Annual Events

January

International Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show and Défilés (January to February)

Shopping Sales (January to February)

Rollerblading Excursion

Marche Boulogne (Open-air natural foods markets)

February

International Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show and Défilés (January to February)

Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain

Chinese New Year

Shopping Sales (January to February)

March

Creteil's Women's Film Festival

Foire du Trône (Through to May)

April

Foire du Trône (Through to May)

Printemps des Musées

Paris Opera Ballet (Student recitals)

International Marathon of Paris

May

End of World War II parade(Champs Élysées)

Montmartre Vintage Car Rally

Paris Jazz Festival

June

French Open Tennis Championship

Garde Republicaine (Open weekend)

Paris Chopin Festival (June / July)

Paris Air Show

La Villettte Jazz Festival (June / July)

July

Bastille Day (14th July)

Le Grand Tour de France

Periph Summer Festival

(31 Jul - 11 Sep 2004) France (Paris) Taking place mainly at two of Paris' coolest venues - the Batofar and Glaz'art - the Periph Summer Festival has become the not to be missed rendezvous for the Parisian electro scene.

August

Étrange Festival - annual Festival of the Bizarre

Cinéma en Plein Air

(Le Parc de la Villette)

Étrange Festival - annual Festival of the Bizarre

The only reality is that of the imagination," according to the Marquis de Sade. The Etrange Festival specializes in bizarre films that explore all the quirks and dark recesses of the mind,.

September

Jazz à la Villette

Parc De La Villette (Adhérent OTCP) 211

avenue Jean-Jaurès 75019 Paris

01 40 03 75 75 ou 01 44 84 44 84

a musical celebration with an emphasis on innovative and experimental jazz, held outdoors in the Parc de la Villette in Paris and at the music centre of Cité de la Musique, right in the heart of the park.

Late August-mid-September

New Soloists Festival France (Paris) - *** The Serres d'Auteuil (Auteuil Greenhouse) hosts a series of concerts by new piano, flute, cello, violin and viola soloists from all over the world, offering a great opportunity to catch the stars of tomorrow.  

Techno Parade

sets off from boulevard Montparnasse ; arrives at place de la Bastille 

Paris

Early September - Mid-October

Festival D’Ile de France  "Sagas"

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The Festival Ile de France celebrates the end of the summer majestically, with 38 concerts spread out all over Paris and the local region, each one located in a spectacular venue.

The event begins with a week dedicated to popular and traditional songs from Algeria (châabi, malouf, hawzi, aroubi...), held in the Cabaret Sauvage in the Parc de la Vilette. The other venues are selected for their beauty and cultural significance. Expect to travel to castles, private mansions, barns and gardens to listen to either classical, traditional or electronic jazz.

Mid-September

Les Journees Du Patrimoine (Days Of Heritage)

Paris Et Toute La France

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Vivez Nature  Trade show for organic farming and natural products"

Paris EXPO Porte de Versailles 1, place de la Porte de Versailles

75015 Paris

01 47 20 09 50

September-December

Festival D’automne Paris  "Paris Autumn Festival"

Paris 01 53 45 17 17

Late September

Fete Des Jardins De Paris "Paris Garden festival"

Festivities/Fireworks

Paris 08 2000 75 75

Mondial De L'automobile  International Motor Show"

Paris EXPO Porte de Versailles

1, place de la Porte de Versailles

75015 Paris

0 892 702 604

Early September

LA PARISIENNE   "Paris women's race"

 Trocadero fountains facing Eiffel tower

 start of race. 8am-2pm

October

Fête des Vendanges à Montmartre

Montmartre Grape Harvest Festival

Tel: +33 (0) 1 46 06 00 32 Tel: +33 (0) 1 42 62 21 21

Montmartre celebrates its unusual status as the only wine-growing area of Paris and remembers its rural past with a colourful parade at harvest time. Over 2000 vines, planted in 1929, thrive in the enclosure between rue Saint-Vincent and rue des Saules. Since 1937, the area has celebrated its wine-growing capabilities with a celebration of their grape. A traditional parade of local wine-buffs leaves the place Jules-Joffrin who follow the blue and yellow banner of the République de Montmartre, often accompanied by wine-growers from elsewhere in France and Europe. In the evening there is a variety show, a banquet, a ball as well as plenty of wine-tasting of course!

FIAC Art Fair

International Dance Festival

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

November

Lalique Ice-Skating Trophy

Palais Omnisport Paris de Bercy 8, boulevard de Bercy, Paris,

 France, 75012 Tel: +33 (0) 1 40 02 60 60

Every year, the Lalique Ice-Skating Trophy welcomes world champion skaters to the Palais Omnisports de Bercy for performances of their latest individual and partner routines.

There are competitions for both men and women during the three-day event and it always attracts a big crowd. This year sees the 18th outing of the event and it promises to be as popular as ever.

November

Armistice Day

Fête du Beaujolais Gourmand (Late November)

December

Christmas at the Galeries Lafayette Haussmann

The Boat Fair

The Palais Garnier, Place de l'Opéra

New Year's Eve with the Paris Opera Ballet

31 December - 1 January

Celebrate France (Various towns) - Thousands of performers from around the world participate in Celebrate France, a massive and varied two-day extravaganza taking place around Paris at the New Year.

Arts and Entertainment

Theatre saint-georges

51, rue Saint-Georges

75009 Paris 01 48 78 63 47

Theatre De L'oeuvre

55, rue de Clichy

75009 Paris 01 44 53 88 80

Theatre Des Varietes

7, boulevard Montmartre

75002 Paris

01 43 87 23 23

Theatre Hebertot

78bis, boulevard des Batignolles

75017 Paris

01 42 33 09 92

Theatre Du Palais-Royal

38, rue de Montpensier

75001 Paris

Theatre De L'athenee Louis Jouvet

Square de l'Opéra Louis-Jouvet

7, rue Boudreau

75009 Paris

01 53 05 19 19

Theatre De La Madeleine

19, rue de Surène

75008 Paris 01 42 65 07 09

Theatre De La Renaissance

20, boulevard Saint-Martin