La Fête de Paris: the free popular festival with guinguette, ball and historical village - photos

Like last year, theParis-Geneviève association invites history buffs to enjoy its"Paris vaut bien une fête" festival, renamed"La Fête de Paris", on September 6 and 7, 2025, between the 5th and 6th arrondissements of Paris. Over the course of a weekend, the Jardin du Luxembourg and Place André Honnorat will be the setting for a journey back in time, featuring period costumes, a giant guinguette, a ball, a parade and a village of artisans, all on the theme of the 150th anniversary of the Opéra Garnier this year.

This year's edition, sponsored by Marie-Claude Pietragalla, will celebrate the living heritage of music, song, dance and the arts.

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A journey through 1500 years of Parisian life, thanks to a multi-eque village animated by actors and craftsmen in period costume, sculptors, jewelers, antique photographers, swing dancers and wood carvers, for initiations, demonstrations, creative workshops and games. On the program: a Viking camp, a Belle Epoque quarter, a Napoleonic encampment, a medieval village and Paris Libéré!

A gourmet hall awaits you to sample the region's specialities at a market featuring local producers, from Jambon de Paris to Brie noir de Melun, with plenty of tastings to tantalize your taste buds! A new feature is a giant"guinguette" with shady tables and a dance floor!

Don't forget to book your free tickets, so you can be sure to enjoy the costume parade on Sunday at 2pm from the Panthéon, with its brass bands, historic vehicles, dancers and historic Parisian figures, such as Geneviève, the capital's patron saint, as well as shows, behemoth and musketeer fights, jugglers, acrobats, street theater, puppets and musical stages.

It's an opportunity to rediscover Paris' vast heritage, through dance, music, gastronomy, literature and crafts, and to return the capital to its festive past, because as Hemingway wrote, Paris is a party!

Take part in the Bal Garnier by donning the costume of an opera hero or heroine, a myth or an illustrious historical figure from before 1875, for one evening on Friday, September 5, 2025, alongside the Carnet de Bals association, in the heart of the superb municipal hall of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. The entire festival is free, except for the ball, which costs 45 euros.