The Rendez-vous aux Jardins offer a new take on parks. Across an entire weekend, gardeners, heritage professionals, botany enthusiasts, and casual walkers come together to explore green spaces, their history, the know-how behind them, and their biodiversity. In 2026, the event will take place on the weekend of June 5–7, 2026.
Save the date for Jardins 2026 in Paris & Île-de-France: dates, program and theme of this edition
Rendez-vous aux Jardins returns for another edition, from June 5 to 7, 2026, at the heart of public and private parks and gardens. On the program: guided tours, exhibitions, workshops, and meetups with, as each year, a special theme. Discover the events planned in the Paris region. [Read more]
In Paris, the Parc Monceau is ideal for this kind of meeting. Situated in the 8th arrondissement, along Boulevard de Courcelles, it’s probably one of the most distinctive gardens in Paris. Its history starts in the 18th century, when the Duke of Chartres acquired the Mousseau estate in 1769. The garden later evolved into an Anglo-Chinese style, then very fashionable, conceived as a promenade setting punctuated by surprises, follies, and references to ancient or Gothic motifs.
Parc Monceau, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful flower gardens in Paris, nestling between the 8th and 17th arrondissements, is a romantic haven of peace where ruins, artists' sculptures and lush vegetation stand side by side. We take you on a tour to discover its history and special features. [Read more]
In the Second Empire, Adolphe Alphand redesigned the park into an English garden, with that sense of curated nature, soft curves and perspectives artfully orchestrated. Even today, the place retains this elegant, slightly theatrical atmosphere, framed by a rotunda, a pyramid, a colonnade, a bridge, a grotto, and sculptures.
Botanically speaking, Parc Monceau rewards a slower pace. Here you’ll find several notable trees, including an Oriental plane planted in the early 19th century and a Second Empire sycamore maple, alongside Provençal hackberries, Corsican pines, Judas trees, and Virginia tulip trees.
For Rendez-vous aux Jardins 2026, Parc Monceau offers a particularly engaging setting: a historic, living, and sensitive garden, where a stroll becomes a small botanical and heritage inquiry.
A historic stroll through Parc Monceau
Over 250 years of history.
Through what guises has the "Folie de Chartres" passed to become a public garden?
A guided stroll led by the president of the Historical Society of the 8th and 17th arrondissements.
Participation requirements: Registration is required to set the meeting point - Free | By reservation - https://sha8-17.e-monsite.com/
Schedule: Saturday, June 6, 2026 — 11:00 to 12:30
Enjoy a stroll through Parc Monceau!
Dates and Opening Time
On June 6, 2026
Location
Parc Monceau
35 boulevard Courcelles
75008 Paris 8
Route planner
Prices
Free
Save the date for Jardins 2026 in Paris & Île-de-France: dates, program and theme of this edition
Parc Monceau, the romantic park in Paris
