Tout Paris | Celebration

Paris Garden Festival

September 2017

. - 75 Paris

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris © Thinkstock

Jardins des Archives Nationales Paris © OTCP - Amélie Dupont

Jardin des plantes, Paris © OTCP - Amélie Dupont

Jardins du Luxembourg, Paris© OTCP - David Lefranc

Description

As autumn comes to Paris, the city's parks and gardens invite you to celebrate the beauty of nature during the Fête des Jardins (Garden Festival). For almost 20 years, this annual event has been bringing together thousands of nature-loving visitors. Explore and rediscover the green spaces of the French capital over one weekend. In total, over 150 placeswill be open to the public - the jardin des Plantes (5th), the Potager des oiseaux (3rd), the parc Monceau (8th), the parc Georges Brassens (15th), the parc de Bercy (12th)... -, offering a rich and varied programme of special events aimed at raising awareness among children and adults about the issues linked to the environment and ecology. Free activities are organised in every district in the capital. These will include guided tours, gardening workshops, concerts, beginners' sessions, demonstrations, walks and so on. There is something for all tastes and all ages.

Website of the event

Audience

All public

Place

Tout Paris

The capital is the setting each year for the organisation of major cultural, sport and festive events... So Parisians, French and tourists meet on the quays of Paris for Paris Plages, Nuit Blanche, the Paris Marathon, the Roland Garros Grand Slam tournament, the Tour de France , the fireworks of July 14th at the Trocadero, the LGBT Pride March, the Techno Parade ... A varied program throughout the year!

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