and the Paris l'été Festival. For ten days, dance, music and performances will take place in the cool of the Carré du Sanglier, specially converted into an ephemeral theater. Ten days and a weekend dedicated to families, to rediscover the nocturnal charm of this green oasis in the heart of Paris.
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! [Read more]
In Encantado, the Brazilian choreographer composes a deeply moving dance of reenchantment in the face of the world's urgency and upheaval. Since drama is on our doorstep, let's dance endlessly, as long as we're together!
Between letting go and adrenaline rushes, MazelFreten invents a new kind of electro ballet, taking audiences into a pulsating, visceral trance.
A summit meeting between two artists: Chloé, a leading figure on the French electronic scene, and Bulgarian percussionist Vassilena Serafimova, a marimba virtuoso.
Moon: a lively, acrobatic exhibition! Like a cabinet of curiosities, this atypical and celestial proposition is conceived as an accumulation of surprising antigravity devices.
A nomad at heart, Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade creates her own musical universe, drawing on the many cultures she has encountered in her life and on her travels. Accompanied only by guitarist Djodje Almeida, she revisits her rich repertoire in the simplest of terms. Scratched or scraped notes, on which her emotionally-charged voice rests.
Under the direction of Brazilian artist Marina Guzzo, this luminous, flower-filled promenade invites us to imagine what a future based on ecofeminist values such as fertility, regeneration, care and protection might look like.
In the hands of the ironic Italian choreographer, the grand jeté, one of the most technical jumps in ballet, takes on a whole new dimension. By unfolding this classical dance movement in a surprisingly luminous variation, Sylvia Gribaudi allows the ten virtuoso dancers of the MM Contemporary Dance Company accompanying her to soar.
Rosemary Standley and Dom La Nena, two of France's most free-spirited musicians, join forces in Birds on a Wire to perform a duo of covers from a wide range of backgrounds - from rock and baroque to Brazilian repertoire, nursery rhymes and folk.
An unclassifiable artist, Sara Forever/Matthieu Barbin, dancer, performer, drag queen and finalist in Drag Race France in 2023, has for several years been pursuing a body of work nourished by intimacy, spectacle and popular figures. Alongside him, artists from the drag and contemporary dance scenes come together for a moment of intensity, grace and shared freedom!
Cinéma Paradiso Louvre - open-air film festival - July 2 to 5, 2025
Cinéma Paradiso Louvre: the free film festival returns in July 2025 - the program
Attention all cinephiles! The Cinéma Paradiso Louvre festival returns this summer with a new selection of films screened free of charge in the most beautiful and original of cinemas: the Cour Carrée du Louvre. [Read more]
Photographic exhibition - from 6pm weekdays and 5pm weekends
As part of the Paris l'été Festival program, photographers Raya Martigny and Edouard Richard are given carte blanche to meet the queer youth of Reunion Island.
Stroll in the Jardin des Tuileries
Throughout the weekend, teams from the Jardin des Tuileries invite the public to discover the work and history of this garden in the heart of the city.
La Nuit de la Mode - July 10, 6:30 pm to 11 pm (free for under-26s)
La nuit de la mode: a nocturnal, musical fashion week at the Louvre this summer
Exhibition, concert, fashion show: the Musée du Louvre invites you to experience an unforgettable evening, with the Nuit de la mode, organized on July 10, 2025. Reservations are now open! [Read more]
Return of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic cauldron - June 21 to September 14
Paris 2024: the Olympic cauldron must shine in Paris every summer until 2027
It had caused a sensation during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and it flew over the Tuileries Gardens again during the summer of 2025. The Olympic cauldron will be on display in Paris every summer until 2027. [Read more]
Dates and Opening Time
From July 2, 2025 to July 25, 2025
Location
Louvre Museum
musée du louvre
75001 Paris 1
Access
Metro Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre
Official website
www.louvre.fr
