Events in Paris

New Zealand's famous seven-piece dub, reggae, and soul collective returns to Paris for a massive live performance at Le Zénith.

Line-up: Fat Freddy's Drop

A classic Parisian road race threading through western Paris and the Bois de Boulogne, accompanied by youth races the afternoon prior.

As part of France's national Science Festival, the botanical garden hosts a free weekend of interactive workshops, laboratory visits, and hands-on science games for kids and parents.

Line-up: Researchers, Botanists, Paleontologists, Science educators

A historical annual neighborhood celebration celebrating Montmartre's grape harvest through street parades, artisan food markets, wine tastings, and free outdoor dancing.

Line-up: Local wine producers, Parade performers, Neighborhood artisans, Community dancers

Held on the eve of the adult 20km de Paris race, this fun, non-competitive run gives children the chance to participate in race weekend near the Eiffel Tower.

A scenic 20-kilometer road race weaving past Paris's iconic landmarks, finishing directly under the Eiffel Tower.

Line-up: 25,000+ international runners

An iconic autumn road race taking runners on a scenic 20-kilometer loop past major landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, the Bois de Boulogne, and the Seine riverbanks.

Line-up: Over 30,000 runners, Live musical orchestras

A glowing stage adaptation of Sleeping Beauty where traditional ballet technique is illuminated by custom LED-lit costumes.

A historic 20-kilometer road race that takes runners past iconic landmarks of western Paris, starting and finishing right at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.

Timed with France's Taste Week, this five-day festival located steps from the Arc de Triomphe offers culinary masterclasses, book signings, live music, signature dishes, and wine tastings.

Line-up: Guest chefs, Master chocolatiers, Winemakers

One of urban Paris's premier music showcase festivals takes over neighborhood venues with dozens of live acts across three nights.

A magical nighttime illuminated walking trail taking visitors through light projections and soundscapes within the historic courtyard and walls of the Château de Vincennes.

Line-up: Immersive light and projection artists

One of the world’s premier global food and beverage trade exhibitions showcasing sustainable innovations, culinary trends, and international products.

Line-up: ITA Pavilion Italian producers

One of the world's largest food innovation trade shows returns for five days of culinary exhibitions, talks, and tastings from international producers.

Line-up: Global food manufacturers, chefs, industry experts

South African electronic music duo GoldFish brings their infectious combination of live sax, flute, bass, and dance grooves to Les Étoiles.

Line-up: GoldFish

One of the world's largest food trade shows, bringing together global culinary innovators, producers, and chefs to reveal the latest international food trends.

Line-up: Over 7,000 global food & beverage producers, chefs, industry experts

Legendary funk and acid-jazz band Jamiroquai performs live at the Accor Arena as part of their 2026 arena tour.

Line-up: Jamiroquai

K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM brings their high-energy global world tour "PUREFLOW" to Paris for a massive arena show.

Line-up: LE SSERAFIM

A week-long youth film festival designed to introduce toddlers and children to cinema through discounted screenings, workshops, and family-friendly premieres.

A youth-focused film festival held during the autumn school break, offering film previews, workshops, and cine-concerts for young kids.

Line-up: Youth filmmakers, Voice actors, Film concert musicians

Dedicated to introducing young children to cinema, this week-long festival screens around thirty youth films, previews, and film-concerts accompanied by hands-on workshops.

Line-up: Filmmakers, Voice actors, Film concert musicians

The New York indie rock legends perform a massive headlining show at Bercy featuring classic tracks alongside recent cuts.

Line-up: The Strokes, Fat White Family, Alex Cameron

New York indie rock pioneers take the stage in Paris for a major headline show showcasing their vast discography.

Line-up: The Strokes

France's flagship pop culture and video game convention featuring hands-on preview demos, major esports tournaments, tech innovations, and cosplay competitions.

France's premier pop-culture and video game trade show offering hands-on game demos, live esports tournaments, cosplay competitions, and family entertainment zones.

Line-up: Major video game studios, Esports players, Cosplayers

Nu-metal pioneers Korn bring heavy riffs and anthemic arena performances to Paris's flagship indoor stadium in Bercy.

Line-up: Korn

Palestinian techno icon Sama' Abdulhadi delivers an intense, full-night solo DJ set filled with high-energy, driving techno beats.

Line-up: Sama' Abdulhadi

One of the world's premiere contemporary art fairs hosting nearly 200 international galleries alongside free outdoor monumental art installations surrounding the Grand Palais.

Line-up: Lionel Sabatté, Marcello Maloberti, Yinka Shonibare, Simone Fattal +2

The premier modern and contemporary art fair brings together world-renowned galleries inside the restored Grand Palais alongside monumental outdoor installations open to the public.

