Paris, let’s celebrate!
All year round, a multitude of celebrations and festivals take place throughout the city. Art in all its forms and combinations invades the most unexpected places when summer arrives: the Seine river banks, courtyards of mansion houses, lawns, woods, parks and gardens, museum halls transformed temporarily for a concert or a performance… the “Fête de la Musique”, Paris Plage and its beaches, Gay Pride, Paris “Quartier d’été” festival, open-air cinema, Techno parade and the “Printemps des rues” all punctuate Paris’s busy art scene. When autumn is here, the rhythm doesn’t slow but simply gears up to the new season: “Nuit Blanche” (Sleepless Night), Days of Heritage, Paris Garden Festival, Autumn Festival, Sacred Art…And of course Paris is a multicultural city with celebrations for the Chinese New Year, the Indian Ganesh festival and the “Belles Nuits du Ramadan”!
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Paris Plages
From 21 July to 21 August 2008
Paris Plages 2008 takes place from 21 July to 21 August. This year the big summer event stretches over three Parisian sites: Voie Georges-Pompidou (4th), from the La Villette canal basin to Stalingrad (19th), and Quai de la Gare near the Bibliothèque nationale de France (13th)...
Fête des Tuileries
From 28 June to 24 August 2008
The Fête des Tuileries is one of the biggest events of the summer. Visitors bring their families, dress is casual, and entertainment all round.
The « Grandes eaux musicales »
From 22 March to 26 October 2008
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Every year, from spring to automn, the stately park of the Château de Versailles hosts the « Grandes Eaux Musicales » ( Musical water shows)...
The 10th Anniversary of the Stade de France
All year
The Stade de France is already 10 years old ! Time has been flying, since the first performances of Zidane’s team in the 98 World Cup. In 2008, this sport temple of the Ile-de-France will be celebrating its 10th anniversary with many festivities...
The Disneyland® Resort Paris turns 15! A new attraction : «Stitch Live»
From April 2007 to March 2009
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15 magical years have gone by and, starting 1 April, the Disneyland® Resort Paris amusement park will be celebrating its 15th anniversary in style, with new attractions installed for the occasion.
Festivals
Festival Silhouette
From 31 August to 7 September 2008
For a long time, short films were only for those in the know.
Today, this form of cinema has become much more popular, with its own festival, the « Festival Silhouette ».
Rock en Seine
20, 28 and 29 August 2008
Whether you are a Parisian by birth, adoption or just passing through, if you like rock, real rock, you’re in luck! Rock en Seine takes place in Paris.
Tréteaux Nomades - Festival itinérant des Arènes de Montmartre
From 18 August to 7 September 2008
Ladies and gentlemen! Roll up!
This summer, « Tréteaux Nomades », the itinerant festival from the Arènes de Montmartre, will liven up the streets of the capital.
Les étés de la danse de Paris - Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal
From 21 July to 9 August 2008
While a large number of Parisian theatres are closed for the summer, the festival « Les étés de la danse de Paris », which features classical and contemporary dance, has been welcoming the general public to this international event in the heart of the capital since 2005.
Cinéma en plein air
From 15 July to 17 August 2008
The Parc de la Villette is one of the Parisian pioneers of « cinema under the stars ». For the last eighteen years, each summer the Prairie du Triangle has been transformed into a huge open-air cinema, complete with a large screen.
Festival, Paris Quartier d’Eté
From 14 July to 15 August 2008
Summer in Paris means sunshine, beaches and culture… which, since 1989, has taken the form of a festival – Paris Quartier d’Eté –with a line-up of concerts, shows, theatre, stories, installations and more...
Festival Européen Jeunes Talents (European festival for young talent)
From 3 to 27 July 2008
At a time when the summer public is obsessed with the abundance of open-air concerts, the Festival Européen Jeune Talents retains its attractive off-beat style at the Hôtel de Soubise.
Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
From 6 June to 14 September 2008
Since 2001, the association « Les Opéras en Plein Air » has been seeking to familiarise all generations of the public with opera. Each year, a light opera is staged at exceptional venues of historic French heritage.
Shakespeare’s Garden Theatre Festival
From 1 May to 5 October 2008
Tucked away within the tree-lined Pré Catelan public park in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne is a real treasure: the Jardin Shakespeare. This romantic green setting recreates...
Unclassifiables
Velib’
All year round
What a great idea! You had imagined it happening, and the Paris city authorities have put it into practice.
So for getting around the city, forget those interminable walks and put your bulky and pollution-producing vehicle in the garage...
Paris breathes
All year long in most places.
Do you dream of enjoying Paris on foot, by bike or on rollerblades without being bothered by the usual hordes of cars? Well it’s no longer just a dream, thanks to the “Paris Respire” operation that takes place on Sundays and public holidays all year round...
Clubbing in Paris
All year round.
Sleepless in Paris? When day turns into night, the lights go down on the city’s sublime sights and the French capital turns into one big dance floor...
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