Line-up: Lionel Sabatté, Robert Indiana, Marcello Maloberti, Yinka Shonibare +2

The Parisian branch of the famed music brand brings together vanguard indie rock, electronic producers, and breakthrough pop acts across multiple indoor stages.

Legendary NYC house duo Mood II Swing takes over the basement decks at historic club La Java supported by top local house selectors.

Line-up: Mood II Swing, SEABRA, Knuckle G, CHINAU

World-renowned international chocolate and pastry fair featuring live pastry-making demonstrations, tasting booths, artistic chocolate sculptures, and a fashion show with chocolate dresses.

Line-up: Leading international chocolatiers, Master pastry chefs, Chocolate fashion show performers

Synth-pop icons perform their timeless new wave classics and stadium hits live in the capital.

Line-up: Duran Duran

The world's largest gathering of chocolatiers and pastry chefs offers visitors live baking demonstrations, pastry workshops, chocolate sculptures, and tastings from top global artisans.

Line-up: International chocolatiers, Master pastry chefs, Chocolate costume fashion show models

The world's largest gathering of chocolate and pastry creators, featuring live baking demonstrations, tastings, masterclasses, and the iconic chocolate dress fashion show.

Line-up: Master chocolatiers, pastry chefs, culinary demonstrators

The world's iconic sweet-tooth gathering showcases chocolate sculptures, live pastry demonstrations, tastings, a famous chocolate dress fashion show, and workshops for kids.

The iconic British pop-rock band delivers a stadium-scale show packed with classic hits and recent releases.

Line-up: Duran Duran

France’s premier chocolate and pastry fair featuring live dessert demonstrations, chocolate dress fashion shows, workshops, and endless artisanal tastings.

Line-up: Master chocolatiers, pastry chefs, chocolate fashion designers

A massive multi-stage Halloween electronic music rave gathering thousands for immersive light shows and dark dance beats.

Line-up: Modestep

Europe's largest electronic Halloween gathering brings two nights of techno, hardstyle, bass, and trance across multiple indoor and outdoor stages with immersive 3D mapping and visuals.

Line-up: Vini Vici, Angerfist, Novah, Dr. Peacock +5

British modern funk-soul collective Jungle brings their electrifying dance-heavy live concert experience to Bercy.

Line-up: Jungle

The 15th anniversary of Pitchfork Paris takes over ten venues across seven days with curated indie, underground, and avant-garde music lineups.

Line-up: Iceage

Taking over the Tuileries Garden ahead of the holiday season, this festive market combines dozens of wooden chalets offering artisanal crafts, hot mulled wine, and seasonal winter dishes with funfair rides and an ice rink.

Line-up: French craft artisans, Food vendors, Carousel operators

Paris's signature holiday village, featuring wooden artisan chalets offering mulled wine, French regional delicacies, an ice-skating rink, and festive rides along the Tuileries Garden.

Line-up: Local artisan craft chalets, French food vendors, Carousel operators

The largest international fair dedicated to photography, displaying historic and contemporary fine-art imagery under the restored glass roof of the Grand Palais.

Line-up: International photography galleries, Publishers, Featured fine-art photographers

Located right in the heart of Paris, this festive holiday market and carnival offers rustic chalets serving mulled wine, French regional delicacies, artisan crafts, a ferris wheel, and family carnival rides.

Central Paris's largest festive holiday market fills the Tuileries Garden with wooden chalets, gourmet regional treats, warm mulled wine, an ice rink, and funfair rides.

Line-up: Artisanal craft vendors, food chalets, carnival rides

Paris’s largest inner-city Christmas market opens in mid-November, transforming the Tuileries Gardens into a festive wonderland filled with wooden chalets, hot mulled wine, French artisan gifts, and carnival rides.

Cirque du Soleil brings its high-energy, insect-themed arena show filled with breathtaking acrobatics, colourful visuals, and live music to Paris.

Line-up: Cirque du Soleil acrobats, aerialists, musicians

Set under the world's largest big top, this animal-free acrobatic spectacle blends traditional Chinese circus mastery with modern theatrical storytelling.

Line-up: The Stars of the Beijing Circus (Les Étoiles du Cirque de Pékin)

Families can stroll through the royal grove gardens as the historic fountains play to music in synchronised displays during autumn weekends.

A magical outdoor family experience where the historic fountains in the gardens of Versailles come to life to baroque music and evening light spectacles.

Take an outdoor stroll through the majestic formal gardens of Versailles while historic fountains dance to the rhythms of Baroque music.

Line-up: Baroque fountains choreographed to classical music